Summer Bridge Activities: Kindergarten to 1st Grade [Paperback]

Julia Ann Hobbs (Author), Carla Dawn Fisher (Author), Brenda Hendricks (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1996 | ISBN-10: 1887923039 | ISBN-13: 978-1887923033

Help children maintain skills while away from school with this award-winning series and original summer learning program! Daily activities in reading, writing, mathematics, and language arts with bonus activities in science and geography. Also included are full-color flash cards, incentive contract calendars, a certificate of completion, and the Summer Bridge Kids who guide children though their daily exercises.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 158 pages
• Publisher: Rainbow Bridge Publishing (UT) (December 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1887923039
• ISBN-13: 978-1887923033
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,186,383 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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39 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you want to help your child retain what he learned..., October 4, 2004

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Micole Roy (Sugar Land, Texas USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Summer Bridge Activities: Kindergarten to 1st Grade (Paperback)

in math and language arts this is a nice series to use during the summer break.

It may be best to buy the books a grade level or two ahead. My son worked the K-1 book prior to beginning Kindergarten. At that time, he knew most of the material in the 1-2 book; however, we liked the K-1 book better because the pages were more inviting (i.e. color).

The activities are short and simple, so they keep the information fresh in your child's mind without requiring much work. Also, higher level material is presented as your child progresses through the workbook. However, this higher level material builds on what has already been learned/reviewed so it's not perceived as being harder.

There is a contract preceeding each section where you and your child establish expectations and potential rewards. There is also a reading list which includes books available in the public library. My son enjoyed marking his progress on the contract and counting the days till his next reward.

The K-1 book is good. It is in color, and it includes a certificate that you can give your child when s/he completes the workbook. The 1-2 book is almost as good as the K-1 book, but the version that we had was not in color.

28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Summer Review/Comments by Professional Educator at UAB, May 31, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Summer Bridge Activities: Kindergarten to 1st Grade (Paperback)

Engaging for the child. Early math, shapes, sound matching, simple reading and other language activities of different types, styles, and complexities. Tasks get progressively harder toward the new school year. A good general purpose review and prep to keep skills fresh and build a few new ones before schools starts in August. Pretty well-illustrated.

Encourages independent reading (though what kids at this age can read is still fairly limited)and offers a suggested reading list. In choosing books for independant reading the key is for the child to enjoy reading challenging materials--let your child choose what interests them as much as possible.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Kept him busy!, September 8, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Summer Bridge Activities: Kindergarten to 1st Grade (Paperback)

I didn't want our son to forget what he had learned in Kindergarten over the summer, so I decided to challenge him for the 3 months he was off. This book was EXCELLENT! It breaks up the months and the activities so it's not all of the same thing until they get sick of it. The reward system worked great and if we missed a day, our son knew exactly how many pages he had to make up. I will definitely buy the 1 to 2nd grade book in June next year!