Strengthen Your Brain!

Summer Learning Guide

Welcome to Chippewa Valley Schools Summer Learning!

We know family time is precious and summer disappears quickly. We also know regular practice builds skills and develops confidence.


Practicing the right things in the right way makes the biggest difference, regardless of what it is we are practicing. This includes academic skills.


Consider making these resources part of the summer routine to help students prepare for next school year.


See below for directions and links to the each resource.

Math

This collection of activities, organized by mathematical content, uses familiar routines that can be used by students.


Select the grade level below that corresponds with the grade your child completed this year.


English
Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade

Albanian

Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade

Arabic

Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade

Spanish

Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade



Dreambox (K-5) - Use your student Classlink page to access

This adaptive program will meet your student where they are, adjust to their math level, and enrich their mathematical thinking, while they learn to persevere through productive struggle. Students will continue learning where they left off on the program during the school year.


Dreambox at Home: What is DreamBox? (video clip)

Supporting Your Child & Tips for Engagement (video clip)

Science

Daily Summer Science Challenge - To be done with adult supervision or support

National Geographic Kids – Games, videos, more to explore

Kids Zone – Science Fun for Everyone! Experiments, jokes, trivia

Science and Engineering Challenge Activities (Grades 4-8)

Social Studies

TIME for Kids - Current event articles for grades K-6

Easy Geography for Kids

Globle the Game - New mystery country to uncover daily

Ben's Guide to the US Government

Icivics - Explore government concepts in a variety of games

History for Kids - a free history network

All Subject Content

Freerice - (K-8) Answer questions in more than 40 categories

mel.org/kids (K-8) - Links to a variety of sites; 3 categories (learn: reading; play: educational games; read: online access to books and stories)

PBS Activities and Crafts (K-3)

PBS Parent Ideas and Activities (K-3)

PBS Kids Videos and Games (K-3)

Enrichment

Over the summer it's important to rest, relax, and have some fun! We've put together some additional resources that you might enjoy! Hey, you might even learn a thing or two while on summer break!


Click HERE to visit the Enrichment Activities Smore!