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NATIVITY CATHOLIC SCHOOL 705 East Brandon Blvd. Brandon, FL 33511 www.nativitycatholicschool.org Tel.

to grade level. Reading/Writing: Read 20 minutes daily. After reading with your child, pose questions that have them reflect on the story. o What was happening in the story? How do you know?

1 NATIVITY CATHOLIC SCHOOL 705 East Brandon Blvd. Brandon, FL Tel. (813) Fax (813) Rising 1 st Graders RECOMMENDED SUMMER LEARNING To continue skill-building during the summer, below are the recommended activities for your child, tailored to grade level. Reading/Writing: Read 20 minutes daily. After reading with your child, pose questions that have them reflect on the story. o What was happening in the story? How do you know? o What was your favorite part of the story? Why? o Ask your child to make a prediction about what they think will happen next in the story. o Did anyone in the story show God s love or model Jesus? Read from your "Kindergarten Story Box" Practice High Frequency Words Continue to do Writer's Workshop by adding a journal entry once a week. We will also be participating in the Sunshine State Young Readers Program next school year as we continue to prepare and inspire our students academically. The purpose of the SSYRA Program is to encourage students to read independently for pleasure and to read books that are on, above, and below their reading level in order to improve their reading fluency. We are including the list of books for your reference (the Kindergarten to 2 nd list isn t published yet so we are providing last year s list as a starting point) so that students can begin reading them over the summer. We will have a classroom copy of each book available next school year for students to check out within their classrooms, but we highly recommend picking a minimum of 3 books off the list to read over the summer. The titles are available at local public libraries as well as online or in book stores. Math: The calendar of math activities we have provided will help your child to review math concepts and reinforce skills they have already learned. As your child completes the activities in their math journal, they will be making real world connections to the math concepts they know and practicing communicating their thinking. While your child is working, ask him or her how the solution was found and why a particular strategy was chosen. Challenge your child to complete as many of these math activities as they can. In August, share your Math Journal with your first grade teacher. If the activities suggested don t seem to fit your child, feel free to substitute your own activities that better meet their needs. The suggestion is to have your child engage in activities from the calendar a month. You can certainly set a goal to try and complete all of the activities but it is not required.

4 Games To Play: (You will need a deck of cards) 1. Compare Remove the face cards from a deck of cards. Remember an Ace is the same as 1. Pass out all cards in the deck among all of the players. Each player flips over one card at the same time. The player with the higher number keeps both cards. If the two cards are the same, turn over another card. The player with the higher number keeps all four. 2. Double Compare Same as above, but turn over two cards each time and find the sum. The one with the larger sum takes the cards. 3. Close to 10 Remove the face cards from a deck of cards. Deal 3 cards to each player. Which two cards brings you closest to 10? Which player is closest to 10? Example: You turn over the cards 5, 4, 3 and your opponent turns over an Ace, 8, and 3. You can make 9 (5 and 4) and your opponent can make 9 (Ace and 8) or 11 (8 and 3). It is a tie since you are both 1 away from 10! Additional Resources: Workbooks: Summer Bridge Activities: K-1 by Julia Ann Hobbs and Carla Dawn Fisher, First Grade level workbooks in Reading/Phonics and Math Websites: KHAN ACADEMY: Khan Academy is a great free resource where you can help your child explore math concepts such as addition/subtraction, measurement & data, geometry and place value. When you visit the website, be sure to choose 1st Grade under the Math by Grade menu to find these learning activities. If you feel your child is in need of support of strengthening their understanding of Kindergarten concepts, try visiting the Kindergarten section first.

Summer Math Learning Packet Students Entering Grade 2

Summer Math Learning Packet Students Entering Grade 2 The daily activities in this summer math packet will review math concepts and skills of the grade that has just been completed during the 2013-2014