Sum... Sum... Sum-mertime

Research has shown that students lose knowledge over the summer.
New York Times
Washington Post
Great Schools
EdWeek
Family Education
Synthesis of 39 studies

However, with the vast number of summer camps, summer oriented event and nostalgia from parents as well as concerns about child obesity and lack of time for creative play, how can this summer loss be limited without limiting summer vacation?

Fun ideas for keeping up Math Skills

• Lemonade Stand
• Online version
• Cool Math
• Moneyville
• Real life
• This Old House
• Lowes
• Collection on Pintrest
• Tracking Sports Scores (Especially baseball)
• Cooking (doubling/halving recipes, using the 'wrong' cup measures)


• Scholastic
• Parenting
• Book about Math in the kitchen

• Shopping (budget, tax)
• Sewing
• http://www.sewmamasew.com/2012/05/math-sewing-fractions-seam-allowances/
• http://www.examiner.com/article/essential-math-for-sewing
• Any game where points can be won or lost
• "Keep the Balloon off the Floor" +1 for each hit, -5 each time the balloon touches the ground
• Marble budgets - earn marbles (or some counter) for chores, spend on treats
• Online Fun (for when the weather is too rainy or hot)
• http://labyrinth.thinkport.org/www/
• http://mathbydesign.thinkport.org/
• http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/math-games/space-coupe-rescue/