Summer Literacy Calendar Entering 3rd Grade

Directions: Complete the activities below. Return the completed calendar to your teacher when you return to school.

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat1 2 3 4 5 6

Read a book in your pajamas.

Read a book aloud to a family member.

Draw your favorite character from a story and write three words to describe them.

Read a newspaper article (this could be online).

Write down three questions you would ask your favorite author.

Write a letter to your third grade teacher.

7 8 9 10 11 12 13Read a menu from a restaurant.

Make a list of words that have to do with summer (as many as you can think of).

Rewrite the ending to a book of your choice.

Read a book in the dark with a flashlight.

Write a book recommendation. Be sure to list reasons why someone should read it!

Read a book or article about an animal.

Write four facts that you learned about the animal you read about yesterday.

14 15 16 17 18 19 20Find examples of onomatopoeia (sound words) in different stories and write them down.

Read a book outside.

Design a new cover for a book of your choice.

Write a paragraph about a place you would love to visit on summer vacation.

Read a book with a color in the title.

Read a book upside down.

Write a how-to story about something you are an expert on.

21 22 23 24 25 26 27Read a comic book.

Read a book or article about a different country.

Write three facts you learned about the country you read about yesterday.

Read the recipe for your favorite food or dessert.

Write down six adjectives that describe summer.

Write as many synonyms as you can think of for the word ‘good’.

Read a book by Dr. Seuss.

28 29 30Write a narrative describing your favorite memory.

Read in every room in your home.

Read a poem.

Student Name: __________________________________________ Parent Signature: ____________________________________________

Summer Literacy Calendar Entering 3rd Grade

Directions: Complete the activities below. Return the completed calendar to your teacher when you return to school.

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat1 2 3 4

Read a book with a number in the title.

Help write a shopping list with a family member.

Draw a picture of a fun 4th of July celebration and write a few sentences about it.

Happy 4th of July!Write a paragraph explaining why the United States is a great place to live.

5 6 7 8 9 10 11Write a narrative describing how you celebrated the 4th of July.

Find a simile in a book and write it down.

Read a book written by an African American author.

Act out a story that you’ve read.

Build a fort and read in it.

Send an email to someone in your family.

Read a funny book and write about your favorite part.

12 13 14 15 16 17 18Read a book about summertime.

Write three research questions that you could use to learn more about Chester.

Sit outside and write down everything you see, hear, and smell.

Read to a relative or friend on the phone.

Read a fantasy story.

Compare and contrast two stories by the same author (you can use a Venn diagram).

Read during a car ride.

19 20 21 22 23 24 25Write a letter to your best friend.

Read a scary story. Read a nonfiction book, and make a list of words you don’t know. Find their definitions!

Imagine you are a shark or dolphin. Describe what it is like to live in the ocean.

Read a book written in first person point of view.

Read while eating ice cream!

Create a poster that lists swimming safety rules.

26 27 28 29 30 31Read a biography about a famous American.

Write all the words you can make using the letters in SUMMERTIME.

Let someone else pick out a book for you and read it.

Make a thank-you card for someone you love.

Write a poem about summer.

Write three goals for your new school year as a fourth grader.

Student Name: __________________________________________ Parent Signature: ____________________________________________