CONTENT
PARTNERS
Fill your summer days with great
activities, games and books!
activities, games and books!
ACTIVITIES & PROJECTS
Calculation Nation
Challenge a family member or friend to a friendly and fun game.
PODCASTS
Chatting About Books: Recommendations for Young Readers
Find out about the best in children's literature.
GAMES & TOOLS
Tinker Ball
How many different ways can you help the ball reach its goal?
PRINTOUTS
Make-a-Word
Card Game
Put together a prefix, root word and suffix to make familiar words.
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AMERICAN HISTORY
American History Stories
Sit down this summer with a great book about America’s history.
HISTORY AND CULTURE
We the People Bookshelf
Pick from great books that relate to the theme of “a more perfect union”.
SCIENCE
Science Books for Children and Young Adults
Sit down with a great book this summer.
ALL TOPICS
Chatting About Books: Recommendations for Young Readers
Find out about the best in children's literature.
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ACTIVITIES & PROJECTS
What Story Does it Tell?
Uncover the story told through the buffalo hide painting, and then make your own.
More ActivitiesFIELD TRIPS
Tips and Ideas for Field Trips
Any place can be a field trip if you go with the idea that it’s a place to learn!
GAMES & TOOLS
BOOKS
American History Stories
Sit down this summer with a great book about America’s history.
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Tips & How-To’s
Get quick and useful suggestions about reading and writing from the experts.
31 Days to Better Reading
Fun activities to help your child learn as you talk, read and play together.
Podcasts & Tip Sheets
Strategies parents can use to help their children read.
Conversation Classes
Tips for setting up an conversation class for ESL students to practice Spanish this summer.
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GAMES & TOOLS (grades preK-2)
Concentration
What’s hidden behind the windows? Can you find pairs?
More Games & Tools for grades preK-2GAMES & TOOLS (grades 3-5)
Factor Dazzle
Challenge your opponent to a game of factor finding!
More Games & Tools for grades 3-5GAMES & TOOLS (grades 6-8)
Vector Investigation: Boat to the Island
Can you help the boat reach the island? Move the boat around the water by changing the boat's speed. And don't hit the walls!
More Games & Tools for grades 6-8GAMES & TOOLS (grades 9-12)
Two Terrains
Some vehicles fly down the highway, while others are dirt-track specialists. Try to predict what will happen on‑road and offoroad.
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ACTIVITIES & PROJECTS
Let’s Go On A Reading Hunt
Go on a hunt for places where you can read and enjoy books: on a family road trip, at the pool, at the doctor’s office.
More ActivitiesGAMES & TOOLS
Fractured Fairy Tales
Play with three familiar fairy tales, changing many things including setting, characters, point of view, and plot.
More Games & ToolsPRINTOUTS
PODCASTS
Text Messages: Recommendations for Adolescent Readers
Find out about books that will engage and excite teen readers.
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ACTIVITIES & PROJECTS
How Strong is Your Magnet?
Does it work through aluminum foil? Does it work through a tin can lid?
More ProjectsPODCASTS
GAMES & TOOLS
BOOKS
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