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Keep them learning over the Summer! {and a giveaway!}

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Well, here in Missouri the end of the school year is near!  At my school we have 14 more student days!  I noticed that several states go up to June or near mid-June!  This year the only long break we had more than a couple days was for Christmas.  Anyway, I was all prepared to get this post out yesterday, but this is what my view was all day…..


Yes….it is SNOW joke…it’s really snow!  They said it was some kind of record 5.3.13

Anyway, today is a little dreary but I know Summer will be here in no time!  I am already planning the folder I will be sending home with my students over the Summer.  Last year I sent home my Summer Review Packet, but this year I planned out a complete folder!
The folder I am using was the kiddos Daily 5 writing folder so I am just repurposing them!

I actually have so many great ideas for my folders that I am fretting about what to include and what to leave out…..So you make your own decision! If you are in the market for a kid and family friendly packet to send home with your kiddos over Summer break I have just the thing {or things if you would like}!  Be sure to read on for a chance to win a packet!

Here is a snap shot of the folder…These are the items I have selected. 
Like I said still not 100% sure!

Here are the items that I’ve included….

Summer Writing
Summer Common Core Math Review & Calendars
Writing Picture Starters
Blank Writing Paper

 
 
The first up is this super awesome packet I just finished compiling- – Summer Writing!

Product Description:The Summer is near and the little ones have just met or are just about to meet their end of the year writing goals. So, you send them out the door and wait for them to return the next year as writing authors. Only, what we don’t expect is that these fantastic writers get busy having fun over the Summer and sometimes forget those skills they learned. So, fix that problem! Send the students with writing practice that is FUN!

Common Core Aligned: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.K.1, W.K.2, W.K.3

Included in this packet:

Informative Writing
Opinion Writing
Narrative Writing
Procedural “how to” Writing
Fiction Writing
Persuasive Writing

Each writing type is 3 pages {1 page of prompts/instruction and 2 templates}.

Print students pages 3-22, staple, and send home with students over Summer Break.

This packet is versatile…if you don’t want to send it home with students over Summer break, then use this packet within your classroom! The templates can easily be used over and over again!

This is a snap shot of the persuasive writing prompt page for parents and the writing template for students to complete their story on.  There is also blank writing pages within the packet.  Which is what I will also be sending home with my kiddos!

This packet is $3.  Click below to view on TpT!

I will also be sending home the review of Kindergarten Common Core math standards!  This packet comes with a 3 month quick daily math skill checks, practice pages, and incentives for completion.

math calendars


practice pages

Product Description:

Common Core Summer Review/Homework Packet {Kindergarten}
This packet can be used as an end of the year classroom review or be sent home with students at the end of the school year for summer review!

Consider this- – Research has shown that students lose approximately 2.6 months of grade level equivalency in mathematical computation over the summer months.

Inside the Packet:
Teacher instructions
3 Summer Calendars with daily common core review topics (Standard listed daily)
18 Common Core practice sheets
2 sheets of incentives/reward coupons

Practice Sheets: (standard listed on each page)

Starfish Count K.CC.1 Order the Turtles K.CC.2
Write Them in the Sand K.cc.3
Count them Up K.CC.5
Leaping Lizards K.CC.6 Number Compare K.CC.7
Grab your Shades K.oA.1
Floatie Trouble K.OA.2 Number Bond:5 K.OA.3 (2 pages)
Water Balloon Fun K.OA.4
Addition/Subtraction Timed Practice K.OA.5
Place Value Fishies K.NBT.1 (4 pages)
Ship up or Set Sail K.MD.1
Help out Mr. Crab K.MD.2
Shorts or Suits K.MD.3
Mmmm a Shape Shake K.G.1
Shading the Shapes K.G.3

This packet sells for $6.  Click below to view in my TpT store!

Additional ideas……

Writing Picture Starters {pack of 20}

Inside the Packet:
20 Writing Picture Starter Templates

It sells for $2.50.  Click above to view!

Common Core ELA Summer Review Packet {Kindergarten}
This packet can be used as an end of the year classroom review or be sent home with students at the end of the school year for summer review!

Inside the Packet:
Letter ID Practice (26 pages) RF.K.1
CVC/Vowel Practice (5 pages) RF.K.2
Rhyming Riddles (1 page) RF.K.2
High Frequency word cards (6 pages) RF.K.3
Letter Names/Sounds cards (3 pages) RF.K.3

This packet sells for $4.50.  Click above to view!

 
I L-O-V-E this packet!  However, I handed it out at conferences to my parents.  So, I will not be placing it in their Summer folder.

Product Description:

Ready, Set, First {an introduction to first grade ELA & Math common core standards}

This packet is designed as a reference for Kindergarten parents. It is an overview of the important standards that will be expected of their soon to be first grader. I am more than aware that the transition from Kindergarten Common Core Standards to First Grade Common Core Standards is quite a task. So, why not help prepare these little Kinders? 

A majority of the ELA and Math standards are covered in this easy send home packet. I have 25 students in my classroom so I made this packet quite condensed so it would be manageable to run a copy for each student in the classroom. 

This packet would be great to send home at Spring Parent/Teacher Conferences or for Summer Break! Simply print pages 3-17 and you’re done!

Standards covered in this packet: key details in text, long & short vowels, phoneme segmentation, manipulating beginning, middle, & ending sounds in words, sight word recognition, addition problems with multiple addends, addition & subtraction problems solving for more and less, missing numbers in equations, rote counting, counting on, place value, more than/less than/equal to, time to hour & half hour, and fractions.

This packet sells for $3.  Click above to view in my TpT store!

Now for your chance to win one of these babies…..

 

**** Pin this <> image from above ****

**** Comment below leaving your email address. ****
I will select three winners Sunday evening!  Happy pinning to win!

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Comments

  1. Miss Trayers says

    May 4, 2013 at 9:56 pm

    Wow-I can't believe you guys got snow again! What is going on with this weather! It's never happened this late in the season before has it? It's a cute idea to send home a packet for them-I find they are really excited for materials like that.

    NotJustChild'sPlay

    Reply
  2. Mrs. Clark's Cool Cats says

    May 4, 2013 at 10:42 pm

    You are so close to summer! We are one of those districts that goes through late June! But, I can taste summer! It's coming!
    Thanks for all the great products you create!
    tlc702@gmail.com

    Reply
  3. Angela R. says

    May 4, 2013 at 10:46 pm

    Goodness, I can't believe that you are a getting snow in May! We only have 12 more days with the kiddos. I LOVE the summer packets! We usually send home an idea sheet but there are some par nets that would definitely need a packet for extra practice!

    Angela

    angelapr18@gmail.com

    The Bilingual Teacher

    Reply
  4. amcmahon says

    May 4, 2013 at 11:35 pm

    I can't believe you got snow! We've had rain in southern Illinois. I love the packets!
    amcmahon87@hotmail.com

    Reply
  5. Erin says

    May 5, 2013 at 12:23 am

    These are such fantastic resources for my kiddos to use during their summer break. I happily pinned this onto my educational board. Lucky you with summer break so close! We still have 27 days to go. 🙁

    Erin
    andeair@hotmail.com

    Reply
  6. mcoop1125 says

    May 5, 2013 at 12:33 am

    We also have 14 days of school left. I live near Kansas City and we also had that pesky snow…yuck! Your summer packets look great! I pinned your giveaway:-)
    Michelle
    mcoop1125@gmail.com

    Reply
  7. celani9 says

    May 5, 2013 at 12:56 am

    Tara, I can't believe the snow you received!!! I feel for you! I have lived in Maine all of my life but even we haven't had snow this late in the year that I can remember! I love all of the work that you do…I am hoping I will be a winner! 🙂
    celina.purrington@gmail.com

    Reply
  8. Live, Laugh, I LOVE Kindergarten says

    May 5, 2013 at 1:59 am

    Ugh snow, yuck! We has snow yesterday! I am just wishing, crossing my fingers we get warm weather soon!!

    Kimberly Ann

    Live, Laugh, I love Kindergarten

    Reply
  9. Rebecca says

    May 5, 2013 at 2:14 am

    This wacky weather is making me worried what the summer will bring! We still have 23 days with kiddos. I love the idea of sending something home over the summer for them to work on. Thanks for putting this together!

    Becky (TxBecky88@gmail.com)

    Reply
  10. Rachel says

    May 5, 2013 at 10:17 am

    Such great packets! Hoping to be a lucky winner! Here is my pin: http://www.pinterest.com/pin/145944844147181288/

    rachelmd93@gmail.com

    Reply
  11. Mrs. Brown says

    May 5, 2013 at 10:39 am

    Great packets! I pinned here: http://pinterest.com/pin/34480753369645164/

    kellybrown28021@gmail.com

    Reply
  12. Mrs. Kaczmarski says

    May 5, 2013 at 10:53 am

    Thanks for another great giveaway! These packets are great and I look forward to passing them along to my kiddos so they can stay active this sumer.
    Lauren
    lauren92187@yahoo.com

    Reply
  13. Laura says

    May 5, 2013 at 3:17 pm

    LOVE your packet!! Hope I can win it for my little kinders!!

    Laura
    lerusf4@yahoo.com

    Reply
  14. Robin says

    May 5, 2013 at 3:23 pm

    Michigan just got some warm weather, so hang in there! Great summer practice packets!

    Robin
    It's All Elementary!
    http://www.teacherszone.blogspot.com
    rvechazone@sbcglobal.net

    Reply
  15. Melissa says

    May 5, 2013 at 3:50 pm

    Wonderful ideas! We're just starting kinder now (homeschooling my almost 5 year old), but I like the idea of seeing a finish line…what she should know by the end of the school year. 🙂

    Melissa
    tinysurvivor@gmail.com

    Reply
  16. Katie Smith says

    May 5, 2013 at 4:22 pm

    I feel your pain! We have had snow at least 1 day a week for the last 4 weeks in Denver. It's making it hard to believe it's really May. 🙂
    Katie
    I Want to be a Super Teacher

    Reply
  17. Margo Adams says

    May 5, 2013 at 5:03 pm

    Pinned http://pinterest.com/pin/137570963590374113/
    mjadams@escambiak12.net

    love this idea

    Reply
  18. Lori says

    May 5, 2013 at 5:34 pm

    I pinned it!
    lraines78@gmail.com

    Reply
  19. Karyn says

    May 5, 2013 at 8:09 pm

    This is a phenomenal packet for summer vacation to help halt the loss of skills during the summer months! Wow! I've pinned it here:
    http://pinterest.com/pin/216032113347925883/

    œKaryn
    A is for Apple B is for Blog
    Kideducator@comcast.net

    Reply
  20. S. Baguyo says

    May 5, 2013 at 9:03 pm

    We have 14 more days too. Yippee! Your summer packets look terrific! So, we order one packet, and then we can run off class sets? My email is sbaguyo@aol.com.

    Reply
  21. Lisa Miller says

    May 5, 2013 at 9:17 pm

    Jealous that you'll be done so soon!
    Our last day isn't until June 7th!

    I've pinned your image!
    lnwerntz@gmail.com

    Reply
  22. joanna says

    May 5, 2013 at 9:32 pm

    These packets look amazing!
    -jhsherman31[at]gmail[dot]com

    Reply
  23. Michelle Stiger says

    May 5, 2013 at 9:49 pm

    We had rain and storms here in Illinois but I will take that over the snow any day! How can it snow with 15 days left of school? 🙂 Love, love, love your stuff! I pinned the image to my reading board even though I know it is lots of different skills~ Thanks again! Michelle
    stigerm@district87.org

    Reply
  24. Lora Bennett says

    May 6, 2013 at 1:40 am

    Hoping to win! I pinned your picture…thanks for the chance!

    lbennett12@pcsstn.com

    Reply
  25. Hopeful in Missouri says

    May 6, 2013 at 3:45 am

    I am in MO too and the snow was crazy! I am ready for summer that is for sure! I shared your pic! Love your stuff and hope to win!
    gemp@sbcglobal.net

    Reply
  26. Anonymous says

    May 6, 2013 at 7:02 pm

    Super stuff! Thanks!

    Kara Vigil
    kara.vigil@dcsdk12.org

    Reply
  27. blue11 says

    May 6, 2013 at 9:47 pm

    Thank so much for the wonderful printables. I am a homeschooling mom working part time and really appreciate your hard work on these printables.

    Reply
  28. weloveadoption says

    May 13, 2013 at 4:30 am

    Great packets. Thanks for sharing!
    Heather
    kobyandheather@gmail.com

    Reply
  29. Andrea Kinsey says

    May 16, 2013 at 2:50 pm

    What a great resource! Providing them with a summer theme to continue to reveiw what they have learned is fun!

    Reply
  30. Ottis Cox III says

    May 19, 2013 at 6:52 pm

    Love this! Thanks! kmcox@wsfcs.k12.nc.us

    Reply

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