Parents: It's not too late to keep your kids' brains active this summer!

Academic skills or knowledge that were lost during the summer season due to summer vacation are described as "summer learning loss."

Now that summer is here, parents are responsible for the lion's share of ensuring that their children can continue to keep their body and minds active. Why is summer learning of utmost importance to parents? Because when kids don't have opportunities to regularly participate in high-quality summer learning and enrichment programs, they run the risk of suffering from summer learning loss. Academic skills or knowledge that were lost during the summer season due to summer vacation are described as "summer learning loss."

Every day a child is not participating in summer learning is a loss by every measure, but fortunately there are many inexpensive and easy ways that you can help your child keep learning and moving throughout the summer! Parents don't have to go far to tap into their child's new energy: They just have to be informed of all the widely available, fun, and educational activities available to them.

How to choose the right program for your child

Parents may locate free or low-cost, high-quality summer learning programs for their kids in their neighborhoods. Research shows that students who take part in high-quality summer learning programs that provide academics, enrichment, and physical activity have significant improvements in their academic achievement, vocabulary and reading skills, social skills, work habits.

It's essential to determine the factors to consider when deciding upon the quality level of a summer camp when considering a summer camp. Some of these elements may include exposing children to new adventures, capturing their imaginations, or providing them with new experiences, skills, and ideas. The first step is to assess the different elements of a summer-learning program when determining if it's effective. Consider a program that includes a variety of activities, including reading, writing, math, science, the arts, and public service projects, in fun and creative ways. Think about whether the program helps your child build mastery in anything they enjoy doing or something they're passionate about. If a summer program allows your child to participate in group projects in which fellow learners work as part of a team on innovative solutions it will boost their team skills while helping them complete a group undertaking. An efficient summer program should provide nutritious meals, physical exercise, and ongoing outdoor activities. You also will want to enroll your child for a long enough time, at least one month, in order for them to be able to truly benefit from the program.

Or you can plan activities for your child at home

Parents can provide much support for their son or daughter's upcoming school year by using educational and engaging in-home activities that support mental and physical fitness, as well as set the tone for successful future growth.

Inform or encourage your child to read books recommended by their teachers, libraries, and the websites of your local library and summer reading program. Sign up for your local library's summer reading program and take advantage of the programs they offer for certain age groups. Visit free local resources that you and your family can enjoy, including libraries, theatres, and amusement parks close to home. Promote activities that are educational and helpful by transforming everyday household activities into educational games. For example, have your children tally prices when they're shopping for groceries and show them how these figures give a true sense of the amount of cash, they have available to spend. In traveling, have the children study shapes, colors, letters, and phrases to identify various things around the environment. Exercise with your child and get them moving, turn off the TV, computer and video games, and keep kids moving quite well by incorporating physical activities that teach muscle or cognitive skills. You could organize a scavenger hunt to lead them down to a local playground, park, or museum.

A little bit of time, imagination, and initiative are all that you need to develop summer plans that work your children.