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 Summer Activities

Want to keep your skills sharp over the summer?  Are you getting bored?  Try the activities below:

Reading Corner

Scholastic Summer Challenge

 

Join Scholastic’s Summer Challenge and be part of a team quest to eat, sleep, and dream books all summer! Find great reads, play book-based games, and help Scholastic support Save the Children! Your minutes can also count toward the World Record Challenge.

Choose a book from the book list.  Books have been listed by age.  To check out the list go to the bottom of the page.  Parents can also learn more information by reading the Parent Letter at the bottom of the page.

Share what you have read in the Summer Challenge.  If you don't want to do the challenge but still want to share what you read you can also let me know about good books.  If you want to share what you read with the teacher click on the link below:

What I Read This Summer

 

Math Corner

Villainy, Inc.:  Thwarting Word Supremacy Through Mathmatics

 

You are a secret agent in the Anti-Villainy Unit (AVU).  Your mission: to stop the crazy plans of Dr. Eugene Wick, ID, and his front company, Villainy Inc.  Wick's plans always have one weakness: they just don't add up.  Find out how your math skills can help you beat this evil genius at his own game.

After using your math skills to stop Dr. Wick share how great your problem solving skills are.  Share answers to the problems in the link below:

Problems to Solve

Additional Math (Multiplication)

Knowing your multiplication facts is VERY IMPORTANT to be successful in Math.  Click on the name of the links below to practice your multiplication facts.

Multiplication.com Games                  Multiplication Machine

Speed Grid Multiplication                   Multiple Matrix

 

Writing Corner

Digital Books

Write a story your proud of and create a digital book using UDL CAST Digital Book Builder.  Your book will be added to the Choptank Digital Library.  Use the sign in information below:

User Name: TanyaTravis

Password:  Tuetje

Let the teacher know you have completed a book by going to the link below:

My Digital Book

 

Additional Writing Fun (Click on the Name of the Activity)

Twisted Max Tales                     Mystery Writing

Story Starters                            Biography Writer Workshop

Story Maker                               Fractured Fairy Tales

Myths & Legends Story Creator

 

Science Corner

Magic School Bus Tours

 

Go on a Magic School Bus Tour of Science concepts, play games, watch short videos, take quizzes, and do simple Science experiments.

Additional Science Fun

Share what you have learned by reading the online science books or exploring National Geographic Kids.  What are the 10 most interesting facts you learned?  Go to the link below to share:

Wow!  Did You Know...

Read Science Books Online

National Geographic Kids

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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Mrs. Travis' Classroom
Dorchester County Public Schools
Choptank Elementary
1103 Maces Lane
Cambridge, Maryland 21613