Thematic Units - Summer Fun

Summer Fun

You will find various Lesson Plans on the top portion of this page.
Further down, you will find Web Sites.
At the bottom of the page, you will find Books that you can order directly from Amazon.com!

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Lesson Plans & Activities

Don't forget to visit our Summer page for more great resources!

Also view our Fun in & With the Sun thematic unit!

Activities for Kids Grades Various
A great calendar of activities for children of all ages!

Craft Ideas for Summer Grades Various
Make great keepsakes.

DLTK's Summer Crafts Grades Various
Great crafts for inside or out.

Enjoying Stress-free Summer Activities Grades Various
Easy, simple & fun.

Ice Cream Thematic Unit Grades Various
A fun collection of fun and educational activities.

KD Craft Exchange Grades Various
Find great crafts shared by teachers like you.

National Ice Cream Month Grades Various
Great ice cream activities ranging from recipes to crafts.

Summer Activities Grades K-6
About.com serve up their favorite ideas.

Summer Home Learning Recipes Grades 4-5
Keep the learning going, while also making it fun.

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Web Sites

Ben & Jerry's Fun Stuff
A great collection of ice cream activities to cool you off.

Hot Dogs Galore
"In honor of National Hot Dog Month, some answers to those dogging questions."

The Story of Independence Day and America's Birthday
A great story of history.

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Books

(All of the books below are Recommended Summer Readings.)

A Single Shard
by Linda Sue Park

A Year Down Yonder
by Richard Peck

Babar's Birthday Surprise
by Laurent De Brunhoff

The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 1)
by Lemony Snicket

Brain Quest : Grade 4
by Chris Welles Feder

Brain Quest America: 850 Questions & Answers Celebrating Our Nation's History, People & Culture
by Brain Quest

Brain Quest for the Car
by Sharon Gold

Captain Underpants Boxed Set (Four Books and a Whoopee Cushion)
by Dav Pilkey

The Chameleon Wore Chartreuse : A Chet Gecko Mystery
by Bruce Hale

The Elevator Family
by Douglas Evans

Giggle, Giggle, Quack
by Doreen Cronin

Green Eggs and Ham
by Dr. Seuss, Theodor Seuss Geisel

Harry Potter Paperback Box Set (Books 1-4)
by J. K. Rowling

Junie B. Jones Boxed Set (Volumes 1-4)
by Barbara Park

Junie B. Jones's Second Boxed Set Ever!: Books 5-8
by Barbara Park

Knocked Out by My Nunga-Nungas: Further, Further Confessions of Georgia Nicolson
by Louise Rennison

Magic Tree House Boxed Set (Volumes 1-4)
by Mary Pope Osborne

Magic Tree House (Set 5-8)
by Mary Pope Osborne

Meet Babar and His Family
by Laurent De Brunhoff

My First Brain Quest
by Chris Welles Feder

One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish
by Dr. Seuss, Theodor Seuss Geisel

Princess in Love (The Princess Diaries, Volume III)
by Meg Cabot

The Sammy Keyes Mysteries (Books 1-4)
by Wendelin Van Draanen