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Summer Packet – Third to Fourth
This Brain Booster Summer Practice Packet Belongs
to:
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Dear Parents,
The Brain Booster Summer Practice Packet has been designed to keep your child’s brain
active and engaged throughout the summer. This packet includes various math and reading
activities, a reading log, and several opportunities to practice writing. Just a few activities a
week can help your child maintain their level of achievement over the summer and boost
their confidence when entering a new grade level. In addition, students who complete the
Brain Booster Summer Practice Packet will have the opportunity to attend the Brain Booster
Bash in August.
Qualifications for the Brain Booster Bash
Children in 1st through 5th grade may attend to the bash on Friday, August 26th, if he or she:
Returns this completed packet no later than August 19th, 2016.
Practices his/her math facts at least once per week or 8 times throughout the
summer. The math log will need to be completed and initialed by a parent.
Students in grades 1-3 must read at least 16 books or 8 chapter books and record
them in their reading log.
Students in grades 4 and 5 must read at least 20 books or 10 chapter books and
record them in their reading log.
Writing assignments must be completed as the directions state.
Thank you and have a great summer!
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Research has shown that the single greatest factor in predicting reading success is whether a child is read to when young. Here are some titles to get you started! Please note that the reading level of the books suggested varies. If your child is already reading, have him or her read a page of the book aloud to you to see if it is a good fit. If they struggle with more than a few words on the page, it is probably too difficult, but the book would still be a great book to read aloud to your child.
School Stories
• Kirsten Learns a Lesson: A School Story by
Janet Beeler Shaw
• Ramona Quimby Age 8 by Beverly Cleary
Animal Stories • The Adventures of Paddington by Michael Bond
(book and tape series)
• Babe: The Gallant Pig by Dick King-Smith
• Catwings by Ursula K. Le Guin
• The Lion’s Whiskers: An Ethiopian Folktale by Nancy Raines Day
• Rats on the Roof and Other Stories by James Marshall
Books About Friends • The Candy Corn Contest by Patricia Reilly Giff
• Pinky and Rex by James Howe
Historical Fiction • Ben and Me by Robert Lawson
• Changes for Addy by Connie Rose Porter (and other American Girl books)
• If You Grew Up with George Washington by Ruth Belov Gross
• Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express by Margaret K. Wetterrer
• Kibitzers and Fools: Tales My Zayda Told Me by Simms Taback
• Pink and Say by Patricia Polacco
• Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin
• Teammates by Peter Golenbock
Folktales
• Iktomi and the Berries: A Plains Indian Story by Paul Goble
• Mirandy and Brother Wind by Patricia C. McKissack
• Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Northwest by
Gerald Mc- Dermott
• The Talking Eggs by Robert D. San Souci
Great Series Books
• Amelia Bedelia series by Peggy Parish
• American Girl series
• Arthur series by Marc Brown
• Berenstain Bears series by Jan and Stan Berenstain
• Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner
• Encyclopedia Brown by Donald J. Sobol
• Eyewitness Science Explorers
• Henry and Mudge series by Cynthia Rylant
• Horrible Harry series by Suzy Kline
• Little House series by Laura Ingalls Wilder
• Nancy Drew Notebooks by Carolyn Keene early series
• Pee Wee Scouts by Judy Delton
• Polk Street School by Patricia Reilly Giff
Award Winners
• The Cat Who Went to Heaven by Elizabeth Jane Coat- sworth
• Doctor De Soto by William Steig
• How Much Is a Million? by David M. Schwartz
• Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg
• Mercy Watson to the Rescue by Kate DiCamillo
• Mirette on the High Wire by Emily Arnold McCully
• Prehistoric Pinkerton by Steven Kellogg
• Rabbit Hill by Robert Lawson
• The Village of Round and Square Houses by Ann Grifalconi
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Suggested Summer Reading
Sunshine State Young Reader’s Award Titles
Book Title AR RL
Points
Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff 4.7 7 All Four Stars by Tara Dairman 6 9 Circus Mirandus by Cassie Beasley 4.8 9 Dinosaur Boy by Cory Putman Oakes 5.1 7 Eddie Red Undercover: Mystery on Museum Mile by Marcia Wells
4.9 6
Fish Finelli: Seagulls Don’t Eat Pickles by E.S. Farber
3.8 3
Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt 3.7 7 Gabby Duran and the Unsittables by Daryle Conners and Elise Allen
5.4 6
Half a Chance by Cynthia Lord 4.5 6 The Pet War by Allen Woodrow 3.8 8 Pip Bartlett’s Guide to Magical Creatures by Maggie Stiefvater and Jackson Pearce
4.7 5
Prairie Evers by Ellen Airgood 4.9 5 Serafina’s Promise by Ann Burg 3.6 3 The Terrible Two by Marc Barnett and Jory John 4.5 4 The Worm Whisperer by Betty Hicks 3.7 4
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Summer Readers Club Throughout the summer, please complete the reading log below. Remember, students in grades 1-3 must read at least 16 books or 8 chapter books and students in grades 4 and 5 must read at least 20 books or 10 chapter books. Books may be read independently, read with someone, or read to you by someone.
Book Title Date Read Read Independently,
Read With, Read to…
We have enjoyed reading the books listed!
Student’s Signature
Parent’s Signature
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Parents/Guardians, please confirm completion of each task by writing your initials in each box.
June
Go to the dollar
store and buy a pack
of multiplication and
division flashcards
or make your own
flashcards using
index cards or
construction paper.
Facts 1-10
Go to the dollar
store and buy a pack
of multiplication and
division flashcards
or make your own
flashcards using
index cards or
construction paper.
Facts 1-10
Help your parents
by doing a chore
without them asking.
Practice your
flashcards for 15
minutes! Challenge
yourself. How many
can you do in a
minute?
Find a cozy spot in
your house and read
a good book for 30
minutes. When you
are done make a
bookmark to save
your spot!
Go outside and run
three laps around
your house, do 20
jumping jacks, 15 sit
ups and run 3 more
laps.
Make a card for
your Dad or
Grandfather for
Father’s Day. (June
19th)
Practice your
flashcards for 15
minutes! Challenge
yourself. How many
can you do in a
minute?
Write these words
in alphabetical
order; events,
eventually, evening,
every, everything,
evidently, evil,
evident
How many words can
you make with these
letters
a,a,l,l,l,o,g,m,n,n,t
Try to make at least
20 words. Sort the
words into
categories by
syllables.
Draw as many
different shapes as
you can think of.
Find shapes around
your house and
identify the
vertices, faces and
sides of all the 3D
shapes.
Practice your
flashcards for 15
minutes! Challenge
yourself. How many
can you do in a
minute?
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Parents/Guardians, please confirm completion of each task by writing your initials in each box.
July Get a newspaper or
magazine and pick an
interesting article
to read. Explain to
your parents what
you read. Can you
tell your parents the
main idea?
Use a magazine or
newspaper to go on a
prefix and suffix
hunt. See if you can
find words with
pre-, re-, un or
words with ful-,
less-, ly. Cut these
words out. Can you
make new words
with the same
prefix or suffix
Practice your
flashcards for 15
minutes! Challenge
yourself. How many
can you do in a
minute?
Go to the public
library and pick out
a few new books to
read.
Walk around your
house and outside.
Write down at least
10 items in your
house that are
compound words.
Example, backyard
Find a deck of cards
and turn over two
cards. Multiply the
two numbers
together.
Practice your
flashcards for 15
minutes! Challenge
yourself. How many
can you do in a
minute?
Practice telling time
throughout the day.
What time did you
eat breakfast,
brush your teeth,
and go outside? Etc.
Look in your
refrigerator and
make a list of all of
the items in it. Then
take these items
and sort them by
the different food
groups. Fruit,
Vegetables, Meat,
etc
Practice your
flashcards for 15
minutes! Challenge
yourself. How many
can you do in a
minute?
Write as many coin
combinations as you
can that equal $1.00.
Use pennies,
Nickels, Dimes,
Quarters. Write
this in a chart form.
Spell as many words
as you can using the
following 10 letters:
a,l,b,b,c,d,k,l,r,s.
Think of words that
begin with s-, sl-,
br- and bl. How
many words can you
make?
Develop a daily
schedule and
determine the
length of time spent
on each activity. Can
you figure how much
time elapsed
between each
activity?
Count the number of
days until school
starts. Make sure
your math calendar
is ready for Fourth
grade!
Practice your
flashcards for 15
minutes! Challenge
yourself. How many
can you do in a
minute?
Roll a dice 25 times
and record the
number that comes
up each time. Which
number came up the
most, which one
came up the least?
Make a bar graph to
display your results
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Multiplication Facts 0-12
0 1 2 3 4 5
0 x 0 = 0
0 x 1 = 0 0 x 2 = 0
0 x 3 = 0
0 x 4 = 0 0 x 5 = 0 0 x 6 = 0
0 x 7 = 0 0 x 8 = 0
0 x 9 = 0 0 x 10 = 0 0 x 11 = 0
0 x 12 = 0
1 x 0 = 0
1 x 1 = 1 1 x 2 = 2
1 x 3 = 3
1 x 4 = 4 1 x 5 = 5 1 x 6 = 6
1 x 7 = 7 1 x 8 = 8
1 x 9 = 9 1 x 10 = 10 1 x 11 = 11
1 x 12 = 12
2 x 0 = 0
2 x 1 = 2 2 x 2 = 4
2 x 3 = 6
2 x 4 = 8 2 x 5 = 10 2 x 6 = 12
2 x 7 = 14 2 x 8 = 16
2 x 9 = 18 2 x 10 = 20 2 x 11 = 22
2 x 12 = 24
3 x 0 = 0
3 x 1 = 3 3 x 2 = 6
3 x 3 = 9
3 x 4 = 12 3 x 5 = 15 3 x 6 = 18
3 x 7 = 21 3 x 8 = 24
3 x 9 = 27 3 x 10 = 30 3 x 11 = 33
3 x 12 = 36
4 x 0 = 0
4 x 1 = 4 4 x 2 = 8
4 x 3 = 12
4 x 4 = 16 4 x 5 = 20 4 x 6 = 24
4 x 7 = 28 4 x 8 = 32
4 x 9 = 36 4 x 10 = 40 4 x 11 = 44
4 x 12 = 48
5 x 0 = 0
5 x 1 = 5 5 x 2 = 10
5 x 3 = 15
5 x 4 = 20 5 x 5 = 25 5 x 6 = 30
5 x 7 = 35 5 x 8 = 40
5 x 9 = 45 5 x 10 = 50 5 x 11 = 55
5 x 12 = 60
6 7 8 9 10 11
6 x 0 = 0 6 x 1 = 6
6 x 2 = 12
6 x 3 = 18 6 x 4 = 24 6 x 5 = 30
6 x 6 = 36 6 x 7 = 42 6 x 8 = 48
6 x 9 = 54 6 x 10 = 60
6 x 11 = 66
6 x 12 = 72
7 x 0 = 0 7 x 1 = 7
7 x 2 = 14
7 x 3 = 21 7 x 4 = 28 7 x 5 = 35
7 x 6 = 42 7 x 7 = 49 7 x 8 = 56
7 x 9 = 63 7 x 10 = 70
7 x 11 = 77
7 x 12 = 84
8 x 0 = 0 8 x 1 = 8
8 x 2 = 16
8 x 3 = 24 8 x 4 = 32 8 x 5 = 40
8 x 6 = 48 8 x 7 = 56 8 x 8 = 64
8 x 9 = 72 8 x 10 = 80
8 x 11 = 88
8 x 12 = 96
9 x 0 = 0 9 x 1 = 9
9 x 2 = 18
9 x 3 = 27 9 x 4 = 36 9 x 5 = 45
9 x 6 = 54 9 x 7 = 63 9 x 8 = 72
9 x 9 = 81 9 x 10 = 90
9 x 11 = 99
9 x 12 = 108
10 x 0 = 0 10 x 1 = 10
10 x 2 = 20
10 x 3 = 30 10 x 4 = 40 10 x 5 = 50
10 x 6 = 60 10 x 7 = 70 10 x 8 = 80
10 x 9 = 90 10 x 10 = 100
10 x 11 = 110
10 x 12 = 120
11 x 0 = 0 11 x 1 = 11
11 x 2 = 22
11 x 3 = 33 11 x 4 = 44 11 x 5 = 55
11 x 6 = 66 11 x 7 = 77 11 x 8 = 88
11 x 9 = 99 11 x 10 = 110
11 x 11 = 121
11 x 12 = 132
12 12 x 0 = 0
12 x 1 = 12
12 x 2 = 24 12 x 3 = 36
12 x 4 = 48
12 x 5 = 60 12 x 6 = 72 12 x 7 = 84
12 x 8 = 96 12 x 9 = 108
12 x 10 = 120 12 x 11 = 132 12 x 12 = 144
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1 Division Facts 2 Division Facts 3 Division Facts 4 Division Facts
1 ÷ 1 = 1 2 ÷ 2 = 1 3 ÷ 3 = 1 4 ÷ 4 = 1
2 ÷ 1 = 2 4 ÷ 2 = 2 6 ÷ 3 = 2 8 ÷ 4 = 2
3 ÷ 1 = 3 6 ÷ 2 = 3 9 ÷ 3 = 3 12 ÷ 4 = 3
4 ÷ 1 = 4 8 ÷ 2 = 4 12 ÷ 3 = 4 16 ÷ 4 = 4
5 ÷ 1 = 5 10 ÷ 2 = 5 15 ÷ 3 = 5 20 ÷ 4 = 5
6 ÷ 1 = 6 12 ÷ 2 = 6 18 ÷ 3 = 6 24 ÷ 4 = 6
7 ÷ 1 = 7 14 ÷ 2 = 7 21 ÷ 3 = 7 28 ÷ 4 = 7
8 ÷ 1 = 8 16 ÷ 2 = 8 24 ÷ 3 = 8 32 ÷ 4 = 8
9 ÷ 1 = 9 18 ÷ 2 = 9 27 ÷ 3 = 9 36 ÷ 4 = 9
10 ÷ 1 = 10 20 ÷ 2 = 10 30 ÷ 3 = 10 40 ÷ 4 = 10
11 ÷ 1 = 11 22 ÷ 2 = 11 33 ÷ 3 = 11 44 ÷ 4 = 11
12 ÷ 1 = 12 24 ÷ 2 = 12 36 ÷ 3 = 12 48 ÷ 4 = 12
5 Division Facts 6 Division Facts 7 Division Facts 8 Division Facts
5 ÷ 5 = 1 6 ÷ 6 = 1 7 ÷ 7 = 1 8 ÷ 8 = 1
10 ÷ 5 = 2 12 ÷ 6 = 2 14 ÷ 7 = 2 16 ÷ 8 = 2
15 ÷ 5 = 3 18 ÷ 6 = 3 21 ÷ 7 = 3 24 ÷ 8 = 3
20 ÷ 5 = 4 24 ÷ 6 = 4 28 ÷ 7 = 4 32 ÷ 8 = 4
25 ÷ 5 = 5 30 ÷ 6 = 5 35 ÷ 7 = 5 40 ÷ 8 = 5
30 ÷ 5 = 6 36 ÷ 6 = 6 42 ÷ 7 = 6 48 ÷ 8 = 6
35 ÷ 5 = 7 42 ÷ 6 = 7 49 ÷ 7 = 7 56 ÷ 8 = 7
40 ÷ 5 = 8 48 ÷ 6 = 8 56 ÷ 7 = 8 64 ÷ 8 = 8
45 ÷ 5 = 9 54 ÷ 6 = 9 63 ÷ 7 = 9 72 ÷ 8 = 9
50 ÷ 5 = 10 60 ÷ 6 = 10 70 ÷ 7 = 10 80 ÷ 8 = 10
55 ÷ 5 = 11 66 ÷ 6 = 11 77 ÷ 7 = 11 88 ÷ 8 = 11
60 ÷ 5 = 12 72 ÷ 6 = 12 84 ÷ 7 = 12 96 ÷ 8 = 12
9 Division Facts 10 Division Facts 11 Division Facts 12 Division Facts
9 ÷ 9 = 1 10 ÷ 10 = 1 11 ÷ 11 = 1 12 ÷ 12 = 1
18 ÷ 9 = 2 20 ÷ 10 = 2 22 ÷ 11 = 2 24 ÷ 12 = 2
27 ÷ 9 = 3 30 ÷ 10 = 3 33 ÷ 11 = 3 36 ÷ 12 = 3
36 ÷ 9 = 4 40 ÷ 10 = 4 44 ÷ 11 = 4 48 ÷ 12 = 4
45 ÷ 9 = 5 50 ÷ 10 = 5 55 ÷ 11 = 5 60 ÷ 12 = 5
54 ÷ 9 = 6 60 ÷ 10 = 6 66 ÷ 11 = 6 72 ÷ 12 = 6
63 ÷ 9 = 7 70 ÷ 10 = 7 77 ÷ 11 = 7 84 ÷ 12 = 7
72 ÷ 9 = 8 80 ÷ 10 = 8 88 ÷ 11 = 8 96 ÷ 12 = 8
81 ÷ 9 = 9 90 ÷ 10 = 9 99 ÷ 11 = 9 108 ÷ 12 = 9
90 ÷ 9 = 10 100 ÷ 10 = 10 110 ÷ 11 = 10 120 ÷ 12 = 10
99 ÷ 9 = 11 110 ÷ 10 = 11 121 ÷ 11 = 11 132 ÷ 12 = 11
108 ÷ 9 = 12 120 ÷ 10 = 12 132 ÷ 11 = 12 144 ÷ 12 = 12
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Practice your math facts at least once a week this summer. Have an adult initial
this form each time you do!
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300 660 458 369 910 - 192 - 650 - 434 - 326 - 410
902 450 360 600 230 - 180 - 118 - 155 - 213 - 100
902 600 600 750 908 - 122 - 305 - 427 - 392 - 274
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Math Practice Activities
Please use this page to help yourself think of various math practice activities.
Here are the required tasks for students going into the following grades:
1st grade should practice addition and
subtraction facts up to 10.
2nd grade should practice addition and
subtraction facts up to 20.
3rd grade should practice addition
and subtraction facts to 20 and
multiplication facts to 5.
4th grade should practice addition,
subtraction, multiplication, and division.
5th grade should practice addition,
subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Math fact mastery can only be achieved through practice! Here are some ways to boost your math brain:
Flash cards: You can make your own!
Play games the require math.
(Monopoly, Life, Yahtzee)
Make up problems at dinner.
Jump Start Computer Games
Practice telling time on face clocks.
Use toys and action figures to create
and answer problems.
Have an adult quiz you at the grocery
store while buying items.
Websites with interactive games
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Response Writing During the summer, please pick 3-5 different types of writing (at least one
argumentative type, one narrative type, and one informative/explanatory type) and use the
books you are reading to guide your response. Remember, all of these writing styles require a
paired text, sometimes two! Use your books and other reading resources, such as magazines,
the newspaper, online research, etc. (if relevant) to support your answers!
In addition, use these writing acronyms to help you structure your responses and to
ensure you don’t forget basic writing rules!
– State the question in your response.
– Locate text evidence:
“In the story it says…”
“This proves…”
– Add your own thoughts:
“I think this shows…”
“I can relate to this because…”
– Make a meaningful connection or conclusion.
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Thinking Maps Thinking Maps are great and useful tools that help you organize and visualize your
thoughts about a specific topic. Here are some thinking Maps that may help you respond to
your prompts:
Defining Map
Key Words: Context, Context
Clues, List, Define, Tell
Everything you Know, Brainstorm,
Identify, Tell About, Explore the
Meaning, Discuss
Describing Map
Key Words: Describe, Use Vivid
Language, Observe, Describe Feelings,
Attributes, Characteristics,
Properties, Adjectives, Qualities
Comparing and Contrasting
Map
Key Words: Compare, Contrast,
Similarities, Differences,
Distinguish Between, Differentiate
Sequencing Map
Key Words: Sequence, Put in
Order, Recount, Retell, What
Happens Next?, Cycles, Patterns,
Processes, Change
Whole to Part Relationship
Map
Key Words: Parts of, Take Apart,
Show Structure, Physical Components,
Anatomy
Classifying Map
Key Words: Classify, Sort, Group,
Categorize, Give Sufficient and
Related Details, Types of, Kinds of,
List and Elaborate, Taxonomy
Cause and Effect Map
Key Words: Causes, Effects,
Discuss Consequences, What
Would Happen if?, Predict,
Change, Identify Motives, Why?,
How?, Results, Outcomes,
Benefits
Seeing Analogies Map
Key Words: Identify the Common
Relationship, Guess the Rule,
Interpret Symbols, Simile, Metaphor,
Allegory, Ratio, Match
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Remember, you must pick at least 3 different types of writing prompts and use the books you are
reading to guide your response. *Please note: Prompts for all grade levels are listed on this page.
Prompts will get more difficult as the list progresses in each genre!
Argumentative Writing Prompts
Reread/review one of your books and respond to the following prompts:
Write a response that tells your opinion of an event that happened in the story. Write reasons
that support your opinion. Use evidence from the text.
Did you like the main character of the story? Write a response that tells your opinion. Include
reasons that support your opinion.
Think about the topics or characters in you book. In your opinion, which topic or character was
most interesting to you? Write reasons that support your opinion. Include a closing sentence
that restates your opinion.
Which text feature was most helpful to you? Choose one and write your opinion. Write details to
support you opinion. (This prompt may work best with non-fiction text.)
Most stories/books include character or setting changes. Think about a change that occurred in
each book. Describe each change and tell which change you find most interesting. Write a
response that tells your opinion. Include details in the text and illustration that support your
opinion.
Write a story review on the book of your choice. Be sure to state you opinion of the text with
reasons backed by facts to details from the text. Use persuasive words such as best, important,
and should to try and convince readers to agree with the opinion. Provide a concluding statement
that summarizes your main point.
Reread/review TWO of your books and respond to the following prompts:
Which two books did you read? Which book did you like better? Write a paragraph that tells
your opinion. Look for details in the text and illustrations that support your opinion. Write these
details.
What problems were present in the stories? What story had the biggest problem? Write a
response that tells why you chose that problem.
Think about the books that you read and the characters/topics presented. Which character or
topic was your favorite? Write a response that tells why you chose that character or topic.
Write reasons that support your opinion. Use evidence from the text.
The main characters in both stories have positive traits. Write a review that tells which
character you admire more and why. State your opinion and then support it with evidence from
both texts.
Most stories contain a problem and a solution. Of the two solutions, which do you think is better?
Write an opinion response that answers this question. State your opinion and then support it with
evidence from both texts.
Using books that tell about places that people might enjoy visiting, write a travel brochure that
tries to persuade people to visit these places. Use evidence from both texts to support your
opinion or claim. (Books can be fiction or nonfiction – be creative!)
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Look at each text and determine the lesson or moral of each story. Write an opinion essay that
tells which lesson you think is more valuable and why. State your opinions and then support it
with evidence from both selections.
Look back at the main characters of each story. Think about the personality descriptions that
are given or implied in the texts. Then make a case as to whether or not the two characters from
separate stories might have been friends had they met.
Narrative Writing Prompts
Reread one of your books and respond to the following prompts:
Write about one of the main events in the text. Then, tell if you feel this event could really
happen.
Draw a picture of the beginning of the story, the middle of the story, and the end of the story,
and then write a response that tells about each picture.
Write a new story that includes the characters from your book. Be sure to include a beginning,
middle, and end.
Summarize the story, keeping the events in the same order as they were in the text.
What did you find out about the main character’s feelings? Write about how the main character
feels. Use evidence from the story.
Write an alternate ending to the story.
Pick a character from the story. What type of person is he/she? Write an analysis of the
character, including his/her actions. Be sure to use evidence from the story.
Use what you read and inferred from the text about the characters and events in the story to
rewrite the story. In the new version of the same story, make one of the supporting characters
the main character and retell the story from his/her perspective. Make sure the events in your
story follow the events in the text.
Write a tall tale using one of the places described in the text as your setting. Use evidence from
the text and the illustrations to support the description of the setting in your story.
Reread TWO of your books and respond to the following prompts:
How are the two settings alike? Choose a story and write about it to describe the setting. Use
the text to help you with the details.
Compare when and where these two stories take place. Write about the setting of one of the
stories.
Tell about the characters in each story. Are the characters real or make-believe?
Imagine that a character from one story meets a character from another story. Use evidence
from both texts, as well as inferences you have made about both characters, to write a story
about their meeting.
After reading your book, take a moment to research the author online. Using information you
learned about the main character when reading the book and information you learned about the
author through your research, write a dialogue between the main character and the author of the
story. Remember to carefully look over each source as you write your narrative.
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Informative/Explanatory Prompts Reread one of your books and respond to the following prompts:
What is something new that you learned? Write about this topic using evidence from the text.
Depending on the topic of your book, write directions to follow. Write your directions in a
numbered list. (For example: If you story is about a child who went to the library to check out a
book, you could use the events of the story to help you create directions for checking out books
in the library.)
Write out the facts you learned from reading. You can use more than one text if they cover the
same topic.
Write a report to give information about an interesting topic in your reading. Use details from
the text to support your ideas.
Write an informational paragraph about a topic covered in the text. Use evidence from the
selection to support your writing.
If your book is a biography, you have learned about the life of another person. Based on what you
learned, write a summary of his/her life. Provide evidence from the text to support your points.
Imagine that the events of this story actually took place in your area. Write a newspaper article
reporting the events of the story by using information from the text. Include facts, concrete
details, and quotations to support your key ideas.
Reread TWO of your books and respond to the following prompts:
Look back at the families in the two stories. Think about each family and determine how they are
alike and different. Write an essay to compare and contrast the families. Use clue words such as
alike and but to explain the similarities and the differences. Be sure to use evidence from each
text to support your points.
Based on these two stories, compare and contrast two supporting characters. Provide evidence
from the text to support your points. Use precise words to point out how the supporting
characters are alike and different.
Write an interview with one or more characters from a related piece of text. Ask them questions
and then answer the questions for them. Use facts and details from both texts to develop your
questions and answers.
Compare and contrast the two texts and their structure. Consider their organization and
graphics as well as their words. Write an explanation of how the texts are alike and how they are
different. Provide evidence from the text to support your ideas.
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Below you will find a list of resources available at home.
If you are interested in extra help for your child, this is a great place
to start. Several of these websites include the students’ classroom
textbooks.
Lee County Schools - http://leeschools.net/
Pinewoods Elementary - http://pin.leeschools.net/
Student Application Portal - http://studentapps.leeschools.net/
Parent Link - http://parentlink.leeschools.net/
Compass - http://lcsdcompass.leeschools.net/clologin.aspx
Go Math! - https://www-k6.thinkcentral.com/ePC/start.do
Science - http://www.myngconnect.com/login/student/textLogin/login.spr
A.R. Home Connect - https://hosted104.renlearn.com/736819/HomeConnect/
A.R. Book Finder - http://www.arbookfind.com/usertype.aspx
Florida Standards Student Tutorials – www.floridastudents.org
Raise the Bar Parents – http://raisethebarparents.org
Khan Academy - https://www.khanacademy.org/
In order to log in to some of the sites listed above, please reference this chart for further instructions:
**Check out the Go Math iPad app. It costs $1.99 and has a review and a quiz available for each math lesson.
Website Web Address User Name Password
Social
Studies
(3rd -5th
Only )
http://studentapps.leeschools.net/
McGraw Hill Education
Single Sign-On ID Single Sign-On ID
Reading http://studentapps.leeschools.net/
Pearson Successnet
Single Sign-On ID Single Sign-On ID
Compass:
Reading
and Math
http://studentapps.leeschools.net/
Compass Odyssey
Single Sign-On ID Single Sign-On ID
Math http://studentapps.leeschools.net/
Think Central
lc plus lunch number LC plus lunch
number
Science
http://studentapps.leeschools.net/
National Geographic:
my NG connect
First 2 letters of first name and
first 2 letters of last name
followed by the last 4 digits of
student lunch/ID number.
Example: Jane Walker Student #:
311123456
JAWA3456
password
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http://www.math-aids.com/
http://www.prekinders.com/
http://www.prekfun.com/
http://literacycenter.net/play_learn/english-language-games.php
http://www.tumblebooklibrary.com/
www.Helpkidzlearn.com
http://www.gsc.amdsb.ca/kindergarten/kindergarten_main.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/numbertime/games/index.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/laac/menu.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/numbertime/index.shtml
http://www.abc.net.au/countusin/default.htm
http://www.starfall.com/
http://www.abcmouse.com/
http://www.abcya.com/
http://www.spellingcity.com/
http://www.justreadfamilies.org/
http://leelibrary.net/Pages/default.aspx
http://www.aplusmath.com/
http://www.aaastudy.com/grade1.htm
http://www.multiplication.com
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html
http://pbskids.org/
http://www.brainpop.com/
http://www.playkidsgames.com/
http://school.eb.com/
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/H ome.html
http://www.funbrain.com/
http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/cr.cgi
http://www.hbschool.com/activity/counting_money/
http://www.primarygames.com/time/start.htm
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/
http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/mentalmaths/testtest.html
http://www.playkidsgames.com/games/Tunnel/MULTIPLY.HTM
http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/mentalmaths/tabletrees.html
http://www.fizzyfunnyfuzzy.com/index.php
http://www.gigglepoetry.com/
http://www.visualfractions.com/
http://eduplace.com/kids/hme/k_5/quizzes/index.html
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Learn to Type
Online typing tutorials can be accessed from home or school to help students
increase their keyboarding proficiency. Typing instruction should begin with
proper form and home row practice, and will increase in complexity over time.
Typing drills and games should be used to increase speed and proficiency once
the basics have been mastered. Keyboarding fluency is an essential
component in the success of Chrome book implementation in Lee County
classrooms. The following links are appropriate for elementary, middle, and
high school students.
STEP 1: LEARN FORM & PRACTI CE STEP 2: DRILL & PLAY
http://www.powertyping.com/ http://www.funtotype.com/
http://www.sense-lang.org/ http://www.freetypinggame.net/play.asp
http://www.keybr.com/ http://www.typingtest.com/games.html
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Compass Learning!
Dear Parents,
This year your child has been using Compass Learning Odyssey at school to reinforce Math and
Reading skills. This program is also available for home use. Compass is accessible on a
computer that has Internet access and meets the system requirements. Access the login page at
the web address below.
http://lcsdcompass.leeschools.net Username: Your Single Sign-on ID
Password: Your Single Sign-on ID
School: ODYSSEY
Windows Mac Mobile Sound card w/speakers or headset and
microphone
100Mbps NIC
256Kbps/student
Windows®
Windows® 7 or 8
Windows® XP (using Chrome or Firefox)
Web Browsers
Internet Explorer 10 or 11
Firefox
Chrome
Allow third-party cookies
Adobe Flash Player
Adobe® Acrobat® Reader
Adobe Shockwave Player 10 or 11
QuickTime 7.6 and above
Other
Sun Java™ J2SE™ 6
Javascript™ 1.2
Sound card w/speakers or headset
and microphone
100 Mbps NIC
256 Kbps/student
Mac OS X
10.7 or higher
Web Browsers
Safari 6 or 7
Firefox
Chrome
Allow third-party cookies
Adobe Flash Player
Adobe® Acrobat® Reader
Adobe Shockwave Player 10 or 11
QuickTime 7.6 and above
Other
Sun Java™ J2SE™ 6
Javascript™ 1.2
Compass Learning Mobile requires a
continuous Wifi connection.
iPad
iPad 2 or higher
Puffin Academy for iPad
iOS 6 or higher
512 Kbps/student
Size: 13 MB
Android
Puffin Academy for Android
Android 4.3 or higher
512 Kbps/student
Size: 17 MB
Chromebook
Chrome
256 Kbps/student