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An 8-Week Summer Home Learning Program for Early Elementary Kids

by Kimberly L. Keith
for About.com

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Week Three Assignments

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.

Activity Link:
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!

Activity Link:
http://www.amazingadventure.com/

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.

Activity Link:
http://childparenting.about.com/od/boardgamespuzzles/tp/mathboardgames.htm]

Writing, Spelling, Vocabulary:

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

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

The World Around You:

Read this month's Ranger Rick or Your Big Backyard magazines online at National Wildlife Foundation.

  1. Tell your family something new that you learned.
  2. Do one of the crafts or activities in the magazine.

Activity Link:
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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