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SummerFamilyLearningActivities

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NorthCarolinaPreschoolPyramidModel

DearFamily,

Thankyouforsharingyourchildwithusthisyear.Wehopeyouwillhavefunthissummerdoingtheseactivities.Putacheckintheboxbesideeachactivityafteryoucompleteit.Keepalogofthebooksyoureadthissummer.ShareyourcompletedactivitieswithyournewteacherintheFall.Haveagreatsummer.

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ThissummerIdid:__________activitiesinJune__________activitiesinJuly__________activitiesinAugust__________TotalActivitiesIread____________books.Familyandfriendsthathelpedmewere:________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

June(completeatleast20activities)

o 1.Drawapictureofyourschoolfriends.Trytowritetheirnames.

o 2.Askanadulttotakeyoutothelibraryandgetalibrarycard.Checkoutsomebooks.

o 3.Keepareadinglogofallbookssomeonereadstoyouthissummer.

o 4.Callyourgrandmother(oranotherperson)andaskthemhowtheyaredoingtoday.

o 5.Takeyourchildtothegrocerystore.Putyourchildinchargeoftheshoppinglist.Findwhatyouneedandcrosstheitemsoffthelist.

o 6.Setthetable.Counttheforks,spoonsandknivesyouneed.

o 7.Goforawalk.Talkaboutwhatyoucansee,hearandtouch.

o 8.Playbigbodygames,suchastagandhopscotch,orthrow,catch,androllaballwithafriend.

o 9.Thinkofthreewaystosolveaproblem.Talkabouteachoneandthenpickonetotryout.

o 10.Doajobtogether.Thetwoofyoumightfoldlaundry,setthetable,orwashdishes.

o 11.Learnhowtotieyourshoes.o 12.MakeJell-O.Addthehotwaterforyourchild.Let

yourchildcarrytheJell-Ototherefrigerator.o 13.Writeonthesidewalkwithchalk.Practicenumbers

andletters.Writeyourname.o 14.Makeabowlinggameusingempty2-literbottles

andasmallballorplayafavoritegame.o 15.Makeasandwich.o 16.Goonabughunt.Drawapictureofthebugsyou

find.o 17.Counthowmanypeopleareinyourfamily.o 18.Askanadulttoteachyoutheirfavoritesong.o 19.Lineupyourfamilyfromtallesttoshortest.Describe

whatyouhavedone.

MySummerReadingLogDate Book

June(cont.)o 20.Havesomeonereadyouabedtimestory.o 21.InsteadofplayingSimonSays,playSimonDoesn’t

Say.o 22.Plantsomeeasy-to-growseedsinapotorina

garden.Waterthemandwatchthemgrow.o 23.Completeachallengingpuzzle.o 24.Talkabouthowyouarefeeling.o 25.Pourjuiceormilkinacup.o 26.Helpcleanthetablewithasponge.o 27.Tellsomeonewhatmakesyouhappy.o 28.Planafamilynightactivity.o 29.Pretendtobeananimal.Havesomeoneguessthe

animal.o 30.Helptakeoutthetrashandrecyclablesinyour

home.

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July(completeatleast20activities)

o 1.LocateJuly1stonacalendar.TouchandcountthedaysinJuly.DrawastaronJuly4th.

o 2.Helpanadultwashacar.Namethepartsofthecarasyouwashthem.

o 3.Drawpicturesofyourfavoritefood.o 4.Askanadulttosharetheirfamilytraditionsfor4thof

July.o 5.Lookatbabypictures.Tellsomeoneaboutit.o 6.Helppickuplitterinyourneighborhood,parkor

playground.o 7.Findsomeonewhoissadandsingthemafunnysong.o 8.Findallthelettersyouknowonacerealbox.o 9.Collectrockstomakearockcollection.Tellsomeone

whyyouchoseeachrock.o 10.Brushyourteethtwotimesaday.Countto20asyou

brush.o 11.Checkoutbooksfromthepubliclibrary.o 12.Tellsomeonehowyoufeeltoday.o 13.Gooutsideandfindyourshadoworreflection.o 14.Cutoutpicturesoffoodsthataregoodforyoufrom

oldmagazinesornewspapers.o 15.Helpafriendoradulttoday.o 16.Cleanyourroom.Sortyourtoysandgiveaway

thoseyoudon’tneed.o 17.Practiceafiredrillathome.o 18.Tellsomeonethereasonswhyyoulikehimorher.

Givethemahug.o 19.Lieinthegrassandlookattheclouds.Whatshapes

canyoufindinthesky?o 20.Helpwithlaundry.Sortclothesintolightanddark

colors.o 21.Tellsomeonethankyoutoday.o 22.Play“followingdirections”.Haveanadultgiveyoua

directionandseehowmanydirectionsyoucanfollow.

RecipesPlay-dough

•1-2packetsKool-Aid•1cupflour•1/2cupsalt•2tablespoonscreamoftartar•1tablespoonvegetableoil•1cupboilingwaterStep1:Inalargebowladdalldryingredientsandmixwell(salt,flour,creamoftartar,Kool-Aid)Step2:Addtheoilandboilingwatertothemixtureandmixthiswithalargespoonuntilitbecomesveryfirm.Step3:Itshouldbecoolenoughtohandleafterafewminutesofstirring.Layoutsomewaxpaperandflourforthelaststep.Useyourhandsandrollitinsomemoreflourifitfeelstoosticky.

Bubbles

1cupwater2TablespoonslightKarosyrupor2Tablespoonsglycerin4Tablespoonsdishwashingliquid.Mixtogetherandhavefun!Storeinacoveredcontainer.Tryexperimentingwithavarietyofhomemadebubblewands:pipecleanersbentintointerestingshapes,cookiecutters,yogurtlidswiththecenterscutout,andsoon.Dipeitherendinthesolutionandwavethroughtheair.

July(cont.)o 23.Goonanerrandwithanadult.Sharewhatyoudid.o 24.Learntoreadyourfavoritestory.Readitto

someoneelse.o 25.MakeplanstovisityourKindergartenschool.o 26.Visitthegrocerystory.Nameyourfavoriteitems.

Helpcarrygrocerybagstothecarandhelpunloadthemathome.

o 27.Talktoanadultaboutaproblem.Findthreesolutionsfortheproblem.

o 28.Askanadulthowtheyhandlebeingangry.Whatdotheydo?

o 29.Helpmakebreakfast.o 30.Watchamoviewithyourfamily.Tellsomeoneyour

favoritepartofthemovie.o 31.Helpwatchyouryoungerbrotherorsisteror

youngerchild.

SongsNumberSong

(Tune:ThisistheWayWeWashOurClothesSoEarlyintheMorning)OnestraightlineandthatisallOnestraightlineandthatisallOnestraightlineandthatisallTomakethenumber1HalfaroundandstraightacrossHalfaroundandstraightacrossHalfaroundandstraightacrossTomakethenumber2HalfaroundandhalfaroundHalfaroundandhalfaroundHalfaroundandhalfaroundTomakethenumber3Down,acrossandthenstraightdown(sing2moretimes)Tomakethenumber4Down,aroundandputahat(sing2moretimes)Tomakethenumber5Downaroundandthatisall(sing2moretimes)Tomakethenumber6Lefttorightandthenstraightdown(sing2moretimes)Tomakethenumber7Acircleontop,acircleonthebottom(sing2moretimes)Tomakethenumber8Allaroundandthenstraightdown(sing2moretimes)Tomakethenumber9Makea1andthenazero(sing2moretimes)Tomakeanumber10

August(completeatleast10activities)

o 1.Duringtheearlymorningorlateeveningtakeafamilywalkandexploretheenvironmentyoulivein.Whatsoundsdoyouhear?Whatdoyousee?Whatdoyousmell?

o 2.Helpdoachoreathome,washdishes,vacuum,andwipethetable.

o 3.Makepuppetsoutofoldsocks.Putonapuppetshow.o 4.ReviewyourReadingLog.Counthowmanybooks

youhavereadthissummer.o 5.Makecardstogivetoafriend,grandparentor

neighbor.o 6.Plananactivitywithafriend.o 7.Askyourmomtohelpyoubakecookies.Share

cookieswithafriendorneighbor.o 8.Askanadulttosharetheirhobbieswithyou.Share

withthemyourhobbies.o 9.Wearyourfavoriteoutfit.Tellsomeonewhythe

outfitisyourfavorite.o 10.Talkaboutwhatmakesyouhappy.Whatmakesyou

sad,angry?o 11.Checkthelistofschoolsuppliesyouwillneedfor

Kindergarten.o 12.Putapieceoficeonthesidewalkanddrawaring

arounditwithchalk.Observetheice,howlongdoesittaketomelt?

o 13.Helpyourmommakeyourfavoritemealfordinner.o 14.Shareatoywithyourbrotherorsister.o 15.Drawapictureofsomethingfunyoudidthis

summer.Takethepicturetoschoolandsharewithyournewteacher.

SongsDownByTheBay

Downbythebay,wherethewatermelonsgrow.

Backtomyhome,Idarenotgo.ForifIdomymotherwillsay,“Didyoueverseeagoosekissing

amoose.Downbythebay.”2.Didyoueverseeawhalewithapolka-dottail…3.Didyoueverseeaflywearingatie…4.Didyoueverseeabearcombinghishair…5.Didyoueverseelamaseatingtheirpajamas…6.Didyoueverhaveatimewhenyoucouldn’tmakearhyme…Downbythebay.FiveGreenandSpeckledFrogs

Fivegreenandspeckledfrogs,Satonanoldbrownlog

Eatingsomemostdeliciousbugs.Yum!Yum!

Onejumpedintothepool,Whereitwasniceandcool.

Nowtherearefourgreenandspeckledfrogs.Ribbit!Ribbit!

Fourgreenandspeckledfrogs…Threegreenandspeckledfrogs…Twogreenandspeckledfrogs…Onegreenandspeckledfrog…

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SightWordPuzzle• Cutupthelettersandputthembackinthecorrectordertomakea

sitewordpuzzle.• Makesurenottomixuplettersoftheothersightwords

Spotlight• Tape5-10sightwordsonthewall• Turnoutthelightandgiveyourchildaflashlight• Havethemshinethe“spotlight”onawordandspellittogetherand

saytheword

Practicethesesightwordswithyourchild.Youcancopytheseandmakecards.Practice2–3anight

untiltheyhavemasteredthelist.Tryplayingthegamesbelowwithsightwords.

me go is my

come to said are

mom here dad am

Games

SightWordDance• Makeupadancetospellthesightword• Examplefortheword“the”

o T-shakeyourhipso H-stompyourfeeto E-jumpuponceo Repeatandspelloutloudeachtime