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TM
Essentials Backpacks
See pages 50-54
Post Office Box 820 Vero Beach, FL 32961
Prevent Summer Learning Loss with
Summer Bridge Essentials Backpacks
Includes:
• Award-Winning Summer Bridge ActivitiesTM workbook
• 2 popular non-fiction books paired to 2 fiction books
• One set of flashcards
• Parent Support
– Includes monthly
calendar and reading log
Available for:
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Section 1 Calendar
At the beginning of each week, think about the goal you set for the month. Determine the action steps you can take to reach your goal. Don’t forget to log your reading in the Summer Reading Log!
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Complete Day 1 workbook pages.
Complete Day 2 workbook pages.
Complete Day 3 workbook pages.
Complete Day 4 workbook pages.
Complete Day 5 workbook pages.
Choose one of your fiction paired books. Complete the Preview, Skim & Scan, and Read & Retell sections in your Paired Text Reading Guide for that title.
Using the fiction book you read yesterday, complete the Discuss and Connect sections in your Paired Text Reading Guide.
Using the fiction
book you have been reading this week, complete the flashcard connection in your Paired Text Reading Guide.
Choose an activity in the Extension Activities section to complete.
Read your book to a family member.
Day 6
Day 7
Day 8
Day 9
Day 10
Complete Day 6 workbook pages.
Complete Day 7 workbook pages.
Complete Day 8 workbook pages.
Complete Day 9 workbook pages.
Complete Day 10 workbook pages.
Read the nonfiction book that was paired with the fiction
book you just read. Complete the Preview, Skim & Scan, and Read & Retell sections in your Paired Text Reading Guide.
Using the book you read yesterday, complete the Discuss and Connect sections in your Paired Text Reading Guide.
Complete the Comparing & Contrasting Your Paired Text in your Paired Text Reading Guide.
Complete a BONUS activity from your workbook.
Choose a game from your flash card box to practice your addition facts.
Day 11
Day 12
Day 13
Day 14
Day 15
Complete Day 11 workbook pages.
Complete Day 12 workbook pages.
Complete Day 13 workbook pages.
Complete Day 14 workbook pages.
Complete Day 15 workbook pages.
Read a fiction book from your house or the library.
Use the Fiction Discussion Prompts to talk about the book you read yesterday.
Complete a BONUS activity from your workbook.
Choose an activity in the Extension Activities section to complete.
Choose a game from your flash card box to practice your addition facts.
Day 16
Day 17
Day 18
Day 19
Day 20
Complete Day 16 workbook pages.
Complete Day 17 workbook pages.
Complete Day 18 workbook pages.
Complete Day 19 workbook pages.
Complete Day 20 workbook pages.
Read a book of your choice from your house or the library.
Use the Fiction or Nonfiction Discussion Prompts to talk about the book you read yesterday.
Choose a game from your flash card box to practice your addition facts.
Tell someone what you learned this week from your workbook.
Complete the BONUS section in your workbook.
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Prevent summer learning loss in just 15 minutes a day!
How to use Summer Bridge Essentials backpack materials
Ongoing research has been conducted to study the effects of summer learning loss since
• Have a jourNnaal omr sepi:ral notebook available for your child to extend activities or record their cumulative – students do not thinking while reading
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and topics. Use the Calendar and Summer Bridge Paired Text Reading Guide to help your child deepen their understanding of these concepts and vocabulary for greater understanding of the ideas that surround a topic. Through ongoing discussion of the ideas presented in these pairs, your child will strengthen their abilities to think and discuss in deeper ways. Your child can read these books again and again all summer long!
of teachers say it’s important for students to practice the skills they learned in school during the summer.
of teachers say students appear to forget or lose skills or knowledge learned during the prior school year.
Look through the backpack and familiarize yourself with the contents. Your backpack includes: • Summer Bridge Activities Workbook
• 1 Set of Flash Cards
• 2 Nonfiction Books Paired to 2 Fiction Books
of teachers agree that students will be more successful in the long run if they maintain some form of learning during the summer.
• Three Calendars with Daily Activities
Use the easy to follow monthly calendars to stay on top of learning in a fun and engaging way. Have your child complete as many activities as possible for each calendar day. It’s ok for you to help your child with activities they are struggling with as well as read to them when they can’t read a book on their own. You can make an activity more challenging for your child whenever the suggested activity seems too easy for them. Use the reading log to record and keep track of reading all summer long.
of parents agree that if children maintain some form of learning during the summer, they will be more successful in the long run.
A dedicated learning space at home can help nurture your child’s creativity, enhance their focus and increase motivation levels. Show your child that you value learning at home by creating a space where they can achieve.
9 out of 10 parents agree that if they knew their children were going to experience summer learning loss they would try to prevent it.
• Cut out the flashcards in the back of the workbook and place them in a zip-loc bag or container with the other flash cards provided in the backpack
Research findings report about
By 9th grade, summer learning loss could be blamed for roughly two-thirds of the achievement gap.
Using Your Paired Books
2 months of learning loss per student during the summer, the highest losses occuring in math and spelling.
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of teachers spend 4 weeks or more, at the beginning of the school year, re-teaching or reviewing skills students should have already learned.
Before You Start
of parents plan to continue some form of learning with their children during the summer.
It’s important to be prepared for each day’s activities. Below are some helpful tips to assist you as you get ready to keep your child thinking and learning throughout the summer.
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Creating a Learning Space
• Find a well-lit learning space
• Have supplies like pencils, crayons and extra paper in labeled containers
• Personalize the space by creating a sign with your child’s name and picking up supplies with their
favorite character or color on it
• Hang the calendar that corresponds to your section on the refrigerator and have a marker or pen Summer Reading Lohgandy to check off the completed activities each day
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