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.
Activity Link:
http://www.timeforkids.com
http://www.nick.com/all_nick/tv_supersites/nick_news/
Math:
Go to About Mathematics to learn some multiplication tricks.
- Practice multiplication by playing Multiplication War using regular playing cards.
[Parents: Help your child practice the multiplication tricks while you play the game. Game instructions are on the web site.
Activity Link:
http://math.about.com/bltricks.htm
Writing, Spelling, Vocabulary:
Learn to use a software program for story writing.
- Spend the last two weeks writing and creating a storybook on the computer.
[Parents: Look at these software programs for creative writing for your elementary child. Storybook Weaver, Stationery Studio, Orly's Draw-a-Story or Kidspiration.]
The World Around You:
Play with maps at IKnowThat.com Social Studies Section.
Choose the area where you live first; and then, explore other parts of the world.
- Start with the Puzzle Maps.
- Next, play with the Clue Maps.
- Try to label the maps in the Label Maps game.
Activity Link:
http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=L2_SocialStudies