Connecting School Home G e t a h e a d s t a r t . . . s p r i n g f o r w a r d i n t o n e x t y e a r o f l e a r n i n g f u n G e t a h e a d s t a r t . . . s p r i n g f o r w a r d i n t o n e x t y e a r o f l e a r n i n g f u n EMC 1028 EMC 1028 GRADES 1–2 Daily Summer Movingfrom1 st to2 nd Grade Movingfrom 1 st to2 nd Grade Connecting School Home What’s Inside Grades 1–2 • 2 pages a day for 10 weeks • Practice basic skills: – reading skills – language skills – handwriting – math – spelling – geography • Answer key EMC 1028 $12.99 USA ISBN 978-1-55799-766-1 R esearchindicatesthatparentinvolvementin theeducationofstudentsfacilitateslearning in both home and school, and that children benefi t immenselywhenparentstakeanactiveroleintheir education. Sincethehomeisachild’sprimaryenvironment,it isawonderfulopportunitytosupportwhathappens intheclassroom,inspiringthedesiretolearn.The DailySummerActivitiesbooksdoexactlythat.They bridgethegapbetweenthetwoschool-gradeyears forchildrentokeeptheskillsandconceptstheyhave learnedduringthepreviousyear. EachDailySummerActivitiesbookiscomprised oftenweeklysectionsthatprovideskillpractice inseveralsubjectareas,includingreading, mathematics,spelling,languageskills,handwriting, creativewriting,andgeography.Eachweeklysection beginswitharecordformonwhichthechildtracks workcompleted,logsthenumberofminutesof recreationalreading,andrecordsinterestingevents oftheweek.Plus,therearetwopagesofshort, focusedpracticeforeachdayoftheweek. Checkouttheseadditionalhome-schoolresources fromEvan-MoorEducationalPublishers: • Skill Sharpeners • The Never-Bored Kid Books Approved by Parents’ Choice 2000 9 781557 997661 51299 Enhanced E-book Keep learning alive during the summer. If children don’t use their skills regularly, they begin to forget them. Research has shown that short sessions of daily practice help to maintain, and even increase, what has been learned. Daily Summer Activities provides ten weeks of appropriate, teacher-developed practice activities and resources to help your child make a successful transition from first to second grade. Moving from First to Second Grade Author: Jo Ellen Moore Editor: Marilyn Evans Copy Editor: Cathy Harber Illustrator: Jo Larsen Designer: Cheryl Puckett EMC 1028 For information about other Evan-Moor products, call 1-800-777-4362 or FAX 1-800-777-4332. Visit our Web site www.evan-moor.com for additional product information. Original edition ©2000. Revised edition ©2005 by EVAN-MOOR CORP. 18 Lower Ragsdale Drive, Monterey, CA 93940-5746. Permission is hereby granted to the individual purchaser to reproduce student materials in this book for noncommercial individual or single classroom use only. 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This page intentionally left blank 1 Contents How to Use Daily Summer Activities 2 What’s in Daily Summer Activities ? 2 Encourage Reading 4 Books to Read 5 Weekly Activities Week 1 9 Week 2 21 Week 3 33 Week 4 45 Week 5 57 Week 6 69 Week 7 81 Week 8 93 Week 9 105 Week 10 117 Certificate of Completion 129 Answer Key 131 Learning Excursions 6 Manuscript Writing 7 ©2005 by Evan-Moor Corp. • Daily Summer Activities 1-2 • EMC 1028 Spell It! 143 2 Provide Time Make sure that your child has a quiet time for practice. The practice session should be short and successful. Consider your child’s personality and other activities as you decide how to schedule daily practice periods. Provide Materials Your child will need a quiet place to work. Put extra writing and drawing paper, scissors, crayons, pencils, and a glue stick in a tub or box. Store the supplies and Daily Summer Activities in the work area you and your child choose. Provide Encouragement and Support Your response is important to your child’s feelings of success. Keep your remarks positive. Recognize the effort your child has made. Correct mistakes together. Work toward independence, guiding practice when necessary. Track Progress Each weekly section begins with a record form. Use the form to track progress. Have your child color the symbols as each day’s work is completed. What’s in Daily Summer Activities? Ten Weekly Sections Each of the ten weekly sections provides basic skill practice in several subject areas. The practice sessions are short, giving your child a review of what was learned during the previous school year. Weekly Record Form In addition to providing a means to record work completed, the record form also contains: ð a reading log where your child records the number of minutes read each day (See pages 4 and 5 for reading suggestions.) ð a weekly spelling list ð a place where your child can record interesting daily events How to Use Daily Summer Activities ©2005 by Evan-Moor Corp. • Daily Summer Activities 1-2 • EMC 1028 3 Reading Your child will read two short stories, one fiction and one nonfiction, each week and then answer questions to show comprehension. Have your child read a story aloud for additional practice. Encourage your child to attempt words that are unfamiliar, but do offer help if your child appears frustrated. For example, you might ask, “What word that begins with p might make sense in this sentence?" or “You know that this part of the word says and . Can you add the rest of the word?" Language Skills Your child will practice punctuation, capitalization, and grammar, as well as phonetic and word attack skills. Math Computation, word problems, and other appropriate math concepts are practiced each day. Spelling Each weekly record form includes a list of spelling words to learn. Have your child practice the spelling words in several ways: copy them several times, write them from memory, and spell them aloud. On Friday, ask your child to spell the week’s words. This testing may be done orally or in writing. Add any missed words to the next week’s spelling list for additional practice. A compiled spelling list can be found on page 143. Handwriting Your child will write letters, words, and sentences, using good handwriting. Geography This weekly activity will provide practice reading the symbols used on maps and using maps to locate information. Writing A creative writing experience is included each week. This provides your child with the opportunity to express his or her imagination in written form. ©2005 by Evan-Moor Corp. • Daily Summer Activities 1-2 • EMC 1028 4 Be a Model The most important thing you can do for your child is to read. Read to your child¤Visit libraries and bookstores and read your way through museums, parks, stores, and playgrounds. Read by yourself¤It is important that your child see you reading. Read books, magazines, and newspapers. Read signs, labels, letters, directions, and displays as well. Two Kinds of Reading Shared Reading Sit with your child. Take turns reading. You read a page; your child reads a page. Read with feeling. Stop occasionally and ask your child to predict what will happen next. Listen carefully and then read on to see if the prediction was correct. Independent Reading This independent time provides important practice in choosing and using strategies for decoding and understanding unfamiliar words. The ability to retell, to summarize, and to put story events in order shows your child’s understanding of what is read. 1. When your child has finished reading a story, ask your child to tell what the story was about. 2. Have your child draw a picture or write a word on an index card to represent the important things that happened in the story. Put the cards in order to show the sequence of events. 3. Ask your child to make up a new adventure for the characters in the story or to invent a different ending. Write the adventure and add pictures. Use the “five finger” method. Have your child read a page from the book, raising a finger for each word he or she doesn’t know. If no fingers are raised, the book may be too easy. If all five fingers are raised before the end of the page, the book is probably too difficult. This doesn’t mean your child shouldn’t read the book. It does mean that someone will need to be available to assist with difficult words. Encourage Reading ©2005 by Evan-Moor Corp. • Daily Summer Activities 1-2 • EMC 1028 Helping Your Child Select Appropriate Books A Talking bout Reading 5 Books to Read Bookstores and libraries are filled with wonderful books. Here are just a few excellent books recommended for the summer between first and second grade. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst; Aladdin Paperbacks, 1987. Amanda Pig on Her Own (Puffin Easy-to-Read Program) by Jean Van Leeuwen; Puffin, 1994. Bear’s Bargain by Frank Asch; Aladdin Paperbacks, 1989. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin, Jr.; Henry Holt & Company, Inc., 1996. The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss; Random House, 1957. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by John Archambault & Bill Martin, Jr.; Simon & Schuster Merchandise, 1991. Days With Frog and Toad by Arnold Lobel; HarperTrophy, 1984. Fish Eyes: A Book You Can Count On by Lois Ehlert; Harcourt, Inc., 1992. George and Martha by James Marshall; Houghton Mifflin Co., 1974. Go, Dog. Go! by Philip D. Eastman; Random House, 1961. Good Night, Baby Bear by Frank Asch; Harcourt, Inc., 1998. Grandmas at Bat (An I Can Read Book) by Emily Arnold McCully; HarperTrophy, 1995. Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney; Candlewick Press, 1996. Here Are My Hands by Bill Martin, Jr. & John Archambault; Henry Holt, 1989. Hop on Pop by Dr. Seuss; Random House, 1963. If You Give a Moose a Muffin by Laura Joffe Numeroff; HarperCollins Juvenile Books, 1991. Jelly Beans for Sale by Bruce McMillan; Scholastic Trade, 1996. Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes; Greenwillow, 1996. Little Bear (An I Can Read Book) by Else Holmelund Minarik; HarperCollins, 1992. Little Bear’s Visit (An I Can Read Book) by Else Holmelund Minarik; HarperTrophy, 1979. Mister Grumpy’s Outing by John Burningham; Henry Holt and Company, 1995. The Napping House by Audrey Wood; Red Wagon, 1996. Owl at Home by Arnold Lobel; HarperTrophy, 1982. Sammy the Seal (An I Can Read Book) by Syd Hoff; HarperTrophy, 1980. Snowballs by Lois Ehlert; Harcourt, Inc., 1995. ©2005 by Evan-Moor Corp. • Daily Summer Activities 1-2 • EMC 1028 6 Take an Excursion Learning takes place everywhere. Take advantage of all the opportunities around you to increase your child’s learning. At home, in the car, while shopping, or on special outings, talk about what you see, ask questions, and look for answers. These experiences help your child develop a richer vocabulary, learn new concepts, and have a better understanding of the world. Here are ten learning excursions you and your child might experience together. These suggestions are only the beginning. Add others that occur to you. 1. Go to the public library every week to check out books. 2. Take nature walks. Look, listen, and touch to explore the outdoors. Take along a magnifying glass to look at small insects and plant parts. 3. Go out on a clear night and look at the stars. Find the Big Dipper. 4. Go shopping together. Compare prices of items to be purchased. 5. Explore your community. Visit local points of historical interest. 6. Visit an older relative. Talk about “the old days.” How are things different now? 7. Start a collection. 8. Take part in a cultural event you’ve not experienced before. This might be a visit to a museum, an art show, a play, or a musical performance. 9. Build, sew, or cook something new. This should include determining what is needed to complete the project and going to the store to purchase the materials. 10. Tour local businesses to learn more about your community. After the Excursions There are many interesting and fun ways for your child to extend what is learned on the excursions. 1. Write about the excursion in the “What Happened Today?” section of the weekly record form. 2. Make lists of interesting places visited, animals seen, people met, or new experiences. 3. Make a scrapbook of photos, items collected from nature, keepsakes, etc. Label the items to identify them and to indicate where they were obtained. This is a wonderful way to remember summer events. 4. Write letters to friends and family members to tell about these summer adventures. 5. Write and illustrate a story about the excursion. 6. Mark excursions on a calendar to keep track of what you’ve done and where you’ve been. Learning Excursions ©2005 by Evan-Moor Corp. • Daily Summer Activities 1-2 • EMC 1028 [...]... Corp • Daily Summer Activities 1-2 • EMC 1028 Manuscript Writing Aa Ee Ii Mm Qq Uu Yy Bb Ff Jj Nn Rr Vv Zz Cc Gg Kk Oo Ss Ww 7 Dd Hh Ll Pp Tt Xx ©2005 by Evan-Moor Corp Daily Summer Activities 1-2 EMC 1028 ©2000 by Evan-Moor Corp • Daily Summer Activities 1-2 • •EMC 1028 her nine tell we for green 9 9 ©2005 by Evan-Moor Corp • Daily Summer Activities 1-2 • EMC 1028 ©2000 by Evan-Moor Corp • Daily Summer. .. 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