PCSD English Language Arts
Summer Learning Opportunities
What are some fun literacy activities we can do as a family?
Is there a website that my student can practice their literacy skills?
Freckle is a great resource to use at home!
Do you want to hear books read aloud?
Storyline Online
The SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s award-winning children’s literacy website, Storyline Online, streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations. Readers include Viola Davis, Chris Pine, Lily Tomlin, Kevin Costner, Annette Bening, James Earl Jones, Betty White and dozens more.
Storyline Online receives over 100 million views annually from children all over the world.
Reading aloud to children has been shown to improve reading, writing and communication skills, logical thinking and concentration, and general academic aptitude, as well as inspire a lifelong love of reading.
What are some projects that will keep students reading, thinking, and growing?
Cooking to Boost Literacy Skills
Encourage Writing
Write post cards and letters to friends and family you haven't seen in a while.
Go on a nature hikes and keep journals about interesting things you see and turn them into poems later! Find more great ideas like these to sharpen writers' skills at the website below.