Fouse Elementary 2013 Summer Activities Calendar Going to Grade 1

Student Name: ____________________________

Dear Fouse Parents and Guardians, Your Fouse Faculty considers family involvement essential to any childs success as a learner. Experts agree that children who spend time on learning pursuits during the summer gain academic skills, while those who do not often experience learning losses. We encourage you to create a learner-friendly home environment this summer. To further assist you with this task, we are providing a calendar of daily activities designed to motivate your child(ren) to continue learning during the summer months. We are also providing book lists and information regarding summer programming at nearby public libraries. We hope you find this material helpful. Children who complete the calendar activities will receive a certificate of achievement next year. Lets work together to help Fouse students soar to new heights of summer learning! Sincerely,

Brian Orrenmaa Principal **RETURN JUNE, JULY & AUGUST CALENDARS DURING BACK TO SCHOOL DAYS IN AUGUST** August 3, 2013

Student Name:___________________________________ Total No. of Activities Completed This Summer:

Word of the Month: Integrity

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu

June 2013
Fri Sat
1 Make a list of things you enjoy eating at a picnic.

2 Relax!

3 Make a pattern using something found in your kitchen.

4 Draw a picture showing what you miss about school.

5 6 Find the word the 10 Count to 100 by 10s. times in a magazine or newspaper.

7 Recite the alphabet taking turns with a family member.

8 Listen to a story and retell it.

9 Do a Favor for your Dad.

10 Sing Head and Shoulders Knees and Toes.

11 Find the word and on a cereal box.

12 Play a board game.

13 Ask a question using why.

14 Write the numbers 1-20 on your parents back. 21 Recite a nursery rhyme.

15 Practice reciting your address and phone number. 22 Feel something furry, hard, soft, smooth, rough, and slippery. 29 Read!

16 Find 2 objects that float and 2 that sink.

17 Play Simon Says with another person.

18 Play Hopscotch.

19 Read a book that has rhyming words.

20 Play a card game.

23 Write a letter to a friend and 30 deliver it. Free Choice!

24

Sing the song BINGO to someone.

25 Bounce a ball 10 times with one hand.

26 27 Practice writing your Read your favorite full name several times. stuffed animal a story.

28 Read!

PARENTSINITIAL BOXES TO VERIFY COMPLETED ACTIVITIES.

Word of the Month: Loyalty

Sun Mon
1 Count by 2s to 20.

July 2013
Fri
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Tue
2 Swap a book with a friend.

Wed
3 Count all of your shoes.

Thu
4 Say The Pledge of Allegiance.

Sat
6 Use small items to spell out: go, me, is, at, by.

Read your favorite book.

7 Hop on one foot and count by 5s to 100.

8 Write the initials of everyone in your house.

9 10 Crawl over, under, and Pick a letter and count sit on a chair. how many places you can find it.

11 Label objects in your house and read them.

12 Read a poem to someone in your family.

13 Write a story about something youve done this summer.

14 Read 5 books from your book box.

15 Make a grocery list.

16 Take care of your pet or a friends pet.

17 Tie a pair of shoes.

18 Have your parent write letters on your back and guess what they are. 25 Cut out pictures of things that rhyme.

19 20 Write your last name 5 Practice counting by times. 1s to 100.

21 Read for 20 minutes.

22 Make a personalized book mark.

23 Bird watch.

24 Find an insect.

26 Make cards for friends and families who have August Birthdays

27 Tell your favorite story to someone.

28 Make a map of your home

29 Invent a recipe for a cool summer drink.

30 Do 25 jumping jacks.

31 Teach someone to crab walk.

PARENTSINITIAL BOXES TO VERIFY COMPLETED ACTIVITIES.

Word of the Month: Fairness

Sun Mon Tue Wed

August 2013
Thu
1 Set a timer for 20 minutes and read

Fri
2 Make a dollar in 4 different ways using coins. 9 Do 10 push ups

Sat
3 Back To School Days 9:00-11:00 a.m. 1:00-3:00 p.m. 10 Read!

4 Read the weather report. Should you stay in or go out? 11 Read!

5 Play hangman with someone.

6 March up and down the steps 3 times.

7 Retell your favorite fairy tale to a family member. 14 First Day of 1st Grade. GOOD LUCK!!! 21

8 Help set the table for dinner.

12 Relax!

13 Open House 2:00-3:00 p.m.

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PARENTSINITIAL BOXES TO VERIFY COMPLETED ACTIVITIES.

Books To Read This Summer! Look for these books at the library or at the book store. There are many favorites on this list that your child has enjoyed listening to in class and will enjoy hearing over and over again. After you read the story several times, encourage your child to read it to you, even if it is not correct word for word. Also encourage them to tell you the story. Most of all enjoy reading together!

Down by the Bay by Raffi The Lady with the Alligator Purse by Wescott The Day the Goose Got Loose by Lindbergh Somebody and the Three Blairs by Tolhurst Fancy Nancy by OConnor Old Black Fly by Ayesworth King Bidgoods in the Bathtub by Wood The Three Billy Goats Gruff by Rounds Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed by Christlow Please, Baby, Please by Lee Theres an Alligator Under My Bed by Mayer Noisy Nora by Wells Hush Little Alien by Kirk Owen by Henkes Mud Puddle by Munsch Theres a Hole in the Bucket by Wescott Hush Little Baby by Long Crafty Chameleon by Mewene Hadithi Possum Come A-Knockin by VanLaan Time for Bed by Fox On Top of Spaghetti by Johnson Baby Beluga by Raffi The Princess and the Pea by Trussell-Cullen Tricky Tortoise by Hadithi Teeny Tiny Woman by Galdone Tingalayo by Raffi Wemberly Worried by Henkes Maxs Dragon Shirt by Wells Brown Bear Brown Bear by Martin Is Your Mama a Llama by Kellogg The Three Bears by Galdone Were Going on a Bearhunt by Rosen

More More More Said the Baby by Williams We All Sing with the Same Voice by Miller Lillys Purple Plastic Purse by Henkes This Old Man by Jones The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Carle The Grouchy Ladybug by Carle The Very Quiet Click Beetle by Carle Swimmy by Lionni Inch by Inch by Lionni The Biggest House in the World by Lionni Henry and Mudge and the Wild Wind by Rylant Diary of a Worm by Cronin Arthurs Loose Tooth by Hoban Frog and Toad are Friends by Lobel Silly Sally by Wood The Napping House by Wood Thomas Snowsuit by Munsch Mmm, Cookies! by Munsch The Snowy Day by Keats The Mitten by Brett Blueberries for Sal by McCloskey Corduroy by Freeman Mouse Count by Walsh Stellaluna by Cannon If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Numeroff If You Give a Pig a Pancake by Numeroff If You Give a Moose a Muffin by Numeroff The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Potter Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Barrett The Little Red Hen by Berg Freight Train by Crews Pancakes for Breakfast by DePaola

Clifford the Firehouse Dog by Bridwell Rainbow Fish by Pfister Mouse Count by Walsh Ten in a Bed by Ellwand Peanut Butter and Jelly by Westcott The Polar Express by Van Allsburg The Hat by Brett

Westerville Public Library

126 S. State Street Westerville, OH 43081-2095 614-882-7277 Hours: MondayThursday 9:00 a.m.9:00 p.m. Friday & Saturday 9:00 a.m.6:00 p.m. Sunday 1:005:00 p.m. Visit the website at www.westervillelibrary.org for a Calendar of Events, including storytimes, classes, family events and community events.

Columbus Metropolitan Libraries

Website: www.columbuslibrary.org

Karl Road Branch 5590 Karl Road Columbus, OH 43229 614-645-2275 New Albany Branch 200 Market Street New Albany, OH 43054 614-645-2275 Hours: MondayThursday 9:00 a.m.9:00 p.m. Friday & Saturday 9:00 a.m.6:00 p.m. Sunday 1:005:00 p.m.
The Karl Road Branch hosts programs for every age group, including Baby Laptime and Toddler and Preschool Storytimes each week, Teen Cafs and basic technology training. In past years, the branch has also held a Read-A-Thon, a day-long event celebrating the importance of reading. The New Albany Branch hosts Baby Laptime and Toddler and Preschool Storytimes each week. They also sponsor teen programs throughout the year, and each summer they host summer reading clubs for children, teens, and adults. Visit the Columbus Metropolitan Libraries website or call the local branch for more information.

Worthington Library
820 High Street Worthington, OH 43085 614-807-2626 Hours: MondayThursday 9:00 a.m.9:00 p.m. Friday & Saturday 9:00 a.m.6:00 p.m. Closed Sundays Memorial Day through Labor Day Visit their website at www.worthingtonlibraries.org

TIPS FOR FAMILIES Visit the library Talk about books, magazines being read by family members Set an example by readingbe certain your child sees YOU reading Help students make time for reading Have plenty of reading material in your home Read aloud to your child(ren) Use books to break summer boredom Encourage personal libraries Limit television, computers, and video games Combine activities with books For exampletraveling to the beach, then suggest books with a beach theme For examplegoing to a baseball games, suggest books about baseball players