Summer Fun Activity Calendar
~ June 2013 ~Sun / Mon / Tue / Wed / Thu / Fri / Sat
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Last Day of May
/ 1Talk with your parents or guardians about your favorite moment of the school year. You may even write your thoughts down in a journal.
Share your
proudest school
work!
2Go to your local library and sign up for a library card. You must have an I.D. See attached directions. Check out a fiction or nonfiction book.
/ 3Read your library book for 20 minutes each day. Read to a younger/older sibling or another family member. Or find a comfy spot outside/inside your home and enjoy
reading alone! / 4 Continue to read your library book for 20 min. Start a book club in your neighborhood. Asks friends to join you in reading the same book! Meet once a week to talk about the book! Ask each other what lessons you can learn from the book. / 5 Go out to eat for breakfast, lunch, or dinner and try to find the most expensive meal on the menu. If given $10 to spend, what are the different combinations you could order?
/ 6Interview a family member for their favorite healthy recipe. Write the directions on how to make the recipe. Prepare the kitchen and make the food,
Have fun cooking!
/ 7Read your newspaper to find movie listings. Find a movie you would like to see at a convenient time and go with your friends and family! Don’t forget popcorn!
When finished, try to retell the main events in the story by summarizing what you saw. See attachment. / 8Put on a play for your family. Get together with your siblings or friends and write a script. Practice performing the play. Gather your family members around and lights, camera, action!
Perform your play!
9Read to your parents or guardian for 20 minutes before bed, or have your parents or guardian read to you before bed. As you read, parents or guardians should ask questions along the way. See attachment for further explanation. / 10Help your parent or guardian make a grocery list of healthy foods. Take the list to your local grocery store and have fun shopping!
/ 11Meet with your book club members to discuss the book you are reading.
/ 12Create a game to play outside with a group of people. Write down the rules to the game; make sure the game involves running or some type of physical activity.
/ 13Flag Day-Make a flag out of construction paper or cloth. Be creative! Go to your local library and research the transformation of the flag of the United States. What did the original flag look like?
/ 14Go to your local library and rent a foreign movie. Watch the movie at home and try to keep up with reading the subtitles. Tell a friend about the movie after your done watching it!
/ 15Learn about Gullah Traditions by going to the website:
ler.com
Carolyn E. White will take you through the wisdom of Gullah Tales.
16Find a map of the United States and map out all of the places you have been. Create a map key to represent how you traveled to each place (car, train, airplane, bus, etc.)
/ 17 Check out the book, “The Talking Eggs” from your local library. As you read the book, stop and make predictions as to what will happen next in the story. After reading the story, discuss whether or not your predictions were right.
/ 18 Father’s Day-write a note to your father or grandfather. If you can, do something nice for your father, such as mowing the lawn!
/ 19Meet with your book club members to discuss the book you are reading. Try summarizing what you read by retelling the section in your own words.
/ 20 For English Language Learners, write each letter of the alphabet on one index card. Practice with your child the sounds each of the letters make. Compare the sounds the letters make in your own native language to the sounds the letters make in English. / 21 Take a trip to the Avery Research Center for a walk in tour: 10:30 AM. After the visit, talk about your favorite part. What was something you learned about African American culture?
/ 22When you take a ride in the car or bus either to the store, to visit a family member, to get gas, to go out to eat,, or any reason, look for as many words as you can see. You may see street signs, billboards, store signs, See who in the car can find the most words by the end
of the trip.
23Read the newspaper with a family member and compile a list of all the new words you read. Try to come up with a definition for each new word by using context clues from
the text.
/ 24Ask your parent or guardian how to write a check. Ask if you can have a blank check for practice. Discuss with your parents when it would be necessary to write a check.
/ 25Meet with your book club members to discuss the book you are reading.
Make predictions as to what will happen next in your story. / 26Go outside and observe what you notice around you. Think about what you see, smell, and feel. Write a poem about what you observed. Share your poem with a friend.
/ 27Five Minutes and A Buck. (Activity found from “Dad’s Playbook,” National Institute for Literacy). Try to see if you can find the following words on a dollar bill in five minutes. See attachment
for list of words. / 28Take a trip to the Aquarium. Try to learn something new about each animal you see. Record your interesting facts in a journal. Share what you learned with a friend!
/ 29 Start a writing club in your neighborhood. Meet once a week.
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Morningside Middle School
~ July 2013 ~Sun / Mon / Tue / Wed / Thu / Fri / Sat
1Write a list of words that you feel describe our country. Example: freedom, liberty, happiness, etc. Use that list to create a crossword puzzle. Create a hint for each word.
/ 2 Get a copy of the Star Spangled Banner either online or at your local library. Sit down with a family member or friends and try to translate each line or stanza. What do you think each part of the song means?
/ 3Pretend you inherited $3,000. What would you do with the money? Write out a plan for what you would do with $3,000. Make a list of the things you would spend it on and how much each thing would cost and how much you would save if you would save any.
/ 4 Happy
Independence Day!
/ 5 Take a trip to the beach (Folly, Isle of Palms, Sullivan’s, Myrtle Beach, just to name a few!) and try to find something interesting, such as a unique shell or hermit crab. Observe that object or animal and write a short story explaining an adventure that object went through.
/ 6Take a trip to your local library and check out a book of a different genre that you haven’t read in a while, such as nonfiction, scary, or adventurous. Read the book for at least 20 minutes!
7Meet with your writing club. Work on a special poem or song about your favorite summer activity. / 8Visit the College of Charleston. Take a campus tour. Ask what programs are available. Ask about the requirements to apply and attend the college. Is this a college you would be interested in attending? Bring back a pamphlet to show your teacher and friends. / 9Find a quiet place and read to a younger sibling or neighborhood child. If not, read to a parent or guardian. Try practice reading one page over and over until you can read it without any errors. This is called building fluency! / 10Are you still reading your library book? Continue to read your library book for at least 20 minutes. Find a friend or family member and retell one of your favorite parts of the story so far. Afterwards, write down a brief summary of what you have read so far. / 11Go to Study Island online and complete either an ELA or Math lesson. Take the quiz and challenge yourself to increase your rating. Keep practicing until you meet your goal. Print off your results if you can!
/ 12 Take a trip to the Avery Research Center for a walk in tour: 10:30 AM. After the visit, talk about your favorite part. What was something you learned about African American culture? / 13Watch a show on the Food Network channel. Analyze the dish being prepared or featured. Is the meal healthy? How does it compare to the food pyramid? Would you want to prepare this dish for yourself? Write a 5 sentence paragraph critiquing the dish.
14Meet with your writing club. Work on a special poem or song about the scariest moment of the summer. Maybe your dog ran away or maybe you went to an amusement park. Whatever the case may be, write about it and share your work with your friends and family! / 15Visit Charleston Southern University. Take a campus tour. Ask what programs are available. Ask about the requirements to apply and attend the college. Is this a college you would be interested in attending? Bring back a pamphlet to show your teacher and friends. / 16Take a walk outside with your eyes closed. Listen for nature sounds, such as birds chirping. Bring a journal and write down all of the sounds you hear. Try to incorporate some onomatopoeia! / 17Still reading your library book? After reading for 20 minutes, draw a picture of what you visualized in your mind as you were reading. Try to be as detailed as possible. Write a brief caption on the bottom of the picture to explain what you were visualizing. / 18Go to Park Circle or simply outside and observe what you notice around you. Think about what you see, smell, and feel. Write a rap song about what you observed. Share your song with a friend. Make sure to write down your work to share with your teacher! / 19 Cut words out of newspapers and magazines. Arrange the words to make sentences. See who can make the silliest/wackiest sentence. Glue down your words on a piece of paper. Proudly display your work on yourrefrigerator! / 20Create an obstacle course outside either in your front or back yard. Use hula hoops, jump ropes, or any outdoor equipment you may have. If you don’t have any equipment, make a fitness trail. Each station requires you to do some type of physical activity.
21Meet with your writing club and write about a moment when you were surprised this summer. Either write a rap, song, or journal entry. Begin thinking about how to put all of your work together in a book, folder, or binder. / 22Visit The Citadel College. Take a campus tour. Ask what programs are available. Ask about the requirements to apply and attend the college. Is this a college you would be interested in attending? Bring back a pamphlet to show your teacher and friends.
/ 23Go to your local library and check out a book on magic tricks. You may go online too to look up magic tricks. Pick out your favorite tricks, practice them, and then perform them for your friends and family.
/ 24Go out to eat for breakfast, lunch, or dinner and try to find the least expensive meal on the menu. If given $25 to spend, what are the different combinations you could order? For a challenge, try to include a 10 percent tip. / 25Imagine what your life will be like 10 years from now. What will you be doing? Will you have gone to college? Will you still be in college? Will you have a family of your own? Will you still be living in Charleston? Make a list of all the things you think will happen to you 10 years from now. / 26Write a note to a relative or friend that lives far away. Let him or her know what is going on in your life and ask them some questions you have about what’s going on in his or her life. Write out an envelope with his or her address, put a stamp on it, and mail it! Wait patiently for them to write back! / 27Go to your local grocery store and buy some vegetable or flower seeds. Read the package for specific directions on how to plant and care for the seeds/plants. Go home and find a nice spot to plant the seeds. Take care of them and watch them grow!
28Meet with your writing club and put all of your pieces together in a special book. Gather friends and family around to share what you and your club have
written. / 29Create a map of your home. Use a ruler to draw out straight lines for the walls and divisions of your house. Make sure to label the rooms and
furniture! / 30 Write a summary of your favorite summer activity. Describe who was there, what happened, and why it was your favorite activity.
Directions for Literacy Calendar and
Further Explanation for Specific Dates
Directions: Choose 10-15 activities to do from each month (June and July). As you complete the activities, place a check in the box. Each day has a blank box in the bottom right hand corner for you to check off if you completed it. Bring in a piece of evidence for each activity, such as a pamphlet from a college, a picture of you doing the activity, or the written work from the activity. Show your pieces of evidence to your ELA teacher for the fall of 2013 and receive two dress down days! Have fun this summer and be safe!
June 2rd: To get a library card, go to your local library and ask for an application. You must have one of the following forms of I.D.:
- a valid driver's license or DMV identification card
- employer identification or work badge
- school identification
- social services identification
- passport
- military ID
List of local libraries:
- Charleston County Public Library (Main)
68 Calhoun Street
Charleston, SC 29401
- Cooper River Memorial
3503Rivers Avenue
Charleston, SC 29405
- Dorchester Road Regional
6325Dorchester Road
North Charleston, SC 29418
- Folly Beach
55 Center Street
Folly Beach, SC 29439
- James Island
1248 Camp Road
Charleston, SC 29412
- Mount Pleasant Regional
1133 Mathis Ferry Road
Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464
- West Ashley
45 Windermere Blvd.
Charleston, SC 29407
June7th: Write a five sentence summary of the movie. Pretend you are re-telling the movie to a friend who has not seen it. Make sure to recount only the main/important events. Pick at least one major event from the beginning, middle, and end of the movie.
June 9th: Make sure to ask questions as your child is reading to ensure that they truly understand what they are reading. You could ask them to re-tell a page in their own words. You can also ask them questions such as, “What do you think will happen next?” “What do you think about that?” or “Why do you think that happened?”
June 27th:Activity found from “Dad’s Playbook” from the National Institute for Literacy. Can you find these words on the one dollar bill? Hint: They are hidden inside other words!
AteWashVat
AmNotAsh
RustTendTar
DollSureEra
OnSecret Serve
EatEriePart
SeaDepartMen
TonUnit
July 20th: Create an obstacle course in your backyard or front yard. Example: First run up to a hula hoop, hula hoop for 10 times, next run to a baseball bat, hold bat upright and place forehead on the end of the bat and spin 5 times, next run to the jump rope, jump rope for 30 times, finally run a lap around the house as fast as you can! If you do not have equipment, make fitness stations, such as pushups, sit ups, jumping jacks, and high knees. Be creative and have fun! For a challenge, time yourself and try to beat your first time the second time you do the obstacle course.