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Family Fundamentals for Summer Learning ActivityFamily Fundamentals for Summer Learning Activity
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Michigan Department of Education
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Grade
1st - 2nd
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English Language Arts
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Year
2003
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Family Fundamentals for Summer Learning

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Just because it's summertime, doesn't mean that learning has to stop. Support children with continuing to develop their reading fluency with this extensive collection of literacy activities.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

reading, phonemic awareness, phonics, reading comprehension, reading fluency, Vocabulary, beginning reading, complete sentences, sentences, simple sentences, calendar skills, character analysis, character descriptions, character traits, compare and contrast, spelling, spelling patterns, word endings, rhyming words, initial blends, initial sounds, initial letters, initial consonants, final sounds, final blends, final consonants

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Provide this resource to first and second grade parents, helping them to support their child's reading development
  • Use these ideas for at-home activities to develop in-class literacy centers
  • Homeschoolers can use these activities to develop a literacy program for their children

Classroom Considerations

  • These activities require a variety of materials that are typically found in a classroom or home, but there are some that may need to be purchased

 

Pros

  • A table of contents breaks these 30 activities into distinct categories, making it easy to find what you are looking for
  • Offers a list of books and websites that support parents and teachers with developing children's literacy
  • Quick literacy tips are offered with each activity
  • Provides a blank template for planning your own original literacy activities

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RL.1.1 RL.1.2 RL.1.3 RL.1.10 RL.2.1 RL.2.2 RL.2.3 RL.2.9 RL.2.10 RF.1.1.a RF.1.2.a RF.1.2.b RF.1.2.c RF.1.2.d RF.1.3.a RF.1.3.b RF.1.4.a RF.1.4.b RF.1.4.c RF.2.3.a RF.2.4.a RF.2.4.b RF.2.4.c

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