Summer
Enrichment Activities
| Although you can no longer earn tickets for these extra credit projects, these activities are so much fun that they should keep you occupied over the summer break! Click HERE for over 300 creative ideas! |
Check out these summer literacy activities from Read Write Think! Still looking for more? Read below! |
| Imagine changing
places with a famous person. Who would you choose and how would your
life be different? |
| Invent your own
number system. |
| Make a drawing
with no people that shows anger, joy or love. |
| Create a recipe
for peace. |
| Make up nonsense
words and write definitions for them. |
| Design a
fashionable outfit for the year 2075. |
| Invent a new
game using cards and dice. |
| Create a new
superhero with unique powers. |
| Create a remedy
for greed. |
| Create your own
cartoon. |
| Create a
conversation between two lockers. |
| Print your
first, middle and last name. Make a crossword puzzle by adding
words that describe you. |
| Choose a theme
for a party. Plan a party around your theme. Include details like
party invitations, decorations, table settings, entertainment and
prizes. |
| Given a basic
car design; what options would you add to make a super luxury car? |
| List 3
adjectives that describe a friend. Use them to write a paragraph about
this friend. |
| Write another
chapter for a favorite book. |
| You're having a
dinner party and here's your guest list. What will you serve for dinner
that will please each guest? Majestic Monster, Queen, Mother Nature and
Lady Lion. |
| Design a new and
improved lunch box. Think of the shape, material, decoration and
handle. |
| Create a brand
NEW candy bar! Name your candy bar and describe it. |
| Draw a package
or advertisement for you NEW candy bar. |
| Make a new game
that uses a paddle for each player, a nerf ball and 4 wastebaskets. |
| Make a scavenger
hunt around your house or in your yard. |
| Write a song
about your room. |
| Go on a fraction
search through the newspaper. Which sections have the most fractions? |
| Start a
sentence-a-day story in a special notebook. |
| Invent the
Perfect Pencil. Draw and describe the special features of this new
invention. |
| Choose two
opposing word pairs and write a poem that creates a bridge between the
two words. Examples: love - hate preserve - destroy sparkling - dull genuine - imitation |
| Plan a new
recreational park that would attract people from other parts of our
state. Make a brochure to attract these travelers. |
| Assemble a time
capsule that would tell future civilizations what life was like at this
time. |
| Design original traffic signs/symbols that could be used to control the flow of traffic at Village Elementary School. |
Ideas from
Miss Menzella's
Class