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AUGUST
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WSRA Families and Literacy Committee

2008

1
Play a game with your family. Read the directions.
2
Write down all the things you see, smell, and hear outside today.

3
Make a list of ten words that describe a beach.

4
Make a poster about how to stay safe in the summer.
5
Read The Bee Tree by Patricia Polacco. Tell someone what you know about bees.
6
Find a recipe for your favorite summer snack. Make it.
7
Read your favorite book outside under the stars at night.
8
Visit the library today.
9
Play a family game outside today.

10
Read The Biggest Sandwich Ever by Rita Golden Gelman. Draw a big sandwich that you would make.

11
Don Freeman Birthday

Read A Pocket for Corduroy.
12
Draw a picture of yourself staying cool this summer.
13
Read Jacks Around the World by Mary Lankford. Play one of the games you learned.
14
Find a flower or plant in your yard. Sketch it. Tell what plants need to live and grow.
15
Make a list about swimming safety.
16
Read The Squiggle by Carol Leka Schaefe. Draw squiggles and make different things out of them.

17
Read Peanut Butter and Jelly by Nadine Bernard Westcott. Create your own verse.

18
Paula Danziger BirthdayRead a chapter from your favorite Amber Brown book.
19
Write about how you feel on a warm starry night.
20
Draw yourself doing your favorite outdoor activity.
21
Make a list of animals that can swim.
22
Read Library Lil by Suzanne Williams. Make a list of all the reasons to visit the library.
23
Visit the library today.

24
Write words that rhyme with sun.

25
Read to a neighbor today.
26
Make up a new outdoor game. Write the directions down.
27
Make a list of the school supplies you need to buy.
28
Write on the sidewalk with sidewalk chalk.
29
Visit the library. Choose a book that is a medal winner.
30
How many words can you make out of the word CAMPING?
31
Enjoy your day. Do something nice for someone today.
 

 

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