Less Screen Time More Sunscreen!

MPMK_readingscavengerhunt_8.5x11.pdf

Reading Bingo.pdf

Alphabet Scavenger Hunt

Go on an alphabet scavenger hunt. Search the neighborhood for things that begin with each letter of the alphabet. A-alley, B-bark on a tree, C-cumulus clouds, D– dog, and so on.

summer_reading_bingo.pdf

Word Family Chalk!

Use these word family lists to write rhyming words and have fun jumping and reading them! For extra practice create word cards and have your child match the word on the card to the word on the sidewalk.

Copy of Word Families.pdf

Phonics-Treasure-Hunt.pdf

Summer Reading Ideas

Sight Word Hide and Seek

Write sight words or vocabulary words on individual cards. Hide them throughout the yard or playground. Now you are ready to seek them out. Have someone call out a word and then try to find the hidden word.

Create a Nature Journal

While a traditional nature journal usually focuses on discoveries and sketches, yours can include any kind of writing the kids want to include about their outdoor adventures.

They can draw what they see and write about it, research it or make up a story to match what they see!

Sight Word Painting

Gather a bucket with water and a paintbrush (the big painter kind- not the little watercolor brushes) and head outside. Children can “paint” words on the sidewalk or if you have a brick surface that works even better. If it’s really warm outside, your words will disappear like magic. Of course, sidewalk chalk also works great for this activity.

Sidewalk Chalk Spelling

Make a grid six squares across and five squares down. In the first box, put a big star. Each box following has a lowercase letter of the alphabet. There should be three blank boxes left. To those, add a question mark, an apostrophe, and the words "capital letter."
Then start practicing sight words!

Here are the rules:

Start and end every word at the star.
Get from one letter to the next trying not to step on other letters in the process (which isn't always possible, but kids sure have fun trying).
If you get stuck, step on the question mark square.
If the word begins with a capital letter (proper noun, etc.), step on the "capital letter" square before you head to the first letter in the word.
If you misspell the word, you have to go back to the star and begin again.

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