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| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
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| Week 1
Reading on Your Own |
Read a story or play and act it out with a friend. | Write and draw a comic strip--share it with a friend. | Check out and read a library book. | Start a reading club in your neighborhood. | Create a family reading night. |
| Week 2
Getting Ready for Algebra |
Play store with a friend. Add prices, subtract change, multiply the number of items by price, and divide the earnings with your co-workers | Strengthen your brain's math power. Listen to classical music. By listening to music you set up connections in your brain that support math learning. | Ask your friends what their favorite summer activities are--make a graph of the most popular activities. | Find patterns in things around you, such as brick or siding on a building, spiderwebs, or quilts. Create your own pattern. | Sponsor a "guess that number" contest. For example, "How many noodles are in a bag?" Count them and award a prize. |
| Week 3
Shaping Up for Safety |
Be a safety planner! Look for safety signs and create some of your own | Design a self-portrait that shows how you feel. | Practice doing something you like. Develop your skill in sports or in the arts, or start a hobby. | Have a nutritious day! Put healthful foods into your body. | Find an alcohol or cigarette advertisement in a magazine or newspaper. Talk about the message. How would you redesign the ad to show what can happen if you use the product? |
| Week 4
Teaching to Learn |
Play school with friends. Practice listening, waiting your turn, and following instructions | Teach a friend something you are good such as dancing, skating, or riding a bike. | Draw a picture of your teacher instructing class. | Start a journal and write all your daily activities--watch your progress grow! | Write a short story about your favorite teacher. |
| Week 5
Navigating the Internet |
Visit a library with Internet access--learn to use the Internet. Look up facts about your favorite animal. | Visit a school on the Internet. Search for your school's homepage. | Send a note to a parent, teacher, or friend over the Internet. | Take a trip to Europe, the Caribbean, or the Far East on the Internet. | Create a crossword puzzle using your favorite computer terms. |
| Week 6
Planning for College |
Create a list of five jobs that interest you. Choose one, list reasons why it interests you and interview someone in that career. | Visit your local library and check out a video or book about a college that interests you. | Talk to a college student about what college is like. | Save money for college. Start a piggy bank today. | Discuss the differences between universities, community colleges, and technical schools and the degrees offered at each one. |
| Week 7
Setting High Standards |
Create a map of goals for you to achieve at school. | Read a story or article about someone who has achieved a great accomplishment. | Be a standards detective! Find out from your school what it takes to get on the honor roll. | Make up a board game of facts and "why" questions related to your favorite subject in school. | Celebrate going to school! Find out how other cultures celebrate learning. |
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