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Just because it’s summer break doesn’t mean the learning has to stop! In fact, summer learning is a helpful way to address unfinished learning, reinforce concepts, and prepare students for the next school year’s grade level content.
If you’re a teacher or parent looking for activities to combat potential learning loss over the summer months, look no further! Here’s a list of summer learning activities — with a particular focus on reading, writing, math, science, and social-emotional learning — that you can use with elementary students at summer school or at home.
Summer Learning Activities for Reading
Check out these fun summer reading activities that’ll help students continue to strengthen their reading and comprehension skills.
PreK – Kindergarten
Your students can practice foundational literacy skills by following the activities in this camp-themed resource.
Camp Kindergarten No Prep Literacy Packet by Nicole and Eliceo
1st – 3rd Grade
As your students read this summer, they can answer questions from the cards included in this resource. Questions can be answered either verbally or in writing.
by The Literacy Dive
3rd – 6th Grade
Have your students read a short book or chapter of a book and write their answers to the questions included in this resource.
Reading Response Sheets BUNDLE Graphic Organizers for Any Book Print or Easel by Rachel Lynette
Summer Learning Activities for Math
Check out these engaging summer math activities that’ll help reinforce the math concepts students learned over the previous school year.
PreK – 1st Grade
This resource includes a menu of hands-on math activities your students can complete throughout the summer. It also includes a journal with math challenges that use easy-to-access materials.
Summer Math Pack for Preschool, Pre-K, and Kindergarten by Pocket of Preschool
PreK – 1st Grade
The summer-themed math activities in this packet will help your students review concepts they learned in Kindergarten.
Kindergarten No Prep Summer Math Review Distance Learning Packet by Karly’s Kinders
1st – 2nd Grade
Have your students work through the fun activities included in this resource to review the standards they mastered in 1st grade.
Distance Learning First Grade Math Review by Cara’s Creative Playground
2nd Grade
This resource includes math activities — each with their own fun twist — that review concepts from 2nd grade. Have your students complete these engaging activities throughout the summer.
2nd Grade End of Year Math Review by A Grace Filled Classroom
2nd – 4th Grade
Simply print and use this engaging packet of activities that review math concepts learned in 3rd grade.
Third Grade Summer Math Packet and Math Review by The Blueprint Teacher
4th – 5th Grade
Your students can review 4th grade math standards as they complete the activities in this easy-to-use resource.
Summer Math Packet: 4th Grade | Summer Math, Test Prep, Homework, Assessments by Kim Miller
Summer Learning Activities for Writing
Keep your kids writing throughout the dog days of summer with these writing activities for elementary students.
Kindergarten – 2nd Grade
Your students can practice their writing skills with this journal, which includes 20 summer-themed writing prompts, a writer’s checklist to help students assess their work, and a rubric.
Summer Writing Journal (K-2) NO PREP! by Curriculum Castle
2nd – 5th Grade
In this resource, you’ll find summer-themed writing prompts, graphic organizers, and fun writing paper perfect for students entering 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade.
End of Year May June Summer Writing Prompts 3rd 4th Grade Graphic Organizers by The Little Ladybug Shop
Summer Learning Activities for Science
Keep the learning going this summer with these fun summer science activities and experiments.
PreK – 2nd Grade
This resource includes instructions for 10 hands-on science experiments and a journal for students to record their predictions, observations, conclusions, and questions.
Summer Science by Salandra Grice
1st – 3rd Grade
This resource includes activities that encourage students to discover nature. Students will create a nature walk kit, go on a nature walk, create “nature rainbows,” and make nature bracelets.
Nature Exploration {Outdoor activities celebrating the environment} by Green Grubs
3rd – 5th Grade
In this resource, students can use easy-to-access materials to solve a STEM challenge using the engineering design process.
Quick and Easy STEM Challenges for the Year Bundle by Love Learning STEM
Summer Activities for Social-Emotional Learning
Continue to cultivate your students’ social-emotional development this summer with these activities for elementary and middle school students.
Kindergarten – 2nd Grade
As your students complete the interactive sections of these brochures, they’ll learn more about social-emotional mental health topics, including worry and anxiety, empathy, and more.
Social Emotional Learning Brochures K-2 by The Counseling Teacher Brandy
3rd – 7th Grade
Weave social-emotional learning into your summer learning routine with these daily journaling prompts that will help your students build self-awareness and mindfulness skills. This resource also includes an interactive activity to use with Easel by TpT.
by Root and Sprout Learning
For even more summer learning ideas and activities, browse resources on TPT that will keep your students engaged all summer long!
This blog, originally published in 2021, has been updated for 2024.
