Enrichment Resources

Dear Families,

As summer begins, we hope you and your children enjoy lots of great reading experiences—whether reading together, reading on their own, or listening to audiobooks. One of the best ways to inspire a love of learning is through joyful and consistent reading.

We encourage each student to read at least five books of their choice this summer. Using the optional book log can help track their reading and build a sense of accomplishment. Located below are lists for each ‘rising grade level’ with pictures of recommended series, chapter, and picture books. 

When helping your child choose books, consider their interests, background knowledge, and the type of book, not just how easy or hard it seems. A helpful tip is to listen as they read a few pages aloud—if they struggle with several words, it may be better to read the book together or try a different one.

If your child is drawn to more challenging books, reading alongside them or using audiobooks can be a great way to support their interest. Keep in mind that books with older main characters might include topics that are harder for younger children to relate to.

For ideas and book suggestions, click the second link below for grade level suggestions. 

Happy Reading!

Questions?  Contact Jack Devlin, Upper Division Director, Laura Krentel, 3rd - 6th Grade Reading Specialist, or LeeAnn Foreman,  Lower Division Reading Specialist.

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Games are a powerful and FUN way to foster and develop flexible numeracy strategies, fluency, logical thinking and reasoning. All recommended games can be purchased on Amazon or similar sites, or played with decks of cards or dice.

Grades K-1

• Board games/dice games: Monopoly, Candyland, Sequence for Kids
• Card games: Uno, Crazy Eights, Go Fish Make 10 (or 15, 20 etc… with 2 or more cards), Tiny Polka Dot 
  Click here for more great ideas
• Logic/reasoning games/activities: Race to the Treasure, The Fuzzies, Don’t Break the Ice, Trouble, Qwirkle

Grades 2-3

• Card games: Adsumudi
  Click here for more ideas 
  Ronit Bird Card Games (She is a specialist who works on dyscalculia and neurodivergent math learners.) 
• Logic/reasoning games/activities: Planet, The Magic Labyrinth, Karuba, Chess, Go (a Japanese game), Azul

Grades 4-5

• Card games: Numeroso 
  Click here for more ideas
• Logic/reasoning games/activities: Boop, My First Stone Age, Planet, The Magic Labyrinth, Chess, Go (a Japanese game)

Grades K-1

• My First Logic Workbook for Gritty Kids: Spatial Reasoning, Math Puzzles, Logic Problems, Focus Activities (For ages 4-6)
• Logic Puzzles for Clever Kids by Molly Lynch (ages 4 and up)

Grades 2-3 

• Logic Workbook for Gritty Kids: Spatial reasoning, math puzzles, word games, logic problems, activities, two-player games. (For ages 6-10)

• Do the Math!: Challenging, Fun Math Puzzles for Kids by Stephen and Jessica Clontz (For ages 8-12)

• Math Riddles for Young Thinkers (Kids Ages 6-8 | 9-12): Over 200 Fun and Challenging Riddles & Brain Teasers to Enhance Math Skills and Smart Thinking

Grades 4-5

• Another Logic Workbook for Gritty Kids: Spatial Reasoning, Math Puzzles, Word Games, Logic Problems, Focus Activities, Two-Player Games. (For ages 8-12)

• Do the Math!: Challenging, Fun Math Puzzles for Kids by Stephen and Jessica Clontz (For ages 8-12)

• Math Riddles for Young Thinkers (Kids Ages 6-8 | 9-12): Over 200 Fun and Challenging Riddles & Brain Teasers to Enhance Math Skills and Smart Thinking

(can all be purchased inexpensively on Amazon)

Dreambox: Completing 5+ lessons per week will be a great way to maintain and grow numeracy skills over the summer. Independent research by Harvard University shows positive impacts on math achievement!

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Fluency Practice Here: Fun simple way to practice addition, subtraction, multiplication and/or division facts. It only allows you to do a few each day and has built in visual models.