Have you started giving your kids any studies for school since school has been out?

My dd9 is lazy when it comes to school work but I have started to give it her anyway so far so good but she does give me that ugh! awww...mommy. I just tell her to get her butt over here or she will have a talk with her dad.

Does anyone know of any other sights I or we can go on for more studies of all ages?

Thanks!

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Asked by Anonymous at 3:56 PM on Jul. 10, 2012 in Tweens (9-12)

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  • My youngest has been in tutoring since May, and will finish in the third week of August. My oldest is starting tutoring (for study skills only) tomorrow and will go through August as well.

    I know there are lots of summer workbooks that are made by Sylvan and other companies that are great for stuff like this.
    JulieJacobKyle

    Answer by JulieJacobKyle at 3:58 PM on Jul. 10, 2012

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  • its summer, they call it a break from school for a reason.
    and why cant you discipline her if its you making her do it? Why make dad the bad guy that is stupid!
    Anonymous

    Answer by Anonymous at 4:00 PM on Jul. 10, 2012

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  • Anonymous she does not listen to me no matter what but for some reason she listen to herded when he talks to her :/ but thanks anyway...
    Anonymous

    Comment by Anonymous (original poster) at 4:03 PM on Jul. 10, 2012

  • Our boys like hoodamath.com, and other websites, but I feel like if they're reading through the summer that's enough. They go to bed 30 min early so they can have reading time, and it helps them relax at night.
    We also go on road trips, and play games, like scrabble, and chess that keep their minds busy... Exercising their brains doesn't always mean doing work sheets (IMO)...
    MrsLeftlane

    Answer by MrsLeftlane at 4:05 PM on Jul. 10, 2012

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  • I agree about games. Monopoly is great for helping younger kids with math and money.
    JulieJacobKyle

    Answer by JulieJacobKyle at 4:06 PM on Jul. 10, 2012

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  • My 31 ad 26 year old would seriously object lol.

    The 11 year old DGS reads he also does suduko
    Over the last years once a week I have him writher a short synopsis of the book he read or a couple paragraphs on something he has to look up.
    I also figure out some math to do on occassion just to keep his hand in. I also have other sneaky ways but as they grow older it is harder to sneak them in.
    Last year his spelling was deplorable and through out the year I told him if you can not spell it you can not have it / watch it / do it.
    It worked really well.
    Then again we play a lot of "learning" car games too.
    Dardenella

    Answer by Dardenella at 4:08 PM on Jul. 10, 2012

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  • I am not sure what you are looking for though.
    Dardenella

    Answer by Dardenella at 4:10 PM on Jul. 10, 2012

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  • My kids use shool apps on the iPad and we use what's left of their workbooks left over from school. We also do,flash cards and random spelling tests
    Mrs_Harsh

    Answer by Mrs_Harsh at 4:49 PM on Jul. 10, 2012

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  • I buy Summer Bridge books and my 10 year old does a couple of pages a day, just to keep skills fresh

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    Answer by adnilm at 5:28 PM on Jul. 10, 2012

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  • No, I haven't started and don't plan to. So far my daughter is doing lots of reading from the library, and she checks out a bunch of audiobooks each week, and she's started lessons at a music camp (week-long program) this week, so she's playing some violin.

    She decides how much to practice, whether or not to read, etc. I also would be fine if she "just played" all summer, lol. If you manage it right, "work" is play and that's how they approach it, with love & enthusiasm. She's taken the initiative and all this is fun to her.

    So that's where I'm coming from.

    For me, negativity about "learning" or "school work" from my child (she's 8) would be a big red flag and I wouldn't want to ignore it or go on reinforcing it by continuing the existing dynamic (that resulted in the negativity in the first place.)

    I'm sure there are lots of sites with resources for studies/schoolwork but I don't know of any. Good luck!
    girlwithC

    Answer by girlwithC at 8:33 AM on Jul. 11, 2012

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