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Sight Words: Students practice these words in class in order to increase reading fluency skills.  

Three web resources that are good for skill development are linked here.       

In class, students work on Lexia and Freckle every day. Lexia and Freckle are accessable at home, and students can use it over the summer to practice their reading skills!   

 ReadTheory is a website that has reading passages and comprehension questions to go along with it. 

Activities:

Create a Sidewalk word ladder: Practice reading and spelling skills and have fun outside at the same time with a chalk word ladder. Write out a word on each empty space of the ladder, and have your child start at the bottom. Each time he or she moves up the ladder, ask your child to sound out the word he or she lands on. When he or she reaches the top, turn around and do the ladder backward. You can also practice letter sounds and counting by swapping words out for letters or numbers.

Puddle jump math skills: Cut out some puddle shapes from blue construction paper, writing a different number on each “puddle”. Have your child jump from one puddle to another in order, counting out loud as he or she goes. Then, do the same thing backward. For older children, practice mental math skills by having them add, subtract, multiply, or divide numbers and jumping to the puddle with the correct answer. The exercise your child gets with this activity is an added bonus!

Flash cards: Create flash cards with addition, subtraction, or multiplication facts and practice a few each day. This will help build fluency!

Homemade memory game: Practice words, math problems, matching, and more with this giant outdoor paper plate memory game. Gather up some paper plates and draw items on each. These can be shapes, colours, words, or numbers, depending on what you want to practice with your child. Make sure you draw two of each item so you have a pair. Spread the plates face down on the lawn and challenge your child to find the matches. To add an extra challenge for older children, play this game with numbers and ask them to add or multiply each of the numbers together. You can even make cleanup a learning exercise by having your child pick up the plates in pairs.

Turn a card game into math practice: Revise mental math, times tables, and simple math equations with a deck of Uno cards. Split the deck into two piles, placing a piece of paper with an addition, subtraction, or multiplication symbol between the two. Have your child flip over a card from each deck, solving the equation that appears. For an extra level of competition, switch between addition, subtraction, and multiplication each time your child flips new cards.

Vocabulary word jar: Improve vocabulary skills with your child by creating a word jar. Fill a jar with pieces of paper that have a different word on each. Each day, let your child draw a word from the jar and ask him or her to define it. Challenge your child to use that word in his or her conversations throughout the day. You can adapt this activity for your child’s grade level, and help him or her build vocabulary skills by adding more challenging words each week.

Reading Bingo: Complete challenges on the bingo card. Set a goal or introduce a prize for winning Bingo at home!  

Learn to make a meal: Practice independence and life skills by learning to cook a new meal. Teach the steps of identifying and locating ingredients, practicing kitchen safety, and cleaning dishes as well. Meals may be as simple as a sandwich and chips or fruit, or a quesadilla with fruit! This is also a great way to teach students how to make healthy food choices for themselves. By practicing making the same meal several times, students can become more independent while making this particular meal.