Daily Summer Activities (moving from First to Second Grade)

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Moving from First to Second Grade
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.
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Contents
How to Use Daily Summer Activities...............................2
What’s in Daily Summer Activities?................................2
Encourage Reading.................................................................4
Books to Read .........................................................................5
Learning Excursions ..............................................................6
Manuscript Writing................................................................7
Weekly Activities
Week 1............................................................................9
Week 2.........................................................................21
Week 3........................................................................ 33
Week 4........................................................................ 45
Week 5........................................................................ 57
Week 6........................................................................ 69
Week 7.........................................................................81
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How to Use Daily Summer Activities
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?
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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.
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Encourage Reading
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.
Talking About Reading
The ability to retell, to summarize, and to put story events in order shows your child’s
understanding of what is read.
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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.
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Learning Excursions
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.
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