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You’ve heard about it, you’ve likely witnessed it in students, and you more than likely experienced it when you were young and still in school. As much as students (and teachers) love summer vacation, it comes with a downside: the “summer slide” (otherwise known as the “summer slump”), or the backslide in student learning that happens after being out of school for a long period of time, which means teachers may need to cover old material to refresh students before they can progress to new lessons. But it’s not inevitable. We’ve highlighted several ways K–12 educators can help fight that summer slide and help their students start off on the right foot when fall rolls around. 1. Start a Summer Reading Program Many public libraries host summer reading programs, but that doesn’t mean you can’t “host” your own! Have your students pick two or three grade-level-appropriate books to finish over summer break and prepare a five-minute presentation highlighting what they liked about them. For students interested in the classics, you could have them pick one of the full-text eBook classic literary works they can find in Bloom’s Literature for their summer reading. Bloom’s Literature also features a wide range of […]
Read MoreSince 1970, every April 22 has been dedicated to increasing awareness about the environment and the steps we can take to preserve the only home we’ve ever known, including helping clean up pollution, preventing deforestation, preserving precious habitats for our wildlife, and fighting the carbon emissions that contribute to climate change. Infobase has a wide variety of content that your institution can use to inspire people of all ages in your schools and communities to take action on Earth Day and every other day of the year. Table of Contents Streaming Media Resources for Earth Day Looking for videos and other media on the environment to kick off Earth Day celebrations? Infobase’s streaming video collections— the award-winning Learn360 for K–12 schools and districts, Classroom Video On Demand for secondary schools, Films On Demand for colleges and universities, and Access Video On Demand and Just for Kids for public libraries—are a wonderful place to start, with a wide range of videos that are both educational and fun, some of which include lesson plans and student activities for educators in schools and homeschools alike. Subscribers to Learn360 and Just for Kids can introduce younger students to the environmental issues with videos featuring […]
Read MoreCurious to find out what search topics are important to K–12 schools and districts? We compiled a list of the 10 most searched topics on the award-winning streaming multimedia resource Learn360 to get a sense of what topics are currently of interest, with links to Learn360 Topic Centers where educators at subscribing institutions can find fun videos, audio recordings, printables, and activities to share with the classroom and help plan their lessons. Are there any search topics that surprise you? All titles are available worldwide unless otherwise noted. We have included searchable item numbers for each title for your convenience. Table of Contents 1. Animals It’s no wonder that Animals ranks #1 on the list. Everyone loves learning facts about animals, from the cuddly and cute to the wild and spooky. Learn360 features not one but two Topic Centers devoted to the subject. The Animal Fun Facts Topic Center and the Animal Life Cycle and Adaptation Topic Center bring together fun videos, games, activities, and more on a wide variety of your students’ favorite critters, including: ducks (Wonderscape®, Item #276183), penguins (Wonderscape, Item #276193), bats (BBC Worldwide Learning, Item #241051), skunks (Highlights for Children, Item #117192), and sealions (Wonderscape, Item […]
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