Second to Third Grade

Second To Third Grade

Summer Preparation Activities

This is in response to all of the parents who have asked, "How can I prepare my child for third grade?". Here is a list of the general topics studied in third grade. We compiled this list just so that you would know what lies ahead for your child's exciting third grade year. We believe that the children should relax and have fun over the summer. One suggestion to make the transition easier, however, is that you work on the addition and subtraction facts, reading and writing.

Math:

/ addition and subtraction (the children should have these memorized by the beginning of the year; use those flashcards at home)
/ place value
/ time and money
/ data, graphs and probability
/ measurement
/ multiplication
/ geometry
/ fractions
/ decimals
/ division

Language Arts:

/ effective writing
/ paragraph and sentence structure
/ capitals, punctuation, grammar, and spelling
/ 3 types of writing (persuasive, expository, and personal narrative)
/ parts of speech
/ decoding skills using phonics
/ sequencing, comprehension, summarizing, main idea and supporting details
/ characters, setting, problem, solution, and events

Science & Health:

/ includes such topics as transportation, government, and community differences

SUMMER IDEAS FOR YOUR "TO BE" 3RD GRADER

Writing:

/ keep a journal over the summer of all the places you visited and the fun things you did
/ write a sequel to your favorite picture book
/ design a special code and write a secret message
/ write your teacher a letter
/ write to your favorite author
/ write a company and persuade them to give you something for free
/ cut out a newspaper article and circle the nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs that you find

Reading:

/ get together with a group of friends and act out a book that you've read - put on a show for your family
/ read a chapter book and rewrite the last chapter
/ read all of the award winning books that you can find at the library and keep a reading log of your favorite ones
/ try to read 5 books from each of the following genres-realistic fiction, mystery, and fantasy
/ retell your favorite story to a friend
/ make a story map of a picture book or of a chapter in a chapter book

Math:

/ graph the recyclables in your home after one week
/ go on a shape hunt in your home and look for plane and solid figures
/ create word problems about people in your family and things you did during the day
/ make a board game using addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
/ measure the furniture in you home in inches and then convert to feet and inches
/ make up your own flashcards and use them with a friend
/ figure out the change at a store
/ count out the change at a toll booth
/ figure out the tip at a restaurant

Social Studies:

/ chart on a summer and brochures map all of the places that you want to visit this research them in the encyclopedia or travel
/ learn the capitals of our 50 states
/ draw a map of your room or even your neighborhood
/ research a foreign country and find out where it is, what they eat, how they dress, etc.
/ interview a grandma or a grandpa about what like when they were young
/ list the needs and wants in your home

Science:

/ help your parents plan and prepare a well-balanced dinner
/ observe and record the phases of the moon over one month
/ research an animal and find out its diet, its enemies and its habitat
/ count the calories in your meals for one day
/ create an experiment which shows water evaporating at different rates