Summer 2017 Adventure Calendar

Prince George’s County Public Schools Summer 2017 Adventure Calendar Rising Fifth Graders

You’ve learned so much in school this year! It is important that you keep your brain active over the summer to be ready for next year. In this packet, you will find a calendar of activities to last you all summer long. This year, we have also incorporated a Summer Project for the final two weeks of summer vacation. Once you have completed an activity, have a family member initial in the box on the calendar. Create a journal that you can use to note your thoughts, ideas, and any work you complete. Be sure to enter the date in your journal for each assignment you do.

Directions:  Families should preview the calendar together. There are some activities that may require advanced planning, or you may want to consider working together with other families and friends on some activities.

 Students should read for at least 30 minutes each day.

 Students will need a Reader’s and Writer’s Journal to complete the summer work. Your journal will be your personal space completing the daily calendar work and writing. They can purchase one, or they can make a journal by stapling several pieces of paper together or by using a notebook/binder with paper. Students should be creative and decorate the journal. Specific journaling tasks are given some days, but students may also journal after each day’s reading, noting things that stood out, questions that they have, or general wonderings about the text.

 Each journal entry should:

 Have the date and assignment title.

 Have a clear and complete answer that explains the student’s thinking and fully supports the response.

 Be neat and organized.

 Use the chart on the last page of this packet to record all of the books read during summer vacation.

Don’t forget to bring your Reader’s and Writer’s Journal and Summer Project with you on the first day of school. Your new teachers will be so proud of your summer adventure!

Prince George's County Public Schools Reading/English Language Arts Summer 2017 Adventure Calendar Rising Fifth Graders Directions: Keep your reading and writing skills sharp for next year by completing these activities. You will need 2 journals: one for Reading and one for Writing. Keep your journals handy as a place for completing these activities:

JUNE Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Fluency Comprehension Journal Entry/Writing Vocabulary Word Work Technology Library Visit

Prince George’s County Memorial Library presents its summer reading program, “Build a Better World!” To participate, visit: pgcmls.beanstack.org

4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Information about Visit your local public Barnes and Noble’s library and apply for a reading incentive is library card. Also, pick available at up a copy of the http://www.barnesandn Summer Reading List oble.com/summerreadi and check out at least ng/index.asp two recommended books (one fiction and one nonfiction) that are just right for you! 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Practice this tongue Explain the book you Start a Reader’s & Decorate your How many words can Visit Ask your librarian to twister are reading to a family Writer’s Journal Reader’s & Writer’s you make with these http://www.sheppardso help you find a books “Wunwun was a member. If it is fiction, with your family Journal. This journal letters? ftware.com/states_map about careers in which racehorse, Tutu was describe the main and friends. For will be used for a, e, e, i, c, c, f, k, r, r, _abbrev_NL_10s10_500 you have an interest. one, too. character and the each text you reading, vocabulary, r, s .html to practice your Wunwun won one race, problem(s) they face. If read, use your word work, and a place Create at least 15 state abbreviations. Tutu won one, too”. it is non-fiction, share journal as a place to collect new words words. Write them in When you’ve learned the author’s main idea. to record your you’ll learn this your journal. Sort the it, challenge your wonderings, questions, summer. words into 2 columns: family to say it with and new words. long vowels and short you. vowels. Use all letters to find the magic word. Prince George's County Public Schools Reading/English Language Arts Summer 2017 Adventure Calendar Rising Fifth Graders Directions: Keep your reading and writing skills sharp for next year by completing these activities. You will need 2 journals: one for Reading and one for Writing. Keep your journals handy as a place for completing these activities:

JUNE (continued) Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Fluency Comprehension Journal Entry/Writing Vocabulary Word Work Technology Library Visit 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Listen to an audio book Reread from your Today is National Synonyms are words Find 10 adjectives in Visit If you could travel in the car or at home library book about American Eagle day. with the same one of the books you http://www.pgcmls.info anywhere in the world, today. Then, listen careers in safety. What The eagle is the meaning. got from the library /upcomingkidsevents where would it be? again and read along. special skills do people symbol for the United A curious person is that you think are fun. for more information Japan? Africa? South with these jobs States that represents eager to know or learn Write a sentence using and additional America? Check books require? Where do they strength and freedom. something. In your each new adjective in resources to help your out from the library go to get these skills? Think of a symbol for journal, brainstorm a your journal. summer reading about the places you Write your answers in your family and write list of synonyms for the experience! would like to visit your journal. what it stands for in word “curious.” Place your journal. a star beside the words you want to add to your vocabulary! 25 26 27 28 29 30 Read one of the books Culture is a word for Write about what you Unscramble these How many words can Time to brush up on you checked out of the people's 'way of life', would do on your words that are related you make with these your typing skills! Visit library with a family meaning the way dream vacation. Where to travel. Use each letters? the Typing Factory at member for 25 groups do things. What would you go? What word in a sentence (it a, a, i, o, o, n, n, p, r, r, http://www.learningga minutes. have you learned would you plan to see might help to have a s ,t ,t ,t mesforkids.com/keybo about the culture from when you get there? dictionary): Create at least 15 arding_games/typing- your library books? Tell Write about the yeccrurn aropspst words. Write them in factory.html to how people in other adventures you would lartnesta rafriea your journal. Group practice. places live. Is it similar have. sairterosven sutitro words based on similar or different from the urto gdeui roots (like art/artist). way you live in the mcaare Use all letters to find U.S.? invacnstiaco the magic word. iecinus Clue…Cars and trucks are different kind of ______? Prince George's County Public Schools Reading/English Language Arts Summer 2017 Adventure Calendar Rising Fifth Graders Directions: Keep your reading and writing skills sharp for next year by completing these activities. You will need 2 journals: one for Reading and one for Writing. Keep your journals handy as a place for completing these activities:

JULY Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Fluency Comprehension Journal Entry/Writing Vocabulary Word Work Technology Library Visit 1 Check out a poetry book. Try Read a Rhyme, Write a Rhyme by Jack Prelutsky, A Pocketful of Poems by Nikki Grimes or other poetry books.

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JULY (continued) Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Fluency Comprehension Journal Entry/Writing Vocabulary Word Work Technology Library Visit 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Choose a poetry play Select another poem Choose your favorite Figurative language is How many words can Visit Time for a new book! from from your poetry book poem. Talk used to help the reader you make with these http://www.wordle.net Check out a biography www.gigglepoetry.com. or website. What is the about what create a picture in their letters? and make a “word about a famous Read the poem aloud. author trying to tell the poem mind. A simile is a a, o, u, d, g, l, n, p, r, y cloud” filled with words American. Think about Practice reading it you? In your meant to you comparison between Create at least 15 you have learned this a person you are FLUENTLY: with journal, and why you two unlike things using words. Use all letters to summer so far. Glue interested in learning expression, making it describe the liked it. Ask a the words “like” or find the magic word. your “word cloud” into about. Books about sound like you think tone of the family “as.” Sort the words into 2 your journal. Mamie Johnson, Louis the poet meant each poem (humorous, sad, member or Examples: columns: Words with 1 Armstrong, word to sound. scary, uplifting, etc.). friend to share She is a pretty as a syllable and Words with Marian Perform the poem for Share the author’s his/her ideas picture. 2 syllables. Anderson and others your family and friends. message with a friend. about the My mom watches me can be found at the poem. How like a hawk. library. Start reading! are your ideas Describe a person you alike or know using similes. different from Write at least 3 similes your family your journal. member or friend? In your journal, write a paragraph comparing your thoughts. Prince George's County Public Schools Reading/English Language Arts Summer 2017 Adventure Calendar Rising Fifth Graders Directions: Keep your reading and writing skills sharp for next year by completing these activities. You will need 2 journals: one for Reading and one for Writing. Keep your journals handy as a place for completing these activities:

23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Reread a part of your Read a biography Think about a person Figurative language is How many words can Visit Ask the librarian at book to your younger about a famous you admire. It could be used to help the reader you make with these http://www.funbrain.co your local library to brother or sister or a American. In your a family member or create a picture in their letters? m/kidscenter.html for explain the Dewey friend. Use different journal, write about a friend, a teacher or mind. Metaphors a, e, o, g, h, p, p, r, r, s, online Decimal system. Ask voice inflections to life lesson you learned another person from compare without the s reading/language arts him/her to help you use match the mood from this person. How the community. Write words “like” or “as.” Create at least 15 games. these call numbers: of the story. will this lesson a biography about that Examples: words. Use all letters to • J 551.21 Rus impact person. Share it with His hands are icicles find the magic word. • Easy 571.3 Jen your life? that person The soldier is a fearless Sort the words into 2 to • J 926 T after you lion in battle. 3 columns of your If these books do not write it. Describe a person you choice! interest you, get the know using metaphors. call numbers for books Write at least 3 you like, and check metaphors in your them out. journal. Prince George's County Public Schools Reading/English Language Arts Summer 2017 Adventure Calendar Rising Fifth Graders Directions: Keep your reading and writing skills sharp for next year by completing these activities. You will need 2 journals: one for Reading and one for Writing. Keep your journals handy as a place for completing these activities:

AUGUST Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Fluency Comprehension Journal Entry/Writing Vocabulary Word Work Technology Library Visit 31 1 2 3 4 5 Plan a Booknic! That’s Choose one of your Think of five words you How many words can Visit Next week you are a reading themed favorite books. Think have learned this you make with these http://www.wordle.net going to begin your picnic with your about why this is your summer. In your letters? and make a “word end of year summer friends. Discuss the favorite book. In your journal, practice some a, a, o, b, d, k, l, r, w cloud” filled with words project. Check out books you have read journal write a letter to of the vocabulary skills Create at least 15 you have learned the books that will help this summer. Share the author telling you reviewed this words. Write them in entire summer. Glue you with your project. your favorite parts and him/her how much you summer. Write your journal. Use all your “word cloud” into thoughts. like their book. Give synonyms or antonyms letters to find the your journal. For your project, you specific evidence from for the words. Can you magic word. Sort them will write your own the text to support use them to write a into 2 to 3 categories nonfiction article on a your reasons. simile or metaphor to of your choice topic of your choice. describe someone or Check out books by something? Be as Bobbie Kalman, creative as you like. Seymour Simon, Steven Jenkins or Simon Adams or other nonfiction books to help you with your project. 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 .

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20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Today is National Radio Today is National Think about the things Write three similes and Unscramble these Visit Summer vacation is Day! Write a Senior Citizen day. you would like to two metaphors that words related to back http://www.kwarp.com/ almost over. Be sure to commercial about your Interview a senior accomplish in 5th describe how you feel to school and write portfolio/grammarninja return all books to the favorite book that you citizen (someone older grade. Safety patrol? about starting 5th them in your journal. .html and practice your library! read this summer. than 65), and ask them Honor roll? Make a list grade. grammar skills. Practice reading it what it was like when of the things in your oboetnok nofruim FLUENTLY, then they were your age. journal and the plan for mowhroek kbaboog perform it for your Write down their how you will achieve dengaa lneapnr family. answers in your them. journal. Prince George's County Public Schools Reading/English Language Arts Summer 2017 Adventure Calendar Rising Fifth Graders Directions: Keep your reading and writing skills sharp for next year by completing these activities. You will need 2 journals: one for Reading and one for Writing. Keep your journals handy as a place for completing these activities: Prince George's County Public Schools Reading/English Language Arts Summer 2017 Adventure Calendar Rising Fifth Graders Directions: Keep your reading and writing skills sharp for next year by completing these activities. You will need 2 journals: one for Reading and one for Writing. Keep your journals handy as a place for completing these activities:

AUGUST (continued)

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Fluency Comprehension Journal Entry/Writing Vocabulary Word Work Technology Library Visit 27 28 29 30 31 Write a poem about It’s National Turnover Review all of your Review 3-4 of the Enjoy the rest of your the last days of Day! Try this recipe at journal entries for the vocabulary activities summer, and have a summer. What was the http://www.iwashyoudr summer. that you did this great year! most fun you had with y.com/super-easy- summer. What are your family? Was it at cherry-turnovers/ with some of the words that the beach? Or the 4th of your parents help. you will plan to use in July cookout? Add as your writing, as you many sensory details begin preparing for the as you can. When you new school year. are finished, practice it until you read it fluently. Prince George's County Public Schools Reading/English Language Arts 2017 Summer Adventure Calendar Rising Fifth Graders Directions: Keep your reading and writing skills sharp for next year by completing these activities. Here is what you will. You will need one journal. Keep your journal handy as a place for completing these activities. Summer Project Write a Nonfiction Article August 6 August 7 August 8 August 9 August 10 August 11 August 12 Today you will begin your Nonfiction authors Nonfiction writers spend Write your notes in Authors often have to Authors include pictures Write a draft of your summer project. Before write about things time gathering research order. How can you collect additional with captions, charts, article. you begin writing your they know a lot and reading about their group or categorize information after they diagrams, and maps in 1. Reread your nonfiction article, let’s about. What topic. In your journal, your information? have organized the their texts so that they journal study examples of topics do you generate a list of things information they are more interesting to nonfiction books or articles. spend a lot of time you already know about If your topic is an already know. read. Look at the 2. Circle the thinking about? your topic. Also think animal… Interview family and information you’ve information you Peruse through the books Brainstorm a list about questions you Did you include friends, search collected and think want to include. you checked out from the of those topics. have about your topic where the animal newspaper, about text features you 3. Write and circle library yesterday. Pay and where you can look lives, what it eats, magazines, and the can use to that support new ideas. close attention to what the Place a star next to find the answers to what it looks like, and internet to find out your writing. 4. Write a draft. author does to help the to the topic you those questions. how it moves? more about your Organize the text reader understand the like the most. It topic. In your journal complete in order from start topic. How does he/she should to be a My Topic:______If your topic is a sport the following sentences: to finish. present the factual topic you know a or hobby… information? Complete lot about. This will Things I Question Did you include how You may also look at Text How/W Wh this chart in your journal. be the topic for Know s I have to play the sport, the additional texts online featu hy at it your nonfiction rules, at re I’d adding will Nonfiction Feature Chart article. Also be sure to include equipment/materials http://etc.usf.edu/lit2g like this will look Text Purpo Examp terminology that is needed to play, or o/ or to help like Featu se of le specific to your topic. famous player of the http://en.childrenslibr add the re text Brainstorm a list of game? ary.org/ reader featur words. Include them in your journal. Think e Write your new ideas about how you will in your journal. incorporate these words Think about which text into your article. Will features you would like to you include bold print add to your article. Select words or a glossary? at least two examples.

August 13 August 14 August 15 August 16 August 17 August 18 August 19 When writing nonfiction Think about your Capitalization and Authors reread their Authors include a Authors also include Publish your nonfiction text, the author has to be writing voice. Do punctuation in nonfiction work with someone dedication in each acknowledgements in article by writing your sure to include authentic you want to sound texts are important. Use else to make sure book that honors their books to thank final copy. Be sure to and concrete details. That full of authority or this checklist to edit they have said what someone special to people that have include your text means you want your use words that your work. they wanted to say. them. That could be helped. Read an features! readers to know you are an show emotion and  Titles, headings, Have a family your mom, dad, acknowledgement from expert on your topic and feeling? Revise and subheading are member or friend sibling, or friend. a book you have and Plan a premiere night! you present it in an your draft by capitalized. Make read your draft and Read the dedication then write one of your Invite family members interesting way. adding words and them stand out by mark areas that need page of a book you own. and friends over to Prince George's County Public Schools Reading/English Language Arts 2017 Summer Adventure Calendar Rising Fifth Graders Directions: Keep your reading and writing skills sharp for next year by completing these activities. Here is what you will. You will need one journal. Keep your journal handy as a place for completing these activities. Read your article and think phrases that bring making them larger to be fixed. Go back have and then create share your final book. about how you can revise it out your voice. or bolder. through your draft one of your own. to make sure it is  Captions are written and check each one. interesting and full of in complete factual information. Think sentences. about what you can do to grab the reader’s attention.  If you included Do you want to: quotes (someone else’s words), use ask a question  quotation marks.  give a description  Charts, diagrams,  give definitions maps have titles. Number of Recommendation to Book Title Author Genre Pages Other Readers

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