Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Second Grade is on the horizon and young learners will have fun preparing for it with Daily Summer Activities, Moving from First to Second Grade. The many exercises it contains, while brief, add just the right amount of complexity to keep children challenged.
Language Arts practice:
- a fiction and a nonfiction story with comprehension questions each week
- sentences to correct for capitalization, punctuation, and grammar
- manuscript handwriting practice
- creative writing activities
- 6 spelling words to learn each week
Mathematics practice:
- addition and subtraction facts
- word problems
- counting
- two-digit addition and subtraction, without borrowing and carrying
Language skills such as:
- alphabetical order
- contractions
- nouns and verbs
- synonyms and antonyms
- vowel sounds
Beginning geography:
- map symbols
- reading simple maps
As someone who has already tried the series said:
Daily Summer Activities helps our students use what they have learned and prepares them for success in the coming school year.
-Elementary School Principal, Greeley, CO .
Synopsis
The transition from PreK to Kindergarten is a big step for most children and the exercises in Daily Summer Activities, Moving from PreK to Kindergarten can help give little learners a big head start. Specific content in this volume includes: - practice for two or three letters of the alphabet each week - tracing the letter - listening for the letter sound - sequencing events - one word to spell each week - simple picture directions to complete a drawing Oral language: - responding to pictures - words and stories Mathematics: - number recognition - counting - patterns - sorting - beginning addition - recognizing shapes - pennies As someone who has already tried the series says: "It takes just a few minutes every day to complete this 10-week review. The kids love it. They are practicing basic skills that make the next school year easier and more enjoyable. I highly recommend Daily Summer Activities." -PreK Teacher, Harrisburg, PA.