Reading/English Language Arts Summer Adventure Calendar

for Rising First Graders

Department of Curriculum and InstructionOffice of Academic Programs

Prince George’s County Public Schools

Prince George’s County Public SchoolsSummer Adventure Calendar

Rising First GradersYou’ve learned so much in school this year! It is important that you keep your brain active over the summer to be ready for next year. In this packet, you will find a calendar of activities to last you all summer long. We have also incorporated a Summer Project. Once you have completed an activity, have a family member initial in the box on the calendar. Create a journal that you can use to note your thoughts, ideas, and any work you complete. Be sure to enter the date in your journal for each assignment you do.

Directions: Families should preview the calendar together. There are some activities that may require advanced

planning, or you may want to consider working together with other families and friends on some activities. Students should read for at least 30 minutes each day.

Students will need a Reader’s and Writer’s Journal to complete the summer work. Your journal will be your special place for the daily calendar work and writing. They can purchase one, or they can make a journal by stapling several pieces of paper together or by using a notebook/binder with paper. Students should be creative and decorate the journal. Specific journaling tasks are given some days, but students may also journal after each day’s reading, noting things that stood out, questions that they have, or general wonderings about the text.

Each journal entry should: Have the date and assignment title. Have a clear and complete answer that explains the student’s thinking and fully supports the response. Be neat and organized.

Use the chart on the last page of this packet to record all of the books read during summer vacation.

Prince George's County Public Schools Reading/English Language ArtsSummer Adventure Calendar

Rising First GradersDirections: Keep your reading and writing skills sharp for next year by completing these activities. You will need two journals. One journal will be for writing and another journal will be for Word Work. The following activities are to be completed with parents’ help:

JUNESunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday SaturdayFluency Comprehension Journal Entry/Writing Vocabulary Word Work Website Library Visit

Prince George’s County Memorial Library also has a summer reading program.To participate, visit: https://www.pgcmls.info/

Summer reading Incentive at Barnes and Noble... Read 8 books and receive a

free book

Last Day of School Visit http://www.pgcmls.info/upcomingkidsevents for more information and additional resources to help your summer reading experience!

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k 1

Read a story with your mom or dad for 15 minutes. Then,

read it to them like a storyteller.

Ask you mom or dad to scramble the story of

Humpty-Dumpty. Then, ask them to help you

put it in the right order.

Who is your favorite hero? Write about him or her in

your journal.

Make a word journal to put the new words you’ll learn

this summer

.

Rhyming words have the same ending sound (For

example. go-no). Make a list of rhyming words and add them to your word journal. Can you think of words that will rhyme with looks, ten,

hats, man?

Practice your sight words athttp://www.brainpopjr.com/

readingandwriting/

Plan a visit to your local public library and apply for a library card. Also, pick up a copy of the Summer Reading List

and check out a recommended book.

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k 2

Sight Word Fluency: Do you know the following words:

come, today, went, saw, because, this, she, he, is, or with?

Write these words on index cards. Practice reading them quickly.

How would you help the character in the

story? Write a sentence and illustrate

what you would do.

Practice forming your letters correctly.

Aa BbCc DdEe FfGg Hh

Ii Jj

Think about your summer vacation. How would you describe it? Did you learn any interesting words? List them in your word journal.

Make tonight family game night. Play Pictureka,

Cranium Cariboo.

Visit www.pbskids.org/lionsfor activities, games, stories,

and parent resources.

Read any book from the Max Spaniel series by David Catrow or any other book from your

recommended reading list.

Note: If you are interested in

English Language Learner Supports, visit www.manythings.org for

games and activities.

Prince George's County Public Schools Reading/English Language ArtsSummer Adventure Calendar

Rising First GradersDirections: Keep your reading and writing skills sharp for next year by completing these activities. You will need two journals. One journal will be for writing and another journal will be for Word Work. The following activities are to be completed with parents’ help:

JUNESunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Fluency Comprehension Journal Entry/Writing Vocabulary Word Work Website Library Visit

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k 3

Listen to an audio book in the car today.

Think about the book you read. What did you already

know? What new information did you learn?

What questions do you still have?

Write about the book that you are currently reading. If

you are reading a story, make a prediction about

what will happen next?

Use the following words in a sentence. Write using letter sounds. Discuss beginning and ending sounds.

that this then

Can you find these words in a story?

What vowel (a, e, i, o, u) is missing from the words below?y_s s_x n_t b_sl_t h_d p_p m_dp_t m_x h_t c_bt_n h_s s_n b_gw_t m_ss

g_t b_ll

Time to brush up on your typing skills! Visit the Typing Factory

at http://www.learninggamesforkid

s.com/keyboarding_games/typing-factory.html to practice!

Prince George's County Public Schools Reading/English Language ArtsSummer Adventure Calendar

Rising First GradersDirections: Keep your reading and writing skills sharp for next year by completing these activities. You will need two journals. One journal will be for writing and another journal will be for Word Work. The following activities are to be completed with parents’ help:

JULYSunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday SaturdayFluency Comprehension Journal Entry/Writing Vocabulary Word Work Website Library Visit

Read Honey, I Love by Eloise Greenfield or another book of poetry.

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k 4

Read a poem out loud. First read it slowly in parts with a family member and then read it again. Can you read it on your own?

Read another poem. As you read, visualize by making pictures in your mind of what is happening. What do you see?

Write your own poem. Illustrate your poem. Share it with a friend or family member.

Poems often relate to our five senses: sight, hearing, taste, touch, and smell. Review the poems that you read. Find words that relate to at least three of your senses. Here is an example:

sight touch smellshiny bumpy rotten

Find three interesting words in a magazine or newspaper. Highlight, circle, or cut and paste the words in your journal. Talk about the words. Write a sentence using the words in your journal.

Visit http://www.turtlediary.com/grade-1-games/esl-efl-games.html to practice spelling, sight words, and read.

Read Sid and Sam by Nola Buck or another book on the recommended book list.

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k 5

Reread the silly story. Take turns reading it aloud with a family member. Listen to how your family member uses expressions while reading. Practice!

Did you read a silly story? What did the characters do that made this story seem silly?

Create your own silly story. A duck riding a bike is silly. What other silly things can you think of an animal doing? Use your imagination. Draw a picture of the characters in your story.

Use the following words in a sentence.

had will up

Can you find these words in a story?

Play “I Spy.” Name a beginning or ending sound and take turns identifying objects that begin or end with that sound.

Visit http://www.rif.org/literacy-resources and explore the resources, activities, booklists, and apps to help your reading skills grow!

Read Have You Seen My Cat? by Eric Carle or another book from your recommended summer

reading list.

JULY (continued) Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday SaturdayFluency Comprehension Journal Entry/Writing Vocabulary Word Work Website Library Visit

Prince George's County Public Schools Reading/English Language ArtsSummer Adventure Calendar

Rising First GradersDirections: Keep your reading and writing skills sharp for next year by completing these activities. You will need two journals. One journal will be for writing and another journal will be for Word Work. The following activities are to be completed with parents’ help:

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k 6

More Sight Word Fluency: Do you know the following words: like, have, said, my, it, will, are, on, was, or come?Write these words on index cards. Practice reading them quickly. Review your earlier words, too!

Would you recommend the book you read from the summer reading list to a friend? What did the author do to make this book interesting?

In your journal, make a list of topics that you are interested in learning more about. Share your list with your family. Find books on these topics when you visit the library.

Play the secret word with a family member. Use these words: fishing, swimming, camp, and family. Start with the first word and give clues about the meaning of words and see if your partner can guess the word. Example: I have lots of sand. People like to swim. People make castles. What am I? Answer: the beach!

Write all the words you can make with these words.

-ack -ake -ay-eck -eat -ee-ick -ill -ing-ock -op -orn

(Example: sack, cake, day)

Visit www.pbskids.org/lionsfor activities, games, stories, and parent resources.

Check out a Meet My Neighbor by Marc Crabtree. Be sure it is a book about a job that you want to know more about.

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k 7

Read your favorite part of the library book to a member of your family, but this time read it like a news reporter on television.

What do you like about the book you checked out? What job did you choose? What do you have to learn in school to do that job?

Write about your dream vacation. Where would you go? Why would you go there? Tell what it looks like and who would go with you.

Write 6 words you have learned from reading your Marc Crabtree book into your journal, and use each word in a sentence..

Underline the beginning sound of these words, then write a new word with that sound, like this… hat…horseBat GoDoor CanMom FigStop Pet

Visit http://www.storylineonline.net/ to read stories with Hollywood actors and actresses

Ask the librarian to recommend a mystery book that you might enjoy reading.

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k 8

Read the mystery book that you checked out of the library with your mom, dad, brother, or sister.

Ask your mom or dad to choose a comic strip from the newspaper, and then ask them to cut it up. Put the comic strip back together in the right order, and explain it to him or her.

Prince George's County Public Schools Reading/English Language Arts Summer Adventure Calendar

Rising First Graders

Directions: Keep your reading and writing skills sharp for next year by completing these activities. You will need two journals. One journal will be for writing and the another journal will be for Word Work. The following activities are to be completed with parents’ help.

AUGUSTSunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday SaturdayFluency Comprehension Journal Entry/Writing Vocabulary Word Work Website Library Visit

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k 8

Write a thank you note to the librarian at your library for helping you all summer long!

Are you ready to go back to school? Do you have your Back to School supply list? What materials do you think you will need? Illustrate and label your supplies in your journal.

Play Sight Word Hopscotch! Write your ten words from Sunday on paper or the ground. When you land on the word, read it aloud.

Visit http://www.roythezebra.com/ for interactive reading games, guided reading stories, and other activities.

National Dog Day is coming up later this month! Read Dogs! Dogs! by Ginger Fogelsong Guy or another book about pets.

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k 9

Listen to an audio book in the car today.

What new information did you learn from your reading? What questions do you still have?

Practice forming your letters correctly. Aa Bb Cc DdEe FfGg Hh Ii Jj

Ask a family member to read aloud a newspaper or a magazine. Did you hear a new and interesting word? Talk about this word. Write it in your journal.

Make tonight family game night. Play Pictureka, Cranium Cariboo.

Time to brush up on your typing skills! Visit http://www.vocabulary.co.il/typing-games/ to practice!

Read I Know An Old Lady That Swallowed a Fly by Nadine Bernard Westcott or another fiction book. How many things did the old lady swallow?

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k 10

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k 11

Read your favorite part of the library book to a member of your family, but this time read it like a news reporter on television.

Jack took the goose that laid the golden eggs from the giant. If the goose could lay something else, what would you like it to be?

Write three things you hadfun doing this summer.

While the air is still nice and warm, go out and fly a kite! But, before you do, make a list of the things you will need. The, go outside and have a good time.

Find five words in a magazine or newspaper. That describe thins you will need for school. Highlight, circle, or cut and paste the words in your journal. Talk about the words. Write a sentence using the words in your journal.

Practice your sight words athttp://www.brainpopjr.com/readingandwriting/

Be sure to return all of your library books.

~Summer Project~ Use the schedule on the next page to complete your project.

Prince George's County Public Schools Reading/English Language Arts Summer Adventure Calendar

Rising First Graders

Directions: Keep your reading and writing skills sharp for next year by completing these activities. You will need two journals. One journal will be for writing and the another journal will be for Word Work. The following activities are to be completed with parents’ help.

Sunday* This is a family project, so be sure to ask your parents to help you.Today you will begin your summer project.

Your project is to make a “Meet My Neighbor” poster. The poster will be about the jobs that Marc Crabtree talks about in the Meet My Neighbor books that you got from the library.

Just like this picture, your poster will tell the name of the job that the book you selected explains.

MondayAsk an older sister or brother to help you while you read your Meet My Neighbor book. Read it three times with their help, and then practice reading it by yourself.

TuesdayToday, you read your book to your sister or brother. They will be happy to see how well you can read.

When you finish reading, ask them to help you answer these important questions and write the answers in your journal.

My neighbor’s

job is:________Ex. Baker

A _____’s

job is to:

A ______uses these tools to do their

job:

Tools are the things a person uses to do their job. If your poster were about a baker, then the tools they use would be a spoon, bowl, apron, and an oven.

Wednesday

Draw a picture of your neighbor and his job. If they wear a uniform, be sure to draw them wearing it. A uniform is the special clothing that a person puts on to do their job. Remember to add the tools that you wrote about in your journal yesterday, and their names.

ThursdayAsk an adult to help you search the internet to find out more about your neighbor’s job.Write your new facts in your journal.

FridayIn your journal complete the following sentences:

This poster describes the job of ____________.

If you are a ________, that means your job is to ______ and you use these tools:____, _____, _____, _____.

Add these sentences to your poster.

SaturdayPlan a premiere night! Invite family members and friends over to share your summer project. They will be proud of your work!!.

AUGUST (continued)Fluency Comprehension Journal Entry/Writing Vocabulary Word Work Website Library Visit

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k 12

More Sight Word Fluency: Do you know the following words: big, too, small, down, this, sit, me, can, play, or help?Write these words on index cards. Practice reading them quickly. Review your earlier words, too!

How many sight words can you remember? Write them all down, then check your index cards to see how many you were correct.

Review your summer journals. Get a good night’s sleep.

Look at all the words you learned this summer! Make a list of your five words from this summer.

Enjoy the rest of your summer break, and have a great year!

Book Title Author GenreNumber of

PagesRecommendation to Other Readers

Name: _______________________________________ School: _________________________________

Summer Adventure ~ Books I’ve ReadChart your summer adventures here! List the books you have read on this page. Depending on how fast you read and how much you read each day, you may have completed more books than suggested on the calendar.Glue or tape this document to the first page of your Reader’s and Writer’s Journal.