Summer Fun

Well, the school year has finally come to a close. The students have worked very hard all year and I am very proud of all they have accomplished. While enjoying your well-deserved summer vacation, here are a few things you can work on to help you stay prepared for third grade.



Reading:

1. Work on the various reading strategies while reading a good book. There is a list of recommended texts on the school website for students entering third grade. Click here for a list of titles and authors your child can read over the summer.

2. Visit the public library to check out some good books. You can also visit any of the major bookstores such as Barnes and Noble, BooksAMillion, or Borders for one of their story hours. They frequently offer story time with an activity that follows and best of all, it is free. The Barnes and Noble at Regency has a lovely children's department that is nearby. If you have time, check it out this summer.

Writing:

1. Keep a diary of fun things you have done during the summer.


2. Start your very own blog. It is easy to do. You can even continue to blog on the blog that we started in class.


3. If your child wants to visit somewhere, make him/her write about it. they can write a brief description of the place as well as write their reasons for wanting to go there.

Math:

1. Continue to work on skip counting the 2's, 3's, 4's, 5's, 6's, 7's, 8's, 9's, 10's, and 25's. This will make multiplication so much easier to master. This will also make addition and subtraction of larger numbers easier to solve as well.

2. Practice telling time to the nearest hour, half-hour, quarter hour and five minute interval. Please click here or here for additional practice.

3. Practice solving elapsed time problems by creating time lines. Here is a problem for example.
Mrs. Robinson went to the beach at 1:30 pm. She returned home at 4:15 pm. How long was she at the beach?

4. Practice solving problems using amounts up to $1.00. They should be able to add a vareity of coins together quickly. Click here for additional practice.

5. Practice making up story problems (word problem) with sums to 100 and differences from 100. Click here for additional practice in solving story problems.

6. Practice looking at data (graphs). Be able to make judgements using the data as evidence of your answer. Click here for additional practice in learning about graphs and data analysis.

For additonal prepartion for 3rd grade, visit the following sites for fun ways to practice 3rd grade skills.

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_3rd.htm

http://www.aaamath.com/grade3.html

For additional fun this summer, here are few things I have found in surfing the net.

1. Check out Kids Kampus. It is a free playground that offers children tha chance to play in the water, visit an old fire station, ride a bike, and so much more.

2. Check out some of the other parks and programs that Jacksonville has to offer. Click here for more information.

3. See great kids' movies -- for just $1 -- during AMC Summer MovieCamp!
Shows start at 10:00 a.m. every Wednesday from June 25 - August 6. All admission proceeds* from AMC Summer MovieCamp will benefit Variety - The Children's Charity and the Will Rogers Institute. * Excluding tax. For more information, click here.

4. You can also check out the movies at Cinemark (Tinseltown). You can buy tickets in advance for the 10 weeks for $5.00 total. That is 50 cents a movie! The movies are also scheduled on different days than AMC's movies so you can watch them both. For more information on Tinseltown's movies, click here.

5. Visit MOSH, the Cummer Art Gallery, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sally Corp, Peterbrooke Chocolate Factory, the Jacksonville Zoo, the Timucuan National Preserve and the many beaches and parks we have.

If you know of any other places to visit, please contact me so I may share them with others. Have a great weekend and I look foraward to seeing you at our End of the Year Party!