IXL Summer Adventures skill plan

IXL Summer Adventures skill plan - 1st grade

Get students exploring new topics this summer with these hand-picked skills, organized around fun daily themes!

Days
Day 1: Coming up next		1. What will happen next? 2. One more with pictures - up to 10 3. Find the next shape in a pattern 4. Complete a pattern
Day 1: Coming up next
1. What will happen next? 2. One more with pictures - up to 10 3. Find the next shape in a pattern 4. Complete a pattern

Day 2: Sort it out		1. Sort short and long vowel words 2. Sort by the number of syllables 3. Classify, sort, and count 4. Then and now: home and school
Day 2: Sort it out
1. Sort short and long vowel words 2. Sort by the number of syllables 3. Classify, sort, and count 4. Then and now: home and school

Day 3: Short and sweet		1. Tall and short 2. Choose the short a word that matches the picture 3. Complete the short i words 4. Complete the word with the right short vowel
Day 3: Short and sweet
1. Tall and short 2. Choose the short a word that matches the picture 3. Complete the short i words 4. Complete the word with the right short vowel

Day 4: Put it together		1. Complete the word with the right initial consonant blend 2. Complete the word with the right final consonant blend 3. Add two numbers - sums up to 10 4. Compose two-dimensional shapes
Day 4: Put it together
1. Complete the word with the right initial consonant blend 2. Complete the word with the right final consonant blend 3. Add two numbers - sums up to 10 4. Compose two-dimensional shapes

Day 5: Money, money, money		1. Coin values - penny through quarter 2. Goods and services Activity: Ask a parent or family member for some coins. How many ways can you make 25 cents? Can you make a dollar?
Day 5: Money, money, money
1. Coin values - penny through quarter 2. Goods and services Activity: Ask a parent or family member for some coins. How many ways can you make 25 cents? Can you make a dollar?

Day 6: The count counts		1. Count to 100 2. Count sides and corners 3. How many syllables does the word have? 4. Does the adjective tell you what kind or how many?
Day 6: The count counts
1. Count to 100 2. Count sides and corners 3. How many syllables does the word have? 4. Does the adjective tell you what kind or how many?

Day 7: Put it together again		1. Complete the sentence with an action verb to match the picture 2. Use conjunctions 3. Addition word problems with pictures - sums up to 10 4. Make a number using addition - sums up to 10
Day 7: Put it together again
1. Complete the sentence with an action verb to match the picture 2. Use conjunctions 3. Addition word problems with pictures - sums up to 10 4. Make a number using addition - sums up to 10

Day 8: Two's company		1. Regular plurals: select the word that matches the picture 2. Form regular plurals with -s and -es 3. Select two-dimensional shapes 4. Skip-count by twos
Day 8: Two's company
1. Regular plurals: select the word that matches the picture 2. Form regular plurals with -s and -es 3. Select two-dimensional shapes 4. Skip-count by twos

Day 9: Rhyme time		1. Which word does not rhyme? 2. Complete the rhyme 3. Read clocks and write times 4. A.M. or P.M.
Day 9: Rhyme time
1. Which word does not rhyme? 2. Complete the rhyme 3. Read clocks and write times 4. A.M. or P.M.

Day 10: Ask questions		1. Who, what, when, where, or why? 2. How do we use light and sound to communicate? Activity: Interview a family member or friend about their favorite trip. Write down the questions you want to ask first. Use who, what, where, when, and why in your questions!
Day 10: Ask questions
1. Who, what, when, where, or why? 2. How do we use light and sound to communicate? Activity: Interview a family member or friend about their favorite trip. Write down the questions you want to ask first. Use who, what, where, when, and why in your questions!

Day 11: Picture it!		1. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character 2. Match animals to their parents 3. Add with pictures - sums up to 10 4. Subtract with pictures - numbers up to 10
Day 11: Picture it!
1. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character 2. Match animals to their parents 3. Add with pictures - sums up to 10 4. Subtract with pictures - numbers up to 10

Day 12: Long and short		1. Build cube trains to measure length 2. Choose the picture that matches the short e word 3. Find the long e word 4. Choose the short i word that matches the picture
Day 12: Long and short
1. Build cube trains to measure length 2. Choose the picture that matches the short e word 3. Find the long e word 4. Choose the short i word that matches the picture

Day 13: Order, please!		1. Put the letters in ABC order 2. Identify the first, second, and last sound in a word 3. Order images in a story 4. Put numbers up to 10 in order
Day 13: Order, please!
1. Put the letters in ABC order 2. Identify the first, second, and last sound in a word 3. Order images in a story 4. Put numbers up to 10 in order

Day 14: Subtraction action		1. Subtract - numbers up to 10 2. Subtraction word problems with pictures - numbers up to 10 3. Find the picture that matches the action verb 4. Find the action verb
Day 14: Subtraction action
1. Subtract - numbers up to 10 2. Subtraction word problems with pictures - numbers up to 10 3. Find the picture that matches the action verb 4. Find the action verb

Day 15: Life in 3D		1. Select three-dimensional shapes 2. Investigate shadows Activity: Find objects in your home that are shaped like a sphere, a cone, a cube, and a rectangular prism. Which shape can you find the most of?
Day 15: Life in 3D
1. Select three-dimensional shapes 2. Investigate shadows Activity: Find objects in your home that are shaped like a sphere, a cone, a cube, and a rectangular prism. Which shape can you find the most of?

Day 16: Compare		1. Compare two numbers - up to 10 2. Compare sides and corners 3. Compare pictures using adjectives 4. Compare cities and rural areas
Day 16: Compare
1. Compare two numbers - up to 10 2. Compare sides and corners 3. Compare pictures using adjectives 4. Compare cities and rural areas

Day 17: Add and contract		1. Addition sentences using number lines - sums up to 20 2. Complete the addition sentence - sums up to 10 3. Match the contractions 4. Form contractions with "not"
Day 17: Add and contract
1. Addition sentences using number lines - sums up to 20 2. Complete the addition sentence - sums up to 10 3. Match the contractions 4. Form contractions with "not"

Day 18: Up, down, and all around		1. Select the best preposition to match the picture 2. Select the best preposition to complete the sentence 3. Above and below 4. Use cardinal directions
Day 18: Up, down, and all around
1. Select the best preposition to match the picture 2. Select the best preposition to complete the sentence 3. Above and below 4. Use cardinal directions

Day 19: Perfect ten		1. Count to fill a ten frame 2. Count tens and ones - up to 30 3. Complete the addition sentence - make 10 4. Add or subtract - numbers up to 10
Day 19: Perfect ten
1. Count to fill a ten frame 2. Count tens and ones - up to 30 3. Complete the addition sentence - make 10 4. Add or subtract - numbers up to 10

Day 20: Story time		1. Read along with fantasy 2. Complete the poem with a word that rhymes Activity: Pick two rhyming words from "Choose the picture that rhymes with the word" and use them to come up with your own little poem!
Day 20: Story time
1. Read along with fantasy 2. Complete the poem with a word that rhymes Activity: Pick two rhyming words from "Choose the picture that rhymes with the word" and use them to come up with your own little poem!