📖 ELA: Reading

• • Read for at least 20 minutes each day.

  • Visit the local library and let your child choose books they are excited about.

  • Take turns reading aloud as a family.

  • Listen to audiobooks in the car or at home.

  • Read a variety of texts: chapter books, comics, magazines, recipes, maps, directions, or nonfiction books.

  • Start a summer reading challenge or create a reading bingo board.

  • Encourage your child to reread favorite books to build fluency and confidence.

Questions to check for understanding: 

1. Who was the most important character in the story, and what actions or choices showed their personality?

2. What was the main problem in the story, and how did the characters work to solve it? Do you think the solution was effective? Why or why not?

3. Which part of the story was the most meaningful or exciting to you? Use details from the text to explain your thinking.

4. What lesson or message did the character learn by the end of the story? What events helped them learn it?

5. Based on the character’s actions and the ending, what do you predict could happen next? Use evidence from the story to support your prediction.

6. How did the character change from the beginning to the end of the story?

7. What challenges did the character face, and how did those challenges help the character grow?

8. What is the theme or central message of the story? What details from the text support that idea?

9. Which character would you most want to meet in real life? Explain your reasoning using evidence from the story.

10. If you could change one event in the story, what would you change and how would it affect the ending?

🔢 Math

• Practice counting money while shopping or ordering food

• Let your child help measure ingredients while cooking or baking

• Read clocks and talk about elapsed time during the day

• Compare prices at the store and estimate totals

• Talk about fractions using pizza, sandwiches, fruit, or snacks

Fun Math Games

• Play card games like War, Addition War, or Multiplication War

• Use dice to practice addition, subtraction, and multiplication facts

• Play board games that involve counting spaces or money

• Try math apps or online games for 10–15 minutes a day

Build Fact Fluency

• Practice addition and subtraction facts regularly

• Practicing multiplication facts through songs, flashcards, or games

• Use quick daily challenges like “How many ways can you make 24?”

• Write math facts in sidewalk chalk outside

Real-World Problem Solving

• Ask your child to help plan a budget for a family outing

• Have them estimate distances, weights, or quantities

• Let them help divide snacks or supplies evenly among family members

• Encourage them to explain how they solved a problem

Math Through Play

• Build with LEGO or blocks to explore patterns and geometry

• Complete puzzles and brain teasers

• Practice measuring during crafts or DIY projects

Play sports and keep score together

📝 Writing

• Keep a summer journal.

• Write postcards, letters, or emails to family members.

• Create comic strips or short stories.

• Write about summer adventures, vacations, or favorite memories.

• Make shopping lists, menus, or “how-to” directions.

• Encourage complete sentences with capitals and punctuation.

🔡 Word work/Vocab

• Practice sight words and spelling patterns.

• Play word games like Scrabble, Boggle, Wordle, or crossword puzzles.

• Learn a “word of the day.”

• Practice decoding unfamiliar words by breaking them into chunks or syllables.

Summer Reading Choice Board

Our Summer Reading Choice Board is a fun way to keep students reading and learning all summer long! Students can complete a variety of engaging activities that encourage creativity, build reading skills, and foster a love of books.