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This weekend's 30-minute family challenge: Take a SCIENCE WALK.
Go to a park, a neighborhood street, or your own backyard.

Observe: What's growing? What's moving? What's changing?

Record: Draw or photograph 5 things you notice.

Wonder: Ask 3 questions about what you see.

Nature is the original classroom, and it's free, open, and full of lessons.

Nature & science OERs for K-12:

Being bilingual isn't a barrier. It's a superpower. Students who speak more than one language show stronger executive function, better problem-solving, and higher academic performance overall.
This summer, encourage your bilingual students to:

Read in BOTH languages
Watch educational content in their home language
Teach family members words from their other language

ZUNI Learning Tree has multilingual OER resources to support bilingual learners K-12.

Here's a summer math lesson hiding in plain sight: Give your student a budget for one family outing, and let THEM plan it.

Theme park? Calculate entrance + food + travel costs

Family dinner? Plan the meal within a budget

Grocery run? Compare prices per unit

This is real-world math that NO textbook can replicate. And the buy-in? 100%. Financial literacy resources for K-12

30: It's the midpoint of the year. School's out, but learning never stops at ZUNI Learning Tree.

This summer, we'll be here with:
📚 Daily learning resources

🌿 Summer STEM challenges

🎨 Creative project ideas

📖 Reading recommendations by grade

💡 Parent tips and educator tools. Follow along.

Share with your community. And let's make summer 2026 the most learning-rich one yet.

What are YOU learning this summer? Tell us below!
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Unpopular opinion: The best time to prepare for next school year is RIGHT NOW. Why?

✅ Less stress in August

✅ Students have time to brush up on weak areas

✅ Teachers can plan without the September rush

✅ Families can review what was challenging last year

ZUNI Learning Tree has diagnostic-style OER resources to help identify and close learning gaps, BEFORE they become problems.
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24: Summer is the perfect season for Social Emotional Learning (SEL).

When the pressure of grades lifts, kids can focus on:

Making and navigating friendships
Managing boredom (yes, boredom is healthy!)
Processing the school year's emotions

Building independence and resilience as a parent or educator, you can support SEL simply by creating space, listening deeply, and asking good questions. SEL resources for K-12

June 19 is marked Juneteenth

The Juneteenth Song is about the celebration of freedom. It highlights the moment when the last enslaved African Americans learned about their freedom and independence.

Here is a song from Gracies Corner TV
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Juneteenth Song | An Original Song by Grac... - SafeShare The Juneteenth Song is about the celebration of freedom. It highlights the moment when the last enslaved African Americans learned about their freedom and independence. For free learning activities and Gracie's Corner merch, visit www.GraciesCornerTV.com. Songs are available on all streaming platfor...

The summer screen time battle is REAL.

Here's a framework that actually works:
ACTIVE screen time: Educational content, creative tools, coding, video calls with family

PASSIVE screen time: Endless scrolling, autoplay videos, gaming marathons The goal isn't ZERO screens, it's PURPOSEFUL screens.

ZUNI Learning Tree is designed for active, purposeful screen time your whole family will feel good about.
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