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ThinkStretch in 90 Seconds 540 287 admin

ThinkStretch in 90 Seconds

https://thinkstretch.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Think-Stretch_V1_HD-FINAL.mp4 Whew!  That was a lot in 90 seconds! Would you like to download a free sample to review now?    

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The Effects of Summer Learning Loss 540 400 admin

The Effects of Summer Learning Loss

How to stop summer learning loss explained! Use our infographic to share with parents, teachers and staff. ThinkStretch helps you halt summer brain drain!

2016/17 BrainFreeze Reading Challenge Winners 150 150 admin

2016/17 BrainFreeze Reading Challenge Winners

BrainFreeze Online Reading Challenge for 2016/17 is a huge success! Thank you to all of you wonderful adults who helped keep kids brains warm this Winter Break with lots of reading and learning fun. Schools in over 35 states participated in the BrainFreeze reading challenge this year! 344 kids read over 25,000 minutes during winter…

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2016 Summer Reading Challenge Winners 398 236 admin

2016 Summer Reading Challenge Winners

Congratulations to our 2016 Summer Reading Challenge Winners! Three young readers have been randomly selected to win an iPod Touch, Kindle and iPod nano. All summer long, these readers logged their minutes in the ThinkStretch Summer Reading Challenge.  For every 20 minutes of reading they logged, they earned a raffle ticket into a prize drawing for…

Order Medals Now! 270 257 admin

Order Medals Now!

Congratulations on having your students complete their ThinkStretch Summer Workbook! Order medals for your students now!

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4 Key Facts about Summer Learning Loss 540 400 admin

4 Key Facts about Summer Learning Loss

The questions around summer learning loss are many! Is it the parent’s responsibility? Does it only affect some children? Will it impact a student’s future?

Family Characteristics That Help Halt Summer Learning Loss   268 201 admin

Family Characteristics That Help Halt Summer Learning Loss  

Did you know that “on average, students lose about 2.6 months’ worth of grade level equivalency in mathematical computation skills during their summer break,” says OnlineCollege.org? It’s called summer learning loss and that’s a pretty scary number, considering the school year is only a little more than three times that long. Why does this matter to…

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Best Video to explain Summer Learning Loss! 540 394 admin

Best Video to explain Summer Learning Loss!

It takes less than 2 minutes for the newscasting giant Brian Williams to explain Summer Learning Loss!

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FREE Summer Slide Infographic Download 539 400 admin

FREE Summer Slide Infographic Download

Explaining summer slide and its impacts can be complicated.  Not any more! Download this great infographic!

Get Geeky about Summer Learning Loss Research 208 246 admin

Get Geeky about Summer Learning Loss Research

The four best articles on summer learning loss form national experts can be found right here!

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Beat Summer Slide Infographic FREE 1200 777 admin

Beat Summer Slide Infographic FREE

Download a great infographic to share with parents and staff about how summer reading stops the summer slide!

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What is Summer Learning Loss? 540 401 admin

What is Summer Learning Loss?

Principals and teachers alike have been asking, “What is summer learning loss? How does it affect my students?” The short answer is …