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Gr 3 to 5 | Issue 178 | June 23, 2025

Celebrate Summer Learning

From beach balls to bug hunts, July is chockablock full of playful possibilities. We’ve rounded up our favorite resources to mix sunshine with skill-building. Let the learning adventures begin!

Here are our top resources for a jubilant July:

Celebrate Independence Day with craftivities, word ladders, poems, and mini-books.

Grow curiosity with science, art, and literacy activities about summer’s tiniest creatures.

Make learning fun and engaging with skill-building puzzles perfect for on-the-go learning.

Check out what's new this month!

Independence Day Word Ladder

Students celebrate Independence Day while strengthening vocabulary with a fun and festive word ladder.

More Fourth of July Printables

July at the Ranch

This reading passage builds comprehension skills through a slice-of-life story set on a ranch.

More Reading Comprehension Printables

Soaking Up the Sun (8s Facts): Mystery Picture

Practice multiplication facts for 8s while revealing a hidden summer picture in this mystery math activity.

More Games and Puzzles

Dissolving Seashells: 5-Minute Science

Engage students’ curiosity with a science passage and experiment all about seashells.

More Science Experiments and Projects

Seashore Fun: Coordinate Graphing With Division

Students practice coordinate graphing and division in this beach-themed math activity.

More Math Printables

"Play gives children a chance to practice what they are learning."

— Fred Rogers

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