Summer Learning 2026
NHPS Summer Learning!
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Here are ways that you can keep learning this summer! Click on the live links below for details!
- Participate in the Connecticut Summer Reading Challenge
- Participate in the Commissioner's Math Challenge
- Check out the Science and Social Studies Challenge on the CSDE Summer Learning Hub
- Play math card games! Click here for some great ideas!
- Complete any activities and materials sent home by your classroom teacher
- Visit the Beekley Library - participate in a program and check out some books
- Try out an audiobook!
- Complete lessons in Dreambox and Lexia - Click here for directions on how to access these apps from home.
- Keep active and enjoy lots of outdoor play!
We would love to see your summer learning adventures! Send a picture to Mrs. Mathes at mathesh@newhtfd.org. All students who return their reading and math challenge forms to Mrs. Mathes during the first week of school will receive a special prize!
** Preschool friends - Have fun with your pattern blocks! **
5 Fun Pattern Block Activities for Preschoolers This Summer
1. Build and Create
Use pattern blocks to make pictures such as flowers, houses, and boats. Encourage your child to talk about the shapes they used.
2. Sort by Shape or Color
Have your child sort the pattern blocks into groups by color or shape. Ask questions like, "Which group has the most?" or "How many triangles do you have?"
3. Make and Extend Patterns
Create simple patterns (red, blue, red, blue) and have your child continue them. As they become more confident, try more complex patterns using different shapes and colors.
4. Trace and Design
Place pattern blocks on paper and trace around them to create pictures and designs. Children can color their creations and name the shapes they used.
5. Count and Compare
Use pattern blocks for counting practice. Ask your child to count how many blocks they used, compare groups (more, less, equal), and identify which shapes appear most often.
** FOR RISING SEVENTH GRADERS - NWR7 SUMMER READING **
- To view Region 7’s Summer Reading - click here