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  1. For DD7, I'm hoping she gets into the free city summer camp through the lottery. If she doesn't get in, she'll be in Mom's DIY Summer Camp. The DIY summer camp will consist of : Swimming lessons (lottery, crossing fingers) Beach trips City zoos, aquariums, and museums Playground/sprinklers Street fairs and miscellaneous activities as they come up Library programs tba Her school usually assigns a summer homework packet so we'll have to factor that in. We're currently working on MM so we'll continue that and I'd like to try mixing in MEP with her also. We will continue read alouds apart from her independent reading. DD4 is too young for the free city summer camp. So she's automatically enrolled in Mom's DIY Summer Camp. We'll continue reading aloud and I'll start MEP reception with her. She'll be starting kindergarten next year. My plans are usually over ambitious as well. I'll be happy to accomplish half and not be a slouch all summer.
  2. For first grade we did Little House in the Big Woods, Charlotte's Web, Stuart Little (audio), Ramona Quimby Age 8, Sarah, Plain and Tall, and lots of picture books. Second grade has been Because of Winn Dixie (audio, loved it), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, One and Only Ivan, Matilda ( I wish I had known about the Kate Winslet audio but we liked it and hope to see it on Broadway), Dear America Series: I Thought My Soul Would Rise and Fly; The Diary of Patsy a Freed Girl. We started Alice's Adventures in Wonderland read by Jim Dale who's great but that is on pause for now. Just started James and the Giant Peach and we continue to read picture books with DD2 in pre k. Next up on the list is Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH Bud, Not Buddy One Crazy Summer Flora and Ulysses Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library The Lion, Witch, and the Wardrobe All of a Kind Family
  3. Heigh Ho- yes I agree so many interesting and inspiring people and stories. SKL- It's great that they learn about it throughout the year. Hmm I guess I never thought of it as a big fuss just another topic to study at this time of the year. At our school we do have multicultural day where students of other ethnicities share their culture and food. But not a month like you said. Sent from my SGH-M919 using Tapatalk
  4. Schools usually assign a BHM project this time of year. My dd is in 2nd grade and this year we've chosen to study Shirley Chisholm. We chose her because she is from Brooklyn, NY (where we're from) and has a Caribbean background (just like us). Last year we highlighted Bessie Coleman. I suppose I have encouraged her to study women in black history so far. There's just so much to cover and so many different eras (slavery, civil war, reconstruction, civil rights etc). It's hard to choose just one person. As part of our read aloud this month we've been reading a compilation of biographies that features 20 AA heroes. We're also enjoying reading a historical fiction novel which is the journal of Patsy a freed girl just after the Civil War. Who are you guys studying? How did you decide? Do your children have to make a presentation to the class? I'm always interested in hearing about other people in Black history I may not have heard of in black history. Sent from my SGH-M919 using Tapatalk
  5. Last summer my rising first grader had homework for almost every subject. It was a calendar for the two months of summer with all the weekdays filled in with assignments. A daily journal prompt to write. Math worksheets, ELA worksheets, she had to create a science journal where she explored different topics like properties of matter, she had to create a shoebox diorama about an animal habitat and some Mandarin work. She also had to make index cards for her Dolch sight words. I thought that was a lot for a 5/6 year old. And they actually check it when the students return and give a grade for completion or not. In the higher level grades they get a zero if their summer homework isn't complete. There's nothing "suggested" about it. They also give homework for Christmas holiday break, mid winter break and spring break. It's kind of a bummer. Who knows what we'll have this year.
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