Explore fun and meaningful summer activities in English Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies. All fourth grade students will bring home their iPads for easy access to digital learning tools.
Why Summer Learning Matters: Research shows that consistent engagement with learning during summer months helps maintain academic momentum. Students who continue educational activities over the break return to school better prepared and confident. Our Summer Learning Liftoff program is designed to support your child’s ongoing growth with engaging and enjoyable activities that reinforce key skills.
For more grade levels, visit the Summer Learning Liftoff page.
Need iPad help? See Family Resources for iPad Support.
Early Summer
At the start of summer, encourage your exiting fourth grader to stay engaged with a variety of playful and interactive activities. Early Summer resources provide opportunities to review what they’ve learned, explore new interests, and build confidence—all while having fun and making the most of the beginning of break.
English Language Arts
4th Grade ELA Review Choice Board
- Explore a variety of fun reading and writing activities to keep your child learning over the summer.
- Choose any activity from the board to complete —do them in any order!
- Some activities include links or codes for online tools. Just click the links and follow the directions.
- If you’d like a printable version, you can print via the Grade 4 Beginning of Summer ELA Choice Board Google Doc.
Choices
Fictional Reading
- Read 1-2 fictional books of your choice and complete the following activities
Comparing Characters
- Choose 2 characters from your book and identify all their similarities and differences.
- Type a paragraph in a Google Doc explaining how the characters are similar as well as different.
Letter Writing
- In a Google Doc, write a letter to a character from your story.
- In your letter, share your opinion about the character’s actions in the story.
- Would you have made the same choices as the character? Why or why not?
Nonfiction Reading
- Choose a magazine and read up on a topic that interests you and complete the following activities
Identifying Main Idea and Key Details
- Choose an article from one of the following magazines: 5th Grade Magazines: Sports Illustrated for Kids, Smore, Time for Kids
- Use a Thinking Map to record the main ideas and supporting key details of the article you read.
Visual Glossary
- Find 5-7 important words from your nonfiction reading.
- Using the Book Creator app in Self Service, create a visual glossary by writing the word, writing its meaning, and drawing a picture of what it is.
Writing
- Using the fiction and nonfiction texts you read, complete the following writing tasks
Create an Infographic
- Using the draw tool on Nearpod and complete the activities:
- Using as many text features as you can, create an infographic on a topic from your Nonfiction reading using the Canva app from Self Service.
What is a Text Feature
Definition & Example of an Infographic
- Using as many text features as you can, create an infographic on a topic from your Nonfiction reading using the Canva app from Self Service.
Write a Story with the Same Characters
- Choose a character or multiple characters from your book to focus on.
- Plan a completely new story using the same characters and what you know about them using a Flow Map.
- Then, write your story in a Google Doc.
Morpheme Meanings and Matching
- Using the fill in the blank activity on Nearpod, complete the activity.
- Click Here to Join the Nearpod
4th Graders Use Code: NAQYR to sign in
- Click Here to Join the Nearpod
Social Studies
4th Grade Geography Summer Review Choice Board
- Explore a variety of fun social study activities to keep your child learning over the summer.
- Tic-tac-toe, you pick three in a row! See how many your child can complete over the summer
- Some activities include links or codes for online tools. Just click the links and follow the directions.
- If you’d like a printable version, you can print via the Grade 4 Choice Board Geography Summer Review Google Doc.
Choices
Virtual Field Trip
- Let’s visit Mesa Verde in Southwest Colorado! Explore Mesa Verde through 360 video, video clips, and images.
- Then create an informational poster about the area.
- Join Nearpod with code: 6L7HE
Map My Products
- Take an inventory of your kitchen cupboards and note where each product was made.
- Use a blank outline map of the world to mark the country in which each product originated.
- Do most of the products come from the same region? If so, why do you think that is true? Which products came from farthest away?
Picture Collage
- Where in the world do you want to go? Go to Pics4Learning website and choose a country you would like to explore.
- Print off the pictures or put them in a Google Doc as a collage. Add words or phrases to describe the place.
Watch a Film
Free Choice
- Come up with your own activity to explore the world
Google Arts and Culture
- Explore 6 wonders of Italy.
- Choose one of the wonders and do some further research. Why might it be called one of the “wonders” of Italy?
- Tell someone in your house about this “wonder” and why you think it is interesting.
Virtual Field Trip
- Let’s visit schools around the world! What do they look like? Can you imagine being a student in these schools?
- Click on this link, which will take you to Google Earth.
- What do you notice about these schools? How are they similar and how are they different?
- Write an essay comparing and contrasting these schools. Use evidence from the text and photographs.
Informational Brochure
Food Investigation
- Get the recipe of your favorite family food and find out what herbs and spices it contains.
- On a map, find the countries that produce those herbs and spices. Do some investigating to find out more about these countries.
- What kind of climates do these places have? Could you grow the same spices where you live? Why or why not?
Late Summer
As summer comes to a close, help your rising fifth grader get ready for the year ahead with resources designed to reinforce important skills and spark excitement for new learning. Late Summer activities support a smooth transition back to school, so your child can start the new year feeling prepared and enthusiastic.
English Language Arts
4th Grade Choice Board: Preparing for 5th Grade
- Help prepare your fourth grader for the year ahead with a variety of fun reading and writing activities to help them get ready for the upcoming school year.
- Choose any activity from the board to complete —do them in any order!
- Some activities include links or codes for online tools. Just click the links and follow the directions.
- If you’d like a printable version, you can print via the Grade 4 End of Summer ELA Choice Board Google Doc.
Choices
Fictional Reading
- Read 1-2 fictional books of your choice and complete the following activities
Character Interview
- In a Google Doc, come up with five creative questions you could ask the main character.
- Then, answer the questions the way you think the character would answer them.
New Title, Chapter Names, and Cover
- Based on what you know about the story, come up with an alternative title for your book as well as renaming all the chapters based on what they were about.
- Then, using the Book Creator app or the Canva app in Self Service,
- Then, draw a new front cover that supports the new title.
Nonfiction Reading
- Choose a topic and read up on a topic that interests you and complete the following activities
Draw a Diagram
Create a Poster
- Using the information you learned about your topic, create a poster informing about the topic you read about. Make sure to include at least five important details.
- Create your poster via paper or using the Canva app in Self Service.
Writing
- Using the fiction and nonfiction texts you read, complete the following writing tasks
Explain Why
- Using Google Docs, write an opinion piece on the prompt for your grade level:
- 4th Grade: Is erosion important to our world? Why or why not?
Write an Epilogue
- Using the Draw tool on Nearpod, complete the marking activities:
- 3An epilogue is an update on the story and characters later in the future.
In a Google Doc, choose a book you read and use what you know about the characters and the plot to write an epilogue for your book.
If there is already an epilogue, create one for further in the future.
- 3An epilogue is an update on the story and characters later in the future.
Fill in the Correct Word
- Click Here to Join the Nearpod
- 4th Graders Use Code: KFPS7 to sign in
Social Studies
4th Grade Choice Board: Preparing for 5th Grade
- Help prepare your fourth grader for the year ahead with a variety of fun social study activities to help them get ready for the upcoming school year.
- Choose any activity from the board to complete —do them in any order!
- Some activities include links or codes for online tools. Just click the links and follow the directions.
- If you’d like a printable version, you can print via the Grade 4 Choice Board: Preparing for 5th Grade Google Doc
Choices
Read an Article
- Read about Colorado in this article from the Colorado Encyclopedia.
- Choose to read about either history, economy, or culture.
- After you read, create a brochure about that topic that a visitor to the state would read to be better informed. Include pictures in the brochure.
Immersive Experience Via Google Earth
- Go to Wonderopolis and learn about the Continental Divide. You can have it read to you, test your knowledge, and watch a short video on hiking the Continental Divide.
- Share what you have learned with a family member.
Virtual Field Trip
- Look at this photograph of a family from Meeker, Colorado, taken in 1902. What does it make you wonder about?
- Write down questions you have about this photo or the topic. Where might you find answers to your questions?
- See if you can find some answers to your questions using the Internet or resources at your school.
Watch the video
- Watch this video about one region in Colorado: the San Luis Valley. As you watch the video, think about how this region is the same and different from the region where you live.
- Create a Double Bubble comparing the region you live in with the San Luis Valley region. What are some similarities and differences?
Analyze the Map
- Check out this map of Colorado! Can you find where you live? What city is it? Now see if you can figure out which region you live in (they are different colors on the map).
- Describe where in Colorado the region you live in is located and what it is like there. Write a paragraph about your region. Include where it is located in Colorado, what regions it is next to, and details about the region that a visitor might be interested in.
Inquiry Project
- What do you wonder about our state of Colorado? What do you find interesting and want to learn more about? Write down some questions you have.
- Check out this website from National Geographic. Looking at the information, can you try to answer the questions you have about Colorado? If you can’t answer all your questions, where might you look to find more answers?
PebbleGo Next
- Read this article about tipis in Colorado.
- After you finish reading the article, create a brochure about the tipi and include pictures or images to describe the shelter and why they were used in Colorado.
Compare and Contrast Photos
- Go to History Colorado’s interactive exhibit on the Ute. You can click on anything that lights up or moves and learn more about the Utes.
- Make a list of the most interesting 10 things you learned about the Ute.
Analyze the Map – What places names tell you about the people?
- Watch this video about the first inhabitants of Colorado, the Ute.
- As you watch the video, jot down questions you have and want to learn more about.
- Where can you find answers to your questions? Write a summary of what you learned from this video.