Summer Packet – Third to Fourth

This Brain Booster Summer Practice Packet Belongs

to:

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Dear Parents,

The Brain Booster Summer Practice Packet has been designed to keep your child’s brain

active and engaged throughout the summer. This packet includes various math and reading

activities, a reading log, and several opportunities to practice writing. Just a few activities a

week can help your child maintain their level of achievement over the summer and boost

their confidence when entering a new grade level. In addition, students who complete the

Brain Booster Summer Practice Packet will have the opportunity to attend the Brain Booster

Bash in August.

Qualifications for the Brain Booster Bash

Children in 1st through 5th grade may attend to the bash on Friday, August 26th, if he or she:

Returns this completed packet no later than August 19th, 2016.

Practices his/her math facts at least once per week or 8 times throughout the

summer. The math log will need to be completed and initialed by a parent.

Students in grades 1-3 must read at least 16 books or 8 chapter books and record

them in their reading log.

Students in grades 4 and 5 must read at least 20 books or 10 chapter books and

record them in their reading log.

Writing assignments must be completed as the directions state.

Thank you and have a great summer!

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Research has shown that the single greatest factor in predicting reading success is whether a child is read to when young. Here are some titles to get you started! Please note that the reading level of the books suggested varies. If your child is already reading, have him or her read a page of the book aloud to you to see if it is a good fit. If they struggle with more than a few words on the page, it is probably too difficult, but the book would still be a great book to read aloud to your child.

School Stories

• Kirsten Learns a Lesson: A School Story by

Janet Beeler Shaw

• Ramona Quimby Age 8 by Beverly Cleary

Animal Stories • The Adventures of Paddington by Michael Bond

(book and tape series)

• Babe: The Gallant Pig by Dick King-Smith

• Catwings by Ursula K. Le Guin

• The Lion’s Whiskers: An Ethiopian Folktale by Nancy Raines Day

• Rats on the Roof and Other Stories by James Marshall

Books About Friends • The Candy Corn Contest by Patricia Reilly Giff

• Pinky and Rex by James Howe

Historical Fiction • Ben and Me by Robert Lawson

• Changes for Addy by Connie Rose Porter (and other American Girl books)

• If You Grew Up with George Washington by Ruth Belov Gross

• Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express by Margaret K. Wetterrer

• Kibitzers and Fools: Tales My Zayda Told Me by Simms Taback

• Pink and Say by Patricia Polacco

• Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin

• Teammates by Peter Golenbock

Folktales

• Iktomi and the Berries: A Plains Indian Story by Paul Goble

• Mirandy and Brother Wind by Patricia C. McKissack

• Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Northwest by

Gerald Mc- Dermott

• The Talking Eggs by Robert D. San Souci

Great Series Books

• Amelia Bedelia series by Peggy Parish

• American Girl series

• Arthur series by Marc Brown

• Berenstain Bears series by Jan and Stan Berenstain

• Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner

• Encyclopedia Brown by Donald J. Sobol

• Eyewitness Science Explorers

• Henry and Mudge series by Cynthia Rylant

• Horrible Harry series by Suzy Kline

• Little House series by Laura Ingalls Wilder

• Nancy Drew Notebooks by Carolyn Keene early series

• Pee Wee Scouts by Judy Delton

• Polk Street School by Patricia Reilly Giff

Award Winners

• The Cat Who Went to Heaven by Elizabeth Jane Coat- sworth

• Doctor De Soto by William Steig

• How Much Is a Million? by David M. Schwartz

• Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg

• Mercy Watson to the Rescue by Kate DiCamillo

• Mirette on the High Wire by Emily Arnold McCully

• Prehistoric Pinkerton by Steven Kellogg

• Rabbit Hill by Robert Lawson

• The Village of Round and Square Houses by Ann Grifalconi

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Suggested Summer Reading

Sunshine State Young Reader’s Award Titles

Book Title AR RL

Points

Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff 4.7 7 All Four Stars by Tara Dairman 6 9 Circus Mirandus by Cassie Beasley 4.8 9 Dinosaur Boy by Cory Putman Oakes 5.1 7 Eddie Red Undercover: Mystery on Museum Mile by Marcia Wells

4.9 6

Fish Finelli: Seagulls Don’t Eat Pickles by E.S. Farber

3.8 3

Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt 3.7 7 Gabby Duran and the Unsittables by Daryle Conners and Elise Allen

5.4 6

Half a Chance by Cynthia Lord 4.5 6 The Pet War by Allen Woodrow 3.8 8 Pip Bartlett’s Guide to Magical Creatures by Maggie Stiefvater and Jackson Pearce

4.7 5

Prairie Evers by Ellen Airgood 4.9 5 Serafina’s Promise by Ann Burg 3.6 3 The Terrible Two by Marc Barnett and Jory John 4.5 4 The Worm Whisperer by Betty Hicks 3.7 4

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Summer Readers Club Throughout the summer, please complete the reading log below. Remember, students in grades 1-3 must read at least 16 books or 8 chapter books and students in grades 4 and 5 must read at least 20 books or 10 chapter books. Books may be read independently, read with someone, or read to you by someone.

Book Title Date Read Read Independently,

Read With, Read to…

We have enjoyed reading the books listed!

Student’s Signature

Parent’s Signature

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Parents/Guardians, please confirm completion of each task by writing your initials in each box.

June

Go to the dollar

store and buy a pack

of multiplication and

division flashcards

or make your own

flashcards using

index cards or

construction paper.

Facts 1-10

Go to the dollar

store and buy a pack

of multiplication and

division flashcards

or make your own

flashcards using

index cards or

construction paper.

Facts 1-10

Help your parents

by doing a chore

without them asking.

Practice your

flashcards for 15

minutes! Challenge

yourself. How many

can you do in a

minute?

Find a cozy spot in

your house and read

a good book for 30

minutes. When you

are done make a

bookmark to save

your spot!

Go outside and run

three laps around

your house, do 20

jumping jacks, 15 sit

ups and run 3 more

laps.

Make a card for

your Dad or

Grandfather for

Father’s Day. (June

19th)

Practice your

flashcards for 15

minutes! Challenge

yourself. How many

can you do in a

minute?

Write these words

in alphabetical

order; events,

eventually, evening,

every, everything,

evidently, evil,

evident

How many words can

you make with these

letters

a,a,l,l,l,o,g,m,n,n,t

Try to make at least

20 words. Sort the

words into

categories by

syllables.

Draw as many

different shapes as

you can think of.

Find shapes around

your house and

identify the

vertices, faces and

sides of all the 3D

shapes.

Practice your

flashcards for 15

minutes! Challenge

yourself. How many

can you do in a

minute?

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Parents/Guardians, please confirm completion of each task by writing your initials in each box.

July Get a newspaper or

magazine and pick an

interesting article

to read. Explain to

your parents what

you read. Can you

tell your parents the

main idea?

Use a magazine or

newspaper to go on a

prefix and suffix

hunt. See if you can

find words with

pre-, re-, un or

words with ful-,

less-, ly. Cut these

words out. Can you

make new words

with the same

prefix or suffix

Practice your

flashcards for 15

minutes! Challenge

yourself. How many

can you do in a

minute?

Go to the public

library and pick out

a few new books to

read.

Walk around your

house and outside.

Write down at least

10 items in your

house that are

compound words.

Example, backyard

Find a deck of cards

and turn over two

cards. Multiply the

two numbers

together.

Practice your

flashcards for 15

minutes! Challenge

yourself. How many

can you do in a

minute?

Practice telling time

throughout the day.

What time did you

eat breakfast,

brush your teeth,

and go outside? Etc.

Look in your

refrigerator and

make a list of all of

the items in it. Then

take these items

and sort them by

the different food

groups. Fruit,

Vegetables, Meat,

etc

Practice your

flashcards for 15

minutes! Challenge

yourself. How many

can you do in a

minute?

Write as many coin

combinations as you

can that equal $1.00.

Use pennies,

Nickels, Dimes,

Quarters. Write

this in a chart form.

Spell as many words

as you can using the

following 10 letters:

a,l,b,b,c,d,k,l,r,s.

Think of words that

begin with s-, sl-,

br- and bl. How

many words can you

make?

Develop a daily

schedule and

determine the

length of time spent

on each activity. Can

you figure how much

time elapsed

between each

activity?

Count the number of

days until school

starts. Make sure

your math calendar

is ready for Fourth

grade!

Practice your

flashcards for 15

minutes! Challenge

yourself. How many

can you do in a

minute?

Roll a dice 25 times

and record the

number that comes

up each time. Which

number came up the

most, which one

came up the least?

Make a bar graph to

display your results

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Multiplication Facts 0-12

0 1 2 3 4 5

0 x 0 = 0

0 x 1 = 0 0 x 2 = 0

0 x 3 = 0

0 x 4 = 0 0 x 5 = 0 0 x 6 = 0

0 x 7 = 0 0 x 8 = 0

0 x 9 = 0 0 x 10 = 0 0 x 11 = 0

0 x 12 = 0

1 x 0 = 0

1 x 1 = 1 1 x 2 = 2

1 x 3 = 3

1 x 4 = 4 1 x 5 = 5 1 x 6 = 6

1 x 7 = 7 1 x 8 = 8

1 x 9 = 9 1 x 10 = 10 1 x 11 = 11

1 x 12 = 12

2 x 0 = 0

2 x 1 = 2 2 x 2 = 4

2 x 3 = 6

2 x 4 = 8 2 x 5 = 10 2 x 6 = 12

2 x 7 = 14 2 x 8 = 16

2 x 9 = 18 2 x 10 = 20 2 x 11 = 22

2 x 12 = 24

3 x 0 = 0

3 x 1 = 3 3 x 2 = 6

3 x 3 = 9

3 x 4 = 12 3 x 5 = 15 3 x 6 = 18

3 x 7 = 21 3 x 8 = 24

3 x 9 = 27 3 x 10 = 30 3 x 11 = 33

3 x 12 = 36

4 x 0 = 0

4 x 1 = 4 4 x 2 = 8

4 x 3 = 12

4 x 4 = 16 4 x 5 = 20 4 x 6 = 24

4 x 7 = 28 4 x 8 = 32

4 x 9 = 36 4 x 10 = 40 4 x 11 = 44

4 x 12 = 48

5 x 0 = 0

5 x 1 = 5 5 x 2 = 10

5 x 3 = 15

5 x 4 = 20 5 x 5 = 25 5 x 6 = 30

5 x 7 = 35 5 x 8 = 40

5 x 9 = 45 5 x 10 = 50 5 x 11 = 55

5 x 12 = 60

6 7 8 9 10 11

6 x 0 = 0 6 x 1 = 6

6 x 2 = 12

6 x 3 = 18 6 x 4 = 24 6 x 5 = 30

6 x 6 = 36 6 x 7 = 42 6 x 8 = 48

6 x 9 = 54 6 x 10 = 60

6 x 11 = 66

6 x 12 = 72

7 x 0 = 0 7 x 1 = 7

7 x 2 = 14

7 x 3 = 21 7 x 4 = 28 7 x 5 = 35

7 x 6 = 42 7 x 7 = 49 7 x 8 = 56

7 x 9 = 63 7 x 10 = 70

7 x 11 = 77

7 x 12 = 84

8 x 0 = 0 8 x 1 = 8

8 x 2 = 16

8 x 3 = 24 8 x 4 = 32 8 x 5 = 40

8 x 6 = 48 8 x 7 = 56 8 x 8 = 64

8 x 9 = 72 8 x 10 = 80

8 x 11 = 88

8 x 12 = 96

9 x 0 = 0 9 x 1 = 9

9 x 2 = 18

9 x 3 = 27 9 x 4 = 36 9 x 5 = 45

9 x 6 = 54 9 x 7 = 63 9 x 8 = 72

9 x 9 = 81 9 x 10 = 90

9 x 11 = 99

9 x 12 = 108

10 x 0 = 0 10 x 1 = 10

10 x 2 = 20

10 x 3 = 30 10 x 4 = 40 10 x 5 = 50

10 x 6 = 60 10 x 7 = 70 10 x 8 = 80

10 x 9 = 90 10 x 10 = 100

10 x 11 = 110

10 x 12 = 120

11 x 0 = 0 11 x 1 = 11

11 x 2 = 22

11 x 3 = 33 11 x 4 = 44 11 x 5 = 55

11 x 6 = 66 11 x 7 = 77 11 x 8 = 88

11 x 9 = 99 11 x 10 = 110

11 x 11 = 121

11 x 12 = 132

12 12 x 0 = 0

12 x 1 = 12

12 x 2 = 24 12 x 3 = 36

12 x 4 = 48

12 x 5 = 60 12 x 6 = 72 12 x 7 = 84

12 x 8 = 96 12 x 9 = 108

12 x 10 = 120 12 x 11 = 132 12 x 12 = 144

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1 Division Facts 2 Division Facts 3 Division Facts 4 Division Facts

1 ÷ 1 = 1 2 ÷ 2 = 1 3 ÷ 3 = 1 4 ÷ 4 = 1

2 ÷ 1 = 2 4 ÷ 2 = 2 6 ÷ 3 = 2 8 ÷ 4 = 2

3 ÷ 1 = 3 6 ÷ 2 = 3 9 ÷ 3 = 3 12 ÷ 4 = 3

4 ÷ 1 = 4 8 ÷ 2 = 4 12 ÷ 3 = 4 16 ÷ 4 = 4

5 ÷ 1 = 5 10 ÷ 2 = 5 15 ÷ 3 = 5 20 ÷ 4 = 5

6 ÷ 1 = 6 12 ÷ 2 = 6 18 ÷ 3 = 6 24 ÷ 4 = 6

7 ÷ 1 = 7 14 ÷ 2 = 7 21 ÷ 3 = 7 28 ÷ 4 = 7

8 ÷ 1 = 8 16 ÷ 2 = 8 24 ÷ 3 = 8 32 ÷ 4 = 8

9 ÷ 1 = 9 18 ÷ 2 = 9 27 ÷ 3 = 9 36 ÷ 4 = 9

10 ÷ 1 = 10 20 ÷ 2 = 10 30 ÷ 3 = 10 40 ÷ 4 = 10

11 ÷ 1 = 11 22 ÷ 2 = 11 33 ÷ 3 = 11 44 ÷ 4 = 11

12 ÷ 1 = 12 24 ÷ 2 = 12 36 ÷ 3 = 12 48 ÷ 4 = 12

5 Division Facts 6 Division Facts 7 Division Facts 8 Division Facts

5 ÷ 5 = 1 6 ÷ 6 = 1 7 ÷ 7 = 1 8 ÷ 8 = 1

10 ÷ 5 = 2 12 ÷ 6 = 2 14 ÷ 7 = 2 16 ÷ 8 = 2

15 ÷ 5 = 3 18 ÷ 6 = 3 21 ÷ 7 = 3 24 ÷ 8 = 3

20 ÷ 5 = 4 24 ÷ 6 = 4 28 ÷ 7 = 4 32 ÷ 8 = 4

25 ÷ 5 = 5 30 ÷ 6 = 5 35 ÷ 7 = 5 40 ÷ 8 = 5

30 ÷ 5 = 6 36 ÷ 6 = 6 42 ÷ 7 = 6 48 ÷ 8 = 6

35 ÷ 5 = 7 42 ÷ 6 = 7 49 ÷ 7 = 7 56 ÷ 8 = 7

40 ÷ 5 = 8 48 ÷ 6 = 8 56 ÷ 7 = 8 64 ÷ 8 = 8

45 ÷ 5 = 9 54 ÷ 6 = 9 63 ÷ 7 = 9 72 ÷ 8 = 9

50 ÷ 5 = 10 60 ÷ 6 = 10 70 ÷ 7 = 10 80 ÷ 8 = 10

55 ÷ 5 = 11 66 ÷ 6 = 11 77 ÷ 7 = 11 88 ÷ 8 = 11

60 ÷ 5 = 12 72 ÷ 6 = 12 84 ÷ 7 = 12 96 ÷ 8 = 12

9 Division Facts 10 Division Facts 11 Division Facts 12 Division Facts

9 ÷ 9 = 1 10 ÷ 10 = 1 11 ÷ 11 = 1 12 ÷ 12 = 1

18 ÷ 9 = 2 20 ÷ 10 = 2 22 ÷ 11 = 2 24 ÷ 12 = 2

27 ÷ 9 = 3 30 ÷ 10 = 3 33 ÷ 11 = 3 36 ÷ 12 = 3

36 ÷ 9 = 4 40 ÷ 10 = 4 44 ÷ 11 = 4 48 ÷ 12 = 4

45 ÷ 9 = 5 50 ÷ 10 = 5 55 ÷ 11 = 5 60 ÷ 12 = 5

54 ÷ 9 = 6 60 ÷ 10 = 6 66 ÷ 11 = 6 72 ÷ 12 = 6

63 ÷ 9 = 7 70 ÷ 10 = 7 77 ÷ 11 = 7 84 ÷ 12 = 7

72 ÷ 9 = 8 80 ÷ 10 = 8 88 ÷ 11 = 8 96 ÷ 12 = 8

81 ÷ 9 = 9 90 ÷ 10 = 9 99 ÷ 11 = 9 108 ÷ 12 = 9

90 ÷ 9 = 10 100 ÷ 10 = 10 110 ÷ 11 = 10 120 ÷ 12 = 10

99 ÷ 9 = 11 110 ÷ 10 = 11 121 ÷ 11 = 11 132 ÷ 12 = 11

108 ÷ 9 = 12 120 ÷ 10 = 12 132 ÷ 11 = 12 144 ÷ 12 = 12

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Practice your math facts at least once a week this summer. Have an adult initial

this form each time you do!

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Math Practice Activities

Please use this page to help yourself think of various math practice activities.

Here are the required tasks for students going into the following grades:

1st grade should practice addition and

subtraction facts up to 10.

2nd grade should practice addition and

subtraction facts up to 20.

3rd grade should practice addition

and subtraction facts to 20 and

multiplication facts to 5.

4th grade should practice addition,

subtraction, multiplication, and division.

5th grade should practice addition,

subtraction, multiplication, and division.

Math fact mastery can only be achieved through practice! Here are some ways to boost your math brain:

Flash cards: You can make your own!

Play games the require math.

(Monopoly, Life, Yahtzee)

Make up problems at dinner.

Jump Start Computer Games

Practice telling time on face clocks.

Use toys and action figures to create

and answer problems.

Have an adult quiz you at the grocery

store while buying items.

Websites with interactive games

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Response Writing During the summer, please pick 3-5 different types of writing (at least one

argumentative type, one narrative type, and one informative/explanatory type) and use the

books you are reading to guide your response. Remember, all of these writing styles require a

paired text, sometimes two! Use your books and other reading resources, such as magazines,

the newspaper, online research, etc. (if relevant) to support your answers!

In addition, use these writing acronyms to help you structure your responses and to

ensure you don’t forget basic writing rules!

– State the question in your response.

– Locate text evidence:

“In the story it says…”

“This proves…”

– Add your own thoughts:

“I think this shows…”

“I can relate to this because…”

– Make a meaningful connection or conclusion.

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Thinking Maps Thinking Maps are great and useful tools that help you organize and visualize your

thoughts about a specific topic. Here are some thinking Maps that may help you respond to

your prompts:

Defining Map

Key Words: Context, Context

Clues, List, Define, Tell

Everything you Know, Brainstorm,

Identify, Tell About, Explore the

Meaning, Discuss

Describing Map

Key Words: Describe, Use Vivid

Language, Observe, Describe Feelings,

Attributes, Characteristics,

Properties, Adjectives, Qualities

Comparing and Contrasting

Map

Key Words: Compare, Contrast,

Similarities, Differences,

Distinguish Between, Differentiate

Sequencing Map

Key Words: Sequence, Put in

Order, Recount, Retell, What

Happens Next?, Cycles, Patterns,

Processes, Change

Whole to Part Relationship

Map

Key Words: Parts of, Take Apart,

Show Structure, Physical Components,

Anatomy

Classifying Map

Key Words: Classify, Sort, Group,

Categorize, Give Sufficient and

Related Details, Types of, Kinds of,

List and Elaborate, Taxonomy

Cause and Effect Map

Key Words: Causes, Effects,

Discuss Consequences, What

Would Happen if?, Predict,

Change, Identify Motives, Why?,

How?, Results, Outcomes,

Benefits

Seeing Analogies Map

Key Words: Identify the Common

Relationship, Guess the Rule,

Interpret Symbols, Simile, Metaphor,

Allegory, Ratio, Match

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Remember, you must pick at least 3 different types of writing prompts and use the books you are

reading to guide your response. *Please note: Prompts for all grade levels are listed on this page.

Prompts will get more difficult as the list progresses in each genre!

Argumentative Writing Prompts

Reread/review one of your books and respond to the following prompts:

Write a response that tells your opinion of an event that happened in the story. Write reasons

that support your opinion. Use evidence from the text.

Did you like the main character of the story? Write a response that tells your opinion. Include

reasons that support your opinion.

Think about the topics or characters in you book. In your opinion, which topic or character was

most interesting to you? Write reasons that support your opinion. Include a closing sentence

that restates your opinion.

Which text feature was most helpful to you? Choose one and write your opinion. Write details to

support you opinion. (This prompt may work best with non-fiction text.)

Most stories/books include character or setting changes. Think about a change that occurred in

each book. Describe each change and tell which change you find most interesting. Write a

response that tells your opinion. Include details in the text and illustration that support your

opinion.

Write a story review on the book of your choice. Be sure to state you opinion of the text with

reasons backed by facts to details from the text. Use persuasive words such as best, important,

and should to try and convince readers to agree with the opinion. Provide a concluding statement

that summarizes your main point.

Reread/review TWO of your books and respond to the following prompts:

Which two books did you read? Which book did you like better? Write a paragraph that tells

your opinion. Look for details in the text and illustrations that support your opinion. Write these

details.

What problems were present in the stories? What story had the biggest problem? Write a

response that tells why you chose that problem.

Think about the books that you read and the characters/topics presented. Which character or

topic was your favorite? Write a response that tells why you chose that character or topic.

Write reasons that support your opinion. Use evidence from the text.

The main characters in both stories have positive traits. Write a review that tells which

character you admire more and why. State your opinion and then support it with evidence from

both texts.

Most stories contain a problem and a solution. Of the two solutions, which do you think is better?

Write an opinion response that answers this question. State your opinion and then support it with

evidence from both texts.

Using books that tell about places that people might enjoy visiting, write a travel brochure that

tries to persuade people to visit these places. Use evidence from both texts to support your

opinion or claim. (Books can be fiction or nonfiction – be creative!)

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Look at each text and determine the lesson or moral of each story. Write an opinion essay that

tells which lesson you think is more valuable and why. State your opinions and then support it

with evidence from both selections.

Look back at the main characters of each story. Think about the personality descriptions that

are given or implied in the texts. Then make a case as to whether or not the two characters from

separate stories might have been friends had they met.

Narrative Writing Prompts

Reread one of your books and respond to the following prompts:

Write about one of the main events in the text. Then, tell if you feel this event could really

happen.

Draw a picture of the beginning of the story, the middle of the story, and the end of the story,

and then write a response that tells about each picture.

Write a new story that includes the characters from your book. Be sure to include a beginning,

middle, and end.

Summarize the story, keeping the events in the same order as they were in the text.

What did you find out about the main character’s feelings? Write about how the main character

feels. Use evidence from the story.

Write an alternate ending to the story.

Pick a character from the story. What type of person is he/she? Write an analysis of the

character, including his/her actions. Be sure to use evidence from the story.

Use what you read and inferred from the text about the characters and events in the story to

rewrite the story. In the new version of the same story, make one of the supporting characters

the main character and retell the story from his/her perspective. Make sure the events in your

story follow the events in the text.

Write a tall tale using one of the places described in the text as your setting. Use evidence from

the text and the illustrations to support the description of the setting in your story.

Reread TWO of your books and respond to the following prompts:

How are the two settings alike? Choose a story and write about it to describe the setting. Use

the text to help you with the details.

Compare when and where these two stories take place. Write about the setting of one of the

stories.

Tell about the characters in each story. Are the characters real or make-believe?

Imagine that a character from one story meets a character from another story. Use evidence

from both texts, as well as inferences you have made about both characters, to write a story

about their meeting.

After reading your book, take a moment to research the author online. Using information you

learned about the main character when reading the book and information you learned about the

author through your research, write a dialogue between the main character and the author of the

story. Remember to carefully look over each source as you write your narrative.

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Informative/Explanatory Prompts Reread one of your books and respond to the following prompts:

What is something new that you learned? Write about this topic using evidence from the text.

Depending on the topic of your book, write directions to follow. Write your directions in a

numbered list. (For example: If you story is about a child who went to the library to check out a

book, you could use the events of the story to help you create directions for checking out books

in the library.)

Write out the facts you learned from reading. You can use more than one text if they cover the

same topic.

Write a report to give information about an interesting topic in your reading. Use details from

the text to support your ideas.

Write an informational paragraph about a topic covered in the text. Use evidence from the

selection to support your writing.

If your book is a biography, you have learned about the life of another person. Based on what you

learned, write a summary of his/her life. Provide evidence from the text to support your points.

Imagine that the events of this story actually took place in your area. Write a newspaper article

reporting the events of the story by using information from the text. Include facts, concrete

details, and quotations to support your key ideas.

Reread TWO of your books and respond to the following prompts:

Look back at the families in the two stories. Think about each family and determine how they are

alike and different. Write an essay to compare and contrast the families. Use clue words such as

alike and but to explain the similarities and the differences. Be sure to use evidence from each

text to support your points.

Based on these two stories, compare and contrast two supporting characters. Provide evidence

from the text to support your points. Use precise words to point out how the supporting

characters are alike and different.

Write an interview with one or more characters from a related piece of text. Ask them questions

and then answer the questions for them. Use facts and details from both texts to develop your

questions and answers.

Compare and contrast the two texts and their structure. Consider their organization and

graphics as well as their words. Write an explanation of how the texts are alike and how they are

different. Provide evidence from the text to support your ideas.

Summer Packet – Third to Fourth

Below you will find a list of resources available at home.

If you are interested in extra help for your child, this is a great place

to start. Several of these websites include the students’ classroom

textbooks.

Lee County Schools - http://leeschools.net/

Pinewoods Elementary - http://pin.leeschools.net/

Student Application Portal - http://studentapps.leeschools.net/

Parent Link - http://parentlink.leeschools.net/

Compass - http://lcsdcompass.leeschools.net/clologin.aspx

Go Math! - https://www-k6.thinkcentral.com/ePC/start.do

Science - http://www.myngconnect.com/login/student/textLogin/login.spr

A.R. Home Connect - https://hosted104.renlearn.com/736819/HomeConnect/

A.R. Book Finder - http://www.arbookfind.com/usertype.aspx

Florida Standards Student Tutorials – www.floridastudents.org

Raise the Bar Parents – http://raisethebarparents.org

Khan Academy - https://www.khanacademy.org/

In order to log in to some of the sites listed above, please reference this chart for further instructions:

**Check out the Go Math iPad app. It costs $1.99 and has a review and a quiz available for each math lesson.

Website Web Address User Name Password

Social

Studies

(3rd -5th

Only )

http://studentapps.leeschools.net/

McGraw Hill Education

Single Sign-On ID Single Sign-On ID

Reading http://studentapps.leeschools.net/

Pearson Successnet

Single Sign-On ID Single Sign-On ID

Compass:

Reading

and Math

http://studentapps.leeschools.net/

Compass Odyssey

Single Sign-On ID Single Sign-On ID

Math http://studentapps.leeschools.net/

Think Central

lc plus lunch number LC plus lunch

number

Science

http://studentapps.leeschools.net/

National Geographic:

my NG connect

First 2 letters of first name and

first 2 letters of last name

followed by the last 4 digits of

student lunch/ID number.

Example: Jane Walker Student #:

311123456

JAWA3456

password

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http://www.math-aids.com/

http://www.prekinders.com/

http://www.prekfun.com/

http://literacycenter.net/play_learn/english-language-games.php

http://www.tumblebooklibrary.com/

www.Helpkidzlearn.com

http://www.gsc.amdsb.ca/kindergarten/kindergarten_main.htm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/numbertime/games/index.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/laac/menu.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/numbertime/index.shtml

http://www.abc.net.au/countusin/default.htm

http://www.starfall.com/

http://www.abcmouse.com/

http://www.abcya.com/

http://www.spellingcity.com/

http://www.justreadfamilies.org/

http://leelibrary.net/Pages/default.aspx

http://www.aplusmath.com/

http://www.aaastudy.com/grade1.htm

http://www.multiplication.com

http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html

http://pbskids.org/

http://www.brainpop.com/

http://www.playkidsgames.com/

http://school.eb.com/

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/H ome.html

http://www.funbrain.com/

http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/cr.cgi

http://www.hbschool.com/activity/counting_money/

http://www.primarygames.com/time/start.htm

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/

http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/mentalmaths/testtest.html

http://www.playkidsgames.com/games/Tunnel/MULTIPLY.HTM

http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/mentalmaths/tabletrees.html

http://www.fizzyfunnyfuzzy.com/index.php

http://www.gigglepoetry.com/

http://www.visualfractions.com/

http://eduplace.com/kids/hme/k_5/quizzes/index.html

Summer Packet – Third to Fourth

Learn to Type

Online typing tutorials can be accessed from home or school to help students

increase their keyboarding proficiency. Typing instruction should begin with

proper form and home row practice, and will increase in complexity over time.

Typing drills and games should be used to increase speed and proficiency once

the basics have been mastered. Keyboarding fluency is an essential

component in the success of Chrome book implementation in Lee County

classrooms. The following links are appropriate for elementary, middle, and

high school students.

STEP 1: LEARN FORM & PRACTI CE STEP 2: DRILL & PLAY

http://www.powertyping.com/ http://www.funtotype.com/

http://www.sense-lang.org/ http://www.freetypinggame.net/play.asp

http://www.keybr.com/ http://www.typingtest.com/games.html

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Compass Learning!

Dear Parents,

This year your child has been using Compass Learning Odyssey at school to reinforce Math and

Reading skills. This program is also available for home use. Compass is accessible on a

computer that has Internet access and meets the system requirements. Access the login page at

the web address below.

http://lcsdcompass.leeschools.net Username: Your Single Sign-on ID

Password: Your Single Sign-on ID

School: ODYSSEY

Windows Mac Mobile Sound card w/speakers or headset and

microphone

100Mbps NIC

256Kbps/student

Windows®

Windows® 7 or 8

Windows® XP (using Chrome or Firefox)

Web Browsers

Internet Explorer 10 or 11

Firefox

Chrome

Allow third-party cookies

Adobe Flash Player

Adobe® Acrobat® Reader

Adobe Shockwave Player 10 or 11

QuickTime 7.6 and above

Other

Sun Java™ J2SE™ 6

Javascript™ 1.2

Sound card w/speakers or headset

and microphone

100 Mbps NIC

256 Kbps/student

Mac OS X

10.7 or higher

Web Browsers

Safari 6 or 7

Firefox

Chrome

Allow third-party cookies

Adobe Flash Player

Adobe® Acrobat® Reader

Adobe Shockwave Player 10 or 11

QuickTime 7.6 and above

Other

Sun Java™ J2SE™ 6

Javascript™ 1.2

Compass Learning Mobile requires a

continuous Wifi connection.

iPad

iPad 2 or higher

Puffin Academy for iPad

iOS 6 or higher

512 Kbps/student

Size: 13 MB

Android

Puffin Academy for Android

Android 4.3 or higher

512 Kbps/student

Size: 17 MB

Chromebook

Chrome

256 Kbps/student