Second Grade
Even the hardest puzzles have a solution.
- Eli Mot
Below are suggested summer activities in the areas of Reading, Writing, and Mathematics that will help keep your skills sharp. This is not mandatory summer work, but your teachers and schools know that doing a little bit each day is very helpful in making you the best 3rd grader you can be at the start of next year! In addition to all of these activities please make sure to check with the Technology Extension and Enrichment Activities webpage for additional resources. Here are some recommendations for new books for Summer Reading created by our Library/Media Specialists. Please note that your child should be working in the grade they just completed in the 2022-2023 school year. For those students who are new to our school, please join in using all of our free sites and resources. The Lexia program is for those students who were previously enrolled in the 2022-2023 school year.
When in doubt, here is a quick list of the most important activities.
Play! Have fun outside! Here's a fun neighborhood scavenger hunt!
Set a routine to read everyday. Find new and interesting books that are "just right" for you. Read for a good chunk of time!
Start a summer writing journal with various types of writing.
Keep your math skills fresh by practicing math facts!
See below for more detailed resources in each area...
Reading
Read daily at their independent reading level or below for at least 20 minutes. Students can also be responding to what they’ve read. A list of possible response topics is attached. See leveled book list for books at an appropriate level. Here are some recommendations for new books for Summer Reading created by our Library/Media Specialists.
See the Millburn Library website for their summer offerings.
Here is the link to the Millburn Public Library’s Summer Reading Challenge 2023 video
For access to ebooks during the summer:
See the Millburn Library page and click on "eBooks & Streaming."
Epic!- Free 30 day trial for parents that allows access to over 40,000 premium books.
Epic Free- If students have access to EPIC already, student will have 2 hours of free reading a week in a limited library from 7:00 am until 3:00 pm Monday through Friday.
Continue Lexia for at least 30 minutes per week. Lexia is for those students who were previously enrolled in the 2022-2023 school year.
Practice Language Arts skills on Starfall.com, ABCYA, or IXL.com (limited free access).
Practice second grade red words each day. A list and set of flashcards is attached.
Writing
Keep a summer journal. Each day record what you’ve done that day. A list of ideas is linked.
Rising third graders can use words and sentences. Some spelling errors are expected but they should be encouraged to rely on their word study and red word knowledge to tap out words and attempt proper spellings as appropriate. It is still important for students of this age to continue to illustrate if possible and to record writing using a pen or pencil. Students may also choose to use this journal to practice their cursive writing as well. Proper capitalization and punctuation is expected at this age. At least several well-connected sentences would be expected at this age.
Math
Practice Math skills for 20 minutes. You can log onto any of our available math sites at this link or try logging into IXL.com (limited free access).
School Home Connections - Hands on activities to reinforce the learning in each chapter
Each chapter in Math in Focus has a Performance Task to reinforce skills learned at the end of that chapter. Some of these tasks you may have completed already. Challenge yourself to complete the performance tasks from this years Math In Focus units.