During the summer, students often experience a loss in learning and reading ability. Between vacation with family, playtime, and other activities, practicing these essential skills can sometimes go on the back burner. 

Luckily, there are fun and easy ways to keep your students on track and honing their skills for their next grade. 

Check out these three essential teacher resources and strategies that will keep your students connected to learning over the summer and help them maintain — and even sharpen — critical skills before they return to the classroom this fall.

Plus, find even more ways to keep your students' love of reading strong through Scholastic's My Books Summer collections. 

1. Keep Students Engaged in Reading

When it comes to preventing summer learning loss, reading is one of the most effective strategies. But keeping young readers engaged in reading can be tricky, since there’s so much competing for their attention during break. However, books focused on summer and summer activities can be incredibly effective in catching and holding kids' interests in reading over the season. 

Picture books and early chapter books — like those in the Branches line — are perfect for younger readers building their skills. And for your reluctant readers, making sure they have access to high-interest books over the summer will be incredibly important. These kid-favorites will capture their attention and ensure even your most reluctant readers experience the joy of summer reading.

2. Encourage Students to Take Learning On the Go

Whether they're lounging poolside, hanging out in a living room fort, or sitting in the back seat of a car with their siblings, your students can sharpen their skills anywhere. 

For your youngest learners, these early-learning workbooks will help students in grades PreK-K reach important milestones and ensure they’re ready for the next steps in their early learning journey.

Students in grades 1-2 will love whipping out these fun and engaging workbooks to sharpen their reading, science, and math skills this summer. And for those older elementary students in grades 3-5, these skill-building workbooks will help them master everything they need to achieve academic success in the fall.

3. Empower Students to Learn Independently

For many students, summer is all about independence, which makes it the perfect time for them to begin taking ownership of their learning. With Scholastic Teachables, you’ll have no shortage of fun, independent activities to keep your students learning.

These ready-to-go activities also make meeting the needs of individual students easier, plus they’re the perfect complement to workbook activities and summer reading.

Below are a variety of best-selling books from different genres to appeal to all ages and stages, to help keep kids reading all through the summer months. You can find all books and activities at The Teacher Store.