Get Your Kid’s Brain Back-to-School Ready With This Fun, Bestselling Workbook Series

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Though summer break is definitely a time for scarfing popsicles and loafing on the couch, there can be too much of a good thing, and that brain-turning-to-mush phenomenon is aptly named “the summer slide.”

The summer slide is a term for the learning loss that inevitably happens when kids’ brains aren’t engaged with schoolwork. A 2020 study of kids in third through fifth grades showed that, on average, students lose about 20% of their reading gains — and about 27% of their math gains — over the summertime months. “Things like decoding, letter knowledge, and word reading skills are very susceptible to decay without frequent practice, as are math facts like addition and subtraction,” says James Kim, Ed.D., an assistant professor of education at Harvard University. Younger kids, children with learning disabilities, and kids from lower-income families are the most at risk.

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But, quite understandably, kids aren’t exactly lining up in excitement for summer instruction. After all, they do need a break too. So what’s a parent to do when it comes to combatting the summer slide?

Enter the Summer Brain Quest workbooks, a series from America’s #1 educational bestseller, Brain Quest. They’re curriculum-based, Common Core-aligned, age-appropriate material that strikes the perfect (and elusive) balance between being educational and fun. Developed by education professionals and vetted by a panel of award-winning teachers, the Summer Brain Quest workbooks are jam-packed with illustrations and interactive activities that your kiddos will actually enjoy.

It’s not always easy to keep kids’ minds engaged and growing over summer break, but with the Summer Brain Quest series, you just might be surprised at how eager they are to learn.