Sensational Summer MGES: Special Areas

Resource Summer Learning Fun!

*Below are some fun activities for your child to enjoy over the summer break. I can’t wait to hear all about your adventures! These activities are intended to be used Monday - Friday.

Day 1	Make a poster/Imovie of summer safety tips.
Day 2	Read a newspaper article about the environment.
Day 3	Tell a family member your favorite story.
Day 4	Count the number of steps it takes you to walk to the corner. Skip count for more fun!
Day 5	Read independently for 15 minutes.
Day 6	Watch an educational television show and discuss with an adult.
Day 7	List all the uses of math around your house.
Day 8	Write a journal entry reflecting on last school year.
Day 9	Put an ice cube outside. How long until it melts? Evaporates?
Day 10	Read independently for 15 minutes.
Day 11	Look for bugs outside. Write down all of your observations.
Day 12	Visit your local library and get “just right” books.
Day 13	Cook dinner with an adult and learn the do’s/don’ts of food preparation.
Day 14	Cut pieces of paper into shapes and paste them in a quilt pattern.
Day 15	Read independently for 15 minutes.
Day 16	Use a map and find places you have visited or would like to visit.
Day 17	List your favorite animal and discuss what makes it special.
Day 18	Write a paragraph about why you are thankful for our independence/freedom.
Day 19	Read orally to an adult for 15 minutes.
Day 20	Read independently for 15 minutes.
Day 21	Go swimming and find things that sink/float. List them.
Day 22	Have an adult tell you a story and then retell it back to them.
Day 23	Go to the grocery store. Talk to an adult about the prices and weight of food.
Day 24	Practice printing words in print/cursive. Make a certificate for a job well done.
Day 25	Read independently for 15 minutes.
Day 26	Hide a treasure and draw a map for someone else to find it.
Day 27	Walk, run, or ride your bike/scooter around the block/street.
Day 28	Write a thank you note to someone who has done something for you.
Day 29	Practice your math facts (addition, subtraction, multiplication).
Day 30	Read independently for 15 minutes.
Day 31	Cut off the TV and read a book out loud as a family.
Day 32	Cut a snack (apple/orange) into equal parts and talk about fractions.
Day 33	Try to count to 100 in 1 minute. Then skip count with different numbers (2, 3, 5, 10)
Day 34	Look up events on the day you were born.
Day 35	Read independently for 15 minutes.
Day 36	Make a grocery list that fits within a budget given by an adult.
Day 37	Read your favorite story to a younger child.
Day 38	On a trip/car ride, make a game of measuring distance and times.
Day 39	Read outloud to an adult for 15 minutes.
Day 40	Read independently for 15 minutes.
Day 41	Practice telling time on an analog clock 5 times today.
Day 42	Find something outside to observe. Use your 5 senses and write your findings.
Day 43	Watch a movie with your family and summarize the movie for your family.
Day 44	Write a short paper telling me about your summer!
Day 45	Read independently for 15 minutes.