May, 2015
Dear Canyon View Parents,
As students prepare for
summer, many parents ask their child’s teachers what they can do to support
their child academically over the eleven-week vacation. The “summer slide” is a real issue for
students, and we want to ensure that we equip our students and their families
with the tools needed to keep academic skills sharp over the summer so that our
students can hit the ground running when they return in August.
According to a recent
study conducted at Duke University, students’ summer learning losses are greater for math
than for reading – all students, regardless of socioeconomic status, lose about
2.6 months in their grade-level equivalency in computational ability over the
summer.
The
“summer slide” is certainly not limited to math, and we strongly encourage all
of our students to make reading a consistent part of their summer routine. Participating in the Canyon View Summer
Reading Program is one way to stay motivated to read over the summer
months. Information on this
program was sent out last week to all Canyon View households.
Another
way of countering this slide is through the routine practicing of reading and
math skills. Below, you will find
various websites and educational apps that our grade level teams recommend for
their students. Many of these
recommended websites and apps were used throughout the school year, and this
will provide some consistency for our students this summer.
Whether
you choose to use the recommended websites or other resources that can be found
online, having your child complete as little as 30 minutes of reading or math
each day this summer will make a difference. Literacy and numeracy are essential to every child’s
success, and we want to ensure that our children are moving forward, rather
than sliding backwards over summer.
On behalf of the entire Canyon View staff, I want to thank all of our parents for their continued support this year, and I wish our students and their families a wonderful and safe summer vacation!
Sincerely,
Rob
Henikman
Principal
Kindergarten:
Language Arts:
Reading comprehension sorted by grade level K-5 (free
sign-up): www.readworks.org
Sheppard
Software (various subject areas): www.sheppardsoftware.com
www.abcya.com
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/clf/tguidesitemap.htm
www.storylineonline.net
Math:
www.khanacademy.org
www.interactivesites.weebly.com/math.html
www.dreambox.com/parent-subscriptions.
You can try it for free for a week, after that
it is $12 per month. Worth giving it a try for a few days.
iPad Apps:
Hyper
Blast Math
Spelling
Bug
Phonics
Awareness
Tiny Bop
Human Body
First
Grade:
Language Arts:
www.abcya.com
www.PBSkids.com
Story
Starters for writing: www.scholastic.com/teachers/story-starters/
For
Spelling and decoding Practice: www.galacticphonics.com/
More
decoding/reading practice: www.abcfastphonics.com/
Reading
Comprehension stories: www.k12reader.com/subject/1st-grade-reading-comprehension-worksheets/
Math:
IXL Math: www.ixl.com/math/grade-1
Thinking
Blocks for math problem solving:
General
Math Concepts review: www.sheppardsoftware.com/math.htm
Math Facts
Cafe for math facts practice: http://www.mathfactcafe.com/
Second Grade:
Language Arts:
Free
e-books: www.oxfordowl.co.uk
Reading
comprehension sorted by grade level K-5 (free sign-up): www.readworks.org
Math:
Problem Solving: www.thinkingblocks.com (this is also an app)
Reviews
all major math concepts in 2nd grade in game form: App (not website) 2nd Grade Splash Math
Interactive
games to review math concepts: www.adaptedmind.com
Interactive
games to review math concepts: www.ixl.com/math/grade-2
Third
Grade:
Language Arts:
www.abcya.com
Review important reading, grammar, and math skills! FUN!
Dance Mat Typing: Practice your keyboarding skills!
(Practice strengthening your reading
fluency & comprehension! Type on-line book reports!)
(Review key reading and math skills by
answering multiple choice questions correctly!)
(Young authors can use comics to tell their
stories)
(Publish original works of writing in a digital
story format)
Math:
www.khanacademy.org
Multiplication.com: www.multiplication.com/games/all-games (Practice solving multiplication facts with
accuracy!)
Math fact practice: http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/mathmagician/maths1.html
Place value practice: http://www.hbschool.com/activity/elab2004/gr4/1.html
Typing:
Science:
Fourth
Grade:
Language Arts:
Reading
comprehension sorted by grade level K-5 (free sign-up): www.readworks.org
www.readwritethink.org/
Math:
www.khanacademy.org
www.classzone.com
Science
& Social Studies:
www.factmonster.com
Fifth
Grade:
Reading:
Reading
comprehension sorted by grade level & targeted skill K-5 (free sign-up): www.readworks.org
www.noredink.com
Math:
www.khanacademy.org
Science:
Specialists:
Read Strong:
www.reading.org/InformationFor/Parents.aspx
www.readwritethink.org/parent-afterschool-resources
www.teachers.cr.k12.de.us/~galgano/dibel2.htm
www.earobics.com/gamegoo/gooey.html
www.scholastic.com/bookwizard
iPad apps:
Thinking
Blocks (there are separate versions for each math operation, including fractions)
Phonics
Tic Tac Toe
StoryKit (kids can pair
their writing with pictures they take)
