Dear Incoming First Grade Parents,

Congratulations on completing a wonderful year in kindergarten! We are so excited that your child will be joining us in the first grade! It is our hope that the summer packet will be a great place to start practicing routines and implementing expectations for the first grade.

Please assist your child by supporting them while they complete the summer packet. The attached work should be completed over the summer and returned to your child’s teacher no later than the first Friday of the first week of school to receive credit.

We look forward to a productive and enjoyable school year. Thank you in advance for entrusting us with one of your most precious gifts.

Have a wonderful summer,

The First Grade Team

Summer Reading

Summer is a great time to nurture your child’s love for reading. Children like to discover reading by visiting their local library, participating in a summer reading club, and enjoying family reading time. Students entering first grade are required to read assigned books during the summer months. Please complete and return the Reading Log to your teacher on the first day of school.

Each book is designed to be a read aloud book that parents can read with or to your child. We recommend reading 15 minutes each day to develop reading fluency and comprehension skills. Please record your reading minutes on the attached reading log. Here are a few suggestions to make the summer reading pleasurable and adventurous.

• Select a special time (before bedtime, after dinner, etc.). • Select a special place. • Assist your child with unfamiliar words. Do not allow your child to become

frustrated with reading. • Model reading with expression, excitement and emotion. • Ask questions as you read to check for comprehension.

Daily drills are an integral part of our daily routine in the Grammar School. Before reading a book each day, your child should practice reading 15-20 words from the Word Reading Lists. We encourage you to practice with your child daily. Remember, say-spell-say every word in a fun way, any given day.

Required Reading for 1st Grade

*You Read to Me, I’ll Read to You Very Short Fairy Tales (Shared Reading)

-Mary Anne Hoberman

*Little Bear (Shared Reading)

-Else Holmelund Minarik

*First Grade, Here I Come! (Independent Reading)

-Nancy Carlson

*In addition to the required summer reading, students are encouraged to participate in a summer reading program through their local library. Students must record their reading on the attached summer reading log. Assigned reading and summer logs are due the first week of school.

Please note: Books are available through your local library or local bookstore.

If an assignment is not submitted on time, students are responsible for submitting the late or missing assignment(s) within 3 (three) school days. Five (5) points will be deducted per school day and will result in a zero on the fourth (4th) day.

Have fun and enjoy your summer reading!

Summer Math

Please complete and return the summer math packet to your child’s teacher no later than the first Friday of the first week of school to receive credit. In addition, here are a few concepts to review over the summer to better prepare your child for first grade:

• Review identifying and counting money • Telling time • Identifying numbers up to 100 • Counting by 2’s, 5’s, and 10’s • Add and subtract numbers from 1 to 10. Can write 2 + 5 = 7 and 7 – 2 =5. • Stating Home Phone Number • Identify tools that tell time. Clocks measure hours and minutes, calendars

measures days, weeks, and months. • Identify, sort and classify objects. Sort items by color, size, shape, etc. • Identify daily landmark times to the nearest hour. Example: breakfast is 8

o’clock in the morning, lunchtime is 12 o’clock, and bedtime is 8 o’clock in the evening.

• Compare two or more objects by length or weight. Which is shorter, longer, taller, smaller, lighter, or heavier?

Provided below are different math questions for your child to work on during the summer. Please print the packet. While completing each problem, please show your work and write your answers for each question. If you need more space to show your work, please use lined paper. Please be sure the extra paper is attached to the packet. Please note: If an assignment is not submitted on time, students are responsible for submitting the late or missing assignment(s) within 3 (three) school days. Five (5) points will be deducted per school day and will result in a zero on the fourth (4th) day.

Entering First Grade Summer Math Packet

Name:

1. Fill in the missing numbers:

1 3 5 6 9 10

13 14 16 18 19

22 25 27 30

2. Skip count by 2’s: 2, 4, ____, _____, _____, _____, _____, ____.

3. Skip count by 5’s: 5, 10, _____, _____, _____, _____, _____.

4. Fill in the missing numbers:

_________, 11, ________ ________, 9, ________

5. Circle which one has more?

6. Circle which one has less?

7. List the value of each coin. ________ _______ ______ ________

8. Fill in the blanks, skip count by 10’s.

10

60

100

9. Write these numbers from smallest to largest: 13, 16, 23, 7.

A. 13, 23, 16, 7 B. 16, 13, 23, 7 C. 7, 13, 21, 23

10. Color in the Last 5 Pictures:

11. Color in the First 7 Pictures:

12. Color in the Middle 5 Pictures:

13. Find the sum.

14. Find the sum.

+

15. Find the sum.

+

16. Draw the hands on the clock.

9:00

17. Draw the hands on the clock.

4:00

18. If today is Sunday what day was yesterday? Circle one

Saturday Monday Tuesday

19. Fill in the missing numbers:

1 3 5 6 9 10

11 13 14 16 18 19

22 24 25 27 30

31 34 35 37 39

42 43 45 46 48 50

51 52 54 56 59

62 63 64 66 67 68 70

73 75 77 78 80

81 82 84 85 86 87 89

92 94 96 98 99

20. Look at the chart you completed in number 19. Now count by 5’s and color those numbers orange.

21. Draw a line to match the coin with its name:

Front of a penny.

Front of a dime.

Back of a nickel.

Back of a dime.

Front of a nickel.

Select the one best answer for each question.

22. Which number is ONE MORE than 13?

A. 12 B. 14 C. 23

23. Which number is ONE LESS than 8?

D. 6 E. 7 F. 9

24. Circle the group of stars that has more stars in it?

25. Look at the chart in number 13. Count by 2’s and color those numbers yellow.

26. Fill in the blanks, count by 5’s. You can refer to #19.

5

15

30

55

80

95

100

27. What part of the day do you come to school in 1st grade?

G. Morning H. Afternoon I. Evening

28. What part of the day do you go to bed?

J. Morning K. Afternoon L. Evening

29. Which tool would you use for telling time?

M. Ruler N. Scale O. Clock

30. What does a clock show you?

P. What day it is such as Monday or Wednesday Q. What month it is such as January or May R. What time it is such as 9:30 or 3:00

31. Who is taller: a kindergartener or a teacher?

S. Kindergartener T. Teacher

32. Fill in the blanks 11, 12,_____, 14, 15, _____, 17, ______

33. 1 dime is equal to:

U. 1 cent V. 5 cents W. 10 cents

34. Write these numbers from smallest to largest. 6, 12, 2, 15 _____, _____, _____, _____

35. How much money is this?

X. 3 cents Y. 15 cents Z. 30 cents

36. Circle the rectangle?

37. What part of the day comes after lunch?

AA. Morning BB. Afternoon CC. Evening

38. Which object is not like the others? How is it different?

DD. The rectangle is different because it has two long sides. EE. The triangle is different because it has three sides. FF. The parallelogram is different because it has slanted sides.

39. Place an X on the geometric shape that does not belong in this group?

40. What shape is the tool below?

A. A square B. A rectangle C. A triangle

41.

+ =

42. Circle the picture that comes next in the pattern.

43. If today is Wednesday, tomorrow is

a. Tuesday b. Thursday c. Friday

44. If today is Tuesday, yesterday is

a. Sunday b. Monday c. Wednesday

45. Circle the item that is heavier

a. Kleenex Box

b. Telephone Book

46. Circle the item that is lighter

a. Paper Clip

b. Can of Soup

47. Which shape comes next in this pattern?

A. Triangle

B. Square

C. Circle

48. Count by 10’s

49. What is longer a kitchen table or a pencil? Circle one

a. Kitchen table

b. Pencil

50. Fill in the missing numbers:

1 2 4 7 9 10

12 13 16 18 20

22 24 25 27 30

31 34 37 39

42 45 46 48 50

51 52 54 56 59

62 63 65 66 68 69 70

71 73 75 77 78 80

81 82 84 86 87 89

92 94 96 98 99 100

51. Mrs. Moss buys 9 ice cream cones and gave away 3 so ________ are left. Cross out the ones given away.

52. Mrs. Smith buys 7 lollipops and drops 2. How many does she

have left? Cross out the ones dropped. ________ lollipops left

53. Circle the larger number of the two. 9 7 11 8 60 59 19 31 17 21 13 11

54. Draw a line from the number to the number word.

1 seven

2 three

3 one

4 five

5 two

6 four

7 eight

8 six

55. Connect the dots 1 to 65.

Congratulations!! You have completed the summer math packet.