The new Summer Fit workbook series keeps young minds and bodies in shape during summer by helping you create simple, fun routines in your home that will positively impact your child’s academic, physical and social performance throughout the school year.
Summer Fit integrates online resources with workbook-based learning to help students retain basic skills in reading, writing, and math and language arts while keeping them physically active on a daily basis. With a special focus on the
“Body-Brain” connection, Summer Fit workbooks provide you with an extensive overview and summer learning routine that emphasizes the growing body of research that focuses on the importance of physical exercise and brain exercise complimenting each other as a balanced part of you child’s upbringing.
John Ratey, a Harvard clinical associate professor of psychiatry, argues for more physical fitness for students as a cure for not only their obesity but also their academic performance. "I cannot underestimate how important regular exercise is in improving the function and performance of the brain." Ratey writes. "Exercise stimulates our gray matter to produce Miracle-Gro for the brain."
Summer Fit weaves a daily fitness routine developed with input from coaches and trainers throughout the country with a full review of each grade’s core curriculum skills in reading, writing, language arts and math. This workbook series is an easy to use summer program that keeps children physically active and learning. Core values are stressed as part of a balanced learning experience using historical and modern figures such as Abraham Lincoln, Harriet Tubman and Bethany Hamilton. Online resources include bonus activity sheets in reading and math, interactive reading and math games and fitness videos to show children how to properly perform daily exercises.
Summer Fit has partnered with several national and local organizations that promote active and balanced lifestyles including the MLS W.O.R.K.S Active Bodies Active Minds (ABAM) program which is a soccer-centered community outreach initiative that provides resources to motivate and reward children for being mentally and physically fit. Children can join the Active Bodies Active Minds Club at www.joinABAM.com and receive access to fitness, nutrition and reading resources to help them stay active during the summer and year round.
Welcome to the growing team of parents and guardians who appreciate the importance of keeping children mentally and physically active. We look forward to providing you with fresh and new resources that will keep you and your child busy, active and learning this summer. Already parents are writing in about their Summer Fit experiences including these two, which show how the Summer Fit experience extends itself from the book to interactive and important social and physical play:
Today was our first day of Summer Fit Learning. The kids had so much fun.
We stated off with stretching exercises, then the kids played tag/hide & seek in the house. It was easy to sit everyone at the table and work together because although the workbooks are at different grade levels, I was able to keep everyone at pretty much the same pace with the exercises.
If you are looking for summer workbooks to keep your kids active especially during the warmer weather coming up, I highly recommend Summer Fit workbooks. We finished our activities for 5 kids in about 40 minutes.
All the Briseno kids give Summer Fit Learning a high 5!
Michelle Briseno
I agree! We are on the second week of using these thoroughly enjoyable 1st-2nd and 3rd-4th books. I'm impressed at the variety of academic activities. The kids like the physical games, and everyone is having fun talking about and practicing the virtue of the week. The idea of agreeing on an incentive for the week's work is a hit too, and we had a good time this weekend fulfilling the incentives!
Thanks Summer Fit!
Theresa
Please check back often for updates throughout the summer. Be sure to sign up for the monthly Fitness and Values email newsletter that will provide you with exercise and core value activities throughout the school year. It is important that your involvement with your child this summer continues into the new school year. Keep in touch and we look forward to hearing about your Summer Fit experiences this summer!
Sincerely,
George Starks
Publisher
Summer Fit Learning
Canada
