Fourth Grade
1. Everyone needs to read, read, read over the summer! This is a free online reading log where you can connect with friends, read and write book recommendations, and earn rewards. Ask your parents to help sign you up!
2. This website helps readers get “Into The Book” by explaining and providing practice with the reading strategies that good readers use.
3. Are you a member of the Lexington County Library? If not, join and take advantage of the free summer reading programs.
4. Keep a journal about all of your summer experiences and ideas for making learning fun for next year. Be ready to share with your classmates and teacher.
5. Are you a history buff? Even if you are not, go tohttp://socialstudiesforkids.com to explore topics in United States history.
6. How does living in Lexington, SC affect all areas of your life? For example, what you eat, what you wear, what kind of home you live in, etc. What differences do you think there would be if you lived in Alaska instead of South Carolina?
7. Make observations about the world around you. Document them through writing, illustrations, and/photographs. Be creative! J
Math and Science:
1. The Scholastic website “Study Jams” includes both math skills and science topics that we learned in fourth grade. You can watch videos, slides shows, and do some practice in areas that you are interested in or need to review a little more.
2. Use the following link to WIS and explore or build a severe weather disaster kit for your home. Also, read about safety measures during a hurricane and use the hurricane map provided on the website to track hurricanes over the summer.
3. Math Hunt – Explore facts in math with Number Cruncher. You will use science and social studies information from the internet to solve math problems. You can use the following website to get there.
5. Recreate your favorite Everyday Math games using materials at home, and teach them to a friend or family member.
6. When you are grocery shopping, come up with a mental estimate of the total before checking out. See how close you get to the actual total.
7. On vacation or just hanging out with friends, make a list geometric shapes you see in “the real world.” For example, are your windows rectangles, squares, or some other geometric shape? Illustrate or take pictures of some examples to share with your classmates when you return to school.
MATH Activities for Every Day of Summer:
Calendar of Math Activities 1
Calendar of Math Activities 2
MATH Activities for Every Day of Summer:
Calendar of Math Activities 1
Calendar of Math Activities 2
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math):
Engage your child this summer with STEM ( science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). Challenge them to draw a design which they then build using supplies which you designate (like masking tape + straws or notecards, wooden block, Legos, etc. ) A bridge is a more advanced challenge for older children. Incorporate Math by giving them a height or width goal or having them measure the final construction. THEN have them IMPROVE their design using their new engineering skills.
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