LEARNING ACTIVITY CALENDARNote to Parents: Fill inthe months and dates, and

use these activities to giveyour child a daily dose oflearning fun.

MONDAY

Write5-10spellingwordsonindexcards,onepercard,andcuttheminhalf.Mixthecards

up,andseehowfastyoucanputthewordsbacktogether.

Lookatsalescouponsinthenewspaper.Find

thethreethat.whenaddedtogether,wouldsavethemostmoney.

Writebiographiesforthingsaroundthehouse.Example:"I am

Joe'sbaseballmitt.HegotmeforhisbirthdayinJuly..:' ~

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TUESDAY

Putemptytin cansofdifferentsizesupsidedownintherain.Comparethe

soundsmadewhenraindropshit ",.~-eachcan.Whichisthehighest? (l, -.,Thelowest?

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Createa code,anduseit to

write secretmessagesto afriend.Example:

1= A.2 = B,3 = C."Hello"wouldbe8-5-12-12-15.

Withaparent.sister,orbrother,taketurnsreadingabook

basedontherollofadie.Forexample,if yourollatwo,readtwopages.

Taketurnssayingwordsbackwardandguessingwhatthe realword is.

Examples:Redbackward ~erwouldbepronouncedder;spinwouldbenips.

Writenumbersonplasticlids(l0,15,20,25).Stand5-10feetfromabucketandtryto toss

thelidsin.Scorepointsforthelidsthatlandinside.

WEDNESDAY

Pickacountry.Findtwointerestingfactsaboutit bylookinginanencyclopediaor

onlineat www.countryreports.org. ~-

Readnewsstoriesandlookfor

wheretheytookplace.Findthelocationsona mapor

inanatlas.

Foldasheetofpaperinhalf.openit.andpainthalfabutterflyononeside.Quickly

refoldthepaperandpressdown.Then,openit upto reveala

wholebutterfly!

Organizeyourfamily'sgrocerylist byfood group:grains;fruits; vegetables;milk/dairy;

meatandbeans.Howmanyitemsdoyouneedineachgroup?

Home & School CONNECTION

THURSDAY

Checkoutawordlesspicturebookfromthelibrary,andmakeupastorytogowiththe

~ pictures.Youmighttry,- ...... -LO-OJ Follow Carl! by

AlexandraDay.

Buildarobot.Useemptyspoolsof thread,paper

clips,aluminumfoil.andcraftsupplieslikeconstructionpaper,markers,andtape.

Makecointowersbystackingpennies,dimes,

I

I nickels,or quartersashighasyoucan.Whenyourtowertumbles,addupthe total.

Makepuppetsbydrawingfacesonoldsockswithwashable

markers.Usethemtoputonafunnypuppetshowaboutlostsocks.

FRIDAY

Takearuleroutside.Measurethelengthofarock,leaf,orstick.Tryto findanother'

objectthesamelength. '

Writeabetter

magazinead.Thinkofnew

adjectivestomakeaproductsoundevenmoreappealing.

Choosemusicforyourfamilytolistentoduringdinner.Tryavariety(rock,hip-hop,country).

Tellwhothesingerisandthenameofeachsong.

List10objects(gum,pony,telephone),andreadthe list

r-

~toafriend.Havehimcount

~0 to20andtrytonameall\ ~ the items.Then,switch

~%\ ~ roles.'/'--"Makewordsusingthelettersfromthetitleofyourfavoritebook.Example:ForPippi

Longstocking.youmightfindsting.sock,andplot. '

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LEARNING ACTIVITY CALENDARNote to Parents: Fill inthe monthsand dates,andusetheseactivities to giveyour child a daily doseoflearningfun.

MONDAY

~HoldaCD(shinysideup)nearasunnywindow.Tilt

it untilyouseearainbowc>ontheceiling.Canyoufindsome-\\

thingelsethatbendslighttomakearainbow?(bubbles,aglassofwater)

TUESDAY WEDNESDAY

Churnyourownbutterbyputtingheavycreamandacleanmarbleinamedium-sizedjar.

Shakeuntilthemarblenolongermovesthroughthecream.Removethemarble.andspreadthebutteroncrackers.

Solveawordsearch.Youcanfindoneinyour

dailynewspaperorinapuzzlebook.Spelleachwordaloudasyoufindandcircleit.

Writeafewmathproblemson Calculatethehoursit would

asheetofpaper.Illustrate taketodrive80milesif youthemwithpicturescut drive50milesperhour.

fromoldmagazines.Example: ~;::,..: TIjJ:Dividethenumberof8cars- 3cars=5cars. ~~ milesbythespeed~~ '" (80+50=1.6hours).

:: ~) - -Withaparent.packapicniclunch,andgooutbackwithafewstorybooks.Readtoeach

otherwhileyouenjoyeatingoutside.

Playhopscotchwith math

problems.Onepersoncallsoutadditionorsubtraction

problems,andtheotherplayerhopsontheanswer.If youmiss,gobacktothebeginningandstartagain.

Makeamapofyourneigh-borhood.Traceyourroutetoschoolwithadottedline.Mark

yourfavoriteplacesto playwithastar.

Home & School CONNECTION

learntheJapaneseartofpaperfolding.Goto www.orilandcom.andfind

instructionsformakinganimals,flowers,andotherthings.

Useatelephonedirectorytofindnumbersyoucall(pizza

shop,vet).Makealistinalphabeticalorder,andpostit nearthephone.

Turndominoesfacedown.Flipovertwo.Ifthenumbersmatch,keepthem.If not.flip them

backover.Keepmakingmatchesuntilyouuseallthedominoes.

Writelettersonatic-tac-toegrid,andthinkofacategory(clothing).PlayersaddanXor0

whentheynameanitemfrom

thecategorythatbegins ~~withtheletter(capforC). ~~ i

Onanindexcard,makeapostcardfromyourhometown.Drawapictureandwriteanote

aboutyourcommunity.Mailit toarelativewholivesin

anothertown.

look for leaves.Choose

differentshapesandsizes,and

makerubbingsusingcrayonsandpaper.

THURSDAY

Gathersomeseeds(thistle,sunflower).Fillabowlwitheachkind,andputtheminthe

yard.Whichbirdslikeeachtype?lookI upbirdsyoudon'trecognizeat www

.omithology.com.

FRIDAY

listyourfIVefavoritefruits.Atthe libraryoronline,research

whereeachoneisgrown.Examples:pineapplefrom Hawaii,grapesfrom California.

Hideasmallobjectinyourhouse.Giveaparentorsiblingdirectionsto findit. Examples:

"Godownthehall.Makethefirstright.lookdown."

Haveacontesttoseewhocanwriteasentenceusingthemostlettersfromthealphabet.

Example:"Jacob'sfunnygrandpaeatseverything"uses19differentletters.

learnPiglatin.Dropthefirstsoundofeach eword,andputit anks-1hay

infrontofnay"attheend. Ii: ..Example:'Thanks,Mom"becomes"anks-thayom-may.

Secretlychooseachar-acterfromabook.Challengeafriendto

guessthecharacterbyaskingyes-or-noquestions.Example:Isyourcharacteraboy?

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