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The 2025 Commissioner's Summer Math Challenge stresses the importance of maintaining math skills during the summer. Please click on the link to visit the web page for registration instructions and all other materials.

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Overview

The 2023 Commissioner's Summer Math Challenge stresses the importance of maintaining math skills during the summer. Schools compete based on student population and grade level. The program identifies the schools with the highest percentage of participating enrollment and the highest number of badges earned by participating students. Registration instructions, district reporting forms and all other materials are available online.

Information on the 2023 Summer Math Challenge

Connecticut Summer Math Passport Tasks

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The 2023 Commissioner's Summer Math Challenge stresses the importance of maintaining math skills during the summer. Schools compete based on student population and grade level. The program identifies the schools with the highest percentage of participating enrollment and the highest number of badges earned by participating students.

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Pencils? Popsicle Sticks? What do you have around the house? Challenge yourself with this classic engineering feat

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A while ago we visited a Da Vinci exhibit. There was a demo of building Da Vinci bridge with wood logs. We were fascinated by the genius mechanical engineering design and decided to try one ourselves. One thing we have at home is pencil, and that is what we used. Since pencils are common school supplies, I am sure teachers can do it with students as a STEM challenge at school too. Through out the design, plan, build, test, rebuild process, we not only learned engineering design process, but also many physics concepts, such as force, center of gravity. After many fails, we successfully build the bridge. From the picture, can you guess how much weight did our bridge hold? I will share the weight at the end of the post.

Learn How to Build the Da Vinci Bridge - A Step-by-step Instruction

First we watched a demo video on how to build the Da Vinci Bridge.

After the video, we did some quick practice. We then officially started.

Prepare the Pencils for Building the Da Vinci Bridge

When we first tried using the pencils, it failed.

There is not enough friction between the pencils to hold them in place. We then came up the idea of using rubber bands on the spots that the pencils touch each other. It worked.

We used those robber bands from Loom Bands. Regular rubber bands are too long and too thick for this purpose. The size of loom bands is just perfect.

Some pencils need have 3 locations be rubber band wrapped, some just need two. For the pencils going on the sides of the bridge, they need 3 rubber bands on each pencil, and those going across the sides just need two rubber bands on each.

Build the Da Vinci Bridge with Pencils Wrapped with Rubber Bands

Once we had enough pencils wrapped with rubber bands, we started building the bridge.

To have a bridge, you need a minimum 8 pencils with 3 rubber bands, and 4 pencils with 2 rubber bands. The longer the bridge you want to build, the more pencils you need, and the more challenging to build the bridge and to keep it up. I will talk about the challenges later.

After viewing the video, it is easier to know that it is necessary to mark out the locations where you want to keep the rubber bands on the pencils. For the pencils on the sides of the bridge, you want to make sure the rubber bands are all lined up, ie. are all at the same locations on the pencils.

The rubber bands for the pencils cross the two sides are in fact not on the same locations on all pencils. In our case, their rubber band locations were adjusted during the building process. I will explain more in the tips section.

Bridge Building Challenges and Tips

This is not a one-person job. You need at least 4 hands to work together. The two persons working together need be in sync really well. For this reason, this is a great team building activity.

It is critical to keep the bridge balanced between both sides all the time. To do that, you want to keep the pencils on the sides as straight as possible. When there are times that they need be slightly angled inwards or outwards, you must make sure both sides are angled symmetrically at about the same angles.

The engineering design of the bridge is pretty robust. If it is a little unbalanced between the two sides, the bridge may still stand. However, the mis-alignment effect can add up quickly. You want to keep both sides symmetrically aligned to the best you can, all the time.

We learned to measure the rubber band locations for the cross pencil before we build it into the bridge. The way we measure them was totally a rough estimate. We just put it above where it should stay to get an idea where it was going to cross with the side-pencils, and those were the places to put rubber band to increase the grip between pencils. Doing the adjustment while putting it in is hard. It increases the chance of the side pencils shift locations and the bridge may collapse as a result.

How much Weight does Da Vinci Bridge Holds?

Obviously, we are all curious about how stable and sturdy the bridge is.

We first tried a cup, then put candies in the cup.

After running out of candies, we used a big container with gravels.

Finally, we put on the weight my son used for exercises.

We weighed everything we put on the bridge. It was a total of 3 kg. The bridge was still standing.

Quite impressive!

Additional Da Vinci Bridge STEM Challenge Ideas

Now I want to challenge you to build a Da Vinci Bridge with the materials of your choice. It is a fun STEM project to learn engineering, forces, gravity and friction.

Here are some challenge ideas:
1. Whose Da vinci bridge is longest?
2. Whose Da vinci bridge holds most weight?
3. Who is the fastest at building the pre-defined size Da vinci bridge?

If you build one, don't forget to post a picture of your bridge on iGameMom Facebook page. I'd love to see it!

Like to have more STEM activity ideas? You will like DIY Coding Camp without Computers, Egg Drop Project Design with Straws, and 7 Free Online STEM Resources.

For more STEM Activities, visit 28 days of STEAM Challenge.

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How to Build Da Vinci Bridge with Pencils - A fun STEM Challenge

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STEM Challenge: build Da Vinci Bridge with Pencils. Step-by-step instruction, learn engineering design process, physics, force, ... | team work | science

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Let's keep some of your important math skills sharp!  Challenge yourself to these Proportional Reasoning problems. Click on the link to view or print the problems. Solutions are on the last page. Good luck!
Proportional Relationship Problems

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Write a review for a restaurant you recently visited. How was your meal? Was the service exceptional? Did the ambience make you feel at home? Would you recommend it to your friends?

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Time for a challenge! See how many squares you can mark off on this Bingo board! Under a table? In a tent?? Read with a foreign accent??? You've got this! Challenger yourself to get to mark off all the space. Click on the link to view or print your Summer Reading Bingo board. You've got this!

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There may never be a more important time than now to practice kindness,  compassion, and empathy.  Performing random acts of kindness towards others gives us a greater sense of purpose, makes us feel connected to others,  and can even make us feel good!  It may even cause others to do the same!  Click on the link to print or view the  Random Acts of Kindness Journal. Use it (or keep your own journal) to keep track of those moments when you make a positive impact on others' lives. The result may surprise you!

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Baking with the Sun - Design Your Own Solar Cooker!

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Baking with the Sun - Design Your Own Solar Cooker!

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There are lots of great reasons to learn how to make a solar oven! Maybe you’re going camping. Maybe you’re interested in learning about different ways to concentrate the sun’s energy. Maybe you’re interested in methods of cooking that don’t add greenhouse gasses to the atmosphere. Maybe you’re just hungry! In any case, as long as you’re patient and willing to move your oven where the sun is, you’ll be rewarded with some hot, yummy food.

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It's drawing and math! Hone your skills with coordinate planes while creating cool pictures.  Download and print the coordinates for a variety of cool pics, plot them, connect the points, and enjoy! Graph paper links included here as well ~
Homer Simpson
Mets Symbol
Snoopy
Superman
Yankees Symbol
Bart Simpson

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What is Graph Paper?

Graph paper is paper meant to be written and drawn on. It is made of up fine lines arranged vertically and horizontally as to create many small boxes.

What is Graph Paper used for?

Graph paper is useful when you want to draw things to some kind of scale, instead of measuring each line with a ruler as you draw it you let the graph paper serve as a guide. Graph paper is available in many different measurements, for example each box can be centimeter or an inch in length.

For example anything using the cartesian system can make use of graph paper since the cartesian system which is essentially a grid. This makes graph paper ideal for taking notes on math related subjects. For example to plot and study lines, functions, and data.

Other uses of graph paper:

You can use graph paper as a two dimensional ruler. Instead of plaing the ruler on the object you can the object on the paper.

You can also use it to do multi digit math. Having multiple number in a small space can make it confusing to determine which numbers sould be added, subtracted, multiplied, etc. Graph papers and keep those number neat and aligned.

It can also be used as a writing aid, specially for children leaning to write. For example you can use a three block row. Capital letters can take up the top two rows. Lowercase letters should take up only the second row. Letters that dip under the line like the lowercase "p", "g", and "y" can take up the bottom two rows. Also a block can help children separate words which is helpful since children often have problems with spacing.

You can fill in blocks in black or color to create graph art.

You can use it to create crossword puzzles.

You can use it to create a maze.

You can use it to play the dot game with dots, this works when the grid lines are very light, that allows you to use a pen or pencil to darken them, also it helps if the grids are large.

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Graph paper is paper meant to be written and drawn on. It is made of up fine lines arranged vertically and horizontally as to create many small boxes. Graph paper is useful when you want to draw things to some kind of scale, instead of measuring each line with a ruler as you draw it you let the graph paper serve as a guide.

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Being able to be aware, to step back and find calm, and to name feelings are so important to everyone's health. Click to view the guide: PAUSE. Let it help you navigate through your feelings and stay connected to yourself and others.

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The egg drop is a classic science project that kids of all ages will love. Can you design a system that will protect an egg from a fall? Give it a try and find out.

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Practice proportionality on the go! View or print these cards and keep your skills honed. Answers are included, so you can check your own practice. Keep up the great work!

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Constant of Proportionality Flash Cards.pdf

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Keeping a journal is arguably one of the best habits students can build. Journaling allows you to reflrect and express yourself. It keeps you centered and enables you to identify strengths - not to mention it helps you to experiment with a different form of writing. Grab a journal - any notebook or journal will do. Click on the link to view or print Summer Journaling Ideas for 7th and 8th grade and see what amazing ideas you are capable of.

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Summer Journaling Ideas 7th and 8th Grade July

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OK - for this one you'll need to be on the computer - but for good reason!! Book trailers are a fun way to use technology to share interests in reading with your friends.
Students could use iMovie or Animoto to create and publish their videos. In fact, iMovie includes a set of pre-built trailer templates. Both iMovie and Animoto allow students to focus on the content, as they greatly simplify the editing process. Check out some sixth graders'  great set of examples. By incorporating your own drawings and writing instead of searching for images or shooting live video, the technology becomes a medium through which you can really engage with the literature.

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Potential energy! Kinetic energy! It can all be as fun as a roller coaster ride!! Learn all about energy transformation through this *complete* lesson from Eversource: Energy Roller Coaster. Links to videos and other materials linked on the document below.

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A great way to keep your algebra skills up to speed. View or print these flash cards for Expressing Equations - take them with you!  Take them to the park, in the car, or wherever you go!  Answers on included so you can check your accuracy.

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Start a collection of images. Take them from magazines or photos you’ve taken. Arrange them in a unique way.

Then, let the pictures tell a story. Write down the story you see in the pictures you’ve laid out.

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Summer is a great time to step back and enjoy the great outdoors. It also is an opportunity to be active in different ways. Please use the BINGO card below to complete as many outdoor summer activities as possible. You may enjoy completing these activities with a friend or family member!

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Tapping into your musical intelligence can be done easily anywhere, anytime! Check out this link to create your own instrument and tap out your own rhythm. "Music is it's own reward!" ~Sting

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Summer Learning Copy of Bingo sheet for home activities

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Take a walk around your neighborhood, and make note of interesting things you sense around you. What does the air smell like? What kinds of plants do you see? Who else is out walking around? Use the things you see to inspire your next piece of creative writing.

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As many avid readers know, book reviews can be magical. Not only are they book recommendations, they’re also bridges to our fellow bookworms all around the world. Reviews offer a chance to share your thoughts with other readers ….Our local Librarians would like YOU  to write a review of one of your favorite books you read this year. We will display them at our own Strong Library and the local town libraries… for student readers to see
Click for some tips

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Take a mindfulness walk in your neighborhood.  Learn how to clear your mind of clutter and restore your sense of focus.

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Did you know that many board games involve lots of math?  They support spatial relationships, addition and subtraction, and problem solving.  Try a new board game this summer.  Some games are available to be borrowed at the Durham Public Library.

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Many modern board games are designed as educational tools, and instead of a lucky die roll, these board games require strategy, critical thinking, and even some teamwork or alliances, which will keep you and your middle school kids engaged. Everyone will have fun, spend quality time together, AND learn a thing or two along the way. Make game night into an educational experience with educational board games for middle schoolers (and adults!).

With electronic games always at our fingertips, you may think it's backwards to be recommending traditional-style board games, but at A Grade Ahead , we really do think they are great tools for taking learning offline! We practice this hands-on philosophy in our learning academies where we provide small classes and more personalized learning in an after-school setting .

Socially, your middle schooler is developing his or her higher level critical thinking skills along with learning social techniques that will continue to define how he or she behaves and acts with other people. You, as parents, are the first and most important examples of teaching the development of these skills that no smartphone or laptop will ever be able to recreate. Board games can help a child develop teamwork skills in a safe, fun environment.

As more and more research emerges about the benefits of mindfulness for kids and adults, why not unplug and cultivate more time together that is not co-hosted by other activities like electronics, athletics, or even celebrations?

Well, insert family game nights! Do what you can: try once a week, if you love it, or a couple times a month! Kids will see the benefits of this positive interactions, and if you use our list below, they'll be practicing thinking skills! We want to help you find which games will engage, challenge and entertain everyone - kids, tweens, and parents alike.

As board game aficionados ourselves, we took the time to compile a list of games that we believe will boost your family game night from a snooze-fest to a night filled with strategy, fun, and learning. Although these games are acceptable for a wide range of grades, middle schoolers will get the most out of these educational board games because it's an important age to develop critical thinking, logic, and reasoning. We've added a few more great finds for you, so keep reading to see the new additions!

is perfect for a party or family game night. It can best be described as a combination of Scrabble and Scattergories, but unlike Scrabble, you don't need a crazy vocabulary to win, and unlike Scattergories there's no ambiguity, and unlike most word games, the "smartest" player doesn't always win.

Skills Developed: vocabulary, pattern recognition

How to Play: A "snippet" is a short sequence of letters that can be found as a whole within one or more words. For example, the snippet IPP can be found in the words SNIPPETS, QUIPPED, and HIPPIE but not in SHIPSHAPE, PIPE, or HOPPING.

Players have 60 seconds to write down as many words as they can think of that contain each round's snippet. Anything goes! Dictionary words, people names, place names, brand names, fictional things, technical terms, slang, acronyms, abbreviations, contractions, hyphenations, non-english words, the snippet itself, and even plurals and alternate verb tenses are all allowed!

When time's up, players compare answers, earning points for unique words and fun bonuses. The player with the most points wins the round and the first to 3 rounds wins the game!

Is an award-winning math game loved by teachers, parents and kids alike. It can be played with ages 9 and up, but the rules can be adaptable for younger players too. It's great brain training to improve creative mental math skills, practice multiplication, division, addition, subtraction and square roots. (And, yes, this may be more of a card game than a board game, but equally as fun and a great game for family groups to play together!)

Skills Developed: mental math/speed

How to Play: Nine cards, each with one number from 0 to 100, are arranged face-up in a 3X3 grid. Players simultaneously try to create equations using at least three cards in the grid and as many math symbols as necessary. A player keeps the cards he uses to make an equation, and those cards are replaced in the grid with new ones. Play continues until the deck runs out. The player who has collected the most cards wins .

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We like this one not only for it's play, but for the premise of the game. If you've got middle schoolers that are showing a penchant for money, economics or business, this is a fun way to put their budding talents into action. And honestly, it's fun for adults too. This board game has the look of a retro traditional style board game; however, it doesn't play like one! Kids must come up with multiple strategies to win. This educational board game features lots of action and tracks stock price changes with coins, so there's no major math or tedious paper tracking! Grab this game to get kids doing a little math and focusing on strategy.

Number of Players: 2-4 or in teams of 2

Skills Developed: abstract strategy, economics

How to Play: (from the publisher, 8th Kid Games Inc.) Think of each trip around the board as a year in your life. Investing with the goal of how to retire. Early in the game, purchase risky assets with higher returns, then later in the game sell the risky stocks for safer, more stable investments. "Wheel and Deal" buying and selling stocks to flip profit into more money! The investor to retire with the most assets wins! There are 3 levels of play:

1) Family Fun - Buy and Sell Stocks, ETFs, Gold, and Bonds

2) Strategic - More serious players - Take it to the next level with Advanced Deals : Mergers & Acquisitions, Hostile-Takeovers, Stock Options, and taking companies Private!

3) Optional Teams - Play Family or Strategy level in 2 person teams

This game will remind you of Monopoly at first glance, but the play is more interesting. Any player can call for a buy to end the game at any time, so unlike Monopoly, you don't have to be stuck in an endless drone of game action.

Coming in at number one on our list and a popular favorite of many: Settlers of Catan. This board game is fun and challenging for the whole family. Players collect resources and use them to build roads, settlements and cities on their way to victory. The board itself is variable, making each game a little different from the next. Each round of The Settlers of Catan is intended to keep three or four players ages 10 and above engaged for up to 90 minutes.

Number of Players: 3-4

Recommended Age: 10+

Skills Developed: strategic planning, an understanding of probability, spatial intelligence, and even an ability to make smart deals or trades with other players.

How to Play: Players must reach 10 Victory Points, which they acquire through building settlements (think Monopoly houses but wooden) and cities as well as through other achievements throughout the game. To build, players must earn resources: brick, lumber, ore, sheep, and wheat. They earn these resources through their settlements and cities-whatever the roll is (using 2 dice) for that turn, players receive the resources if they have a settlement on that block.

In this example, if a 9 was rolled, the blue player would receive
3 sheep resources because she has 3 settlements touching the sheep hexagon.

Players must be strategic about what resources are most important to their overall game (some resources become more important at the end of the game, as well!). Players must strategize and plan ahead on what resources they have, wish to save, and think they'll earn in the future-they also need to figure out which hexagons have a higher probability of being lucrative in resources. For example, a hexagon with a 2 would not be a good choice because it has a low probability that someone would roll a 2 using both dice.

Blokus is a lot like Tetris, but much more strategic and fun for middle schoolers.

Number of Players: 2-4

Recommended Age: 7+

Skills Developed: spatial intelligence and strategy

How to Play: Players must get all of their Tetris-like pieces on a 400-square game board. The trick of this board game is that players cannot place a new piece adjacent to another piece; instead, the corners only of each piece must touch. The rules of this game are simple, but the strategy and visual planning are endless.

This bluffing game requires creativity and will help your middle school student with their writing skills.

Number of Players: 2-6

Recommended Age: 12+

Skills Developed: creative writing, comprehension, critical thinking, and vocabulary

How to Play: Players will pick an obscure word from the card deck. Players must try to fool the other players by making up definitions for this word. One player (the one who did not write a fake definition) will read all of the definitions, including the real definition, and the other players have to vote on which definition is the real one. The player's definition that receives the most votes as the real definition gets to advance on the board, or if a player chooses the real definition, he or she also gets to advance on the board. The key to this is players must change the voice of their own writing to sound like a dictionary definition: the most convincing ones are authoritative in tone! They also have to use their critical thinking and comprehension skills to pick out the real definition.

This board game's rules are simple and quick to learn, but the strategy can be very sophisticated.

Number of Players: 2-5

Recommended Age: 8+

Skills Developed: strategy, critical thinking, and geography

How to Play: This board game is a map of North America, and players must collect train cards and claim railways in North America. The longer the railway, the more points a player can receive. Additionally, a player can receive more points by completing a Destination Ticket. The rules are simple, but the strategy can get complicated. The longer a player waits to claim a route, the more likely it is that another player may steal that route; however, players get more points for longer routes, so there are benefits to waiting.

This is a great cooperative game that teaches your middle schooler about areas in the world and how we are connected globally.

Number of Players: 2-4

Recommended Age: 13+

Skills Developed: strategy, cooperation, and geography

How to Play: Players must work cooperatively to stop the spread of 4 infections. To begin, each player is assigned a role (i.e. a researcher, medic, quarantine specialist, etc.). These roles contribute in a special way to the play of the game (i.e. a medic can help control the spread of an infection by going to a city and healing people). The object of the game is to completely eradicate the infections. To do this, players collect cards of that infection (like how a researcher would gather research about a disease). Players must simultaneously make sure that an infection does not spread and become a pandemic. After each turn, players must choose a random card that will "infect" certain cities; sometimes, there's even an epidemic. These infections can spread quickly if players are not working together!

As a board game lover myself, I enjoy learning and trying new games. Educational board games are a great way to bring your family together, but they're also helpful in cultivating critical thinking and strategic planning ( which is something we really emphasize at A Grade Ahead). To give students a chance to enjoy learning even more, we created an interactive curriculum that practices all the skills that these games do!

Are there any educational board games for middle schoolers you play on game night? What do you kids enjoy? Let us know in the comments below!

Author: Becky Adams, Curriculum Manager at Audrey Webster, Marketing Assistant at A Grade Ahead ; A Grade Ahead

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8 Educational Board Games for Middle Schoolers - A Grade Ahead Blog

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Many modern board games are designed as educational tools, and instead of a lucky die roll, these board games require strategy, critical thinking, and even some teamwork or alliances, which will keep you and your middle school kids engaged. Everyone will have fun, spend quality time together, AND learn a thing or two along the way.

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Math is all around us! Are you at a store and see a price that doesn't make sense? Do you have a good idea for something you notice or wonder? Want to spark up a conversation about math? This is just the place to do it! Share your math journey by contributing to this slide deck. Directions are on slide 2.

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Have you read a really good book that you are wanting to share with others? Are you looking for a good book to read? This is the place where you can share the books you have read, while also (hopefully) getting some good book recommendations!

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"When you feel boxed in by not knowing how to get out of a bad situation, or solve a problem, or overwhelmed by others opinions, thoughts and/or advice. You can step outside the box and exercise your creativity!"

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"Courage is only possible when we are afraid. Sometimes when we are faced with a difficult situation, we are so focused on the pain and problems that we forget we already have so much in us to get us through. It takes bravery and courage to keep moving forward when so much of you wants to give up. This activity is intended to remind you of many of the tools, people and resources available to help you when you are afraid. It can help you find the courage to keep moving forward."

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Get creative with some of these mindful coloring worksheets. On the website above, scroll down to "Coloring Pages" and click the pinkish plus circle to expand the selection.

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If you're an athlete or someone who enjoys physical activity, try one of these mindful movements as your chill out activity .

Cobra - releases pressure in the spine.

Dolphin - stretches the upper back and shoulders, hamstrings, calves and foot arches at the same time.

Frog - improves strength of connective tissue around the ankles and knees, which makes it a great warm-up movement prior to lower-body exercises.

Supported Backbends - they very lightly stretch tight spots, while giving athletes a chance for deep relaxation, which speeds up recovery.

Fish

Bridge

Reclined Big Toe - strengthens the knees and can target the IT band (a common tight spot in runners) and can relieve backaches and sciatic pain. Using a band/strap makes it accessible for everyone.

Boat Pose - increases abdominal and hip flexor strength.

Bow Pose - stretches the front of the body, improves posture and strengthens the back muscles.

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Relaxing Mindfulness Activities for Teens | Change to Chill

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Get DIY stress relief & mindfulness activities you can do on your own or in groups. Try them all - from coloring pages, to exercises, meditations & more!

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Read one of the books nominated for a Nutmeg Award.

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Participate in the Governors Summer Reading Challenge.

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CT.gov - Connecticut's Official State Website

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Summer Reading School Reporting Form - Complete by November 9, 2020
It's that time of year to encourage your students to participate in CONNECTICUT READS, the 2020 Governor's Summer Reading Challenge!

To support summer reading, the CT State Library is offering students and families access to RBDigital, a vast collection of free audiobooks and eBooks. For more information, visit the RBDigital Web site at https://iconnct.rbdigital.com.

Information on the 2020 Summer Reading Challenge Suggested Summer Reading

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Summer Reading School Reporting Form - Complete by November 9, 2020 It's that time of year to encourage your students to participate in CONNECTICUT READS, the 2020 Governor's Summer Reading Challenge! To support summer reading, the CT State Library is offering students and families access to RBDigital, a vast collection of free audiobooks and eBooks.

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Nutmeg Summer Reading Middle School nominations

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Nutmeg Summer Reading Middle School nominations