News from the Nest 2.0
Summer Edition 21-22
GREETINGS, FISCHER FAMILIES!
Sliding into Summer Without the Summer Slide
Physical and Mental Health Habits
Good Summer Reads
The Summer I Learned to Fly by Dana Reinhardt
One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia
The Forget-Me-Not Summer by Leila Howland
Summer Ball by Mike Lupica
Sand Dollar Summer by Kimberly K. Jones
My Father's Summers by Kathi Appelt
Caterpillar Summer by Gillian McDunn
Summer of Secrets by Paul Langan
Amor and Summer Secrets by Diana Rodriguez Wallach
Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, Book 1: The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan
Forget Me Not by Coleen Murtagh Paratore
Summerlost by Ally Condie
Games to Support Math Skills
- Set
- Rummikub
- Connect 4
- Ticket to Ride
- Rush Hour
- Yahtzee
- Mancala
- Mastermind
- Wits and Wagers
- Chess, checkers, backgammon
- Jigsaw puzzles
- Many card games
Fun Places to Visit - Where You Just Might Learn Something
- Naper Settlement
- Blackberry Historical Farm
- Morton Arboretum
- Chicago-area museums; here are just a few:
- Chicago-area zoos: Brookfield Zoo; Lincoln Park Zoo
- Longer trips: Nauvoo, IL or Springfield, IL
Summer Reads to Build Parenting Skills
Brain-Body Parenting by Mona Delahooke (2022) How to stop managing behavior and start raising joyful, resilient kids
Raising Human Beings by Ross Greene (2017) Creating a collaborative partnership with your child
Mindset by Carol Dweck (2006) The new psychology of success - how we can learn to fulfill our potential
iGen by Jean Twenge (2017) Why today's super-connected kids are growing up less rebellious, more tolerant, less happy - and completely unprepared for adulthood
Enough as She Is by Rachel Simmons (2018) How to help girls move beyond impossible standards of success to live healthy, happy, and fulfilling lives
Parent Workshops: Notes/Slides from 21-22
Parent Handout; Student Handout
Parent Power Program: To High School and Beyond (for 8th-grade parents)
Parent Handout; Student Handout
Student Anxiety and Motivation
Tips from High School Senior Parents (for 8th-grade parents)
Supporting Social Emotional Learning
Connecting with Your Child This Summer
- Talk about things that interest your child.
- Listen to their ideas and opinions - be interested, try not to over-correct them.
- Check out the discussion questions at the bottom of the SEL newsletters above.
- Ask them how the school year went and what they might do differently next year.
Most importantly, enjoy hanging out with your child!