The goal of summer learning is to engage, enrich, and prepare students to begin their 2025-2026 school year with confidence.
The goal of summer learning is to engage, enrich, and prepare students to begin their 2025-2026 school year with confidence.
Use of educational applications ( ie. iReady, Reflex, Epic, etc.) can be a valuable tool to enhance learning & prevent the loss of academic progress. See below for student login directions @ home.
"Math: Get Ready Courses" is a feature in Khan Academy that allows students to get ready for a Math grade or topic ahead of them. It encourages students to prepare for the grade level they choose by focusing on key concepts.
As your child reads, stop and ask:
*What do you think will happen next?
*Who is in the story? (characters)
*Where is the story happening? (setting)
*What is the problem in the story?
*How is the problem fixed? (solution)
*After reading- Tell about what happened in the story. *What was the story/book mostly about?
*Share what you learned from the story/book.
Kids can earn a FREE book after they read eight books and log them on the downloadable reading journal. The Barnes and Noble kids’ summer reading program is only available to students in grades 1–6. Only one book is available for each child who completes a reading journal, and the choice must be made from the selected books available at the store. Download the B&N 2025 Summer Reading Journal today!
With the Chuck E. Cheese kids’ summer reading program, kids earn 10 FREE points each time they read for two weeks in a row. Complete the form to claim the free tokens. A food purchase is required.
Learn more: Chuck E. Cheese Kids’ 2025 Summer Reading Program
Scholastic has a an online summer reading program that challenges kids to go online and record the minutes they read. This year, kids can build an avatar, make new friends, earn virtual rewards, and help unlock donations for kids with limited or no access to books. All you need to do is sign up and keep a “reading streak” in Scholastic Home Base over the summer!
Learn more: Scholastic Home Base
Summer is just around the corner and Stateline Kids has put together everything you need to know about summer camps in Winnebago, Boone, Ogle, McHenry, and Rock counties! In this guide, you'll find local camp information and deals to help you decide where your kid should go to camp this summer!
This guide has full-day, week-long, multi-day, sleepaway, and one-time classes, camps and events. These camps are held throughout Rockford, Beloit, Belvidere, Machesney Park, Rockton, Roscoe, Janesville, and more. The camps are categorized by topic so you can jump to an area that interests you or scroll through and check out all the Stateline has to offer your kids this summer!
Welcome to Wonderopolis®, a place where natural curiosity and imagination lead to exploration and discovery in learners of all ages. Each day, we pose an intriguing question—the Wonder of the Day®—and explore it in a variety of ways.
Wonderopolis was created by the National Center for Families Learning (NCFL) in 2010, and it has become one of the most popular education sites today.
Recreate camp experiences with eight weeks of at-home activities. Come back every Wednesday for more!
Storyline Online®, streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations. Readers include Oprah Winfrey, Chris Pine, Kristen Bell, Rita Moreno, Viola Davis, Jaime Camil, Kevin Costner, Lily Tomlin, Sarah Silverman, Betty White, Wanda Sykes and dozens more.