Summer Express between grades 1&2

142 Pages·17.138 MB·English

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NEW YoRk ∫฀ToRoNTo ∫฀LoNDoN ∫฀AuckLAND ∫฀SYDNEY
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Cover design by Brian LaRossa
Cover photo by Ariel Skelley/Corbis
Interior illustrations by Robert Alley, Abbey Carter, Maxie Chambliss, Sue Dennen,
Shelley Dieterichs, Jane Dippold, Julie Durrell, Rusty Fletcher, James Hale,
Mike Moran, Sherry Neidigh, Cary Pillo, Carol Tiernon, and Lynn Vineyard
ISBN-13 978-0-545-22691-2 / ISBN-10 0-545-22691-0
Copyright © 2010 by Scholastic Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A.
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Table of Contents
Dear Parent Letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
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Week 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Week 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Week 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Week 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Answer Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
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your child each week.
• A recommended reading list of age-appropriate books that you and
your child can read throughout the summer.
• A certificate of completion to celebrate your child’s accomplishments.
We hope you and your child will have a lot of fun as you work together to
complete this workbook.
Enjoy!
The editors
Terrific Tips for Using This Book
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incentive chart for family member might help. Giving your
the week. (We recommend reading 15 to child a choice can help boost confidence
20 minutes a day with your child who is and help him or her feel more ownership
entering 2nd grade.) of the work to be done.
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at the end of each day. As an workbook, present congratulations!
added bonus, let your him or him or her with _______________
her affix a large sticker at the the certificate of
bottom of the incentive chart completion on page 143. Feel free to frame
for completing the activities or laminate the certificate and display it
each week. on the wall for everyone to see. Your child
will be so proud!
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Skill-Building Activities for Any Time
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creating a grocery butter of narrative stories (reading). Being able
sugar to notice patterns is a skill shared by
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signs, sorting pocket
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Journals as Learning Tools
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opportunity to discuss with each other
what you’re reading. You can, for
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an article. Or your child can tell you
his or her favorite part of a story. The
key is to make a family tradition of
reading and sharing books of all kinds
together.
◆ Put together collections of reading
materials your child can access
easily. Gather them in baskets or
bins that you can place in the family
room, the car, and your child’s
bedroom. You can refresh your child’s
library by borrowing materials from
your community’s library, buying
used books, or swapping books and
magazines with friends and neighbors.
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Skills Review and Practice
Educators have established learning standards for math and language arts. Listed below are some
of the important skills covered in Summer Express that will help your child review and prepare for
the coming school year so that he or she is better prepared to meet these learning standards.
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Skills Your Child Will Review Skills Your Child Will Practice to Prepare for Grade Two
◆ writing familiar vocabulary in manuscript ◆ responding to a writing prompt
writing (e.g., number words, color words,
◆ writing the names of the planets in manuscript writing
shape words, days of the week, months
of the year) ◆ using descriptive words to convey ideas
◆ using conventions of print in writing ◆ constructing a variety of sentence types
(e.g., capitalization and punctuation) (e.g., statements, exclamations, commands)
to identify and write complete sentences ◆ writing words within familiar word families
◆ using phonetic analysis (e.g., letter/sound (e.g., -ank, -ash, -ick, -ight, -ill, -ink, -ock, -ump, -unk)
relationships, beginning and ending ◆ using parts of speech in written compositions
consonants, short and long vowel sounds, (e.g., common nouns, proper nouns, plural nouns,
consonant blends, digraphs, and word present- and past-tense verbs, adjectives)
patterns) to decode unknown words
◆ identifying main idea, sequence of events, main characters,
◆ using visualization based on illustrations causes and effects
to augment comprehension of text
◆ making inferences, drawing conclusions, comparing and
◆ using structural analysis (e.g., word contrasting, classifying information
families) to decode unknown words
◆ reading for supporting details
◆ following multi-step directions
◆ identifying real or fantasy within the context of story
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Helping Your Child Get Ready: Week 1
Here are some activities you and your child might enjoy.
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Sun Safety Talk about sun safety with your child. Ask him
G.rammar or her to write a list of ways to stay safe in the sun. Post it
compound nouns in a prominent place!
Your child might enjoy reading the following books:
Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain
by Verna Aardema
The New Kid on the Block
by Jack Prelutsky
Coming to America:
The Story of Immigration
by Betsy Maestro
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