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Summer Bridge Activities 5-6
Full of educational activity ideas for the summer, this is a great supplement to help keep school topics on your students’ minds while they are out of school. The book starts out with reading suggestions based on topic interest. For example, if you like superheroes, you could try Atomic Ace (He’s Just My Dad) by Jeff Weigel, or if you like sports, you may enjoy the nonfiction Sisters and Champions: The True Story of Venus and Serena Williams by Howard Bryant. The book is divided into three sections, each containing 20 days’ worth of worksheets along with a few bonus pages of activities. The back of the book includes flashcards (7 sheets with 9 flashcards per page, uncut) that review some topics covered in the book.
Covers the following topics:
- Reading Comprehension, Grammar, Vocabulary, Math Skills, Geometry, Measurements, Social Studies, and Science
- Also included in the book are bonus exercises and activities, as follows:
- Monthly Goal Setting, Values, Character Development, Fitness, Hands-On Projects, and Outdoor Learning
Summer Bridge Activities: Bridging Grades 56 gives students a head start for their sixth-grade year. Review fifth-grade skills such as comparing decimals and using commas while preparing for sixth-grade skills such as ratios and word connotations. School stops for summer, but learning never should!
The best-selling, award-winning Summer Bridge Activities® series helps prevent summer learning loss while getting students ready for the school year ahead. Engaging practice activities for math and language arts skills can be completed in just 15 minutes during each weekday of summer vacation. All activities support current state standards. In addition, exclusive features help kids stay active and healthy by moving and thinking, with activities such as goal setting, character development exercises, fitness challenges, hands-on science experiments, social studies activities, and outdoor learning experiences. Bonus flash cards and an online companion are included. With 12 weeks of learning fun, Summer Bridge Activities is the perfect way to keep skills sharp all summer long!
It's summer school in a book! Each book is a "bridge" between grades, helping children retain what they learned the grade level before, and prepare for the grade level ahead. If you take a prolonged break from school in the summer, you've probably already discovered that about 80% of what they've learned toward the end of the year is lost within a month, unless that knowledge is reinforced in some way. Of course, many homeschooling parents are already in the habit of educating without ceasing, and that's what this publisher strives to promote. An introduction in the front of every book tries to convince every parent to act like a typical homeschooling parent! Suggestions are given for promoting a learning environment in the home and while you enjoy outside activities during the summer. One of the recommendations is to have your child read daily for a minimum amount of time depending on grade level. To that end, a generous Book List is supplied. Lists are unique and age-appropriate in each book. The list in the grade 4-5 book looks really good - a mix of classic children's fiction and nonfiction including Newbery Medal Winners, books on Sacajawea, science-themed books, Beverly Cleary books, poetry collections, and more. The activity section of the book is divided into three 20-day parts, each more challenging. A Monthly Goals list at the beginning of each and places for stickers at the end of each day's work helps keep record of assignments done. A word list for the section follows, and features words to be looked up and used in a sentence. Each 20-day section begins with an introduction to a positive attribute that can be reflected in both the child's "fitness" and their "character" (such as flexibility or strength).
Now, to the "meat" - the activities themselves. For each day there are four sections of activities contained on two pages. They begin with arithmetic, then language skills. The last two sections vary in content but include any two of: phonetic/spelling reinforcement, reading skills, vocabulary work, dictionary/reference skills, science, social studies, more extensive writing, and/or thinking skills. Every so often, a quick suggestion to build fitness or character is provided at the end of a day's lesson. Social studies and science related activities are included in a "Bonus" section, and these often involve map work or simple experiments. Outdoor extension activities are also included at the end of each section. The scope and content of the activities is remarkable - even hands-on activities are included. I can see how this would keep a child "sharp" during an extended break from regular schoolwork - summer or not. We've had customers in all sorts of unusual predicaments - with illnesses, pregnancy complications, taking care of an ill parent, etc. - that could have used a book like this. Since these books were meant to be used by children working on their own, they would be a great backup when you haven't even got time to plan lessons - just to keep skills sharp until you can get back on track.
At the very end of each book is a Certificate of Completion, a complete answer key, a sheet of star stickers, and several pages of cardstock flashcards to cut out. Grade levels of books represent grade completed and next grade level. If your child has completed third grade and will begin fourth after break, choose the Grade 3-4 book. 150 perforated pages, plus flashcards.
Product Format: | Softcover Book |
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Brand: | Summer Bridge Activities |
Author: | Julie Hobbs |
Grades: | 5-6 |
ISBN: | 9781483815855 |
EAN/UPC: | 044222242701 |
Length in Inches: | 10.875 |
Width in Inches: | 8.375 |
Height in Inches: | 0.4375 |
Weight in Pounds: | 1.05 |