Kindergarten:

• Ice Cream Addition Match
• ​To put the ice cream back together, children will need to add together the numbers on the ice cream cone and find the ice cream scoop that matches the answer to the ice cream cone. For a free printable and example of this activity, visit http://thestemlaboratory.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Ice-Cream-Addition-Match.pdf. For a more creative side to this activity, families could create their own ice cream cones and scoops.
• Word Family Puzzles
• ​Children will complete the word family puzzles by putting together words based on the pictures on the puzzles. To print out the puzzles, visit https://www.simplykinder.com/free-printable-cvc-short-a-puzzles/.

First Grade:

• Domino Cover Me Up
• ​Children will take turns grabbing a domino and covering up the sum on the worksheet. For an example of the worksheet, visit https://i.pinimg.com/originals/68/d5/14/68d5144c0b282e1cb432c2f126f8e122.jpg.
• Making Connections
• ​Children will read a story/text and create paper rings that have connections that they have made to the text, to themselves, and to the world written on them. Be creative with this activity. For an example of this activity, visit https://susanjonesteaching.com/text-to-self-connections-and-little-freebie/.

Second Grade:

• Addition Brag Tags
• ​Children will get to use their creativity to make “brag tags.” They will have small papers with holes punched at the top that will be put onto a necklace that they can wear around to brag. Each paper will have an addition sentence that they will write and complete on it. For an example of this activity, visit https://www.primarily-speaking.com/2015/03/brag-about-it.html#.Xwc2NmhKjIU.
• Roll & Retell: Fiction Activity
• ​After reading a fiction story, children will take turns rolling a dice that has different questions on it, to help them comprehend and retell what they had just read. For an example of this activity and more ideas related to retelling of stories, visit https://elementarynest.com/retelling-recounting-stories-exploring/.
• Sight Word Memory Game
• ​Children will turn all sight word cards face down on the floor and take turns turning over 2 cards to see if they got a match. Encourage children to sound out and say each word as they flip it over. If they turn over a match, they must correctly say the sight word before getting to keep the word cards. The child with the most matches at the end of the game is the winner.

Third Grade:

• Measure Around the Room Activity
• ​Children will use rulers to measure different objects around the classroom/home and record their measurements on a worksheet. To print out the worksheet, visit https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Free-Measure-Around-the-Classroom-1875200. If children need a reminder on how to read a ruler, show and explain the different measurements on the ruler, including what an inch, half inch, quarter inch, etc. looks like, before starting the activity.
• Describing Characters Activity
• ​Children will read a story and complete a character foldable to describe and show different things about a character from their story. For an example of this activity and to print out the character foldable template, visit https://keepemthinking.com/2013/04/a-fun-activity-to-describe-characters/. Encourage children to use creativity while completing this activity.