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EMC 1028
GRADES 1–2
Daily Summer
Movingfrom1
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Movingfrom
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Connecting School Home
What’s Inside
Grades 1–2
• 2 pages a day for
10 weeks
• Practice basic skills:
– reading skills
– language skills
– handwriting
– math
– spelling
– geography
• Answer key
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esearchindicatesthatparentinvolvementin
theeducationofstudentsfacilitateslearning
in both home and school, and that children benefi t
immenselywhenparentstakeanactiveroleintheir
education.
Sincethehomeisachild’sprimaryenvironment,it
isawonderfulopportunitytosupportwhathappens
intheclassroom,inspiringthedesiretolearn.The
DailySummerActivitiesbooksdoexactlythat.They
bridgethegapbetweenthetwoschool-gradeyears
forchildrentokeeptheskillsandconceptstheyhave
learnedduringthepreviousyear.
EachDailySummerActivitiesbookiscomprised
oftenweeklysectionsthatprovideskillpractice
inseveralsubjectareas,includingreading,
mathematics,spelling,languageskills,handwriting,
creativewriting,andgeography.Eachweeklysection
beginswitharecordformonwhichthechildtracks
workcompleted,logsthenumberofminutesof
recreationalreading,andrecordsinterestingevents
oftheweek.Plus,therearetwopagesofshort,
focusedpracticeforeachdayoftheweek.
Checkouttheseadditionalhome-schoolresources
fromEvan-MoorEducationalPublishers:
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Keep learning alive during the summer. If children don’t
use their skills regularly, they begin to forget them.
Research has shown that short sessions of daily practice
help to maintain, and even increase, what has been learned.
Daily Summer Activities
provides ten weeks of appropriate,
teacher-developed practice activities and resources to
help your child make a successful transition from first to
second grade.
Moving from First to Second Grade
Author: Jo Ellen Moore
Editor: Marilyn Evans
Copy Editor: Cathy Harber
Illustrator: Jo Larsen
Designer: Cheryl Puckett
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Contents
How to Use

Daily Summer Activities
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What’s in
Daily Summer Activities
? 2
Encourage Reading 4
Books to Read 5
Weekly Activities
Week 1 9
Week 2 21
Week 3 33
Week 4 45
Week 5 57
Week 6 69
Week 7 81
Week 8 93
Week 9 105
Week 10 117
Certificate of Completion 129
Answer Key 131
Learning Excursions 6
Manuscript Writing 7
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Spell It! 143
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Provide Time
Make sure that your child has a quiet time for practice. The practice session should
be short and successful. Consider your child’s personality and other activities as you
decide how to schedule daily practice periods.

Provide Materials
Your child will need a quiet place to work. Put extra writing and drawing paper,
scissors, crayons, pencils, and a glue stick in a tub or box. Store the supplies and
Daily Summer Activities
in the work area you and your child choose.
Provide Encouragement and Support
Your response is important to your child’s feelings of success. Keep your remarks
positive. Recognize the effort your child has made. Correct mistakes together.
Work toward independence, guiding practice when necessary.
Track Progress
Each weekly section begins with a record form. Use the form to track progress.
Have your child color the symbols as each day’s work is completed.
What’s in Daily Summer Activities?
Ten Weekly Sections
Each of the ten weekly sections provides basic skill practice in several subject areas.
The practice sessions are short, giving your child a review of what was learned during
the previous school year.
Weekly Record Form
In addition to providing a means to record work completed, the record form also
contains:
ð a reading log where your child records the number of minutes read each day
(See pages 4 and 5 for reading suggestions.)
ð a weekly spelling list
ð a place where your child can record interesting daily events
How to Use Daily Summer Activities
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Reading
Your child will read two short stories, one fiction and one nonfiction, each week and

then answer questions to show comprehension. Have your child read a story aloud for
additional practice. Encourage your child to attempt words that are unfamiliar, but
do offer help if your child appears frustrated. For example, you might ask, “What
word that begins with
p
might make sense in this sentence?" or “You know that this
part of the word says
and
. Can you add the rest of the word?"
Language Skills
Your child will practice punctuation, capitalization, and grammar, as well as phonetic
and word attack skills.
Math
Computation, word problems, and other appropriate math concepts are practiced
each day.
Spelling
Each weekly record form includes a list of spelling words to learn. Have your child
practice the spelling words in several ways: copy them several times, write them
from memory, and spell them aloud. On Friday, ask your child to spell the week’s
words. This testing may be done orally or in writing. Add any missed words to the
next week’s spelling list for additional practice. A compiled spelling list can be found
on page 143.
Handwriting
Your child will write letters, words, and sentences, using good handwriting.
Geography
This weekly activity will provide practice reading the symbols used on maps and using
maps to locate information.
Writing
A creative writing experience is included each week. This provides your child with
the opportunity to express his or her imagination in written form.

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Be a Model
The most important thing you can do for your child is to read.
Read to your child¤Visit libraries and bookstores and read your way through
museums, parks, stores, and playgrounds.
Read by yourself¤It is important that your child see you reading. Read books,
magazines, and newspapers. Read signs, labels, letters, directions, and displays as well.
Two Kinds of Reading
Shared Reading
Sit with your child. Take turns reading. You read a page; your child reads a page.
Read with feeling.
Stop occasionally and ask your child to predict what will happen next. Listen
carefully and then read on to see if the prediction was correct.
Independent Reading
This independent time provides important practice in choosing and using strategies
for decoding and understanding unfamiliar words.
The ability to retell, to summarize, and to put story events in order shows your child’s
understanding of what is read.
1. When your child has finished reading a story, ask your child to tell what the
story was about.
2. Have your child draw a picture or write a word on an index card to represent the
important things that happened in the story. Put the cards in order to show the
sequence of events.
3. Ask your child to make up a new adventure for the characters in the story or
to invent a different ending. Write the adventure and add pictures.
Use the “five finger” method. Have your child read a page from the book, raising a
finger for each word he or she doesn’t know. If no fingers are raised, the book may
be too easy. If all five fingers are raised before the end of the page, the book is

probably too difficult. This doesn’t mean your child shouldn’t read the book. It does
mean that someone will need to be available to assist with difficult words.
Encourage Reading
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Helping Your Child Select Appropriate Books
A
Talking bout Reading
5
Books to Read
Bookstores and libraries are filled with wonderful books. Here are just a few
excellent books recommended for the summer between first and second grade.
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
by Judith Viorst; Aladdin
Paperbacks, 1987.
Amanda Pig on Her Own
(Puffin Easy-to-Read Program) by Jean Van Leeuwen; Puffin, 1994.
Bear’s Bargain
by Frank Asch; Aladdin Paperbacks, 1989.
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
by Bill Martin, Jr.; Henry Holt & Company, Inc., 1996.
The Cat in the Hat
by Dr. Seuss; Random House, 1957.
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
by John Archambault & Bill Martin, Jr.; Simon & Schuster
Merchandise, 1991.
Days With Frog and Toad
by Arnold Lobel; HarperTrophy, 1984.
Fish Eyes: A Book You Can Count
On by Lois Ehlert; Harcourt, Inc., 1992.

George and Martha
by James Marshall; Houghton Mifflin Co., 1974.
Go, Dog. Go!
by Philip D. Eastman; Random House, 1961.
Good Night, Baby Bear
by Frank Asch; Harcourt, Inc., 1998.
Grandmas at Bat
(An I Can Read Book) by Emily Arnold McCully; HarperTrophy, 1995.
Guess How Much I Love You
by Sam McBratney; Candlewick Press, 1996.
Here Are My Hands
by Bill Martin, Jr. & John Archambault; Henry Holt, 1989.
Hop on Pop
by Dr. Seuss; Random House, 1963.
If You Give a Moose a Muffin
by Laura Joffe Numeroff; HarperCollins Juvenile Books, 1991.
Jelly Beans for Sale
by Bruce McMillan; Scholastic Trade, 1996.
Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse
by Kevin Henkes; Greenwillow, 1996.
Little Bear
(An I Can Read Book) by Else Holmelund Minarik; HarperCollins, 1992.
Little Bear’s Visit
(An I Can Read Book) by Else Holmelund Minarik; HarperTrophy, 1979.
Mister Grumpy’s Outing
by John Burningham; Henry Holt and Company, 1995.
The Napping House
by Audrey Wood; Red Wagon, 1996.
Owl at Home
by Arnold Lobel; HarperTrophy, 1982.

Sammy the Seal
(An I Can Read Book) by Syd Hoff; HarperTrophy, 1980.
Snowballs
by Lois Ehlert; Harcourt, Inc., 1995.
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Take an Excursion
Learning takes place everywhere. Take advantage of all the opportunities around
you to increase your child’s learning. At home, in the car, while shopping, or on
special outings, talk about what you see, ask questions, and look for answers. These
experiences help your child develop a richer vocabulary, learn new concepts, and have
a better understanding of the world.
Here are ten learning excursions you and your child might experience together. These
suggestions are only the beginning. Add others that occur to you.
1. Go to the public library every week to check out books.
2. Take nature walks. Look, listen, and touch to explore the outdoors. Take along
a magnifying glass to look at small insects and plant parts.
3. Go out on a clear night and look at the stars. Find the Big Dipper.
4. Go shopping together. Compare prices of items to be purchased.
5. Explore your community. Visit local points of historical interest.
6. Visit an older relative. Talk about “the old days.” How are things different now?
7. Start a collection.
8. Take part in a cultural event you’ve not experienced before. This might be a visit
to a museum, an art show, a play, or a musical performance.
9. Build, sew, or cook something new. This should include determining what is needed
to complete the project and going to the store to purchase the materials.
10. Tour local businesses to learn more about your community.
After the Excursions
There are many interesting and fun ways for your child to extend what is learned on

the excursions.
1. Write about the excursion in the “What Happened Today?” section of the weekly
record form.
2. Make lists of interesting places visited, animals seen, people met, or new experiences.
3. Make a scrapbook of photos, items collected from nature, keepsakes, etc. Label
the items to identify them and to indicate where they were obtained. This is a
wonderful way to remember summer events.
4. Write letters to friends and family members to tell about these summer adventures.
5. Write and illustrate a story about the excursion.
6. Mark excursions on a calendar to keep track of what you’ve done and where you’ve
been.
Learning Excursions
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Manuscript Writing
Note: Tear this out and post it to help you make letters correctly.
Aa Bb Cc Dd
Ee Ff Gg Hh
Ii Jj Kk Ll
Mm Nn Oo Pp
Qq Rr Ss Tt
Uu Vv Ww Xx
Yy Zz
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It’s time to go to bed.
I put on my pajamas.
I brush my teeth.
I get my bunny.
I hop into bed.
Dad tucks me in.
He says,
“Good-night.
Sleep tight.
Don’t let the bed bugs bite.”
1. What did the child take to bed?
bear bunny book
2. What did Dad do?
read a story tucked me in kissed me
3. Circle what you do at bedtime.
take a bath put on pajamas
wash my face read a book
brush my teeth hide under the bed
go outside to play say a prayer

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1. tony and maria are not home yet
2. she sung a funny song
3. did their team wore blue shirts
2 + 1 = 5 - 5 = 2 - 1 = 2 - 0 =
0 + 2 = 2 + 3 = 1 + 3 = 1 + 1 =
4 - 3 = 4 + 1 = 4 - 2 = 5 - 4 =
2 + 2 = 3 - 2 = 5 - 3 = 5 - 2 =
5 - 1 = 5 + 0 = 3 + 2 = 3 + 1 =
Add and subtract.
Tony
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her nine tell we for green
Write the missing spelling words in the sentences.
1. Jan took ___________ little sister to the park.
2. I will be __________ years old on Sunday.
3. Is your jacket _________________ or yellow?
4. When can _______________ go to the ball game?
Trace and write these lines and circles using your best handwriting.
Write the spelling words in the boxes.
tel l
her
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Write the numbers to 20.

___ed ___uck ___at ___onkey
___oat ___agon ___urse ___ebra
Write the missing numbers.
Write the missing consonant sound.
1
20
b
9 1 1 8
4 19 15
2 16 17
7 13 12
810
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Do you want to grow big and strong?
Then you need to do these things:
Eat food that is good for you.
Wash your hands before you eat.
Wash your hands after you go to the bathroom.
Brush and floss your teeth after you eat.
Run and play every day.
Get rest and sleep.
Do these things and you will stay healthy.
Make a line under the things in the list that you do.
Draw yourself:
eating good food running washing your hands
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Match the pictures that rhyme.
1. I see 5 red bugs and 3 yellow bugs.
How many bugs in all?
bugs
2. I see 8 black bugs and 4 green bugs.
How many more black bugs than green bugs?
bugs
3. I see 6 bugs. 4 more come.
How many bugs in all?
bugs
4. I see 9 bugs. 3 bugs go away.
How many bugs are left?
bugs
How many bugs?
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Draw a snail in a garden.
Tell what the snail is doing.
1. Start at the .
Go left. What do you see?
2. Start at the .
Go down. What do you see?
3. Start at the .
Go right. What do you see?
up
down
right
left
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Continue the patterns.
Fill in the letters of the alphabet that come before and after
these letters.
a b c d e f g h i j k l m
n o p q r s t u v w x y z
c x g r
m f d j
w q b e
b
d
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____ sides ____ sides
____ corners ____ corners
____ sides ____ sides
____ corners ____ corners
fog leg yak run hid zap
nut rim pen rip hat cob
bud tap wig not fin hot
nap jug lox but can net
fat job pod hem lid tub
yam hen bun map sip tax
pot men fix sun box cut
I can read all of these words. yes no
Read these short vowel words to an adult.
Name these shapes for an adult.
Count the sides and corners.

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Connect my numbers from 1 to 20.
Color me.
My Robot
green
orange
purple
purple
purple
yellow
red
red
red
red
red
blue
blue
blue
blue
orange
black
1
2
3
4
5
6
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8
9
10
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13
14
15
16
17
18
19
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