Daily Summer Activities, Moving from First to Second Grade [Paperback]

Jo Ellen Moore (Author), Marilyn Evans (Editor), Jo Larsen (Illustrator)

Book Description

Second Grade is on the horizon and young learners will have fun preparing for it with Daily Summer Activities, Moving from First to Second Grade. The many exercises it contains, while brief, add just the right amount of complexity to keep children challenged. As someone who has already tried the series said:

"Daily Summer Activities helps our students use what they have learned and prepares them for success in the coming school year." - Elementary School Principal, Greeley, CO

Specific content in this volume includes:

- a fiction and a nonfiction story with comprehension questions each week
- sentences to correct for capitalization, punctuation, and grammar
- 6 spelling words to learn each week
- mathematics practice-addition and subtraction facts, word problems, counting, two-digit addition and subtraction without borrowing and carrying
- language skills such as alphabetical order, contractions, nouns and verbs, synonyms and antonyms, vowel sounds
- beginning geography-map symbols and reading simple maps
- manuscript handwriting practice
- creative writing activities

Topics like "Hayride" and "How Long Is the Lizard?" challenge students to take in information being presented and review it by answering pertinent questions. They'll count to one hundred by fives, color the land and water masses on a map of the Earth, and even learn from the loss of a baby tooth.

The practice cards for Daily Summer Activities, Moving from First to Second Grade are for the addition and subtraction facts from 10 to 18.

The plentiful color and black & white illustrations in this book are cute and clever, with just enough detail to keep this age group intrigued. Even the answer keys are colorful.

All 144 pages, plus eight flash card pages (printed on durable card stock), are perforated for easy removal. $14.95 each.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Evan-Moor Corp (January 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1557997667
• ISBN-13: 978-1557997661
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #778,031 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good but....., April 17, 2006

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I. Shiraishi "German Ladybug" (Germany) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Daily Summer Activities, Moving from First to Second Grade (Paperback)

now don't get me wrong I like this book because it keeps my daughter busy over summertime and her brain active however some of the stuff is almost Kindergarten Level. Don't expect your kids to learn anything new from this book! The book I believe is more in the sense that your child won't forget what it has learned in the previous year. I still think its a great book very colorful and I also like how it is put together on a week by week basis with Diary of what your child did everyday and book record so you can see how much your child has been reading each day/ week.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars reinforces some subject areas better than others, July 28, 2005

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This review is from: Daily Summer Activities, Moving from First to Second Grade (Paperback)

I purchased this book and the K to 1st grade book for my son who will be entering the 1st grade. I thought the math portion of the K to 1st book was too easy which is the main reason why I also bought this one. For a true 1st to 2nd grader, this book should provide good reinforcement in the all areas other than math.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent for summer review, July 28, 2005

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J Keyes (Home is where the Army sends us!) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Daily Summer Activities, Moving from First to Second Grade (Paperback)

These books are excellent for summer reviews. I use them every summer. I even bought one for my nephew who stayed at my house for extended periods this summer. Most kids can complete the two pages in about 15 minutes.