Encourage
Leisure Reading:
Take
advantage of the summer months, read together or give your child time every day
to do so. Minimum 30 minutes a day. Ask variety of questions about a book your
child is reading.
Go
to the local library or bookstore and let your child pick out books that he/she
wants to read. Giving choices will reinforce that reading is fun.
Basia, 2017
Participate
in Reading Challenge or Project:
Let
make a child promise to him/herself. (Suggestion after Mrs. Scott, librarian from
Queen’s Gate School, set a challenge for her pupils.
In addition to books of
my own choosing
I pledge to read the
following:
(Please choose at least
5)
A book published this
year
A book you can finish in
a day
A book you have been
meaning to read
A book recommended by the
teacher
A book chosen for you by
your parent/family member
A book published before
you were born
A book that you previously
abandoned
A book you own but have never
read
A non-fission book
A book that has won a prize
A book by a foreign author
Or
Read-a-Thon project which provides kids with age appropriate book list. The
book list has just right books, downhill (a little easier) and uphill (a little
more challenging).
Basia reading on a ferry, 2017
Continue
On-line Web-practice:
My
daughter has been using Beestar.org - innovative online math and reading
exercises for kids. A beauty of web exercises is
that your child can take them with him/her wherever you travel and access anytime that’s
convenient. Any other preferable by child website is good.
Encourage
Writing:
Use
a notebooks as a summer journal.
Mu daughter's challenge:
Dear Basia,
You have come so far as a
writer this year…keep it up!!
Write 2-3 entries per
week; that’s 16-24 entries for the summer.
Remember! Each entry must:
-
Have
a date at the top.
-
Be
written in paragraphs/any other appropriate structure.
-
Feel
up at least one page of writing.
-
Have
appropriate capitalization/punctuation.
· Optional: pictures (drawn or photos.)
You can use your book to
write diary entries, fiction stories, research notes, plays, interviews, chapters,
letters, book reviews…
Bring your book during the
first week of 5th grade and earn an invitation to a special party.
You will have a chance to hang out with old friends, eat delicious food, and
share your writing, Have fun!
3rd entree, 2017
Keep
a Summer Routine:
Even
though your child may not be getting up as early as he/she would during the
school year, make sure he/she gets plenty of rest and wakes up at the same time
each day. Further, keep a schedule that is fairly consistent from day to day,
meals, sports, and any other regular activity should take place around the same
time each day.
Summer in Manhattan can be fun, Basia 2017
Find
Time for Social Interaction:
Make
sure your child has opportunity to interact with other children his/her age. If
a day or away camp is not possible make regular play-dates with his/her closest
friends. This will help your child enter school confident and eager to spend
time with the other children in her class.
Basia hanging out with friends, 2017
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