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Grades K-5

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Reading & Language Arts Math

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Facts & Trivia Daily Fun

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Science Activities &Worksheets

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What and When Is Summer?

Matching: Fun with Insects

Examining Shadows at Noon

Graphing Summer Temperatures

Dried Flowers and Leaves

The Summer Sky: Looking for Lyra

Making Cloud Mobiles

Summer Crossword Puzzle

Armchair Scavenger Hunt

What Will They Learn?

Reading and Language ArtsWorksheets

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Henry & Mudge Summer Splash Word Puzzles (Gr. K-2)

Hidden Summer Vacation (Gr. 2-3)

Summer Fact or Opinion (Gr. 2-5)

What’s the Question? (Gr. 2-4)

Home for the Summer (Gr. 2)

Questions to Ask Before, During & After Reading (K-5)

A Summer Day: Creative Writing (Gr. 1-3)

Summer Books I’ve Read (Gr. K-5)

Story Fun (Gr. 1-3)

What Will They Learn in Reading & Language Arts?

Math Worksheets

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Summer Vacation Review Sheet (Gr. 4-5)

Summer Math: Kindergarten

Summer Math: First Grade

Summer Math: Second Grade

Summer Math: Third Grade

Summer Math: Fourth Grade

Summer Math: Fifth Grade

Color by Number: Find the Animals (Gr. 1)

Summer Vacations (Gr. 3-5)

Ice Cream—Yummy! (Gr. 3-5)

What Will Your Child Learn in Math?

Art Projects

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Crepe Paper Flower

Surprise Flowers

Summer Photography

Clay and Play-dough Recipes

Silly Putty

Creating a Shell Cast or Mold

Making Pictures from Seeds

Tissue Flower

Daily Fun Facts & Trivia

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June Calendar of Events

July Calendar of Events

August Calendar of Events

June Daily Activities

July Daily Activities

August Daily Activities

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SI: What and When Is Summer?

EQUIPMENT:

Ball

Flashlight

2 small pieces of paper

Tape

String

Scissors Pencil

DIRECTIONS:

1. Take the papers and wri te "North Pole" on one and "South Pole" on the other. Cut them out as labels and tape to the ball on each end.

2. Cut the str ing to fit around the ball and tape to the middle of the ball to represent the equator.

3. Look at the illustration at the top of this sheet. It represents the position of the ear th dur ing the summer in its journey around the sun. Look at the position of the poles and the equator. When the summer begins on the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year occurs. "Solstice" means the sun stands still. Find out when that day is this year and record it here:

4. Go into a darkened room with the ball (model of the earth) and the flashlight. I l luminate the ball with the light and observe the position of the earth. Shine the light on the Nor th Pole directly. What do you observe? What happens to the Southern Hemisphere?

CONCLUSIONS:

What can you conclude about the Southern Hemisphere and the Northern Hemisphere dur ing the months of June , July, and August? Read and find out about the differences in their weather and seasons.

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MAT6HIN6 - : F U N W I T H I N S E C T S

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S3: Examining Shadows at Noon

Use "My Shadow Chart" to record the t ime and length of your shadows. Do you th ink the sun's shadows are longer or shorter in the summer than in the winter? See if you can find out. Here is a hint: The sun is higher in the sky in the summer than in the winter.

Measure your shadow at three different t imes of the day—morning, noon, and late afternoon. Compare the differences.

EQUIPMENT:

Stake to m a r k your shadow Yardstick or piece of rope "My Shadow Chart"

Pencil A friend Sunshine

DIRECTIONS:

1. Go outdoors t h r e e different t imes to measure your shadow on a sunny day. Have your friend m e a s u r e t h e l eng th of your shadow using the yardstick (or rope) and stake. Record the information on the chart.

2. Compare the shadow measurements for the three t imes of the day.

3. You may want to do this on the S u m m e r Solstice and du r ing different t imes of the summer and compare your findings.

CONCLUSIONS:

When was your shadow the longest? Why?

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S4: Graphing Summer Temperatures

For this activity, you will select two cities and graph and record their temperatures for one week. Get your t e m p e r a t u r e r ead ings by reading the newspaper, watching the weather report on television, or wri t ing a pen pal and exchanging information. Maybe your grandparent or a friend living in another city will keep a record of the weather in his or her town and exchange t h e information w i th you.

Using the graph, put a dot to represent the temperature for your city or town. Connect the dots at the end of the week, drawing a line from one dot to the next. Graph the other city's wea ther in a cont ras t ing color. Compare the differences. Pr in t the cities' names on the chart. If you know how to average temperatures, you may want to average the weekly HIGH TEMPERATURES. W h e n graphing , you will be recording the high temperatures for each day.

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S12: The Summer Sky—Looking for Lyra

EQUIPMENT:

Empty oatmeal box

Styrofoam cup

Pat terns for Lyra

Flashlight

Markers

DIRECTIONS:

1. Select the box or cup and the appropriate pat tern. Cut out the paper pa t te rn and place it on one end of your cup or box. Tape it in place.

2. Using the sharp pencil, carefully punch holes the SAME SIZE as the pat tern shows. Work slowly and carefully, because the size of the holes varies; some are larger, and some are smaller. CAUTION: Always have an adult present when doing any cutt ing or hole punching.

3. Take the cup or box to a totally darkened room. Turn on your flashlight and shine the light inside the cup or box to shine light onto the ceiling or wall.

4. Move closer to adjust the focus of the constellation projection. 5. If you wish, you can decorate your constellation viewer on the outside with construction

paper, markers , and tape.

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Patterns for Lyra

Use this pa t tern if you are using a styrofoam cup:

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Use this pat tern if you are using an oatmeal box:

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Making Cloud Mobiles

In activity S2, "Examining Cloud Types," you found out about different cloud types. In this activity, you can make a mobile with different kinds of clouds.

Six cloud pat terns are given: cirrus, altocumulus, cumulus, stratus, stratocumulus, and cumulonimbus. Write a description of each on the back of each cloud. Then use your crayons or markers to color the clouds on the other side. You might also want to use cotton that has been dipped in watercolors for more visual effects. You could add lightning, too.

Cover a hanger wi th yarn and suspend the six finished clouds with str ing from the hanger.

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178 Appendix 1: Answer Key

SPRING CROSSWORD PUZZLE I

Across 2. MOLT 3. MONARCH 5. NYMPH 8. LARVA 9. THREE

10. FALL 11. WINTER

Down 1. COCCOON 4. CHRYSALIS 6. SPRING 7. CATERPILLAR

SPRING CROSSWORD PUZZLE II

Across 1. EQUINOX 3. FRESNEL 5. GRAVITY 8. COMPOST

Down 1. BROCCOLI 4. SEPAL 6. NYMPH 7. ORTHOPTERA

SUMMER CROSSWORD PUZZLE

Across 2. VEGA 3. WORM 4. SEDIMENTATION 6. PARABOLA

Down 1. HYGROMETER 3. WATER 5. XERIC 7. CATERPILLAR

SUMMER HERBS TO IDENTIFY

dill thyme garlic

basil rosemary parsley


Armchair Scavenger Hunt

Look at the following list of categories. Think of threeobjects for each category. You can list things found atschool or at home.

Category Objects

In the boxes below, think of other ways to sort some of theobjects you have already collected.

Name DateScience Fun

Things that are red

Things that are made of wood

Things that are made of glass

Things that are round

Things that are made of paper

Things that hang on a wall

Things that hold water

Things smaller than an egg


Reading and Language ArtsWorksheets

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What Will Your Child Learn in Science?Kindergarten

Recognize the five senses.•

First GradeMake more detailed observations about the natural world.•

Second GradeDevelop a simple understanding of life, earth, and physical sciences.•

Third GradeConduct simple scientific investigations. •

Fourth GradeRecognize how science is at work in the world around them, especially through technology.

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Fifth GradeUnderstand the major topics of physical, life, and earth sciences in greater depth.Use mathematics in the study of science.

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Sixth GradeUnderstand and perform all operations for rational numbersWrite, simplify, and manipulate expressions and equations in all areas of problem solving, including ratios, proportions, geometry, statistics, and probability.

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