The Outdoors! Go outside and read a book you love.

Lights Out! Grab a flashlight and read in the dark.

Hide and Seek! Read a book under a blanket

Wild about Animals! Read a book about zoo animals.

Pajama Day! Put on your favorite pair of PJ’s and read.

Fact please! Read a nonfiction book to learn something new!

Draw It Out! Read a book and then draw a picture of the story.

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Virtual Read Aloud! Read to a family member or friend over video chat.

Rhyme Time! Read a rhyming book.

Exercise Day! Every time you read a page, do 10 jumping jacks, squats, sit ups, or toe touches.

Family Reading Night! Have everyone in your family choose a book to read.

Read the House! Go around the house and look for words that you can read.

Let’s be Silly! Read a book with a silly voice.

Lights, Camera, Action! Record yourself reading a book like a movie star.

Silly Socks Day! Put on a pair of silly socks and read.

Read to Someone! Find a pet or plant to read to.

Complete the Spartanburg County Library Summer Reading Program

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Stuffed Animal Day! Read to your favorite stuffed animal.

Walk and Read! Go for a walk and look for words around your neighborhood.

Cozy Time! Read a book on the couch!

Be the Author! Write your own book and read it to a family member.

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Write It Out! Practice writing your numbers as high as you can go.

Shape Search! Look around your house for things shaped like a circle.

Built It! Use popsicle sticks, pipe cleaners, or pretzel sticks to make shapes.

Count and Compare! Count the cans and boxes in your cupboard.

Which category has more?

Shape Search! Look around your house for things shaped like a triangle.

Puzzle time! Put a puzzle together with family.

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Number order! Write numbers on post its and put them in order to create a number line.

Count It Out! Count how many socks are in your room.

Subtracting Snacks. Grab a handful of a snack and count how many you have. Eat some. How many are left?

Shape Search! Look around your house for things shaped like a square.

Write It Out! Use chalk to write your numbers as high as you can go.

Phone a Friend! Call a friend or family member and count as high as you can!

Count and Sort! Sort and count how many utensils you have in the kitchen. Which one has the most/least?

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Shape Hunt! Look around your house for things shaped like a rectangle.

Measure Me! Use a nonstandard form of measurement to measure how tall someone in your house is.

Flower Graphing! Go for a walk and tally how many flowers you see of each color. Make a graph with the results.

Let’s learn!

Name: _______

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Shaving Cream! Write and draw numbers or shapes in shaving cream

Game Time! Play a board game

3D Shape Hunt! Look for 3D shapes around your home or neighborhood.

Hopscotch! Use chalk to draw a hopscotch with numbers 1-20. Say each number as you hop.

Get outside! Grab a book and find a comfy spot to read outside.

Lights Out! Grab a flashlight and read in the dark.

Put on a play! Read a story and then act it out for your family.

Hide and Read! Build a pillow fort and read in it.

Virtual Read Aloud! Read to a family member or friend over video chat.

Hat Day! Put on your favorite hat and read.

Draw It Out! Read a book and then draw a picture of the story.

Pajama Day! Put on your favorite pair of PJ’s and read.

Character Day! Dress up like your favorite book character.

Be the Author! Write your own book and read it to a family member.

Family Reading Night! Have everyone in your family choose a book to read.

Read the House! Go around the house and look for words that you can read.

Magazine Hunt! Look in a magazine for words you can read.

Lights, Camera, Action! Record yourself reading a book like a movie star.

Silly Socks Day! Put on a pair of silly socks and read.

Read to Someone! Find a pet or plant to read to.

Complete the Spartanburg County Library Summer Reading Program

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Stuffed Animal Day! Read to your favorite stuffed animal.

Walk and Read! Go for a walk and look for words around your neighborhood.

Read and Write! Read a favorite book and then write your own story with the characters from that book.

Exercise Day! Every time you read a page, do 10 jumping jacks, squats, sit ups, or toe touches.

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Write It Out! Practice writing your numbers as high as you can go.

Shape Search! Look around your house for things shaped like a circle.

Add It Up! Count the chairs in your house and the TVs in your house. Then, add them together.

Count and Compare! Count the cans and boxes in your cupboard.

Which category has more?

Shape Search! Look around your house for things shaped like a triangle.

Write It Out! Use a stick to practice writing numbers in the dirt as high as you can go.

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Flower Graphing! Go for a walk and tally how many flowers you see of each color. Make a graph with the results.

Count It Out! Count how many socks are in your room.

Subtracting Snacks. Grab a handful of a snack and count how many you have. Eat some. How many are left?

Shape Search! Look around your house for things shaped like a square.

Write It Out! Use chalk to write your numbers as high as you can go.

Phone a Friend! Call a friend or family member and count as high as you can!

Magazine Hunt! Look in a magazine for real life shapes. If you can, cut them out and sort them by shape.

Shape Hunt! Look around your house for things shaped like a rectangle.

Measure Me! Use a nonstandard form of measurement to measure how tall someone in your house is.

Write It Out! Use a marker to write your numbers as high as you can go.

Let’s learn!

Name: _______

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Rocking Out! Have an adult write out addition and subtraction problems. Use rocks as counters to solve.

Walk and Count! Go for a walk and count how many animals you see.

3D Shape Hunt! Look for 3D shapes around your home or neighborhood.

Hopscotch! Use chalk to draw a hopscotch with numbers 1-20. Say each number as you hop.

Mail the school a postcard from your vacation destination this summer (if you go on one). 520 E. Main STreet, Reidville, SC 29375

Keep a summer journal and make at least 10 entries.

Examples to write about: Favorite family member, best thing about 2nd grade,

Write all of your letters in both uppercase and lowercase using your best handwriting.

Read a non-fiction book and write 3 new facts you learned when reading.

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Read a fiction book and share the important things that happened in the story.

Hat Day! Put on your favorite hat and read.

Read a non-fiction book and tell someone the important information the writer gave in the book.

What are some words you didn’t know in your book?

Write a list of those words and use a family member to help you figure out the meaning.

Read any book. Would you recommend this book to a friend. Why or why not?

Read any story out loud to a pet or stuffed animal.

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Choose your favorite part of a book you’ve read. Create a comic strip showing the events in order.

Record yourself reading a book then play it for someone at home.

Read a fiction book and write in complete sentences the lesson the author wanted you to learn.

With your parent’s help, use a cookbook to follow a recipe and make a special treat for your family.

Choose a book. Pretend the author wrote a second book using the same characters. Design a cover for the new book and explain what the story would be about.

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Read an autobiography or a biography about someone you really like.

Complete the Spartanburg County Library Summer Reading Program

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Write your own autobiography.

Read a fiction book. What is the main character like? How would you describe

them?

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Draw a picture of what you think the main character of your book looks like based on the words of the author.

Make a list of all the books you have read this summer.

What time is it now? What time will it be in 30 minutes? Write down the times. Ask an adult to check them.

Add the ages of each of your family members together. What is the sum?

Write the numbers below in expanded form.

(234=200+30+4)

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836 203 427

One way to make 15 is 8+7=15. Write 4 other ways to make 15.

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Use a mental math strategy to solve:

38+75=

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Sid threw the ball 35 feet. Mike threw the ball 51 feet. How much farther did Mike throw the Sid? Write a number sentence.

Have someone time you for two minutes. Count how many jumping jacks you can do.

What numbers could I be?

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Clue #1: I am > 10 +19

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Clue #2: I am < 69-18

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Clue #3: The ones digit is twice my tens digit.

Look at a July calendar. On what days of the week do the 5th, 13th, 26th, and 30th fall?

Elephants spend about 16 hours every day eating. About how many hours a day do elephants not eat?

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Write an equation in your notebook to show your idea.

Write the missing numbers on the number lines below:

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12, 15, 18, ___, ____, ____

8, 12, 16, ___, ____, ____

Go to a room in your home and look around. Write down all the different shapes that you see. How many different shapes did you see?

Go on a walk and create a tally sheet for the number of animals such as dogs, squirrels, birds, and more. Then create a bar or picture graph to represent your data.

Ask your parent for a handful of coins. Put them into different groups and add up the money.

Choose a book. Pretend the author wrote a second book using the same characters. Design a cover for the new book and explain what the story would be about.

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Make flash cards for your 2, 3, 4, and 5 multiplication facts and practice them with an older sibling or a parent.

Name: ________________

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Use a deck of cards and play with a partner: take out face cards and deal all the cards. Each player will turn over 2 (or 3) cards and add them up. The player with the greatest sum takes the cards.

Use playdough or other materials to create different size “snakes”. Next, try making snakes the same length. Can you use a ruler to measure the length of the snakes?

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Collect small items of different shapes and trace them on a piece of paper. Then, partition them into equal pieces.

Help out in the kitchen by measuring ingredients for a recipe.

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Mail the school a postcard from your vacation destination this summer (if you go on one). 520 E. Main Street, Reidville, SC 29375

Choose a book that you have read. What is the specific genre? How do you know? Give examples from the text.

Plan your teacher a vacation. Where should she go? Write her a letter telling her about the vacation you have planned for her.

Imagine you bought an ice cream truck and need a song to play as you ride around town. Write a song that would make people want to buy your ice cream. Use FIGURATIVE Language.

Read a book about science. After reading, create give questions that could be answered from the text that you read.

Read an alternative fairytale book or listen to one on youtube. Afterwards, create a book or a play of your own alternative version of a Fairy Tale.

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Scavenger Hunt! Find something to read other than a book (newspaper, shampoo bottle, magazine) and make a list of all the math you find in the information you read.

Ice Cream Inventor! If you created a new ice cream flavor, what would it be? Create a recipe, a name and draw a label for your ice cream container.

What is your favorite animal? Create a matching game using everything you know or learn about your animal. Decorate the cards and play with someone.

Read three different genre of books. Write down the names of those books.

Read a book to a stuffed or real animal.

Read a book inside a blanket fort.

Read a book while eating ice cream or a popsicle.

Choose a book that you have read. Think about how the author organized the text. Explain two ways the text is organized with examples from the text.

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Choose a nonfiction book. What is the most important idea the author wants you to learn? How does the message of the book make you think about your own life?

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Use your context clue strategies! Find 3 new vocabulary words in your book and find their definition. Use the new words in a sentence.

Let’s learn!

Name: _____

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Read a fiction book. Describe 2 personality traits the main character exhibits. Give examples from the text to support your answers.

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Go for a walk outside and tell a family member about the book you read today. Don’t forget to include all the important details in your summary!

Game rules are a form of Nonfiction Procedural Text. Read all the rules for a game and play!

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Keep a journal about what you do each week during the summer vacation.

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Fact practice: Make a set of multiplication flash cards for facts 3-12 and practice them with someone.

Help a grown up make dinner. Be sure to do all the measuring for them.

Find 10 small toys in your house and use a ruler to measure them to the nearest quarter inch.

Find five examples of fractions in the real world (for example a Wendy’s quarter pounder or a pizza cut into eighths).

How many arrays can you find in 5 minutes? Then tell someone the multiplication sentence that goes with the arrays.

Find the elapsed time between when you ate breakfast and when you ate lunch.

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Draw a hopscotch with chalk. Toss 2 small stones. Where your stones land, multiply the two numbers together to find the product.

Find a snack (popcorn, goldfish, cheez-its) and divide it evenly between the people in your house. Write a division sentence.

Use sidewalk chalk to draw these shapes: quadrilaterals-square, rectangle, rhombus, trapezoid, parallelogram.

Draw several rectangles of different sizes. Use a ruler to find the area and perimeter of the rectangles.

Find the elapsed time between when you started playing a video game and when you ended the game.

Catch a fish. Measure it to the nearest foot or inch! How much does it weigh in pounds?

The fireworks show starts at 8:45 PM. It lasted 25 minutes. At what time did the fireworks show end?

Find the elapsed time between when you woke up and when you went to bed.

Fact practice: Make a set of division flash cards for facts 3-12 and practice them with someone.

Roll two dice. Multiply the two numbers rolled and write the matching equation. Do this 10 times.

Let’s learn!

Name: _____

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A farmer has chickens and cows. What combination of animals could total 12 legs? Is there more than one combination?

Mary has 24 more stickers than Joe. If Joe has 50 stickers, how many does Mary have? Write an equation and solve.

Write this number in standard form:

5 hundreds, 6 tens, 12 ones

Find the elapsed time between when you left for a fun activity and when you got back home.

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Mail the school a postcard from your vacation destination this summer (if you go on one). 520 E. Main Street, Reidville, SC 29375

Create a one pager advertising a book you would recommend for your classmates to read.

Think of 3 songs that your main character would likely have on their playlist. Why do you think they would like these songs?

Write a letter to a Civil War hero and explain how they have impacted the world.

Create your own living organism. Label and explain its adaptations to help the animal survive in its environment.

Write a letter to a friend using morse codes.

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Choose 5 words from your book that were new, difficult, or unfamiliar and write their definitions.

Read a nonfiction text. Explain how two of the text features (diagrams, captions, etc) helped you understand the text.

What is the most interesting thing you learned from your book? Explain in a paragraph with at least 3 pieces of evidence from the text.

Create a timeline to show the order of the major events in your book.

Write a letter to the main character in your book offering advice to him or her about how to solve their problem

Make a list of 20 words with suffixes.

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(Remember that a suffix follows a base word. For example: shifted)

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Think about the setting of the text you read, and write 5 complete sentences to describe the setting. Remember, setting can include where the story takes place as well as when and the time of year.

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Write a letter to a Civil War hero and explain how they have impacted the world.

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Illustrate a book cover that is different from the actual cover. Why did you design it this way?

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You are going to give one character in your book an award for one of their character traits. What award would you give them? Explain with at least two details from the text as to why they deserve it.

Let’s learn!

Name: _____

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What do you think may have inspired the author to write this particular story?

Keep a writing journal and respond to prompts or free write at least 10 passages.

Prompts:

-Describe your perfect day

-Your dream vacation is

-What/why is your favorite animal?

Read a nonfiction book. Write down 5 new facts you learned.

Write down any questions you still have. Read another nonfiction text to try and find answers to your questions.

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Be creative. Write a different ending or chapter to a story you read.

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Create your own living organism. Label and explain its adaptations to help the animal survive in its environment.

Using the Scientific Method, find or make a picture of the visible spectrum and then describe how it was made. Use Rubric to get credit.

Build or draw a math city with construction paper. Use math vocabulary including shapes, angles, arrays, and fractions

Design your dream house and find the area and perimeter of each room. Follow the rubric to make sure you have all of the rooms you will need.

Create a dream vacation using a budget of $500. You may not go over. Be sure to include cost to get there, way to stay, and things to do.

You are throwing a party for Lewis and Clark’s team (the Corps of Discovery) to celebrate their expedition. Use the recipe provided so that it will feed 25 friends.

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A movie started at 6:45 PM. It lasted 1 hour and 35 minutes. At what time did the movie show end?

Make the largest and smallest numbers you can find using the digits 9, 6, 4 and 1. Find their difference and sum.

Roll three dice. Multiply the three numbers rolled and write the matching equation. Do this 10 times

What factors can you use in this equation: ___x 5 = ___ to make a product that is an odd number between 30 and 60? Show all possible solutions. Explain your strategy.

See how many different ways you can divide 60 colored pencils or crayons equally. Write a division equation for each way you find.

A lawn water sprinkler rotates 65 degrees and pauses. It then rotates 25 more degrees. What is the total degree rotation of the sprinkler? To cover a full 360 degrees, how many more degrees will it have to move?

Measure your height in inches. Measure all of your family members’ heights.. What is the difference in heights between you and each family member?

Write this number in standard form:

13 hundreds, 16 tens, 22 ones

Write a word problem whose answer is 74. Have someone solve the problem. Choose another answer and make up a problem.

A cake recipe calls for you to use 3⁄4 cup of milk, 1⁄4 cup of oil, and 2/4 cup of water. How much liquid was needed to make the cake? Is this more or less than a pint? How do you know?

Let’s learn!

Name: _____

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You went shopping with a $5 bill and spent $2.40.

Is your change more or less than 40 dimes? Prove your answer.

Find 3 objects that are rectangular prisms. How many sides, faces, and vertices are in each prism?

Ernie wants to fence

in a rectangular play

yard for his two dogs. He has 24 pieces of fence that are one unit each. What are the dimensions of the largest play yard that Ernie could make?

Show your work.

I am between 3,449 and 3,502. I have a 1 in my ones place and a 0 in my tens place. What number am I? Create your own number riddle.