Aviano Elementary School

3rd Grade Summer Skills Packet

Created collaboratively by Ms. DiLorenzo, Ms. Eilert,
Ms. Hernandez, Ms. Muoz, and Ms. Woods

Many children, especially struggling readers, forget some of what they've learned or slip out of
practice during the summer months. Try these strategies to help your reader improve her reading
during the summer and beyond:

1. Six books to summer success: Research shows that reading just six books during the summer

may keep a struggling reader from regressing. When choosing the six, be sure that they are just
right not too hard and not too easy. Take advantage of your local library. Ask for help
selecting books that match your child's age, interests, and abilities. Libraries often run summer
reading programs that motivate kids to read, so find out what's available in your area. Also
check our book lists for recommendations.

2. Read something every day: Encourage your child to take advantage of every opportunity to
read. Find them throughout the day:

Morning: The newspaper even if it is just the comics or today's weather.

Daytime: Schedules, TV guides, magazines, online resources, etc. For example, if your daughter
likes the food channel, help her look for a recipe on the network's Web site then cook it
together for more reading practice.

Evening: End the day by having your child read to you from the book he is currently reading
(one of the six books, above). Have him rehearse a paragraph, page, or chapter before
reading to you. Rereading will help him be more fluent able to read at an appropriate
speed, correctly, and with nice expression.

3. Keep reading aloud: Reading aloud benefits all children and teens, especially those who

struggle. One benefit is that you can read books your child can't, so she will build listening
comprehension skills with grade-level and above books. This will increase her knowledge and
expand her experience with text, so that she will do better when she reads on her own.
It's hard to keep up a reading routine in a season packed with distractions and diversions.
These suggestions will fit into a busy schedule and make reading fun!
http://www.scholastic.com/parents/resources/article/developing-reading-skills/three-ways-to-prevent-summer-slide

http://www.scholastic.com/parents/resources/article/developing-reading-skills/three-ways-to-prevent-summer-slide

End-of-Year SRI Level ______

End-of-Year Fountas and Pinnell Level ______

For a comprehensive list of leveled books, visit:

home.comcast.net/~ngiansante/
Find the level of your own books by visiting:
http://www.scholastic.com/bookwizard/

ELA
Websites

Fountas
and Pinnell

SRI

RAZ Kids

J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q, R, S
T-Z

381-410
410-440
440-490
490-550
550-590
590-640
640-700
700-860
860+

K
L
M
N/O
P/Q
R/S
T
U/V/W
X/Y/Z

http://www.storylineonline.net/
http://gws.ala.org/category/literature-languages
http://wvde.state.wv.us/learn21/3/5/languagearts/
http://www.festisite.com/welcome/
http://www.kidzone.ws/cursive/
http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/keyboarding_games.html
http://www.abcya.com/

http://www.scholastic.com/parents/resources/article/developing-reading-skills/three-ways-to-prevent-summer-slide

http://www.scholastic.com/parents/resources/article/developing-reading-skills/three-ways-to-prevent-summer-slide

Math Websites

Science Websites

Health Websites

Social Studies
Websites

http://www.exemplars.com/exemplars-community/parents
http://illuminations.nctm.org/
http://www.aimsedu.org/activities/samples/ItsTheLastStraw.pdf
http://www.coolmath.com/
http://www.thinkingblocks.com/
http://www.fossweb.com/modules3-6/index.html
http://www.kids-science-experiments.com/
http://www.pitara.com/discover/
http://www.kidsites.com/sites-edu/science.htm
http://www.kidsgardening.org/family-gardening
http://wvde.state.wv.us/learn21/3/5/wellness/
http://www.choosemyplate.gov/
http://www.letsmove.gov/
http://kidshealth.org/kid/
http://kids.discovery.com/tell-me/health
http://www.timeforkids.com/
http://www.usmint.gov/kids/games/
http://gws.ala.org/category/history-biography
http://gws.ala.org/category/social-sciences
http://wvde.state.wv.us/learn21/3/5/socialstudies/

http://www.scholastic.com/parents/resources/article/developing-reading-skills/three-ways-to-prevent-summer-slide