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Summer: Everything You Need

You can make summer a time when your students make progress through field studies and other enriching activities.

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Summer Challenge

Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8

Read, log minutes, try for the reading record, and earn rewards with the Summer Challenge!

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Lesson Plans, Book Resources

Creative Summer Learning Ideas

Grades: 3–5, 6–8

Keep kids learning all summer long with fun activities that span math, science, reading, and more.

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Summer Books

Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12

Check out these great books at The Teacher Store.

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Book Resources

Best New Summer Books

Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8

Best books for summer reading.

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Extension Activities

Animals in Summer Extension Activities

Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5

Extension activity for Animals in Summer by Jane R. McCauley.

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It's Summer, Let's Read!

Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12

In this special celebration, we recommend books for every grade level, share facts about why summer reading is important, and more!

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Booktalks

Aquamarine Booktalk

Grades: 6–8

Claire and Hailey had no way of knowing that the creature at the bottom of the swimming pool that summer would change their lives forever.

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Summer Crafts and More

Grades:

Colorful crafts, field trip ideas, and tech strategies for every classroom.

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Articles

A Hole in the World Booktalk

Grades: 6–8

Spending the summer on an isolated farm sounded like the worst possible kind of punishment. But that was before Paul got to know the people, the...

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Articles

Dog Days of Summer

Grades: 3–5, 6–8

Have you ever heard the expression "It's hot enough to fry eggs on the sidewalk"? That's certainly how it feels in most of the country right about...

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Articles

Teaching Tip: Mrs. Chandler's Jumpstart for Summer Reading

Grades: 6–8

This master teacher sets the stage for summer reading with a three-step plan.

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Booktalks

Harlem Summer Booktalk

Grades: 9–12

In 1925, the summer he was 16, Mark Purvis learned who he was and where he fit into his world.

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Lesson Plans, Writing Activities, Book Resources

The Summer of Riley Lesson Plan

Grades: 3–5

11-yr-old William has lost a lot in the past two months. His beloved grandpa recently passed away; his father moved out of the house; and William...

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Discussion Guides, Book Resources

The Summer of the Swans Discussion Guide

Grades: 6–8

Discussion guide for The Summer of the Swans by Betsy Byars.

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Booktalks

Booktalk for Black Rabbit Summer

Grades: 9–12

Booktalk for Black Rabbit Summer by Kevin Brooks

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Summer Water & Sand Activity: Float a Boat

Grades: PreK–K, 1–2

Children will expand their creative thinking and problem-solving skills as they learn about the concept of sinking and floating through making...

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Articles, Booktalks

The Baby-sitters Club Prequel: The Summer Before Booktalk

Grades: 3–5

Booktalk for The Baby-Sitters Club Prequel: The Summer Before by Ann M. Martin

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Articles

Teaching Plan to Encourage Summer Reading

Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5

Tips on encouraging your students to stay excited about books during the long vacation, plus ways to keep parents in the loop so they can provide...

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Lesson Plans, Book Resources

Winter vs. Summer

Grades: PreK–K

Students learn about winter and summer through hands-on activities, including sorting summer and winter clothing and writing projects.

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Lesson Plans, Book Resources

Song Books and Sing-Along

Grades: PreK–K, 1–2

Children will choose favorite songs, create a group songbook, and have a sing-along with family members at an end-of-the-year celebration.

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Summer Nature Activity: Refract a Rainbow

Grades: PreK–K

This lesson plan offers ready-to-use teaching ideas in science, for mixed ages. Children will learn about light as they investigate how prisms...

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SUMMER ACTIVITIES: Giving an Outdoor Play

Grades: PreK–K

"Giving an Outdoor Play" is a summer activity in which children will stage their favorite story. Children will use creative-dramatic, gross-motor...

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Summer Water & Sand Activity: All Soaked Up!

Grades: PreK–K

Show your child how different-sized sponges absorb different quantities of water. An outdoor summer activity for mixed ages. Teaches basic math...

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