Summer Trips

What Are We Learning This Week?

Some families spend their summer vacations visiting family and friends.

This Week’s Big Questions

What do you like to do in the summer with your family and friends?

Fun at Home

Tell your child about a trip you took when you were his or her age. Where did you go? What was your favorite part?

Show Me! Our Words of the Week

Say It:
Porch

Explain It:
A porch is a structure or covered space attached to a house; it is used as an entrance to a house and often as a place to relax. In the summer, I like to sit outside on my porch.

Talk About It:
What do you think the people are doing on the porch?

Say It:
Stable

Explain It:
A stable is a building where people keep horses. The floor inside a stable is covered with hay.

Talk About It:
Why do horses need a stable?

Say It:
Pond

Explain It:
A pond is a small body of still water. The ducks like to swim in the pond because the water doesn’t make waves.

Talk About It:
What animals live in a pond?