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Description |
| Fiction: Let's Build a Castle (elem) |
"Frank ran down to the beach." Realistic fiction followed by multiple choice comprehension questions. |
| Booklet: Summer Barbecue |
"Summer's here! It's time to grill!"
our uncle loudly said.
My sister had a worried look.
His words filled us with dread. |
| Shapebook: Baseball (elementary) |
Trace and cut out the lined baseball pattern for a shapebook about baseball. |
| Coloring Page: Baseball Mitt |
Color this simple picture of a baseball mitt or trace and cut out for a shapebook. |
| Learning Center: Summer - Science - Bugs |
Learning center for identifying and learning about summer bugs. |
| Learning Center: Summer - Science - Frog Cycle |
Learning center for cutting and pasting the frog life cycle in the correct order. |
| Learning Center: Summer Word Wall |
Summer-themed word wall, from "beach" to "surfing" |
| Learning Center: Summer - Mobile |
Follow the directions to make a summer-themed mobile. |
| Learning Center: Summer - Ice Cream |
Follow the directions to make an ice cream cone. |
| Learning Center: Summer math counters |
Cut out these counters and use them with the Summer Math Centers. |
| Learning Center: Summer - Subtraction |
Complete the fact wheels by subtracting the numbers around the starfish from the number in the center. |
| Learning Center: Summer - Place Value |
Cut out the tiles and place them in the correct place value order. |
| Learning Center: Summer - Story Prompt |
Use the picture cards to help you write a story about summer. |
| Learning Center: Summer - Math Fact Families) |
Glue the four shells that make a math fact family into the correct places. |
| Learning Center: Summer - Tic Tac Toe |
Cut out the pictures of kites and balloons to make a summer tic-tac-toe board. |
| Learning Center: Summer - Memory Game |
Cut out the pairs of summer-themed pictures and make a memory match game. |
| Learning Center: Summer -Venn diagram |
Use the Venn diagram to compare two summer pictures. |
| Learning Center: Summer - Story Sequence |
Cut out the events related to a summer trip to the beach, and paste them in the correct order. |
| Learning Center: Summer - ABC Order |
Put the summer-themed words in alphabetical order. |
| Color and Write: Sun (primary) |
A picture of the sun to color and wide lines to write a short story about the sun or summer. |
| Color and Write: Sun (elem) |
A sun to color and lines to write a short story about summer and the sun. |
| Color and Write Prompt: Sun (elem) |
A picture to color and lines to write a short text with theme words from a word bank. |
| Classroom Newsletter: Summer theme (color) |
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| Classroom Newsletter: Summer theme (b/w) |
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| Candy Wrapper: Have a Great Summer! (version 2) |
Have a Great Summer! Print and wrap this candy wrapper around a standard-size candy bar and glue in place for a great gift. |
| Candy Wrapper: Have a Great Summer! (version 1) |
"No more homework! Have a great summer." Print and wrap this candy wrapper around a standard-size candy bar and glue in place for a great gift. |
| Coloring Page: Suitcase |
Color this drawing of a suitcase. |
| Color and Write: Souvenirs (primary) |
B/W drawing of a suitcase to color, and wide lines for writing. |
| Color and Write Prompt: Surfing (elem) |
A picture to color and space to write a very short story with theme words from a word bank. |
| Color and Write Prompt: Rowboat (elem) |
A picture to color and space to write a very short story with theme words from a word bank. |
| Color and Write Prompt: Lighthouse (elem) |
A picture to color and space to write a very short story with theme words from a word bank. |
| Color by Number Addition: Sunflower (preschool/primary) |
Add the sums (up to 8) and use the key to color the picture of a sunflower turned to the sun. |
| Color by Number Addition: Runners (primary) |
Add the sums (up to 18) and use the key to color the picture of two runners. |
| Color by Number Subtraction: Soccer Player (primary/elem) |
Find the difference (up to 8) and use the key to color the picture of a a young soccer player. |
| Color by Number Subtraction: Baseball Player (primary/elem) |
Find the difference (up to 8) and use the key to color the picture of a young baseball player. |
| Coloring Page: Surfing |
A picture of a girl surfing to color. |
| Color and Write: Surfing (primary) |
A picture of a girl surfing to color and wide lines to write about summer fun! |
| Coloring Page: Rowboat |
A picture of two people in a rowboat to color. |
| Color and Write: Rowboat (primary) |
A picture of two people in a rowboat to color and space to write about them. |
| Color and Write: Lighthouse (primary) |
A picture of a lighthouse to color and space to write about summer and the beach. |
| Coloring Page: Lighthouse |
Nice picture of a lighthouse to color. |
| Booklet: Summer (primary) |
Summer vocabulary with simple pictures to color. |
| Chart: Summer Reading (all ages) |
Use this chart to record your summer reading. |
| Draw and Write: My Journal (primary) |
Keep track of things with this simple journal form. (Today is... I...) |
| Fiction: My Beach Ball (primary/elem) |
"My beach ball is my favorite toy." Short realistic fiction story followed by multiple choice comprehension questions. |
| Journal: Camp (elem/upper elem) |
Print and fasten together |
| Journal: What Happened Today (primary) |
Suggestions for making and keeping a journal for various primary levels. A cover page and blank entry pages are provided. |
| Log: Summer Reading (elementary) |
This form enables students to track titles and authors of what they read. Narrower lines and a cute graphic of children reading under a tree. |
| Log: Summer Reading (elementary) b/w |
This form enables students to track titles and authors of what they read. Narrower lines and a cute black & white graphic of children reading under a tree. |
| Log: Summer Reading (primary) b/w |
This form enables students to track titles and authors of what they read. Wide lines and a cute black & white graphic of children reading under a tree. |
| Memory Game: Summer |
Fun summer pictures and words make these flashcards useful for summer activities. |
| Spelling: Summer Theme (elem/upper elem) |
From "baseball" to "watermelon",fun word and spelling related activities including word search, crossword and more, all with a summer theme. |
| Spelling: Summer theme (primary/elem) |
Fun word and spelling related activities including word search, crossword and more, all with a summer theme. |
| Summer Reading Log (primary) |
This form enables students to track titles and authors of what they read. Wide lines and a cute graphic of children reading under a tree. |
| Word Search: The Beach |
From "beach" to "swim". |
| Word Unscramble: Beach (easy) |
Unscrambling these beach-themed words will help everyone get in the mood for summer! From "sand" to "shells". |
| Writing Paper: Summer Journal (elementary) |
Print out pages, and bind this journal for summer writing. Wide lines. |
| Writing Prompt: Camping (elementary) |
A page of writing prompts about camping in the summer. |
| Writing Prompt: My Vacation (elem/upper elem) |
Writing form with prompts to write about your summer vacation. |
| Acrostic Form: Summer |
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| Activity: Beach Pages (elementary) |
Whether or not you're actually at the beach, these fun activity pages are sure to get youngsters in a beach-y mood! Includes word search, word unscramble, writing prompt, and much more. |
| Cloze: Summer (elementary) |
A cloze activity to increase summer-themed vocabulary. |
| Color and Write: Summer Camp Booklet (elem/upper elem) |
Fun pictures to color with space to write a short story. |
| Comprehension: Summer Solstice (elem) |
This reading comprehension explains the whys and whens of the summer solstice. This lesson is appropriate for both hemispheres. |
| Crossword: Summer (easy) |
3 ACROSS: When this shines, it is nice and warm outside. |
| Fiction: Fun at the Lake (elementary) |
"My family goes to the lake every summer in July." A realistic fiction reading comprehension. |
| Fiction: On a Summer Day (upper elem/middle) |
"The sky overhead was blue, with just a single fluffy cloud shaped like an armadillo." Realistic fiction followed by multiple choice comprehension questions. |
| Glyph: Summer |
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| Maze: Summer 1 (easier) |
Help the girl find her pail and shovel. |
| Maze: Summer 2 (easy) |
Help the boy get the lemonade. |
| Maze: Summer 3 (hard) |
Help the girl find the sunglasses |
| Maze: Summer 4 (harder) |
Help the boy find the baseball mitt. |
| Project: The Ideal Summer Vacation (upper elem/middle school) |
Pitching an ideal summer is more than just pitching a tent... this unit takes students through a step-by-step planning and "pitch" of an ideal summer vacation, including needs assessment, time management, cost analysis, writing a persuasive letter, and more. |
| Venn Diagram: School and Summer Vacation (easy) |
Use this Venn diagram to compare school and summer vacation. |
| Venn Diagram: Summer and Winter |
Use this Venn diagram to compare summer and winter. |
| Craft: Decorative Flip Flops (primary) |
Decorate flip flops for spring and summer fun. This craft can be adapted to student ability and creativity for a quick and easy project or a complicated art. |
| Desk Tag: Have a Groovy Day! (color) |
With the words "Have a Groovy Day!", a series of colorful flowers, and a primary-lined space to write a name. |
| Coloring Page: Sunflower |
Color this picture of a sunflower or trace and cut out to make a great shapebook. |
| Shapebook: S is for Sunflower (primary/elem) |
Shapebook with writing activities including prompts and a word search. |
| Shapebook: Summer Words (food) |
[made with abctools] A 10-page sun-shaped shapebook with summer food theme words, from BERRIES to WATERMELON. |
| Shapebook: Sunflower (Elementary) |
Trace and cut out this lined, sunflower-shaped pattern to make a great shapebook, or use for notes, writing paper, etc. |
| Writing Prompt: Sunflower (elementary) |
Sunflower shape with the prompt "Sunflowers are..." and wide lines for writing. Can also trace and cut out for a shapebook. |
| Writing Prompt: Sunflower simile (elementary) |
Have your students fill out the simile, and decorate a bulletin board with their writing, or trace and cut out the sunflower-shaped pattern for a shapebook. |
| Color and Write: Months - June (primary/elem) |
A picture of a pond and wide lines to write a story or poem about the month of June. |
| Color and Write: Months - July (primary/elem) |
A picture of a watermelon and fireworks and wide lines to write a story or poem about the month of July. |
| Color and Write: Months - August (primary/elem) |
A picture of a sunflowers and wide lines to write a story or poem about the month of August. |
| Shapebook: Summer Words (full set) |
[member-created with abctools] 54 pages of our summer theme vocabulary words: summer foods, summer activities, summer fun, and other summer words, all in a sun-shaped pattern. |
| Color by Number: Summer Fun (primary) |
Solve the simple addition problems to find out what colors to use in the picture. |
| Worksheet: Jenny's Garden (elem/upper elem) |
"Here is a table of what Jenny planted in the new flower garden. Read the table and answer the questions." |
| Story Sequence: A Day at the Beach (primary/elem) |
Cut out the pictures and put them in order next to the sentences. Then write a story that uses the sentences as the foundation. Good early reader work. |
| Story Sequence: A Day at the Beach (elem/upper elem) |
Read the story, then number the events as they occur in the story. Write the story again in your own handwriting and draw a picture to go with the text. |
| Story Sequence: A Day at the Beach (upper elem/middle) |
Read the events, put them in order (explaining the reasoning for the order), then write them into a story with creative embellishments. This lesson is adaptable to a variety of levels. |
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