Every month I will share the best thematic books for your child! This month I’m focusing on “ The Summer Slide” “What Is the Summer Slide? When students return to school after summer break, teachers expect them to have lost some of the knowledge that they gained the previous school year. This phenomenon is known as summer learning loss, or the summer slide. So then teachers have to spend time reviewing.” So what can we do to avoid this common problem? How to Prevent the Summe

I thought I’d start off by telling you about a typical day in the life of this retired school teacher. After 15 years  I still find myself wanting the  routine of teaching. Just as a book is a dream you can hold in your hand so it is that teaching to me was like holding a child’s mind in the palm of mine. I miss the kids, the lesson plans, the  teachers I worked with and the amazing administrator I had my last year of teaching after 30 plus years ! He made my last year as exc