2012-2013 Summer Homework for Students Entering 5th Grade

5^th Grade Summer Homework

2012-2013

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Math:                                                                                 Due: August 27, 2012

1)     Be prepared for a speed test on multiplication/division facts.  Students should be able to complete 100 simple mult/div problems in less than 3 minutes…. Practice. Practice. Practice!

2)   Complete the Simple Solutions book that Mrs. Gerstenberger will give you in the last week of school. 

a.      If the material is too difficult for students to complete on their own, please contact a tutor or a program to aide your child in the understanding of the material. If you need help finding a tutor please contact me, I may be able to assist you in finding a tutor. LennonSJS@me.com 

b.     Students who DO NOT complete the assigned work are at a great disadvantage to start the year.  This will be the first graded assignment of the school year.

c.      *For new students to the school, please purchase the Level 4 Mathematics at http://www.simplesolutions.org and complete the second book of the two.

Language Arts/Reading:                                                 Due: August 27, 2012

Minimum:

A) Read two books from the list on the next page this summer.  Choose one book for a book report.  Choose one idea from “Column A” and one choice from “Column B” from “Ways to Share a Book” for a book report.

Maximum:

B)     Read four books (or more!) from the list on the next page.  Choose two to write about for a book report.  Choose two ideas from “Column A” and two ideas from “Column B” from “Ways to Share a Book” for a book report.

Summer Book List

Author	Title	Author	Title
Patricia C. McKissack	A Picture of Freedom	Karen Hesse	Out of the Dust
Ursula K. Leguin	A Wizard of Earthsea	Patrica Reilly Giff	Pictures of Hollis Woods
Madeleine L Engle	A Wrinkle in Time	Sterling North	Rascal
Laurie Halse	Anderson’s Chains	Brian Jacques	Redwall (any of the series)
L. M. Montgomery	Anne of Green Gables series	Lynne Reid Banks	Return of the Indian
Kate DiCamillo	Because of Winn Dixie	Edward Irving Wortis	Secret School
Armstrong Sperry	Call It Courage	Phyllis Reynolds Naylor	Shiloh series
Jack London	Call of the Wild or White Fang	Marie McSwigan	Snow Treasure
Karen Cushman	Catherine Called Birdy	William Howard Armstrong	Sounder
Neil Gaiman	Coraline	Jerry Spinelli	Stargirl
Elvira Woodruff	Dear Austin	John Reynolds Gardiner	Stone Fox
Gary Korman	Dive series	Betsy Byars	Summer of the Swans
Korman	Everest series	Kate DiCamillo	Tale of Despereaux
E. L. Konigsburg	From the Mixed up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankewiler	Edward Bloor	Tangerine
Walt Morey	Gentle Ben	Barbara Robinson	The Best School Year Ever
Leguin	Gifts series	Louise Erdrich	The Birchbark House
Gary Paulsen	Hatchet	Tamora Pierce	The Circle of Magic Series
Robert McCloskey	Homer Price	Lois Lowry	The Giver
Carl Hiassen	Hoot	Katherine Paterson	The Great Gilly Hopkins
Thomas Rockwell	How to Eat Fried Worms	C. S. Lewis	The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe
Cornelia Funke	Inkheart Trilogy	Nancy Farmer	The Sea of Trolls
Esther Forbes	Johnny Tremain	Charles Portis	True Grit
Jean Craighead George	Julie of the Wolves	Robert Kimmel Smith	War with Grandpa
Louisa May Alcott	Little Women	Wilson Rawls	Where the Red Fern Grows
		Sharon Creech	Love that Dog and Hate that Cat

Many Ways to Share a Book

Column A	Column B
1A. Make a new book jacket, designing the cover art and the blurb or synopsis on the back.	1B. Make a poster for the book, including why you would recommend that someone read the book.
2A. Prepare a one-page newspaper about the book. Include the 5 W’s: who the main characters are, what happened, where the story takes place, when the story takes place and why you did or did not enjoy the book.	2B. Write a poem about the book.
3A. Write a letter to the author, telling her how much you enjoyed the book and why.	3B. Create a postcard with an important event on the front and write a letter to a friend explaining what the book was about and whether or not they should read it.
4A. Write a script for a radio or TV broadcast of an important part in the story.	4B. Make an eight section comic strip telling the story.
5A. Keep a diary for a character in the book.	5B. Make a map of where the story takes place. Make a map key that shows where important parts of the story happened.
6A. Write about why or why it would not make a great movie.	6B. Make a crossword puzzle or word search using characters names, the title, setting, and other important words from the book.
7A. Describe a scene from the book as if you were a TV reporter.	7B. Create a scroll or hand-rolled movie to illustrate the book.
8A. Rewrite one of the important moments in a storybook for a younger child.	8B. Make a shoebox diorama of an important event in the book.
9A. Choose a character in the book you would like (or not like) to have as a friend. Explain why.	9B. Write a glossary (dictionary) of words from the story. Include definitions and some illustrations.
10A. Write an interview between the two main characters.	10B. Put an important item from the book into a shoebox. Write up clues so your class can guess what the item is. Then explain why the item is important to the story.
11A. Pick a book you think the main character would enjoy reading. Explain why you think they would like to read it.	11B. Make a time line of events in the story.
12A. Make a list of facts you learned from the book.	12B. Plan a restaurant menu with items that you think the characters in the story would eat.
13A. Determine and explain the most exciting part of the book. Be sure to give at least three reasons why.	13B. Create paper dolls of the two main characters.
14A. Which character in the book would you choose for a friend? Why?	14B. Use the setting of the book to create a greeting card. Write to the main character in the card and tell them how you feel about them.
15A. Using information from the book about one of the main characters, rewrite the ending of the book.	15B. Write a song about the book.
16A. In a good paragraph, identify and analyze the main idea of the book.	16B. Write a list of questions you have about the book.
17A. Compare this book with the last book you read.	17B. Make a board game based on the book.
	18B. Choose an interesting character from your book. Think of what his/her dislikes are; then think of a gift you would like to give him/her. Design a greeting card to go along with the gift in which you explain why you gave that gift.
	19B. List the places in the book that are important. Then sketch a map including these places as you imagine they may look. It may be a city map or a country map or any other kind of map.