United StatesSummer Learning Guides for Grades K-6: Get Ready for Back-to-School
 Make sure that your incoming students are prepared for the new school year with these packets of fun activities and skill-builders. Each activity has been selected to draw on prior knowledge and is a sneak peek of what they will learn in the next grade. Each packet includes summer reading suggestions, tips for cold and flu prevention, worksheets for improving grade-appropriate math and spelling skills, critical thinking activities for each subject, and other activities to enjoy and learn from over the summer. |
Print off this guide of fun and educational activities that will help prepare your students over the summer for the kindergarten school year. Included is a list of books that will make great summer reads, reading and language arts activities, math skill-builders, general classroom advice including tips for avoiding the spread of germs, science worksheets, and more! Print off this guide of fun and educational activities that will help prepare your students over the summer for the first-grade school year. Included you'll find book suggestions for improving reading skills, grammar worksheets, lessons for community involvement, counting and measurement activities, and more! This printable guide of fun and educational activities will help prepare your students over the summer for the second-grade school year. There are suggestions for books to enjoy over the summer, reading and language arts skill-builders, arithmetic and money-counting worksheets, and general classroom advice such as an elementary supply list. | This printable guide of fun and educational activities will prepare your students during the summer for the third-grade school year. The packet includes a list of suggestions for summer reading, worksheets for building math skills, geography and history lessons, art-based science activities, and more! Print this guide of fun and educational activities to help prepare your students during the summer for the fourth-grade school year. Included in the packet are suggestions for summer reading, practice alphabetizing, journal topics, a worksheet for building a family tree, technology skill-building lessons, and more! Print this guide of fun and educational activities to help prepare students during the summer for the fifth-grade school year. The packet includes practice with analogies, suggestions for summer reading, a "test" for becoming an American citizen, lessons on the U.S. Constitution, a worksheet comparing fractions, decimals, and percents, and more! Prepare students for the sixth-grade school year with this guide of fun and educational activities for summer learning. Included in this packet is a list of suggestions for books to read over the summer, geography skill-builders, genetics worksheets, measurement activities, creative writing lessons, and more! |
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November Calendar of Events
Use our Educators' Calendar to find activities and printables for every day in November, including Geography Awareness Week (Nov. 15–21) and Thanksgiving (Nov. 26). Plus celebrate American Indian Heritage Month and Aviation History Month all November long!
Continuity of Learning
Is the flu causing you or your students to miss class? Pearson introduces www.PearsonContinuity.com to help keep the doors of learning open. This new website offers print and online resources for students, parents, and teachers to continue education if the H1N1 virus or another crisis keeps children from attending school.
Teaching The Diary of Anne Frank
PBS MASTERPIECE is airing a new film in the spring based on The Diary of Anne Frank, and, in conjunction with Facing History and Ourselves, the MASTERPIECE team will be creating resources to help educators introduce this timeless story to students. You're invited to share your ideas about what activities and tools you'd like to use in your classroom at the PBS Teachers blog!
Bulletin Boards
Improve effectiveness and enjoyment of lessons with our bulletin board ideas and examples. They'll make your classroom visually appealing and stimulating for your students.
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