KDONOVAN

=Math Activities:=

Play a math game from one of these websites: __ www.kidskonnect.com __ Games, activities and articles about all subject areas. Explore! __ www.ixl.com __ Practice math skills by grade and skill level through a large selection of games.

Write number stories and challenge a parent, sibling, or friend with your word problem. Practice measuring things around the home. This could include cooking and baking activities. Find examples of numbers and money amounts in magazines, newspapers, menus, etc. Use this information to play store or restaurant. Skip count by 2, 5, 10, 20. Make this fun by counting steps taken or counting objects. Practice skip counting forwards and backwards. Children should be able to count by 1 up to and back from 100. Have your child count the number of steps it takes to walk to the park or to the kitchen. Count coins. Practice exchanging coins. (eg. How many pennies for a nickel? How many nickels for a dime?)

=Science Activities := Make collections of objects (e.g. rocks, books, toys) and compare and contrast them. Kitchen science (cooking and baking activities – see math). Practice measuring ingredients. Write down everything you see and hear. Record your observations. Play a game on one of these websites: __ www.dnr.state.me.us/baygame __ Games and information about the Chesapeake Bay __ www.zoobooks.com __ Science games and activities, including a virtual zoo tour

=Social Studies Activities:= Draw a map to a hidden treasure in your bedroom, house, or yard. Interview family members to make a family tree/memoir. Make a photo/picture scrapbook of your family or community or favorite activity. Make a scavenger hunt. Play a game from one of these websites: __ www.kidskonnect.com __ Games activities and articles about all subject areas. Explore! __ www.Timeforkids.com __ Current events, stories, games, and printable worksheets in all subject areas organized by grade level. = = =Language Arts Activities:= Keep a journal of your daily activities. Play a game from one of these websites: __ www.kidskonnect.com __ Games, activities and articles about all subject areas. Explore! __ www.Timeforkids.com __ Current events, stories, games, and printable worksheets in all subject areas __ www.Scholasticnews.com __ Current events, stories, games, and printable worksheets in all subject areas __ www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/index.shtml __ Phonics games and activities to develop word skills Write a story and illustrate it. Use finger paints, pudding, or shaving cream to practice writing letters and numbers. (With adult permission and supervision). READ! Talk and write about what you read. Choose a word (e.g. birthday, jaguar, Halloween, etc.) Rearrange the letters in the chosen word to create as many words as you can.