Ready, Set, Summertime!Presented by: Morgan Blanton

Make It, Take It! Literacy Activities for

Your Child

Funded By:Title One

Survey

• Please fill out the survey • I will be contacting you

again in the fall to see how the summer activities went

Literacy Activities for Your Child

• Sight Words– Rainbow Word Flash Cards– Sight Word Checkers

• Letter Sounds– Spin a word– Roll a word

• Writing – Journal

• Reading– Reading Log– Library Summer Reading

Program Info

Sight Words

• Rainbow Word Rings– Start with Violet words– Flash words… 3 second rule

for mastery– Set a “reward goal” for each

mastered color set– Record the date “mastered”

on chart (I would love a copy of this)

– Violet, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, Red

Sight Words

• Checkers– Use slips of paper to place sight

words on the shaded squares– Take turns moving diagonally on

the shaded squares– Must be able to read the word in

3 seconds in order to move to that spot

– Play like regular Checkers: jump/capture opponent’s pieces, King Me, etc.

– Be creative with game pieces

Letters and Sounds

• Roll a word– Red = first letter– Yellow = second letter– Blue = third letter– Make as many words as you

can– Record them on a sheet of

paper as “real” or “make believe” words

Letters and Sounds

• Spin a word– Red = first letter– Yellow = second letter– Blue = third letter– White = fourth letter (e, s, blank)– Make as many words as you can– Record them on a sheet of paper

as “real” or “make believe” words

Writing

• Journal• What do I write about?

– Experiences– Imagination– Books– Ideas listed in the journal

folder

Reading

• Reading Log– Child rates the book– Accountability

• Summer Reading Program– “Catch the Reading Bug”

theme– Mondays @ library in Lawndale– FREE– Starts 3rd week in June through

end of July!

Let’s Get Started

• Parent Made Activities– Rainbow Word Rings– Letter Cubes– Letter Spinners

• Ready to Use Activities from Mrs. Blanton– Journal

• Reading Log• Library Info• Journal Prompts• Paper

– Checkers Board

Thank You