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What’s the most important thing you would like to do this summer?
Go for a walk. Write about the walk you went on and the things you saw or did.
What is your favorite thing to do when you play outdoors in the summer?
What is your favorite thing to do when you play inside in the summer?
If you could go on a summer vacation anywhere in the world, where would you go and why?
Make a list of summer groceries for someone to buy you at the store.
Tell about an animal you would like to have for a pet this summer.
What would you do if there was a dragon stuck under your bed?
What is the funniest thing that you have ever seen?
What is something you would like to learn more about?
What kind of pet do you think a teacher should get for his/her classroom?
What is the best movie you have ever seen?
Write a poem about what you think next school year will be like.
What is something you love about yourself and why?
If you could change anything about yourself, what would it be and why?
Make a list of the things you are most thankful for in your life.
What is your favorite thing about summer vacation?
What is your least favorite thing about summer vacation?
You just won $1,000,000. What are you going to do first?
Tell about a time when you were kind to someone.
What is your favorite summer treat?
Have a family member write something about you in your journal today.
In my next grade (fourth, fifth, sixth grade…), I want to learn about…
Make a list of things you like to do when you can’t watch television or play video games.
How would school vacations be different if they took place during the winter instead?
Write a letter or email to someone about why you appreciate him or her.
Write about your perfect summer day.
What is your favorite family summer tradition?
Write about your favorite summer memory.
Choose 5 words to describe your summer. Why does each word fit your experience?
What is the best way to celebrate the end of summer?
How did you spend the Fourth of July?
What did you do on your first day of summer?
Which summer month is best and why?
Do you ever get bored during the summer? If so, what do you do to fix it?
Social Studies: Watch a show on the History Channel or PBS, and have a discussion with a someone about the following:
What do you know about this historical event?
How did it change the world we live in?
Learn about a current event in a newspaper, magazine, or website approved by someone at home. Be a reporter and respond to the following questions about the event:
Who?
What?
Where?
When?
Why?
How?
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