S tart a summer word list U se each new word M ake a journal M ake a summer word box E xplore the

house to fill your word box R ead! Read! Read! Take a trip I nternet ames Mix!up a ame E njoy ettin ready for a new school year!
It is summertime! There is an acti"ity listed for each week# but you can mix and match all summer$ The idea is to keep practicin your lan ua e skills to understand more words and answer more story %uestions!! I am lookin

forward to seein how many words and pictures you can collect o"er the summer&Enjoy!

Start a summer word list

Think about words related to the summertime&thin s you do# places you o# weather# sports# clothin # and fun "acations$ Search for words in stories# around town# when playin # and listen in mo"ies$ 'rite them on a paper and see how many you can collect o"er the summer! Remember to think about what each word means$ (an your paper up in your kitchen or bedroom to watch your summer word list row!!

Use each new word

Use each word in your rowin word list in a sentence$ Think about what each word means&what is the function# action# cate ory)

Make a journal
*ut out pictures# draw pictures# copy words# write sentences about the picture# write a story usin words from your word list&be creati"e! Think about what you like about summer and keep a journal&maybe you+ll try a weather journal and compare,contrast the weather of each week- maybe you will keep a "acation journal about places and people you "isit$ Send me an e!mail tellin me about your "acation! Remember to tell me 'hat# 'ho# 'here$

Make a summer word box

.ind an old shoebox# empty tissue box# ba # or empty cardboard box$ /ecorate it!! Try to find pictures in old ma a0ines or newspapers of thin s about summertime& lue these on as decorations$

Explore the house to fill your word box

1ook for toys# pictures# and objects about summertime to include in your sound box$ Take photos or collect postcards from trips$ 2ou can use these pictures to talk with your parents about ood summer memories3what did you do# where did you o# and who did you see) 2ou can also write words

of thin s you see and put those in your summer box! 1et your parents help you search for pictures on 45oo le ima es+ to include in your summer box$

Read! Read! Read!

Read ma a0ines# comic strips# books# cereal boxes&See how many words you can add to your rowin word list! /on+t for et to write down your books for Red Ribbon Readin $ 'hich was your fa"orite summer book) 'hen you are readin a book# draw a picture of the characters$ Talk about 'ho# 'hat# 'here# 'hen# 'hy$ 6sk the librarian for books with familiar patterns by the same author 71aura 8umeroff3If 2ou 5i"e 6 Mouse 6 *ookie# Moose 6 Muffin# etc&- 1ucille *olandro!!!There was an 9ld 1ady 'ho Swallowed 6 Shell# .ly# :ell# etc&;$ (a"e fun comparin and contrastin what happened in each story$ Make your own "ersion usin the story pattern$ Read a recipe3what in redients will you need) 'hat will you need to do first# next# last) 2ou can add the recipe to your journal# draw a picture of what you and your parents cooked# or write about how it tasted$

Take a trip
Take a trip to the park# the rocery store# *arowinds# the mo"ies# the farmer+s market# another state# or a different country! Make a photo album or colla e usin pictures# postcards# brochures from places you "isit$ Use this to help you remember and talk about 'ho# 'hat# 'hen# 'here# 'hy$ 6fter helpin Mom or /ad at the rocery store# sort your roceries into cate ories of color# type of food# wet,dry# pantry,frid e$ 'here do you o each day) Maybe you could add one of these trips to your journal) Try to collect as many words for your word list$

Internet ames
There are so many ames and websites online to ha"e fun playin ! (ere are a few to start& www$starfall$com 7letter sounds# stories for all le"els and interests; http<,,www$%uia$com,shared,search)cate ory=>?@>ABad"Csearch=true search for ames on this pa e that include your lan ua e tar ets$ 'hich ame is your fa"orite to play) Is there one you can share with a friend)

http<,,www$eduplace$com,tales These DMad 1ibD acti"ities are reat for practicin "ocabulary$ Eust enter your summer words in the word list# and then read your 'acky 'eb Tale aloud$ Talk about what makes the story silly$ http<,,www$ i lepoetry$com Foems to read and create 7and of course poems that will make you i le!!; *an you find any of your summer words) 'hat poems would be funny for the other seasons of .all# 'inter# and Sprin ) http<,,www$storylineonline$net 1isten to fantastic stories read aloud by famous actors$ *hoose a book to check out from the library&pretend to read it like you are a famous actor$ /raw a picture about your story and write a word# sentence# or story summary$

Mix!up a ame
Flay a ame that you ha"e around your house and chan e it up a little$ GG*andy 1and=Make a list of items for each color on the ame board and decorate each list yellow# oran e# blue# etc$ 7The oran e list could include pumpkins# basketballs# and peaches for example;$ 'hen you turn o"er an oran e card# read a word from the oran e list$ 'hen you turn o"er a purple card# read a word from the purple list# and so on$ 'hen you turn o"er a double color# make a sentence from that word list$ :e creati"e! (a"e fun!! GGFlay Simon Says with actions=Simon says bounce like a kan aroo# or fly like a bird$ GGFlay memory usin pictures from your summer word list or photos from your family$ 6re the two pictures the same or different)

Enjoy ettin ready for a new school year!

*ollect your SUMMERTIME sticker chart to brin in for a special reward box pri0e! *ount the number of words you collected$ 5et your word list# journal# and summer word box ready to show your speech,lan ua e roup! /ecorate your word list to han up on our bulletin board$ (a"e fun with these ideas and ha"e a reat summer! Mrs$ Riley

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