Fairytale
Physical Education
Audio Books
Use some old sheets and
blankets to make a temporary
castle. Read some fairytale
books in your make
believe castle.
Draw a picture of
your favorite fairytale
character and write a caption
for your illustration.
Read a nonfiction book
about a sport or type of
outdoor game. Build an
obstacle course in your yard
or room and create an
invitation for others to come
and play.
Check out an audio book from the
library and listen to a story. Write
a paragraph telling which you
prefer: audio books (listening) or
printed books (reading).
Trip Books
Tree /Garden
Encourage a Friend
Participate in at least one of
the activities offered by the
Cobb County Public Library
System. Check out their site
www.cobbcat.org/srp/ for
more details! Write a
persuasive paragraph to a
friend encouraging him/her to
join you!
Plunge into the dirt and
read stories about trees such
as: Curious George Plants a
Tree by H. A. Rey, Just a
Dream by Chris Van Allsburg,
The Giving Tree by Shel
Silverstein, or The Lorax by
Dr. Seuss. Write about how
your can do something to
help the environment.
Technology
KID’S CHOICE
Careers
Read a nonfiction book about a
career that interests you. Write
down your two favorite things
about that career.
Going on a trip? Find age
appropriate books about the
place you are visiting Visit your
local public library for
suggestions of books. Bring the
books with you on your trip and
talk about the books while you
are traveling. Create a postcard
describing your travels.
Probe your imagination and
create your own reading and
writing assignment!
Go to www.wonderopolis.org
and research “computer bug”.
Click on the article, “Is a
Computer Bug an Insect”? Read
the “Did you know?” section.
Draw a picture of what you
think a computer bug might
look like.
READ Index Card
Award Winning Book
Read an award-winning book
(Caldecott, Newberry, etc.)!
readingrockets.org/books/
awardwinners/ or ask at the
public library. Do you agree
that it’s an award winner?
Write your opinion and explain
History
Read about a famous person in
history such as a former president,
an inventor, etc. Would you want
this person to be your friend? Why
or why not?
Health
At breakfast, search the cereal
box for all the words you know
or don’t know and make a list.
Read a fiction picture book
On an index card, write the
letters READ in a column.
Go back to your book and
count the times you see the
letter R and write that
number next to the R. Do
the same for letter.
Science
Read a nonfiction book to
discover an animal that’s new
to you. Create an acrostic
poem by writing something
you’ve learned for every letter
in the animal’s name. HINT:
Write the animals name
vertically down the side of the
page.
Fine Arts
Using CultureGrams in the
Cobb Virtual Library, choose
a country. Under the
category “Lifestyle”, choose
“The Arts”. Read this
section and create a Venn
diagram comparing/
contrasting the country’s
arts with those of the USA.
Math
Read a fiction book of your
choice. Write down how many
pages and how many pictures
are in the book. Now write those
numbers as words and use them
in a complete sentence.
Challenge: Five synonyms for the word “dig” are included in the activity
descriptions. Can you find and circle all five? Hint: The word “dig” is not
one of them.