Summer Learning
Learning Doesn't End on June 15th
Lexia, ST Math, and Keyboarding Without Tears will continue to be available during the summer. All three programs feature progressive lessons that build upon what the student has learned so far. Information about your child's progress is available to their teachers. Access to Lexia ends on July 31st, and access to ST Math ends on August 14th.
Lexia® Core5® Reading provides differentiated literacy instruction for students of all abilities in grades pre-K–5. Lexia’s provides explicit, systematic, personalized learning in the six areas of reading instruction, targeting skill gaps as they emerge, and providing teachers with the data and student-specific resources they need for individual or small-group instruction.
ST Math is a visual instructional program that engages students in creative and rigorous problem solving, allowing them to see the math and grow. NAPS students in grades K-5 help JiJi the penguin by solving mathematical puzzles.
Keyboarding Without Tears is a K–5 keyboarding program that builds computer readiness, technique, online test prep skills, and digital citizenship while building typing speed and fluency. Its patented, proven approach to learning prepares students for digital communication skills.
Epic! is the #1 children’s digital library for kids 12 and under, offering access to over 40,000 high-quality books for kids, learning videos, reading quizzes and more. It's an unlimited reading library your child can take anywhere! Epic is providing 2 hours a week of free access to when students this summer when they log in using a teacher class code.
NAPS Resources
Create a Time Capsule to capture this unique moment in time
Required and suggested reading lists for grades K-12
Continue to build a love of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) all summer long with weekly activities.
Newsletters and activities from our Elementary Guidance Department
Other Learning Resources
Lots of Ways to Read this Summer
Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body! Keep your mind sharp, learn something new, and escape into a good book.
A virtual book camp for grades 1-12
A library with free eBooks, audiobooks, and read-a-longs for all ages! This free service is provided via the Stevens Memorial Library. Tumblebooks are always available, no waiting!
Online books organized by phonetic scope and sequence.
Wisdom Begins with Wonder
Continue to build a love of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) all summer long!
Design awesome 3D objects with block-based coding. FREE sessions to NAPS students grades 3-8
Make math part of the bedtime routine with this fun app
Fun, family-oriented projects bring activities from across the Museum.
Get Ready for Grade Level is free for students and families. The courses are available in English on the Khan Academy website and mobile app today. Like all our courses, they are completely free. The courses will be available in Spanish the week of June 22. Students start by taking a Course Challenge. The Course Challenge helps them understand what they need to review. If they have gaps for the grade they’re entering in the fall, students spend their time mastering the important skills they need to fill those gaps. If they don’t have gaps, students accelerate ahead and brush up on the skills they need for next school year. Available for Grades 3 - Pre-Calculus.
EdNavigator has created Camp Kinda, a free, at-home summer experience designed to keep kids in kindergarten through eighth grade engaged while they’re at home. Each weekday from June 1 to September 1, participating families will get three to four hours’ worth of daily activities, all connected to a weekly theme. Activities will include online and offline offerings.
Use the registration code KINDA2020
Families have a new way to keep children learning while having fun at home this summer! WGBH and New England Public Media have partnered with the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care to create Family Fun at Home/Diversión en familia y en casa, a 12-week summer learning adventure for families with children ages 0-8.