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Fourth Grade Newsletter

(Noticias de Cuarto Grado)

             Cool Summer Activities:

• Explore a summer reading program at the library.
• Use a children's cookbook to read and follow directions to make favorite foods. Directions in cookbooks can be simplified by numbering them to assist with sequencing.
• Encourage child to read the newspaper. Some newspapers have special pages for children.
• Read to the child and talk about the book or stories.
• If possible, have child read books that could be used for book reports next school year.
• Improve vocabulary by learning three new words a week. Post the words on the refrigerator and talk about them each day.
• Have the child write post cards to grandparents or friends. Make "child size" post cards using 4X6 cards. Divide one side in half using a dark line. Make lines on one side for the address and lines on the other side for the message. Have the child draw a picture on the reverse side or cut one from a magazine.
• Older children could write in a journal each day. Encourage two or three sentences.
• Write a letter to family or friends. Reluctant writers benefit from filling in the blanks or dictating the letter to an adult and then copying it.
• Use computer games to learn math facts, improve reading and vocabulary.
• Listen to math facts on tape or CDs (this can even be done in the car).
• Match or sort coins depending on child's age or add random sets of coins