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Summer Reading & Math Packet  

Students Entering Kindergarten 

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Coming to Kindergarten!

● The supplies brought to school at the beginning of the year will be shared between all the students.

● Encourage your child to build their stamina while completing the given activities. This will help with build their task persistence and prepare for independent work.

● Children in kindergarten are more successful when they are able to work independently with the following tasks:

○ Taking coats/ ○ jackets on and off. ○ Using the restroom. ○ Opening and closing lunch containers (i.e. milk cartons, yogurt, string cheese, tupperware,

etc.) ○ Tying shoes (velcro shoes are a great option for those students still learning how to tie their

shoes). ○ Practicing proper hygiene (i.e. blowing nose, coughing into elbow, etc.)

● Because there is much to learn in kindergarten, we will not have time for naps. If you haven’t

already, please start weaning your child off their naptime. This will help with the transition into kindergarten. Students should have between 10-12 hours of sleep each night.

● Included in this packet are several things that you child can practice over the summer to prepare for kindergarten. This includes:

○ Handwriting ○ Cutting ○ Kindergarten sight words ○ Your child should also practice letters/sounds and writing/recognizing numbers 0-10

● If you have reservations about whether your child is ready for kindergarten, please feel free to schedule an appointment to observe a kindergarten classroom in action.

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Summer Reading & Math Packet  

Students Entering 1st Grade   

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Dear Rising First Graders, We are so excited to have you join us next year! Over the summer, you can do a few things to prepare yourself for first grade. Literacy: Sight Words: Practice your sights words (attached). Can you find them in any books you are reading? With sight words, you should be able to quickly recognize the word instead of "sounding them out" or decoding. Some fun activities to do with sight words to commit them to memory are: tracing in sand, sidewalk chalk, magnetic letters, playdough, writing in shaving cream, and just about anything "hands on" or kinesthetic. Be creative and have fun! Reading: Alternating between you reading and listening to your parents read is an important part of developing your oral reading fluency, or how quickly and accurately you can read. Reading a variety of both fiction and non-fiction books is important too. Make sure to discuss the book with to ensure your reading comprehension. Practice retelling stories including, what happens in the beginning, what happens in the middle and what happens in the end. Think about what the problem in the story is and how the problem is solved. Math: Practice your math facts! Add and subtract with sums and differences up to 10. Skip count by 10’s and 5’s. Practice counting to up to 150. Be able to identify basic shapes (circle, square, rectangle, triangle) Handwriting: Practice neat handwriting just by incorporating it into daily routines (ex. making a list for the grocery story). You may want to journal fun activities you do over the summer with writing at least 4-5 sentences. When you are writing, focus on making sure your ideas are complete and add details for clarification. Review capitalization and punctuation. You should be using uppercase and lowercase letters appropriately. Behavior:

● Practice learning how to tie your shoes. ● Know how to open food items and water bottles. ● Practice being patient when others are talking to avoid interrupting.

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Educational Websites

The majority of websites can be accessed through the CMS Student Portal http://www.cms.k12.nc.us/Pages/studentportal.aspx Login directions are below for websites accessible through the Student Portal

RazKids This guided reading program (formerly Raz-Kids), for students in K-6th grade, provides hundreds of electronic books matched to students reading level. Students can listen to, read, record themselves reading and measure their reading comprehension. Login Directions:

● Navigate to the CMS Student Portal (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..

● Click the Learning A-Z button. ● Login with your NCEdCloud login information (Student ID Number and

password). ● Choose Clever. ● Click the Learning A-Z button. ● Login with your teacher username and then login with your password

information (please contact your child's teacher if you have questions about this information).

EdGenuity Edgenuity (formerly known as Compass Learning) includes math and language arts lessons provided to students in K-5th grade, based on each student's MAP scores. Lessons adapt, getting harder or easier, based on students’ responses, to stretch each learner. Login Directions:

● Navigate to the CMS Student PortalLinks to an external site.. ● Click the Green Edgenuity button. ● Login with your NCEdCloud login information (Student ID Number and

password). ● Choose Clever. ● Click Edgenuity.

Dreambox DreamBox Dreambox provides math lessons for additional practice in mental math, for students in K-2nd grade, stretching learners by adapting to individual academic needs. Login Directions:

● Navigate to the CMS Student Portal (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..

● Click the Dreambox button.

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● Login with your NCEdCloud login information (Student ID Number and password).

● Choose Clever. ● Click Dreambox.

Other Educational Websites

Reflex Math - https://www.reflexmath.com/ Prodigy - https://www.prodigygame.com/ National Geographic Kids - https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/

Do not forget to read, read, read for FLY! Have a great summer. We cannot wait to meet you in August! Sincerely, The First Grade Team  

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Summer Reading & Math Packet 

 

Students Entering 2nd Grade   

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Suggested Summer Activities for Students Entering 2nd Grade Literacy:

● Read daily (at least 20 minutes) to build reading stamina. ● Read orally with an adult, silently, and out loud to yourself to practice fluency ● Read a variety of texts: Fiction, Nonfiction, Magazines, newspaper articles, nursery rhymes,

poems, fairy tales, etc. ● Retell using beginning, middle, and end ● Sequence events in the story (first, next, middle, last) ● Identify story elements (ex. characters, setting, problem & solution) ● Make a reading log of completed books to hold your child accountable for their reading ● Practice 2nd grade sight words (see below) with both reading and spelling ● Practice neat handwriting (print). ● Write in a journal about your summer using details in your sentences ● Write complete sentences with correct capitalization and punctuation. ● Practice reading over what you have written. Check for spelling of unknown words, capitalization

at beginning of sentence and proper nouns, and punctuation marks. Math:

● Review basic math facts (addition and subtraction within 20) ● Practice fact fluency (addition and subtraction). This looks like memorizing facts as opposed to

counting on fingers. ● Create and solve your own word/story problems. ● Practice looking for key vocabulary words (altogether, less than, more than, left, etc.) ● Use measuring tools to help an adult bake or cook. ● Use measuring tools to measure items at home or outside. ● Review shapes, their names, and their attributes (ex. sides and corners)

Life Skills:

● Tie shoes in a double knot ● Open and close water bottles ● Open any snacks/food independently

Educational Websites

The majority of websites can be accessed through the CMS Student Portal http://www.cms.k12.nc.us/Pages/studentportal.aspx Login directions are below for websites accessible through the Student Portal

RazKids This guided reading program (formerly Raz-Kids), for students in K-6th grade, provides hundreds of electronic books matched to students reading level. Students can listen to, read, record themselves reading and measure their reading comprehension.

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Login Directions:

● Navigate to the CMS Student Portal (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..

● Click the Learning A-Z button. ● Login with your NCEdCloud login information (Student ID Number and

password). ● Choose Clever. ● Click the Learning A-Z button. ● Login with your teacher username and then login with your password

information (please contact your child's teacher if you have questions about this information).

EdGenuity Edgenuity (formerly known as Compass Learning) includes math and language arts lessons provided to students in K-5th grade, based on each student's MAP scores. Lessons adapt, getting harder or easier, based on students’ responses, to stretch each learner. Login Directions:

● Navigate to the CMS Student PortalLinks to an external site.. ● Click the Green Edgenuity button. ● Login with your NCEdCloud login information (Student ID Number and

password). ● Choose Clever. ● Click Edgenuity.

Dreambox DreamBox Dreambox provides math lessons for additional practice in mental math, for students in K-2nd grade, stretching learners by adapting to individual academic needs. Login Directions:

● Navigate to the CMS Student Portal (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..

● Click the Dreambox button. ● Login with your NCEdCloud login information (Student ID Number and

password). ● Choose Clever. ● Click Dreambox.

Other Educational Websites

Reflex Math https://www.reflexmath.com/

Prodigy https://www.prodigygame.com/

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Storyline Online

https://www.storylineonline.net/

TumbleBooks https://www.tumblebooks.com/

Spelling City https://www.spellingcity.com/

National Geographic Kids

https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/

Workbook: I highly recommend the "Summer Bridge Activities" workbook. It can be found on Amazon or at Barnes & Noble. It has a great variety of skill practice with Reading, Math, Science, and Social Studies. It is also conveniently divided up into daily 15 minute sessions. Great resource! 2nd Grade Dolch Sight Word List: always, around, because, been, before, best, both, buy, call, cold, does, don’t, fast, first, five, found, gave, goes, green, its, made, many, off, or, pull, read, right, sing, sit, sleep, tell, their, these, those, upon, us, use, very, wash, which, why, wish, work, would, write, your Have a safe and relaxing summer! The 2nd Grade Team

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Summer Reading & Math Packet 

 

Students Entering 3rd Grade 

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Suggested Summer Reading List for Students Entering 3rd Grade Lexiles 200-400 Amelia Bedelia series by Peggy Parish Black Lagoon Adventures by Mike Thaler Frog and Toad series by Arnold Lobel Arthur series by Marc Brown Amber Brown series by Paula Danziger Junie B. Jones series by Barbara Park Magic Tree House series by Mary Pope Osbourne Cam Jansen series by David A. Adler Marvin Redpost series by Louis Sachar Lexiles 400-600 Judy Blume books (Fudge, Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing) A to ZMysteries by Ron Roy Judy Moody series by Megan McDonald Spiderwick Chronicles by DiTerlizzi and Black Henry and Mudge series by Cynthia Rylant Magic School Bus series Cam Jansen series by David A. Adler Alexander by Judith Viorst Geronimo Stilton series Lexiles 600-800+ Franny K. Stein series by Jim Benton Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling Bunnicula series by James Howe Little House series by Laura Ingalls Wilder Series of Unfortunate Events Shiloh series by Phyllis Reynolds Time Warp Trio series by John Sciezka E.B. White books (Charlotte’s Web, Stuart Little, Trumpet Swan) Chronicles of Narnia series Roald Dahl books (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, George’s Medicine) Beverly Cleary books (Ralph S. Mouse series, Ramona series) Mrs. Piggle Wiggle series by Betty MacDonald Ice Fire series Percy Jackson and The Olympians series The 39 Clues series Kate DiCamillo books

We hope you have a wonderful summer and that you will begin your summer reading program early. You are encouraged to read at least three books before you return to school in August. To help you select your books, we have made up a reading list for you. Some students find they enjoy and decide to read only one author. Some students like to read mystery books, fantasies or historical fiction. The important thing is that all students need to read to sharpen their reading skills and to experience the pure joy of reading a good book.

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Summer Math Reinforcement Packet Students Entering into 3rd Grade

Our second graders had a busy year learning new math skills. Mastery of all these skills is extremely important in order to develop a solid math foundation. The third grade math program will add onto these second grade skills, so any time spent learning or reinforcing these concepts will be very beneficial for your child. Each year builds upon the previous year’s skills in math. Any areas your child has difficulty you may want to give them additional practice. Student mastery of the basic math skills is as important to success in future mathematical procedures and reasoning as learning the alphabet is to reading and writing. Have your child complete one page (one side), three times a week of the math packet. Please return this completed packet in September to your third grade teacher. The grade receiving the largest percentage of summer packets returned will win an extra recess at school. Your child will receive a prize and certificate for completing the packet. The biggest prize of all is being ready for third grade! After your child has completed the math problems and you feel your child is still struggling on a certain concept and needs further practice, you can have your child play games on some of the web sites listed on the next page, play games or make up additional problems of your own for additional practice. If you need another copy of the math packet you can go on Oakbrook’s website at http://www.macomb.k12.mi.us/utica/oakbrook/oakbrook.htm and print another copy. Also included is an answer key on different color paper for parents use only in assisting your child. Enjoy your summer!!

Reminder - Practicing addition facts and subtraction facts (up to 18 - 9) are VERY important!

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SECOND GRADE

GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATIONS IN MATHMATICS

When entering third grade this is what is expected that your child should already know.

1. Count, read and write numbers up to 1000 in words and numerals, by 1’s, 10’s and 100’s. 2. Can order numbers from largest to smallest or smallest to largest up to 1000. 3. Can count by 3’s up to 36 and by 4’s up to 48. 4. Can count by 2’s, 5’s, and 10’s starting at any number. Ex. Starting with 35 and count by 5’s. 5. Fluently adding and subtracting 2 numbers through 99. 6. Find distance between numbers on a number line. Ex. How far is 79 from 26? 7. Be able to find the missing number. Ex. 42 + ____ = 57; use the relationship between addition

and subtraction to determine the missing number 57 – 42 = ____. 8. Understand multiplication as repeated addition or counting the total number of objects. Example:

3 x 5 = 5 + 5+ 5 = 15, 3 x 5 is 3 groups of 5 objects. 9. Multiplying numbers up to 5 x 5. 10. Understanding division as another way of expressing multiplication using fact families.

Example: 2 x 3 = 6 can be rewritten as 6 ÷ 2 = 3 or 6 ÷ 3 = 2. 11. Name and write commonly used fractions ½, 1/3, 2/3, ¼, 2/4, ¾. 12. Place 0 and halves on a number line or a ruler. ½, 1 ½, 2 ½ 13. Can order fractions by size using the denominator up to 1/12. Ex. ½ > 1/12; 1/6 < 1/3 14. Tell and write time from a traditional clock face in 5 minute intervals using both AM and PM.

Interpret time both as minutes after the hour and minutes before the next hour. 15. Use the concept of duration of time. Ex. What time will it be half an hour from 10:15? 16. Can read and write amounts of money using decimals. $1.15 or $0.25 17. Add and subtract money in mixed units. Ex. $2.50 – 60 cents and $5.75 - $3. 18. Understand perimeter is adding the length of all the sides. 19. Solve simple word problems using length and money. 20. Identify, describe and compare shapes such as triangles, rectangles, squares, circles, semi-circles,

spheres and rectangular prisms. 21. Recognize that shapes that have been slid, turned, or flipped are the same shape. Ex. A square

rotated ¼ turn is still a square. 22. Read and interpret pictographs with scales or 2 and 3. Ex. Each pizza slice represents 2 kids

liking pizza. Or each bat represents 3 kids liking baseball.

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Excellent websites for fun learning and reinforcement of math skills: www.wildmath.com Select “Play the game”. Select addition or subtraction and grade. You can race to beat your time. www.harcourtschool.com Click the red box, select math, select HSPMath, select Michigan, click on the “2” ball or “3” ball for a challenge. Select a game. www.aplusmath.com Go under “Flashcards” or “Game Room” on the left side of the screen. They can practice adding and subtracting. Very important to know the addition facts and subtraction facts from memorization or within a couple seconds. www.mathisfun.com Select Money then select Money Master, click on the US flag, select simple. Or you can select numbers then Math Trainer for adding and subtracting. At the home screen select games and pick a game to play. www.eduplace.com Select your state – “Michigan” press submit. Select the student tab then click on the “mathematics” rectangle. Click in the center book “Houghton Mifflin Math 2007”, Click on “Grade 2”. Select any games. Extra Help and Extra Practice is good, also eGames. www.illuminations.nctm.org Select activities then select grade level. Click on Search. www.aaamath.com At the top pick “Second” or “Third” for a challenge. Choose any of the activities like adding or subtracting then select “play” option toward the top of the screen. 20 Questions and countdown games are a good ones. www.funbrain.com Lots of fun games to choose from.

Other games and activities you can play:

• Take a deck of cards and remove the face cards (kings, queens, jacks). Aces are one. Divide the cards evenly among the players. Keep cards face down in a pile. Each player turns over 3 cards and tries to make their largest number they can with their 3 cards. Everyone must read their number and the one with the largest number collects all the cards. The player with the most cards at the end of the game is the winner. You can play smallest card version to change it up.

• Using sidewalk chalk, have them count by 3’s or 4’s. • Play a game while in the car or waiting in line.

What number comes before 260? What number comes after 529? 750 is one more than ____? (749) 339 is one less than____? (340)

• Practice counting by 5’s, 10’s, or 2’s. When standing in line or driving in a car you give them a number and have them count by 5’s or 10’s from that number. Ex. Start with 35 and count by 10’s. Start with 55 and count by 5’s.

• Take a deck of cards and remove the face cards (kings, queens, jacks). Aces are one. Divide the cards evenly among 2 players. Each player flips over a card. The first one to add the 2 numbers correctly wins the cards. After going through the pile of cards, the player with the most cards wins. You can do a subtraction version also. With subtraction you can change one of the cards to add a 10 to it. For example you have the cards 4 and 2. You can add ten to any one of card to make it 12 – 4, or 14 – 2.

• Play store and practice counting change. Give allowances in change and have them count it.

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Entering Third Grade Summer Math Packet First Name: __________________ Last Name:___________________

Third Grade Teacher: ________________________

I have checked the work completed________________________________________ Parent signature Multiple Choice Questions: Select the one best answer for each question.

1. One day at lunch Tony used straws to show his friend 3 ways to make 24. Some straws were bundled in groups of ten. Which picture does NOT show a right way?

2. Which is a correct addition pair for 100?

A. 91 + 5 B. 97 + 4 C. 92 + 8

3. Brent and Kayla each caught 1 fish.

- Brent’s fish was 48 inches long. - Kayla’s fish was 22 inches longer than Brent’s fish. Which number sentence can be used to determine the length of Kayla’s fish?

A. 12 + 10 = ? B. 48 – 22 = ? C. 48 + 22 = ?

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4. Which is a correct addition pair for 100?

A. 45 + 55 B. 30 + 60 C. 64 + 46

5. Find the sum:

5 8 1 2 2 7 5 +3 +0 +2 +2 +6 +3 +5

7 5 3 2 5 2 3 +7 +2 +0 +7 +1 +5 +3

6. Find the difference:

15 14 13 16 17 12 17 - 7 - 5 - 6 - 9 - 9 - 4 - 8

11 10 12 12 11 13 14 - 6 - 1 - 3 - 5 - 8 - 5 - 6

7. List the value of each coin. ________ _______ ______ ________

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8. Count the coins from someone in your house. Ask for their permission first. Draw the coins out if needed. (Up to $2.00) ___________

9. Which is NOT a correct addition pair for 100?

A. 98 + 2 B. 87 + 23 C. 66 + 34

10. Find the distance between 31 and 44 on a number line?

A. 12 B. 13 C. 16

11. How far is it on the number line from 54 to 68?

A. 13 B. 14 C. 15

12. David wanted 100 trading cards. He has 55 cards. How many more cards does he need?

A. 35 B. 45 C. 155

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13. Tammy wanted 100 trading cards. She had 55 cards. Which number sentence could Tammy use to help her figure out how many more cards she needs?

A. 100 + _____ = 55 B. 55 + ____ = 100 C. 100 + 55 = _____

14. Find the missing value in this number sentence: 13 + ____ = 68.

A. 37 B. 45 C. 55

15. To find the missing value in this number sentence 29 + _____ = 88, you should-

A. start with 29 and add 88. B. start with 29 and subtract 88. C. start with 88 and subtract 29.

16. 54 birds were sitting in a tree. Some flew off. Then there were 30 left.

How many birds flew off?

A. 14 B. 24 C. 30

17. There are 19 marbles in all. How many are under my hand?

A. 12 B. 17 C. 24

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18. Farmer Tom had 39 cows in a pasture. During a storm, the fence broke and 13 of the cows wandered off. Which number sentence can be used to find out how many cows stayed in the pasture?

A. 39 + 13 = B. 39 – 13 = C. 13 + 13 + 13 + 13 =

19. Mary saved $5.60 in a week. The next week she saved $1.20. How much

money did she save altogether?

A. $4.30 B. $5.80 C. $6.80

20. Mary saved $56 in a week. The next week she saved $12. How much money did she save altogether?

A. $43 B. $58 C. $68

21. There were 63 pumpkins in a pumpkin patch. Wanda picked 19 of the

pumpkins. How many of the pumpkins were left in the patch?

A. 82 B. 56 C. 44

22. The Wildcats scored 63 points in the game. But they only scored 27 points in the first half. How many points did the Wildcats score in the second half?

A. 26 B. 36 C. 44

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23. At the basketball game, the Wildcats beat the Bears 63 to 56. How many points did both teams score all together?

A. 103 B. 109 C. 119

24. Find the sum or difference: Watch the signs!

8 7 6 9 3 9 6 - 2 +9 +6 +8 +6 - 2 +3

6 8 13 3 6 18 5 +7 +4 - 7 +9 +8 - 7 +3

19 18 17 9 8 6 7 - 3 - 8 - 4 +4 - 3 +4 +6

14 7 13 8 3 8 17 - 6 +5 - 8 +6 +2 +2 - 8

25. Find the difference: Remember “bottom bigger better borrow” For example: 52 – 16, the 2 is bigger than the 6, so you need to borrow from the 5 (tens).

28 34 47 75 64 41 69 - 9 - 7 -19 -37 -14 - 9 - 5

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26. There were 654 geese on a pond when another flock of 135 geese arrived. How many geese were on the pond then?

A. 789 B. 799 C. 889

27. The sum of 587 and 221 is closest to

A. 400 B. 800 C. 900

28. The sum of 313 and 406 is closest to

A. 100 B. 700 C. 800

29. Estimate the sum of these two numbers: 167 + 122 =

A. 200 B. 250 C. 300

30. Jim wants 500 trading cards. He has 50 cards. How many more cards does he need? (Do this in your head, without pencil and paper or calculator.)

A. 400 B. 450 C. 550

35. Write the number six hundred seven______________ 36. Write the number one hundred twelve____________ 37. Write the number two hundred eight____________

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38. 357 – 100 is

A. 356 B. 347 C. 257

39. It took Jon a month to save $5.00. How many months will he have to save money to buy a $25.00 skateboard?

A. 2 B. 5 C. 20

40. Baliee has 12 Yugi-Oh cards. She wants to share them equally with 3 friends. Which number sentence shows this situation?

A. 12 - 3 = 9 B. 12 ÷ 3 = 9 C. 12 ÷ 3 = 4

41. Which of these pictures shows 3 times 5 (3 x 5)?

A

B

C

42. Find the difference then check your answer by adding. 48 then ____ 32 then 71 then - 19 +19 -16 +16 -23 + 48

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43. Elisa arranged her checkers in a pattern shown below. Which operation best shows how she arranged them?

A. 4 x 5 B. 4 + 5 C. 5 x 5

44. Karen has 2 bowls of cereal each day. After 5 days, how many bowls of cereal has she eaten? Show this with a drawing and write it out with numbers and symbols, then solve it. Drawing: Written with numbers and symbols: Find the answer:

A. 10 B. 7 C. 3

45. Farmer Jill had 3 chickens that laid eggs. Each day they laid 2 eggs each. Which sentence shows how many eggs she got each day?

A. 3 – 2 = 1 B. 3 + 2 = 5 C. 3 x 2 = 6

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46. Each pack of gum has five sticks. How many sticks are in three packs of gum? Draw a picture or use objects to show this situation, then find the answer.

A. 5 B. 8 C. 15

47. There are six juice boxes in a pack. How many packs are needed for 18 students? Draw a picture or use objects to show this situation.

A. 3 B. 5 C. 15

48. Find the sum or difference: 25 46 26 58 69 39 73 +11 + 29 +37 +15 +26 +89 +17

10 13 7 15 13 10 15 - 9 - 7 - 3 - 9 - 4 - 8 - 6

41 67 41 73 38 42 59 - 7 - 28 -23 - 42 - 8 -13 -21

49. Fill in the blanks, skip count by 5’s.

25, _____, _____, _____, _____ 50, _____, _____, _____, _____

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50. Tina is having a birthday party. She has invited 20 friends. Each of her tables seats four people. How many tables does she need?

A. 4 B. 5 C. 6

51. What addition problem shows the multiplication 5 x 2?

A. 5 + 5 B. 2 + 2 C. 5 + 2

52. A whole pizza had 4 equal pieces. David ate 1 piece. Draw the whole pizza and shade the part David ate. What fraction of the pizza did David eat?

A. ½ B. ¼ C. ¾

53. You divide a chocolate bar into 3 equal pieces. You give your friend 1 of these pieces. What fraction of the candy bar did you give to your friend? Draw a picture:

A. 1/2 B. 1/3 C. 2/3

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54. This picture shows which fraction?

A. 2/2 B. 2/4 C. 4/4

55. Bob wanted to share his candy bar with his friend Mark. He offered Mark the following choices:

A. You can have 1/10 of my candy bar. B. You can have 1/6 of my candy bar. C. You can have 1/2 of my candy bar.

Mark wants to choose the biggest piece. Tell which fraction Mark should choose and tell why.

A. A B. B C. C

56. A pan of brownies is cut into twelfths (1/12). Each of the 10 students in the speech class ate one brownie. How many were left for the teacher? Draw a picture:

A. 1 B. 2 C. 3

57. Joe’s jump rope is 3 feet long. Sally’s jump rope is 5 feet long. How much longer is Sally’s jump rope?

A. 2 feet B. 6 feet C. 8 feet

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58. Shawn used a triangular chip shaped like the one below to find the area of this rectangle. How many triangles will fit into the rectangle? (You may trace the triangle and use the tracing to measure.)

A. 3 triangles B. 6 triangles C. 8 triangles

59. A second grade square table measures 3 feet on each of the four sides. What is the measurement of its perimeter?

A. 6 feet B. 9 feet C. 12 feet

60. What is the area of the rectangle below?

A. 8 square units B. 15 square units C. 16 square units

61. Write seven hundred eight_________________ 62. Write eight hundred eighty-eight___________

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63. Find the area of this rectangle.

A. 2 square units B. 3 square units C. 6 square units

64. Tell the time indicated on the clock pictured below.

A. 10 minutes to nine B. 10 minutes to eight C. Nine – ten

65. What time is it on this clock?

A. 11:45 B. 10:45 C. 9:10

66. Write four hundred ten_________________ 67. Write six hundred six__________________

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68. What time will it be half hour after the time shown on the clock?

A. Eight-twenty B. Nine–ten C. Nine-twenty

69. School is over at 3:15. It is a half-hour bus ride home. What time will you arrive home from school?

A. 3:30 B. 3:45 C. 4:45

70. Find the difference: 17 4 14 7 13 8 7 - 9 - 4 - 6 - 6 - 8 - 4 - 2

12 8 6 3 9 10 9 - 8 - 8 - 2 - 0 - 6 - 6 - 5

71. Johnny bought a notebook for $6.50. He paid for it with a $10.00 bill. How much change should he have received?

A. $4.50 B. $3.50 C. $2.50

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72. Find the sum: 39 48 17 69 65 24 66 +27 +33 + 7 +23 +35 +27 +21

73. My piggy bank has 3 quarters. How much money do I have?

A. $0.75 B. $7.50 C. $75

74. What is the total value of this money?

A. $1.25 B. $3.25 C. $32.5

75. Juan had $1.50. He was given 60 cents more. How much money does Juan have?

A. $1.56 B. $2.10 C. $61.50

76. Jenn had $4.30. She lost 40 cents. How much money does Jenn have now? A. $0.30 B. $3.90 C. 4.70

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77. Dominick has $2.05. He gets two dollars for his allowance. How much money will Dominick have?

A. $2.00 B. $4.00 C. $4.05

78. Kate has $2.00. Her mom gave her 75 cents. How much money does she have now?

A. $1.25 B. $2.75 C. $77.00

79. Tamara has $12.97. She spends $8 on a new doll. How much money does she have left?

A. $4.00 B. $4.97 C. $8.97

80. Two tables are pushed together to make more room for a big dinner. One table is 5 feet long and the other table is 6 feet long. How long are the two tables together?

A. 9 feet B. 11 feet C. 56 feet

81. Write in words 403________________________________________________ 82. Write in words 340_______________________________________________ 83. Write in words 701_______________________________________________ 84. Write six hundred forty-one___________

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85. Mom would like new pink nail polish. It costs $1.19. She asks you to count the change in her wallet. You find:

You report to mom:

A. There is not enough money to buy the nail polish. B. There is exactly enough money to buy the nail polish. C. There is more than enough money to buy the nail polish.

86. Find the sum or difference. 28 45 66 74 56 39 60 +38 - 13 +26 -38 -27 +29 -23

47 46 33 43 70 71 42 +27 - 24 +33 +59 - 46 - 27 +29

57 28 53 42 70 61 66 -25 +48 - 25 +44 -21 -24 -34

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87. Joe draws a shape that has 3 sides and 3 angles. What shape did he draw?

A. Triangle B. Circle C. Square

88. What do all squares have?

A. 4 unequal sides B. 4 equal sides C. 6 equal sides

89. Joe draws a shape that has 3 sides and 3 corners. What shape did he draw?

A. Square B. Circle C. Triangle

90. What shape is this?

A. Semicircle B. Sphere C. Circle

91. Which of the following would have a curved surface?

A. Cardboard box B. Soup can C. Stop sign

92. What shape has a curved surface?

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93. Which of these has six sides?

94. On this map, each side of a square is one block. Matt started at (C, 1), the School. He went up 2 blocks and right 1 block. Where is he now?

A. Post Office B. Park C. Library

95. Find the sum: 8 6 4 7 2 3 9 +8 +6 +4 +7 +2 +3 +9 5 10 12 14 11 13 +5 +10 +12 +14 +11 +13

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96. What place is located at (B, 5)?

A. Post Office B. Library C. Zoo

97. Where is the bunny located?

A. (B, 2) B. (C, 1) C. (C, 3)

98. What place value is the underline digit? 647 A. Hundreds B. Tens C. Ones

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99. Where is the turtle located?

A. (3, B) B. (2, C) C. (2, B)

100. Use this graph about Pizza Day for the following questions. How many pieces of pizza did Matt eat?

A. 4 B. 9 C. 12

Each stands for 3 slices.

Matt

Sue

Tom

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101. Use this graph about Pizza Day for the following question.

Each stands for 3 slices.

Matt

Sue

Tom

How many more slices of pizza does Tom have than Sue? A. 3 B. 2 C. 1

102. Which appears to be the location of the point marked on the number line?

0 1 2 3 4

A. 1 B. ½ C. 1 ½

103. What location is the X marked on the number line below?

X

0 1 2 3 4

A. 1 ½ B. 2 ½ C. 3 ½

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104. Use the graph about Pizza Day for the following question.

Each stands for 3 slices. Matt

Sue

Tom

How many slices of pizza do Matt and Tom have together?

A. 7 B. 15 C. 21

105. Find the sum or difference: 29 17 58 32 17 51 44 +23 +18 -24 +22 +43 -27 +17 74 45 88 72 54 33 54 -26 - 15 +18 - 37 +34 +33 - 18 106. Complete these number patterns. 3, 6, 9, _____, _____, _____, _____, _____, _____ 4, 8, 12, _____, _____, _____, _____, _____, _____ 45, 50, _____, _____, _____, _____

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107. Fill in the numbers to complete each pattern:

A. 813, 814, 815, ______, ______, _______

B. 240, ______, 260, 270, ______

C. 300, 400, ______, ______, 700, ______ 108. Each picture in this graph stands for 2 pieces of fruit. How many apples are there altogether?

A. 6 B. 8 C. 12

109. Write the number sixty-three:____________ Write the number forty-five:___________ Write the number eighty-nine:_________ Write the number twenty-seven:_________ 110. Use < or > to show which number is larger. 78 _____ 98 250_______112 105_______ 150 122_______222

PEARS

APPLES

BANANAS

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111. Each picture in this graph stands for 2 pieces of fruit.

PEARS

APPLES

BANANAS

How many more pears are there than bananas? A. 1 B. 2 C. 7

112. Complete these number patterns: 25, 30, 35,____, ______, ______ 9, 12, 15, ____, ______, ______ 130, 140, 150, _______, _______, _______ 113. Sam is making 5 apple pies. He uses 4 apples in each pie. How many apples will Sam use altogether? Draw a picture to show this. Picture:

Answer:__________________

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114. Maria is going to open a lemonade stand. It takes 5 lemons to make a pitcher of lemonade. How many lemons will she need to make 5 pitchers of lemonade?

Draw a picture:

Answer:_________ lemons

115. Place an X where this number should go on the number line:

116. Two students were arguing about fractions. Pat said that 6/6 is more than 3/3. Chris said they are equal. Who do you agree with?

A. Pat B. Chris

Draw a picture to explain your answer. 117. Draw hands on this clock face to show 20 minutes after 8

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118. My piggy bank has 3 quarters, 3 dimes, 3 nickels, and 7 pennies. Write the amount of the quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies in decimal form. Total money in quarters $_______ Total money in dimes $_________ Total money in nickels $________ Total money in pennies $________ Total money altogether $________ 119. Write fifteen dollars and 65 cents in decimal form. _________________ 120. Write the value of this money in decimal form.

_________________________

121. What is the name of the shape that is created when these two triangles are put together along their long edges?

A. Square B. Rectangle C. Circle

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122. What is the temperature shown on the thermometer? Each mark stands for 2 degrees.

________________degrees

123.

124. What is the place value of the underline digit, hundred, ten or one? 26 __ten__ 20 237 __________ _____ 487 __________ _____ 368 __________ _____

Kelly placed a tile on the table like this: Sara came by and turned the tile

like this: Sara said "It is still a square." Is she right? Explain your answer.

____________________________________________________________________________

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125. Find the sum or difference: Remember when subtracting always tell yourself “Bottom bigger better borrow”. 135 546 71 50 354 63 426 +479 +137 - 18 -26 - 235 -42 -135 42 54 135 32 88 81 48 +18 - 39 - 53 - 28 +13 - 57 -26 126. Write the following numbers: 405 _______________________________________________________ 732________________________________________________________ Six hundred one ________ Five hundred twenty two _______

Congratulations!! You have completed the summer math packet. Please turn this packet into you third grade teacher to get your prize.

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Summer Reading & Math Packet  

Students Entering 4th Grade   

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Rising 4th Grader Summer Expectations

The 4th grade teachers are already planning for the 2019-2020 school year! We want to make sure all kids have a positive start to 4th grade which is why we have created some summer expectations to keep students sharp, therefore feeling confident and prepared upon return. These tasks will coordinate nicely with F.L.Y. program!

Math Students MUST practice their multiplication facts AND related division facts so they are memorized and mastered. (Ex: 5 X 7 = 35 and 35 -:- 5 = 7). STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO REFLEX ALL SUMMER -- this is ideal practice! 100% on facts 1-10 is required by first day of school. ***Knowledge of their math facts cannot be emphasized enough as it is foundational for the different math units covered throughout the year including our fractions and measurement units.***

Literacy Choose ONE of the following books to read:

● Riding Freedom by Pam Munoz Ryan- P ● Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner- P ● Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume- Q ● The Wild Robot by Peter Brown- R ● The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate- S ● The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall- T

We have attached a menu of activities to complete that is due on the first day of school. Clearly we believe students should be reading each day during the summer and taking advantage of the lazy pace of the summer to devour new books. Enjoy the gift of time!

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Fiction Book Report Menu 

Read one of the the required novels listed above. 

 

  

Choose one appetizer, one main dish, two side dishes and one dessert from each section below. For each item, write a paragraph using complete sentences. You may 

choose extra items for fun! You should have at least five paragraphs when you are finished. Be sure to include the title and author of the book along with your first and last 

name.   

Writing is due on the first day of school.  APPETIZERS 

● How did the cover art prepare you for the story? Describe it. Was the illustration accurate? 

● Why do you think the author chose the book’s title? Would you have chosen the same title? Explain your answer. 

● What was the novel’s setting? Describe it. How was it important in the story? ● What did the writer do on the the first pages of this book to grab your attention 

and make you want to keep reading?  MAIN DISHES 

● What was the main problem in this story that the characters tried to solve? How did they solve it? 

● What was the most important event in your book? How was it important to the story? Why did you choose it as most important? 

● Does your novel teach a moral or lesson? What is that lesson, and how does the book teach it? 

● Does the main character change over the course of the book? Give examples from the text that show the character’s change from beginning to end. 

 SIDE DISHES 

● If you were able to meet one of the characters, what would you want to talk about?  

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● What illustrations are used in your book? How did they help tell the story? If there 

were no illustrations, where should they be added in the story? ● List five words in the book that are new or interesting to you, and give definitions 

for them from a dictionary and use each in your own sentence. ● Is there an event in this book that reminds you of something that happened to 

you?   DESSERTS 

● If you were the author, how could you have ended the story differently? Why? ● What three questions would you ask the author if you could meet him or her? 

Why? ● Would you recommend this book to your best friend? Why or why not? ● How does this book rank compared to all the books you have read before? Is it 

stronger or weaker? Explain why.  

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Summer Reading & Math Packet 

 

Students Entering 5th Grade 

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Suggested Summer Reading List for Students Entering 5th Grade

1. Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper

2. Ungifted by Gordon Korman

3. The Toothpaste Millionaire by Jean Merrill

4. Smile by Raina Telgemeier

5. The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy by Jeanne Birdsall

6. Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls

7. Night on Fire by Ronald Kidd

8. The Seventh Most Important Thing by Shelley Pearsall

9. The 100-Year-Old Secret (The Sherlock Files #1) by Tracy Barrett

10. Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly

11. The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

12. The Mighty Miss Malone by Christopher Paul Curtis

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Summer Math Reinforcement Packet Students Entering into 5th Grade

Our fourth graders had a busy year learning new math skills. Mastery of all these skills is extremely important in order to develop a solid math foundation. The fifth grade math program will add onto these fourth grade skills, so any time spent learning or reinforcing these concepts will be very beneficial for your child. Each year builds upon the previous year’s skills in math, Any areas your child has difficulty, you may want to give them additional practice. Student mastery of the basic math skills is as important to success in future mathematical procedures and reasoning as learning the alphabet is to reading and writing,

Have your child complete one page (one side), three times a week of the math packet. Please return this completed packet in August o your fifth grade teacher.

After your child has completed the math problems and you feel your child is still struggling on a certain concept and needs further practice, you can visit some of the web sites listed on the next page. You can also make up problems of your own for additional practice.

Reminder: Practicing multiplication (up to 12) and division facts are VERY important! Please see the websites on the following page.

Enjoy your summer!!

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Websites for Fun Learning and Reinforcement of Math Skills

www.wildmath.com Select “Play the game”. Select addition, subtraction or multiplication and grade. You can race to beat your time.

www.harcourtschool.com Click the red box, select math, select HSPMath, select Michigan, click on the “4” ball or “5” ball for a challenge. Select a game.

www.aplusmath.com Go under “Flashcards” or “Game Room” on the left side of the screen. They can practice adding, subtracting and multiplying. Very important to know the addition, subtraction and multiplication facts from memorization or within a couple seconds.

www.mathisfun.com Select numbers then Math Trainer for adding, subtracting and multiplication. Or at the home screen select games and pick a game to play.

www.eduplace.com Select your state - press submit. Select the student tab then click on the “mathematics” rectangle. Click in the center book “Houghton Mifflin Math 2007”, Click on “Grade 4”. Select any games. Extra Help and Extra Practice is good, also eGames.

www.illuminations.nctm.org Select activities then select grade level. Click on Search. www.aaamath.com At the top pick “Fourth” or “Fifth” for a challenge. Choose any of the activities like multiplication then select “play” option toward the top of the screen. 20 Questions and Countdown games are good ones.

www.funbrain.com Lots of fun games to choose from.

Other games and activities you can play:

Take a deck of cards and remove the face cards (kings, queens, jacks). Aces are one. Divide the cards evenly among 2 players. Each player flips over a card. The first one to add the 2 numbers correctly the fastest wins the cards, After going through the pile of cards, the player with the most cards wins. You can do a multiplication version also.

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