Week 14 ~ Summer
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In the Northern Hemisphere, the June solstice (aka summer solstice) occurs when the Sun reaches its highest and northernmost points in the sky. It marks the start of summer in the northern half of the globe. Learn about the summer solstice here at The Old Farmer's Almanac.
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Summer Words
Think of as many words as you can to describe summer. Then look at the drop down list below to see if there are more words to add to your list. You can continue to add more words throughout the summer. You can make the list colorful and fun!
Summer Splash sunshine flowers
Summer Words
Summer Words
stream
sunshine
water
gardening
heat
humidity
baseball
moon
flowers
grass
fruit
popsicle
vegetables
summer solstice
swim
garden
thunder
rain
yard
watermelon
pond
river
seashore
You can also write your words on cards and sort them alphabetically or by categories.
Take one word, such as pond, then write more words that go with that word.
Summer Scrapbook & Journaling
Summer is the perfect time for scrapbooking and journaling! You can add to your journal or start a new journal that's All About Summer.
Dear Summer,
What I love about you is .....
Summer Explore & Discover
You might not be in a school building during the summer, but there's still a lot of learning that will happen. It's easy to incorporate skills that need to be mastered right into fun summer games. Some games naturally help kids have fun with math, like Yahtzee, basic card games, or games with a set of dice.
Here is a list of 25 math games, played with a deck of cards.
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Here are 7 Simple Math Card Games by Games4Learning
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Roll two dice and add them together.
Write the number sentence. ________ + ________ = ________
You can do the same to practice subtraction, multiplication, division, and fractions.
Probability: Guess how many times you would get a five out of 100 rolls . Then roll one die 100 times and chart out how many times each number comes up.
Play With Math
Think math throughout your daily life in the summer. Talk about numbers and their relationships to everyday items, such as groceries, mail, flowers in the garden etc. Use rulers to measure and show mathematical relationships, such as which cup is taller. Use math words daily by looking at if items are equal, more than or less than.
Summer is a great time to learn or brush up on Telling Time.
Use your daily schedule to introduce or expand on learning time. You can compare digital clocks and analog clocks to be sure children become comfortable with reading both.
Use your outdoor nature adventures to think about time.
Nature Trip Schedule
8:00 breakfast
9:00 walk to the park to observe the birds
Ask " How long after breakfast will we leave for the park?"
Money, Money Money
Whether it's play money or real money, it can be great fun to count up money. There are no fancy games needed just some coins to add up.
How many dimes does it take to make 2 quarters?
Would you trade those 4 dimes for 2 quarters?
Put your hand in a bag of coins and take three, then add up what you chose.
You have 2 dimes and 3 pennies. How many more pennies do you need to have it equal the quarter?
Reading All Summer Long
BOOK TIME: Pick a time each day to spend time with books. Then think of a great name for your book time. Fill a basket with reading material, like magazines, letter, and books. Get creative so that it's something everyone looks forward to. Let everyone choose what they want to read during this time.
Go back to Week #7 for some book and reading ideas. Week #7
Check out these 13 FUN SUMMER LEARNING ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS OF EVERY GRADE LEVEL
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