Summer Ideas

Summer Reading Activities Video
* Scroll down to play the video "Home Front"* Tips for keeping kids engaged in reading throughout the summer remind about the importance about reading for school success.

Ten Weeks of Summer Reading Ideas
Reading every day, even if it's for just a few minutes, improves children's ability to read and learn all year long. Here are 10 weeks of activities that involve reading and related skills. There's no special order, and you don't have to do everything listed in a particular week. Just pick the ones that look interesting and fun!

Virtual Beach Bag of Reading Activities
To help families get ready for summer and to launch students to fun, enriching summertime experiences. You will find materials to download and distribute as well as ideas and resources to offer to students and parents to help ensure summer learning gain rather than loss.

Barnes & Noble Summer Reading
Want to get your child interested in reading? Complete a passport by September 7th to qualify for a free book! Take a look at suggested book titles for all elementary levels.

Scholastic Reading Challenge
Scholastic's summer reading challenge for kids

Summer Reading Tips
For families

Prevent Summer Reading Decrease
Research shows that reading just six books during the summer may keep a struggling reader from regressing. Check out more tips here!

Specific Math Ideas
By looking at your child's math profile sheet from school, determine what math strands (i.e. number operations, measurement, geometry, etc) your child needs to focus on. Then, click on the matching category for interactive and age-appropriate math games!

Math Games
Ideas to use everyday items as a math game for you and your child to play.

Printable Worksheets
Free worksheets in multiple curriculum areas.

Home Activities and Worksheets
100 School-Home Links activities/worksheets for the third grade. The activities are organized by reading and literacy skills appropriate to this grade.

Keyboarding - Dance Mat Typing
Free site to practice

Keyboarding - Nimble fingers
Free site to practice

Keyboarding - Typing Test
Free site to practice

Keyboarding - Learn 2 Type
Free site to practice

Keyboarding - Free Typing Games
Fun and free site to practice

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