Reading:

Take a trip to the library and choose three books.

1. Mom or Dad read one book to you.
2. Read one book with Mom or Dad’s help.
3. Read one book by yourself.

Join the Summer Reading Program at the library.

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Math:

Start a summer money jar. Ask Mom or Dad to give you some change to add to the jar each day. Count the money and keep a running total of how much is in the jar. You can use a computer spreadsheet to keep up with the amount, or write it on lined paper.

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Writing, Spelling, Vocabulary:

1. Write the grocery list. Ask Mom or Dad to tell you what is needed. You can write it on the computer or with pencil and paper. (Spelling doesn’t have to be perfect.)
2. Write the menu for the family dinner three times this week. Ask Mom or Dad what’s being served and post the menu on the refrigerator before dinner. You can write it on the computer or use markers and art paper. Decorate the menu with pictures or clip art.

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The World Around You:

Make a daily family schedule. Use a poster board and write it in the form of a grid, with the hours of the day down the side and family members’ names across the top. Write down what each family member does at each hour of the day.

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Reading:

1. Read several poems by Shel Silverstein on his web site. http://www.shelsilverstein.com/html/books.html

2. Check out a Shel Silverstein book at the library and memorize your favorite poem in the book. Recite the poem for the family at dinner one night.

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Math:

Print and play Facto.

[Facto is a printable game from Education World. It’s adaptable to all elementary grades and can be played to practice addition, subtraction, and multiplication facts.

http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/02/lp265-02.shtml]

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Writing, Spelling, Vocabulary:

Visit Merriam-Webster’s Word Central web site each day this week and learn the Daily Buzzword. Teach the word to the family – how to say it, what it means – and use it in a sentence three times this week.

http://www.wordcentral.com/

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The World Around You:

Play the Science Labeling online game at Scholastic. Work all five structures (Layers of the Earth, Structure of a Flower, Anatomy of a Fish, Respiratory System, and Atmosphere Layers.

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/adventure/science1.htm

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Reading:

Read an interactive book online or in a storybook software program.

Pre-K to Grade 1 – Read all four Clifford books online at Scholastic. http://teacher.scholastic.com/clifford1/ 

Grade 1 up – Watch the story cinema and read both books at Amazing Adventures. Hint: Use the magnifying glass to find the stories! http://www.amazingadventure.com/  

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Math:

Go shopping for a new game that uses math thinking. Play it with the family.

[Parents: Look for inexpensive games such as Racko, Dominoes, or Uno. Find recommended math board games at Parenting of K-6 Children. http://childparenting.about.com/od/boardgamespuzzles/tp/mathboardgames.htm]

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Writing, Spelling, Vocabulary:

Play Clean Up Your Grammar online game at Scholastic. For grades 1-2

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/adventure/grammar1.htm

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The World Around You:

Read this month’s Ranger Rick or Your Big Backyard magazines online at National Wildlife Foundation. Tell your family something new that you learned.

Do one of the crafts or activities in the magazine.

http://www.nwf.org/kids/kzPage.cfm?siteId=3 Ranger Rick

http://www.nwf.org/kids/kzPage.cfm?siteId=2 Your Big Backyard

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Reading:

Join an online summer reading club. Add the books you’ve read so far to your summer total; and get some ideas for books to check out at the library this week.

[Parents: One of the best is RIF’s Summer Reading Program http://www.rif.org/summer/]

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Math:

Play Dude’s Dilemma online game at Scholastic. Try to work all three levels in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/adventure/grammar1.htm

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Do the Poetry Idea Generator online at Scholastic. Play with all four types of poetry (Haiku, Cinquain, Limerick, and Free Verse). Print out your favorite one of each type and read it to the family at dinner this week.

http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/poetry/poetry_engine.htm

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The World Around You:

Choose a science activity at the Exploratorium web site. Ask your Mom or Dad to help you do the activity at home this week.

http://www.exploratorium.edu/explore/handson.html

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Reading:

Keep up the reading this week. Think about what kinds of books you like – stories about real kids’ lives? Kids and animals? Sports stories? Adventure or fantasy stories?

What time of day do you like to read? Try doing your reading after lunch when you are feeling relaxed.

[Parents: If your child is losing steam with reading, pull out some favorite picture books from the past and read them together this week.]

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Math:

Play The Number Club with a deck of regular playing cards.

[Parents: Read the instructions by Linda Paulsen. This is a simple but fun card game. http://edweb.sdsu.edu/courses/edtec670/Cardboard/Card/N/NumberClub.html]

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Writing, Spelling, Vocabulary:

Do the Myth Writing Workshop online at Scholastic. Work through each step to write your own myth. Write the story and illustrate it on plain paper pages. Share it with the family at dinner this week.

http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/mff/mythswshop_index.htm

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The World Around You:

Learn How the Body Works at KidsHealth. Watch one of the movies each day this week.

http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/closet/movies/how_the_body_works_interim.html

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Reading:

Read a chapter book this week. Pick out a few at the library that look interesting. You probably can’t read every word, but just keep on going and try to figure out what is happening in the story.

Let Mom or Dad read a chapter to you every evening until you have finished the book.

[Parent: Find a transitional “chapter book” at the library. Check for the Stepping Stones series for fiction that appeals to kids who are at a transitional reading level.]

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Math:

Play Around the World in 80 Seconds online game at Scholastic. Try to work both levels (Easier and Harder) in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/adventure/math2.htm

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Writing, Spelling, Vocabulary:

Practice spelling words online at Ambleweb. Click the buttons at the bottom to start with easy words; and then try some some harder words.

http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/lookcover/lookcover.html

[Parents: You can print a spelling word list for your child’s grade from Scott Forsman’s Everyday Spelling http://www.everydayspelling.com/spellinglist/. Modify the game at Ambleweb with words from the list.]

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The World Around You:

Watch Animal Cams at the San Diego Zoo and Monterey Bay Aquarium web sites. Learn more about your favorite animal and tell your family about it.

San Diego Zoo http://www.sandiegozoo.org/videos/index.html

Monterey Bay Aquarium http://mbayaq.org/efc/cam_menu.asp

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Reading:

Read the newspaper this week. See if you can find a kids’ page. If you can’t read it yet, go to an online news site for kids like Time for Kids or Nick News. Tell your family about the news story you read.

http://www.timeforkids.com

http://www.nick.com/all_nick/tv_supersites/nick_news/ 

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Math:

Go to About Mathematics to learn some multiplication tricks. Practice multiplication by playing Multiplication War using regular playing cards.

http://math.about.com/bltricks.htm

[Parents: Help your child practice the multiplication tricks while you play the game. Game instructions are on the web site.

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Writing, Spelling, Vocabulary:

Learn to use a software program for story writing, such as Storybook Weaver, http://www.fablevision.com/stationerystudio/index.html Stationery Studio or Kidspiration. Spend the last two weeks writing and creating a storybook on the computer.

[Parents: Find recommendations for writing software at Parenting of K-6 Children. Plan to learn how to use the program yourself so that you can help your child learn it.]

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Play with maps at IKnowThat.com Social Studies Section. Choose the area where you live first; and then, explore other parts of the world.

1. Start with the Puzzle Maps.
2. Next, play with the Clue Maps.
3. Try to label the maps in the Label Maps game.

http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=L2_SocialStudies

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Reading:

Go to the end-of-summer party for your library’s summer reading program.

Visit your online reading club to see how you did!

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Math:

Play the SET game online.

Get your Mom or Dad to try it!

http://www.setgame.com/

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Be sure to add some images as you finish your computer storybook. You can even use some of your own digital photos right from your computer.

Print the storybook and share it with your family.

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The World Around You:

Go to KidsPost where you can read about real children and their lives in countries around the world. Choose two or three countries that you are curious about, and print the news page that tells about life for a real child in those countries. Read them yourself or with Mom or Dad.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/kidspost/orbit/kidspost.html

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