Summer Learning with Classworks

The fourth quarter of the 2024-2025 school year is upon us! As we wrap up one school year with end-of-year events and assessments, while planning for extended school year (ESY) and other summer learning opportunities.

TouchMath and Classworks are prepared to support these plans with evidence-based and high-quality instructional resources.

Summer Learning has been in the spotlight since the summer of 2021 as educators address learning gaps. The Learning Policy Institute published a brief in the spring of 2025 that summarizes the continuing need for quality summer learning opportunities.

“When students have access to well-implemented summer learning programs, they have the opportunity to improve academic achievement, socialize with peers and trusted adults, and cultivate their emotional and physical well-being during the summer months. These summer experiences matter for addressing opportunity gaps and achievement gaps that exist between students from families with low incomes and those from families with higher incomes.” ²

Recently, Gallup surveyed district leaders on their opinions and plans surrounding summer learning experiences. This survey was conducted in conjunction with the School Superintendents Association (AASA) and National Summer Learning Association (NSLA).

Gallup published major findings that continue to emphasize the importance of providing high-quality summer learning experiences for students, specifically at-risk students.

1. Summer Programs are important for achieving their district’s goals.
2. Superintendents plan to maintain or increase spending on their 2025 summer programs
3. Maintaining or improving students’ academic skills is the primary benefit of summer learning programs.
4. Ensuring adequate summer learning program opportunities are available is a major concern of most superintendents. 

TouchMath and Classworks are your trusted partners in providing high-quality instruction during summer learning! Read on to see how each tool supports your summer learning goals.

Classworks

Components

Assessment: Measure growth with Universal Screener by Classworks

• Pretest: Spring Administration
• Posttest: Summer Administration

Instruction: Targeting Essential Learning Skills (Standards)

• Teacher Facilitated: Modeling, Guided Practice, Individual Practice
• Independent Practice: Intervention aligned to state standards

While each summer learning program adheres to its own schedule. The learning activities that have been identified by Classworks can be sequenced to meet differing needs.

Sample Schedule

A sample schedule for a ½ day (3-hour) program is shown below. This sample includes 60 minutes daily for both math and literacy

Essential Standards

The Classworks team identified essential skills for students to work on during the summer. These skills were identified using the following criteria:

Endurance

• Knowledge and skills of value beyond a single test date.
• Example: Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a specific grade topic or subject area.

Leverage

• Knowledge and skills of value in multiple disciplines or domains
• Example: Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, including what happened and why, based on specific information in the text. (Cross-curricular from ELA to Science and Social Studies)

Readiness for the next level of learning

• Knowledge and skills that are necessary for success in the next grade level or in the next level of instruction.
• Example: Read and write numbers from 100 to 1000 using base-ten numerals, number names, and expanded form.

The essential standards are found throughout this summer learning program. Whether students are completing independent practice in their learning progression or in the station rotations designed to engage students in hands-on learning with Classworks resources, you can feel confident that they are learning exactly what they need.

Essential Standards Activities - Language Arts 

Essential Standards Activities - Mathematics 

¹Dworkin, A. P., Schuler, D. R., National Summer Learning Association, AASA, The School Superintendents Association, & Gallup, Inc. (2025). Bridging the summer gap: What district leaders say about learning beyond the school year. 

²Fitz, J., Woods, J., Duran, N., & McCombs, J. (2025). How states are expanding quality summer learning opportunities [Brief]. Learning Policy Institute. https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/product/states-summer-learning-brief