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1 Seasonal Skill-Builders SUMMER REM 1021 WRITTEN BY: STORY ILLUSTRATIONS BY: COVER DESIGN BY: Anne Sattler Danny Beck Meg Turecek A TEACHING RESOURCE FROM 2007 Copyright by Remedia Publications, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Printed in the U.S.A. The purchase of this product entitles the individual teacher to reproduce copies for classroom use. The reproduction of any part for an entire school or school system is strictly prohibited. To find Remedia products in a store near you, visit: REMEDIA PUBLICATIONS, INC N. 76 TH STREET SUITE 120 SCOTTSDALE, AZ This product utilizes innovative strategies and proven methods to improve student learning. The product is based upon reliable research and effective practices that have been replicated in classrooms across the United States. Information regarding the research basis is provided on our website at

2 Skill Cross Reference Chart Alphabetize a list of words Choose the correct word Derive meaning from pictures Expand vocabulary Find relevant facts Follow directions Interpret maps correctly Read for details Spell correctly Understand the meaning of words and ideas Use context clues Use dictionary skills Use logic to solve problems Use reference sources Utilize creativity Write an original paragraph Write an original sentence Seasonal Skill-Builders - Set 1, Gr. 2-3 (REM 1022) Seasonal Skill-Builders - Set 2, Gr. 4-5 (REM 1023) Holidays & Special Days (REM 722A) Holiday Crossword Puzzles (REM 810D) Holiday Word Searches (REM 810E) Daily Comprehension: September - August (REM 1118)

3 SUMMER To the Teacher: This topic unit is designed to acquaint young students with the characteristics and activities associated with summer. It includes pictures to color, skill pages relating to the topic, and a post-test. Extended activities could include the following: Show how shadows are made. Create a white background. Direct a light toward the background. Hold objects between the light and background. Discuss this relative to the sun and shadows. Class discussion. Ask students what they did during their summer vacation (or what they are going to do). Have them share it with the class. Make Fans Give each student a sheet of plain paper (white or light-colored). Have them color designs on the paper. Fold the paper accordian style, as shown below. Gather the pleats together at one end. Wrap tape around the bunched folds to form a handle. Some primary books about summer include: A Day by Douglas Florian Seasons by Illa Podendorf, A New True Book Seasons by Melvin Berger, Discovering the Seasons by Louis Santrey is Here by Bertha Morris Parker time by Ann Schweninger

4 WORDS TO KNOW: summer longest later weather brightly careful The first day of summer is on June 21. It is also the longest day of the year. The sun sets later on this day than any other day. The weather in summer is warm. Sometimes it is hot. The sun shines brightly. People wear cool clothes. They must be careful not to get a sunburn. Name a kind of clothes you wear in the summer. 1

5 WORDS TO KNOW: flowers blooming garden vegetables mow chore Warm weather, rain, and sunshine make plants grow. Trees are full of green leaves. Flowers are blooming. Farm crops are growing tall. Garden vegetables are getting big. The grass is bright green. It grows fast in the summer. People mow their lawns often. It is a summertime chore. What kind of vegetable do you like to eat? 2

6 WORDS TO KNOW: reach clouds thunderstorm flash crash lightning There is a lot of rain in the summer. Warm air from the ground rises. It reaches the sky. The air in the sky is cool. When the warm air turns cool, clouds are formed. Then it rains. Sometimes there are thunderstorms. Then there are flashes of lightning and loud crashes of thunder. What color are clouds? 3

7 WORDS TO KNOW: special teach stretch finally edge flaps Baby birds are growing big in their nest. Soon they will be ready to fly. Some people think Mother Bird has a special way to teach her babies to fly. She holds food just out of reach of the little bird. The bird has to stretch to get the food. Finally, it hops over the edge of the nest. It flaps its wings. It has learned to fly. Name something your mother taught you how to do. 4

8 WORDS TO KNOW: animal plenty insects tadpole field lamb Baby animals grow fast in summer. There is plenty of grass and other food to eat. Ducks eat tiny weeds and seeds. They find small insects in the water. Tadpoles become full-grown frogs. There are lots of insects, worms, and snails to eat. Lambs become sheep. They eat grass in the fields. time is a good time for all animals. A lamb is a baby. 5

9 WORDS TO KNOW: season flies mosquito cricket grasshopper butterfly There are more insects in summer than any other season. There are flies and mosquitoes and bees. There are butterflies and crickets and grasshoppers. Spiders come out of their hiding places when it gets warm. Ants are busy carrying food to their home. There is plenty of food and water for the insects. Which insect makes honey? 6

10 WORDS TO KNOW: different pant breathe quiet crawl shady days can be very hot. Animals have different ways to keep cool. Dogs pant to keep cool. They open their mouths and breathe fast. Cats lie quietly in shady places. A rabbit's big ears help it keep cool. Heat leaves the rabbit's body through the skin on its ears. Mice crawl into cool holes in the ground when it is hot outside. How do you keep cool on a hot day? 7

11 WORDS TO KNOW: ocean beach spend waves castle build People spend a lot of time outside during the summer. It is a great time to go swimming. Water in lakes and pools is warmed by the sun. People who live near an ocean go to the beach. It is fun to jump in the big waves. It is fun to build sandcastles. Where would you find big waves? 8

12 WORDS TO KNOW: camping shade hike campfire taste cooked is a good time to go camping. It does not get really cold at night. People can sleep outside in tents. The trees give lots of shade during the day. It is a fine time to take hikes in the woods. Food cooked over a campfire tastes really good. What kind of food might you cook over a campfire? 9

13 WORDS TO KNOW: bicycle outdoor children vacation evening pleasant is the time for outdoor sports. People play baseball and tennis and golf. They go fishing and sailing on boats. School children like summer. It is vacation time. They can spend their days riding bicycles or roller skating. They might visit a zoo or a farm. Evenings are warm so it is pleasant to play outside. What kind of sport do you like the best? 10

14 WORDS TO KNOW: July holiday parade fireworks design beautiful July is a summer month. July 4 is a special day. It is the birthday of the United States of America. Towns and cities have parades. People have picnics. At night, there are fireworks shows. The sky lights up with beautiful designs of red, green, yellow, and blue. It is an exciting summer holiday. When is your birthday? 11

15 WORDS TO KNOW: August tomato shorter garden almost September The month of August is part of the summer season. The sunshine is still hot. Garden tomatoes have turned red. Apples and oranges have grown large on their trees. Then comes September. The nights are cool. The days are shorter. Leaves on trees begin to change color. is almost over. Fall is on its way. Name two summer months. 12

16 SENTENCES Look at the picture to help you finish the sentences. Use words from the box. Write them on the lines. 1. Three big are flying in the air. 2. Squirrels are sitting on a. 3. Two birds are on the flowers. 4. The tree has many. 5. One squirrel is eating an. 6. Pretty are growing on the ground. leaves tree birds flowers acorn little 13

17 MATCHING The summer sun is making big shadows. Whose shadows are they? Cut out the pictures at the bottom of the page. Paste them beside their shadows. 14

18 COMPREHENSION Read the paragraph. Then answer the questions. CRICKETS A cricket is a summer insect. It looks a lot like a grasshopper. A cricket's body is brown. Crickets make a loud, chirping sound. They chirp only at night. The chirping sound is made by the cricket's wings. The cricket rubs its front wings against its back wings. Only male crickets chirp. Female crickets are quiet. 1. What other insect does a cricket look like? 2. What color is a cricket? 3. When do crickets chirp? 4. Which part of the cricket makes the sound? 5. Who does the chirping? 6. Which crickets are quiet? 15

19 FINDING DETAILS Look at the sign to answer the questions. LIBERTY CITY 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION Main Street Parade Begins at 10:00 a.m. Picnic-Carnival-Fireworks at Freedom Park GAMES RIDES FOOD DRINKS Free lemonade FIREWORKS START AT 8:00 P.M. 1. What city is having a celebration? 2. On what day is the celebration? 3. What time does the parade start? 4. Where is the picnic being held? 5. Where can people see the parade? 6. What time do the fireworks begin? 7. What can people get free? 16

20 VOCABULARY Write the names under each picture. Draw the lines to show which pictures go together. bird tree web barn apple cow nest spider 17

21 COMPOUND WORDS Find a word on the big cloud that can go with a word on the little cloud to make a new word. (Example: sun + burn = sunburn) Write the new words on the flowers. sun grass camp out base butter side fly hopper shine ball fire 18

22 RHYMING Complete the rhymes. Find a word in the box that rhymes with the word in dark type. tall day long too three dry Roses are red Violets are blue I like roses And violets, I see my shadow On a wall I am short But my shadow is A bird sat in an oak tree Singing a pretty song The sun came up, the sun went down It sat there all day Paul went fishing So did Lee Paul caught one fish Lee caught Rain, rain Go away Come again Another It's raining! It's raining! It's pouring from the sky! Let's crawl inside this barrel And that will keep us 19

23 STORY PROBLEMS Solve the problems. 1. The young birds are ready to leave their nest. On Monday, one bird learned to fly. On Tuesday, two more birds flew away. On Wednesday, the last bird flew out of the nest. How many birds were in the nest? 2. Nine ants were walking in a row. Three of the ants were carrying bits of leaves, and three were carrying tiny seeds. The rest dropped their food. How many ants were not carrying anything? 3. Fred built a sandcastle that was two feet high. Joe's sandcastle was twice as high as Fred's. How high was Joe's sandcastle? 4. On Saturday, the Taylor family hiked five miles through the woods. On Sunday, they paddled ten miles in their canoes. Altogether, how many miles did they hike and ride in the canoes? 5. Mr. Smith's golf score the first day was 80. The second day, it was 73. The third day, it was 70. How many less strokes did Mr. Smith take between his highest and lowest scores? 20

24 MAP READING GOING TO THE ZOO is a good time to go to the zoo. This map shows where the different animals can be seen. SNACKS N W E S Answer the questions. 1. If you walked south from the bears, what animals would you come to? 2. What direction are the snakes from the entrance? 3. The monkeys are what direction from the fish? 4. To get a snack, you would walk what direction from the birds? 5. The bears are what direction from the monkeys? 6. Walking north from the snakes, what is the next thing you would see? 21

25 HEALTH AND SAFETY People spend a lot of time outside during the summer. It is important to remember health and safety rules. Read each rule. If it is a good health or safety rule, circle the letter under YES. If it is not, circle the letter under NO. YES NO 1. Stay out of deep water if you cannot swim. C H 2. Wear a helmet when you rollerblade. A O 3. Eat a lot of candy to get energy. B M 4. Do not ride two on a bike. P E 5. Play ball in the street. S F 6. Do not stay in the sunshine too long. I C 7. Stand up and run down a slide. G R 8. Drink a lot of water when you play on a hot day. E T What should you cover with water or dirt when you leave it? Write the letters you have circled. 22

26 BAR GRAPH Mr. McGregor's garden is full grown. He picks fresh vegetables every day. He likes to keep track of the vegetables he gets from his garden. He makes a new graph every week. The graph shows how many vegetables Mr. McGregor has picked so far during one week in July. July tomatoes carrots lettuce corn cabbage This is what he picked today: five tomatoes, no carrots, three heads of lettuce, six ears of corn, two heads of cabbage. Add to the bar graph to show how many of each vegetable he has picked today. Answer the questions. 1. How many ears of corn has Mr. McGregor picked? 2. He has picked the least amount of which vegetable? 3. How many more carrots than tomatoes has he picked? 4. How many heads of lettuce so far this week? 5. What vegetable did Mr. McGregor not pick today? 23

27 WORD DEFINITIONS BETSY ROSS AND THE FIRST FLAG Each summer, on July 4, we celebrate a birthday. It is the birthday of the United States of America. It is the day, over 200 years ago, when our country was born. Every country has its own flag. When the United States became an independent country, it needed a flag. A group of men made a design for the flag. It is believed that they asked a lady named Betsy Ross to make the flag. Betsy Ross was 25 years old. She was very good at sewing. She liked to make flags. The flag had 13 red and white stripes. It had 13 white stars on a blue background. That is because there were just 13 states in the United States at that time. Today, the U.S. flag has 50 stars because there are now 50 states. Draw lines to connect each word to its meaning. celebrate independent group design stripe U.S. free; be your own boss many; more than one United States to make special; have a party a long, narrow band; a strip a drawing; outline; sketch Color the flag (7 red stripes and 6 white stripes; blue background). 24

28 LETTER WRITING Pretend you are on a trip with your parents. Before you left, you had promised your best friend that you would send him or her a postcard. Write a message on the left side of the postcard. Tell your friend where you are, what you are doing, and some fun things about your trip. Write your friend's address on the right side of the postcard. 25

29 CONTEXT CLUES Fill in the blanks with words from the box. rains are good for. Sometimes, the comes in a big storm. A lightning and thunderstorm can be. Lightning is electricity that forms in a. Sometimes you can see sparks of jumping from one cloud to another. When it jumps to the earth, there is a of lightning. makes the clouds and air bump fires scary rain outside cloud Lightning hurt electricity animals thunder plants flash into each other. Then you hear. Thunder cannot you, but lightning can be very dangerous. It can start. It can strike people and. It is a good idea not to stand during a thunderstorm. Answer the questions. 1. Lightning is that forms in a cloud. 2. What does lightning do to clouds and air? 3. Is thunder dangerous? 4. Can lightning hurt you? 5. Where should you not be during a thunderstorm? 26

30 CREATIVE ART During summer, people like to spend time in parks. They have picnics. They jog, play games, or just relax on the soft, green grass. You see trees in a park. What else might you see? Draw the things you might see in a park. Color your picture. 27

31 ADD/SUBTRACT Kevin is good at riding his bike. He will also be good at getting through the maze if you help him. Circle the answers on the maze as you work each problem. Connect the numbers as you go

32 COMPREHENSION WHAT MAKES SUMMER? Why is it so warm in summer? Why are the days longer in the summer? It is because our part of the world is closer to the sun in the summer. The world is shaped like a ball. The north and south poles are at the top and bottom of the world. But they are not straight up and down. The world is tipped to one side a little bit. SUMMER WINTER The world travels around the sun. It takes a whole year to go around the sun one time. Because the world is tipped, some parts are closer to the sun during different times of the year. During the summer, we are tipped toward the sun. While we are having summer, other parts of the world are having winter. When we have winter, other parts have summer. Answer the questions. 1. The world is shaped like what? 2. The world is to one side. 3. How long does it take the world to travel once around the sun? 4. During, we are tipped toward the sun. 5. Does the whole world have summer at the same time? 6. While we have summer, other people are having what? 29

33 POST-TEST Circle your answer. DO YOU REMEMBER? 1. June 21 is the (longest coldest shortest) day of the year. 2. Tadpoles become (fish frogs flies). 3. time is a (good bad sad) time for all animals. 4. A rabbit's (tail nose ears) help to keep it cool. 5. is a good time to go (skiing swimming sledding). 6. The birthday of the United States is on (July 4 July 14 June 4). 7. (May December August) is a summer month. 8. After summer comes the season of (winter fall spring).

34 Page # 1. Answers will vary. 2. Answers will vary. 3. Answers will vary. 4. Answers will vary. 5. sheep 6. bee 7. Answers will vary. 8. the beach 9. Answers will vary. 10. Answers will vary. 11. Answers will vary. 12. Answers will vary birds 2. tree 3. little 4. leaves 5. acorn 6. flowers 14. pictures are matched to shadows grasshopper 2. brown 3. at night 4. wings 5. male cricket 6. female crickets Liberty City 2. 4th of July 3. 10:00 a.m. 4. Freedom Park 5. on Main Street 6. 8:00 p.m. 7. lemonade 17. lines are drawn between bird - nest tree - apple cow - barn web - spider 18. words on flowers sunshine grasshopper campfire outside baseball butterfly SUMMER - ANSWER KEY Page # 19. last sentence with correct word bolded And violets, too But my shadow is tall It sat there all day long Another day Lee caught three And that will keep us dry feet elephants 2. east 3. north 4. north 5. west 6. fish yes 2. yes 3. no 4. yes 5. no 6. yes 7. no 8. yes campfire cabbage carrots 24. lines are drawn between celebrate - to make special; have a party independent - free; be your own boss group - many; more than one design - a drawing; outline; sketch stripe - a long narrow band; a strip U.S. - United States Page # 25. Postcards will vary. 26. answers from top to bottom plants, rain, scary, cloud, electricity, flash, Lightning, thunder, hurt, fires, animals, outside 1. electricity 2. makes them bump into each other 3. no 4. yes 5. outside 27. Drawings will vary a ball 2. tipped 3. one year 4. summer 5. no 6. winter 30. circled words longest frogs good ears swimming July 4 August fall