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Acrostic Form: Summer Vacation Use this acrostic form to write a poem about summer vacation.
Color and Write: Beach (elem) A picture of children playing at the beach to color and lines to write about summer fun!
Color and Write: Beach (primary) A picture of children playing at the beach to color and wide lines to write about summer fun!
Color and Write: Lighthouse (elem) A picture of a lighthouse to color and space to write about summer and the beach.
Color and Write: Rowboat (elem) A picture of two people in a rowboat to color and space to write about them.
Color and Write: Surfing (elem) A picture of a girl surfing to color and space to write about summer fun!
Coloring Page: Baseball Color this picture of a baseball or trace and cut out for a shapebook.
Coloring Page: Baseball Mitt Color this simple picture of a baseball mitt or trace and cut out for a shapebook.
Coloring Page: Beach Color this picture of three children playing at the beach.
Coloring Page: Sun Sun design to color.
Coloring Page: Sun Color this picture of a sun, or trace and cut out to make a great shapebook.
Coloring Page: Sun #2 Color this picture of a sun, or trace and cut out to make a great shapebook.
Coloring Page: Sun/Cloud Color this picture of a sun and cloud, or trace and cut out to make a great shapebook.
Coloring Page: Tent Color this picture of a tent or trace and cut out to make a student shapebook.
Fiction: A Perfect Beach Hat (primary/elem) "Aunt Jane said Kimmie could only go if she had sunscreen and a hat." A realistic fiction story about choosing a perfect beach hat.
Game Board: Tic Tac Toe - Summer theme (b/w) Printable "summer window" game board, with clouds for Os and suns for Xs. Suggestion: Laminate for reuse.
Game Board: Tic Tac Toe - Summer theme (color) Colorful printable "summer window" game board, with clouds for Os and suns for Xs. Suggestion: Laminate for reuse.
Journal: Camp (all ages) Cut out as many pages as you need and bind into a journal to keep track of summer camp activities.
Journal: Summer Reading (all ages) Use this journal to write your impressions about the books you read this summer. Design a border that relates to the characters and plot.
Log: Summer Reading (all ages) Keep track of summer reading with this handy log.
Reading Log: Summer Plans (all ages) Write the books you plan to read, and then evaluate as you read.
Report Form: Vacation Plans Fill out the form with details about your vacation plans.
Shapebook: Bucket and Shovel (Primary) [member-created document] Trace and cut out. This lined, bucket-shaped shapebook has a prompt for students to answer about the beach. ("When I go to the beach I like to...")
Shapebook: Baseball (elementary) Trace and cut out the lined baseball pattern for a shapebook about baseball.
Shapebook: Bucket and Shovel (elementary) [member-created document] Trace and cut out. This elementary lined, bucket-shaped shapebook has prompts for students to answer about their favorite beach activities.
Shapebook: July 4th (blank) Trace and cut out this stars-and-stripes border pattern to make a great shapebook.
Shapebook: Summer Words (activities) From BARBEQUE to TRAVEL, each summer activity word is printed in a sun-shaped shapebook.
Shapebook: Summer Words (places) [member-created with abctools] 8 pages of summer places, from BEACH to PARK, all in a sun-shaped pattern.
Shapebook: Summer Words (sports) [member-created with abctools] 4 pages of summer sports, all in a sun-shaped pattern.
Venn Diagram: School and Summer Vacation Use this Venn diagram to compare school and summer vacation.
Word Search: Ice Cream Words (elem) [member-created using abctools] Find the words, from CHOCOLATE to YUMMY, in this ice cream-cone shaped word search.
Word Search: Summer From "amusement parks" to "warm"
Word Search: Summer (elem) [member-created using abctools] Find the summer-theme words, from BEACH to RELAX, in this fish-shaped word search.
Word Search: Summer (elem/upper elem) [member-created using abctools] Find the summer-themed words, from AMUSEMENT PARK to VACATION, in this shovel-and-pail shaped word search.
Word Wall: Summer (pictures) From "beach towel" to "picnic basket". These vocabulary building word strips with pictures are great for word walls, sentence strips, spelling and vocabulary practice.
Writing Prompt: Summer Activities (all ages) Write what you did, when you did it, and what you thought of it on these sun-decorated notecards.
Writing Prompt: Summer Plans (elem) Write inside the sun about things that you want to do this summer.



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Learning Center: Summer - Science - Bugs Learning center for identifying and learning about summer bugs.
Learning Center: Summer - Science - Frog Cycle Learning center for cutting and pasting the frog life cycle in the correct order.
Learning Center: Summer Word Wall Summer-themed word wall, from "beach" to "surfing"
Learning Center: Summer - Mobile Follow the directions to make a summer-themed mobile.
Learning Center: Summer - Ice Cream Follow the directions to make an ice cream cone.
Learning Center: Summer math counters Cut out these counters and use them with the Summer Math Centers.
Learning Center: Summer - Subtraction Complete the fact wheels by subtracting the numbers around the starfish from the number in the center.
Learning Center: Summer - Place Value Cut out the tiles and place them in the correct place value order.
Learning Center: Summer - Story Prompt Use the picture cards to help you write a story about summer.
Learning Center: Summer - Math Fact Families) Glue the four shells that make a math fact family into the correct places.
Learning Center: Summer - Tic Tac Toe Cut out the pictures of kites and balloons to make a summer tic-tac-toe board.
Learning Center: Summer - Memory Game Cut out the pairs of summer-themed pictures and make a memory match game.
Learning Center: Summer -Venn diagram Use the Venn diagram to compare two summer pictures.
Learning Center: Summer - Story Sequence Cut out the events related to a summer trip to the beach, and paste them in the correct order.
Learning Center: Summer - ABC Order Put the summer-themed words in alphabetical order.
Color and Write: Sun (primary) A picture of the sun to color and wide lines to write a short story about the sun or summer.
Color and Write: Sun (elem) A sun to color and lines to write a short story about summer and the sun.
Color and Write Prompt: Sun (elem) A picture to color and lines to write a short text with theme words from a word bank.
Classroom Newsletter: Summer theme (color)  
Classroom Newsletter: Summer theme (b/w)  
Candy Wrapper - Have a Great Summer! (version 2) Have a Great Summer! Print and wrap this candy wrapper around a standard-size candy bar and glue in place for a great gift.
Candy Wrapper - Have a Great Summer! (version 1) "No more homework! Have a great summer." Print and wrap this candy wrapper around a standard-size candy bar and glue in place for a great gift.
Coloring Page: Suitcase Color this drawing of a suitcase.
Color and Write: Souvenirs (primary) B/W drawing of a suitcase to color, and wide lines for writing.
Color and Write Prompt: Surfing (elem) A picture to color and space to write a very short story with theme words from a word bank.
Color and Write Prompt: Rowboat (elem) A picture to color and space to write a very short story with theme words from a word bank.
Color and Write Prompt: Lighthouse (elem) A picture to color and space to write a very short story with theme words from a word bank.
Color by Number Addition: Sunflower (preschool/primary) Add the sums (up to 8) and use the key to color the picture of a sunflower turned to the sun.
Color by Number Addition: Runners (primary) Add the sums (up to 18) and use the key to color the picture of two runners.
Color by Number Subtraction: Soccer Player (primary/elem) Find the difference (up to 8) and use the key to color the picture of a a young soccer player.
Color by Number Subtraction: Baseball Player (primary/elem) Find the difference (up to 8) and use the key to color the picture of a young baseball player.
Coloring Page: Surfing A picture of a girl surfing to color.
Color and Write: Surfing (primary) A picture of a girl surfing to color and wide lines to write about summer fun!
Coloring Page: Rowboat A picture of two people in a rowboat to color.
Color and Write: Rowboat (primary) A picture of two people in a rowboat to color and space to write about them.
Color and Write: Lighthouse (primary) A picture of a lighthouse to color and space to write about summer and the beach.
Coloring Page: Lighthouse Nice picture of a lighthouse to color.
Booklet: Summer (primary) Summer vocabulary with simple pictures to color.
Chart: Summer Reading (all ages) Use this chart to record your summer reading.
Draw and Write: My Journal (primary) Keep track of things with this simple journal form. (Today is... I...)
Fiction: My Beach Ball (primary) "I like to play with my beach ball." Easy one-page reading comprehension.
Journal: Camp (elem/upper elem) Print and fasten together
Journal: What Happened Today (primary) Suggestions for making and keeping a journal for various primary levels. A cover page and blank entry pages are provided.
Log: Summer Reading (elementary) This form enables students to track titles and authors of what they read. Narrower lines and a cute graphic of children reading under a tree.
Log: Summer Reading (elementary) b/w This form enables students to track titles and authors of what they read. Narrower lines and a cute black & white graphic of children reading under a tree.
Log: Summer Reading (primary) b/w This form enables students to track titles and authors of what they read. Wide lines and a cute black & white graphic of children reading under a tree.
Memory Game: Summer Fun summer pictures and words make these flashcards useful for summer activities.
Spelling: Summer Theme (elem/upper elem) From "baseball" to "watermelon",fun word and spelling related activities including word search, crossword and more, all with a summer theme.
Spelling: Summer theme (primary/elem) Fun word and spelling related activities including word search, crossword and more, all with a summer theme.
Summer Reading Log (primary) This form enables students to track titles and authors of what they read. Wide lines and a cute graphic of children reading under a tree.
Word Search: The Beach From "beach" to "swim".
Word Unscramble: Beach (easy) Unscrambling these beach-themed words will help everyone get in the mood for summer! From "sand" to "shells".
Writing Paper: Summer Journal (elementary) Print out pages, and bind this journal for summer writing. Wide lines.
Writing Prompt: Camping (elementary) A page of writing prompts about camping in the summer.
Writing Prompt: My Vacation (elem/upper elem) Writing form with prompts to write about your summer vacation.
Acrostic Form: Summer  
Activity: Beach Pages (elementary) Whether or not you're actually at the beach, these fun activity pages are sure to get youngsters in a beach-y mood! Includes word search, word unscramble, writing prompt, and much more.
Cloze: Summer (elementary) A cloze activity to increase summer-themed vocabulary.
Color and Write: Summer Camp Booklet (elem/upepr elem) Fun pictures to color with space to write a short story.
Comprehension: Summer Solstice (elem) This reading comprehension explains the whys and whens of the summer solstice. This lesson is appropriate for both hemispheres.
Crossword: Summer (easy) 3 ACROSS: When this shines, it is nice and warm outside.
Fiction: Fun at the Lake (elementary) "My family goes to the lake every summer in July." A realistic fiction reading comprehension.
Fiction: On a Summer Day (primary) "We like to ride our bikes in the neighborhood." Short reading comprehension.
Glyph: Summer  
Maze: Summer 1 (easier) Help the girl find her pail and shovel.
Maze: Summer 2 (easy) Help the boy get the lemonade.
Maze: Summer 3 (hard) Help the girl find the sunglasses
Maze: Summer 4 (harder) Help the boy find the baseball mitt.
Project: The Ideal Summer Vacation (upper elem/middle school) Pitching an ideal summer is more than just pitching a tent... this unit takes students through a step-by-step planning and "pitch" of an ideal summer vacation, including needs assessment, time management, cost analysis, writing a persuasive letter, and more.
Venn Diagram: School and Summer Vacation (easy) Use this Venn diagram to compare school and summer vacation.
Venn Diagram: Summer and Winter Use this Venn diagram to compare summer and winter.
Craft: Decorative Flip Flops (primary) Decorate flip flops for spring and summer fun. This craft can be adapted to student ability and creativity for a quick and easy project or a complicated art.
Desk Tag: Have a Groovy Day! (color) With the words "Have a Groovy Day!", a series of colorful flowers, and a primary-lined space to write a name.
Coloring Page: Sunflower Color this picture of a sunflower or trace and cut out to make a great shapebook.
Shapebook: S is for Sunflower (primary/elem) Shapebook with writing activities including prompts and a word search.
Shapebook: Summer Words (food) Trace and cut out. This shapebook features a variety of summer foods, from "berries" to "watermelon". Makes a great bulletin board decoration.
Shapebook: Sunflower (Elementary) Trace and cut out this lined, sunflower-shaped pattern to make a great shapebook, or use for notes, writing paper, etc.
Writing Prompt: Sunflower (elementary) Sunflower shape with the prompt "Sunflowers are..." and wide lines for writing. Can also trace and cut out for a shapebook.
Writing Prompt: Sunflower simile (elementary) Have your students fill out the simile, and decorate a bulletin board with their writing, or trace and cut out the sunflower-shaped pattern for a shapebook.
Color and Write: Months - June (primary/elem) A picture of a pond and wide lines to write a story or poem about the month of June.
Color and Write: Months - July (primary/elem) A picture of a watermelon and fireworks and wide lines to write a story or poem about the month of July.
Color and Write: Months - August (primary/elem) A picture of a sunflowers and wide lines to write a story or poem about the month of August.
Shapebook: Summer Words (full set) [member-created with abctools] 54 pages of our summer theme vocabulary words: summer foods, summer activities, summer fun, and other summer words, all in a sun-shaped pattern.
Color by Number: Summer Fun (primary) Solve the simple addition problems to find out what colors to use in the picture.
Worksheet: Jenny's Garden (elem/upper elem) "Here is a table of what Jenny planted in the new flower garden. Read the table and answer the questions."
Story Sequence: A Day at the Beach (primary/elem) Cut out the pictures and put them in order next to the sentences. Then write a story that uses the sentences as the foundation. Good early reader work.
Story Sequence: A Day at the Beach (elem/upper elem) Read the story, then number the events as they occur in the story. Write the story again in your own handwriting and draw a picture to go with the text.
Story Sequence: A Day at the Beach (upper elem/middle) Read the events, put them in order (explaining the reasoning for the order), then write them into a story with creative embellishments. This lesson is adaptable to a variety of levels.
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