Summer Activities for 5^th Grade

Suggested Reading List
Title	Author
Holes, Small Steps, Sideways Arithmetic from Wayside School (or any title by this author)	Louis Sachar
Everything on a Waffle	Polly Horvath
View from Saturday, From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler	E.L. Konigsburg
The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963	Christopher Curtis
A Family Apart	Joan Nixon
Shh! We’re Writing the Consitution	Jean Fritz
Maniac Magee	Jerry Spinelli
Frindle (or other titles by this author)	Andrew Clements
Dear Mr. Henshaw (or any titles by this author)	Beverly Cleary
Counting on Frank	Rod Clement

Reading and Math Websites:

www.tickettoread.com www.freerice.com www.mathfactcafe.com www.aplusmath.com http://internet4classrooms.com/skills_5th_original.htm

www.funbrain.com www.multiplication.com www.aaamath.com

Suggested Games to Play

Monopoly, Connect Four, Chess, Battleship, Risk, Yahtzee, Stratego, Mancala

Things You Need to Know

All 50 states (and their locations on the map)

All 50 state capitals

Multiplication facts to 12x12