Kindergarten
All I really need to know, I learned in kindergarten.
- Robert Fulgham
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 1st 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 or have a family read aloud each day. See leveled book list for books at an appropriate level. Note: Students should not be reading text that is too difficult and reading aloud to students at this age is most helpful.
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
4. Here are some recommendations for new books for Summer Reading created by our Library/Media Specialists.
Pick your favorite books to do a reading response . At this grade level it is appropriate for student to write or say their responses.
Continue Lexia for at least 20 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 kindergarten red words each day. Here are flash cards to help review. A handwriting practice list is attached.
Writing
Keep a summer journal. Each day record what you’ve done that day. A list of ideas is included and a kindergarten writing journal is linked here if you choose to print it.
Rising first graders can record using a combination of pictures, letters and words. They can illustrate their daily log with a detailed picture. It is important that students at this level do this writing on paper with a pencil or crayon.
Math
Practice Math skills for 20 minutes. You can log onto any of our available math sites at this link or try out some free activities on IXL.com (limited free access).
School to Home Connections: Hands-on games and activities to reinforce learning of each concept
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 year's Math In Focus units.
