Dear students who will be in my classroom this fall,
Summer is always a fun time to do special things, rest, and relax after the busy school year. I would also like you to have some fun with math and reading this summer, so I have some special things for you to do.
First, in math, practice adding/subtracting using up to three place values/hundreds and regrouping.
Example: 251-168 251+ 269
If your parents/guardian feels you’re an “expert” at both of those, you may start working with multiplication. A good web site is: multiplication.com-interactive games. There’s also: multiplication tables-printable worksheets. (We learn from 0’s to -12’s in both multiplication and division.)
Secondly, in reading, remember to READ!
Students who read three books and complete a project for each story will receive something special at the beginning of the year. Possibilities may include a hat day, a movie and popcorn, or other treats and rewards. Students who do not complete the three projects will be sent to another classroom during the awards time.
To be eligible for the award(s) you must read:
One Picture book or Bible Story
Two Chapter books (your choice of genre such as fiction, non-fiction, etc.)
You must also complete a different project for each book
One project must be something that can be displayed on the hallway wall
Projects to choose from are:
A poster, magazine ad, commercial or brochure promoting the book
Make a collage or diorama that represents a scene in the story. Include a written description to explain your scene.
Make a short puppet play of your book to share with the class
Make an accordion book
Make a flip book
If you have any questions, please call me @ 381-5727 or e-mail me at liannegeidel@hotmail.com
A list of possible authors and genres to choose from:
Adler, David, Biographies, Easy Reader Fiction (series)
Aliki, Non-fiction, Picture Books
Allard, Harry, Picture Books
Brown, Marcia, Picture Books, Folk Tales
Bunting, Eve, Picture Books
Burton, Virginia Lee, Picture Books
Byars, Betsy, Fiction
Christopher, Matt, Sports Fiction, Biographies
Cleary, Beverly, Fiction
Clements, Andrew, Picture Books, Fiction
Clifton, Lucille, Picture Books, Poetry
Cohen, Barbara, Fiction
Cole, Joanna, Picture Books, Non-fiction
Dillon, Leo & Diane, Picture Books
Feelings, Tom, Picture Books
Fleischman, Sid, Fiction
Fradin, Dennis, Non-fiction
Gardiner, John Reynolds, Fiction
Giff, Patricia Reilly, Fiction
Goble, Paul, Folk Tales
Griffith, Helen, Picture Books, Fiction
Hurwitz, Johanna, Fiction
Kellogg, Steven, Picture Books, Folk Tales
Lasky, Kathryn, Picture Books, Non-fiction
Lauber, Patricia, Non-fiction
Lester, Julius, Picture Books, Folk Tales
Markle, Sandra, Non-fiction
McCloskey, Robert, Picture Books
McDermott, Gerald, Folk Tales
McKissack , Patricia, Picture Books, Historical Fiction
Moser, Barry, Picture Books
My America, Historical Fiction (series)
Pallotta, Jerry, Picture Books, Non-fiction
Parish, Peggy, Easy Reader Fiction
Park, Barbara, Fiction (series)
Polacco, Patricia, Picture Books
Prelutsky, Jack, Poetry
Rylant, Cynthia, Picture Books, Easy Reader Fiction
Scieszka, Jon, Picture Books, Fiction (series)
Silverstein, Shel, Picture Books, Poetry
Simon, Seymour, Non-fiction
Steig, William, Picture Books, Fiction
Turner, Ann Warren, Picture Books, Historical Fiction
Warner, Gertrude, Chandler Fiction
Williams, Vera, Picture Books
Yolen, Jane, Picture Books, Fiction, Poetry
Young, Ed, Picture Books, Folk Tales
Zemach, Margot & Harve, Folk Tales
Please add any Caldecott-Award winning authors, fairy tales, and fables to this list.
Also recommended are folk tales, poetry, nursery rhymes, and myths.
You may also use any other good author/book…