Are your kids in full summer mode?  Mine are.  They're going to summer camp and loving it.  Everyday brings new adventures including tie dying shirts, swim lessons, trips to the beach, playing tag in the park, catching fireflies at night, roasting marshmallows on our deck.  We're right smack in the middle of summer and we're not really thinking about school.  But it is mid July and before you know it, we'll be back in the classroom.  I've got the workbooks out preparing my son for second grade and they have reading time daily to keep up their … [Read more...]