Homeschool Summer PowerPoint Presentations

Enhance student language skills with 14 Summer Word of the Day digital vocabulary activities. Boost student. reading, speaking, and writing abilities. The engaging mini-lessons will grow vocabulary and improve communication .

The POWERPOINT is ideal for upper elementary and middle school, ELL and ESL classrooms.

The predictable and repetitive format of this SUMMER VOCAB lesson is perfect to set students up for success. The class will know what to expect each day and in what order, which makes classroom procedures run much more efficiently.

These vocabulary words are commonly found in student reading materials. The fresh Summer Vocab will empower your students and build confidence in speaking, writing, and develop a deeper understanding of the English language.

Each page features:

• Vibrant Vocab slides (look at above thumbnail for vocabulary words )

-bold photos appear without word for inference making

-vocab word 'slides in' so photo can be first WITHOUT the word

-part of speech

-concise definition

• Use the vocabulary word in a sentence slide

• **Quizlet practice link-**practice independently or as a whole class before the assessment

• **Grammar and Connotation Sort-**display the sort and have students put the vocabulary words into the correct category

PDF FILE. Plus, each ZIP file comes with a PDF folder containing 8 printable worksheets to be used with the lesson! These printables include Connotation and Grammar sort, Word Study, and Vocabulary Quiz with optional word bank and answer key.

What skills do Word of the Day Activities cover?

*Greater understanding of the English language

*Word meaning

*Correct word usage

*Parts of speech

*Spelling

*Connotation

*Proper pronunciation

*Critical thinking skills

Endless uses in the classroom:

*Group discussions

*Guide a study group

*Prompt a writing piece

*Word Wall

*Printables for interactive notebook

*Word of the Day

Enjoy!

KIWIOUS ABOUT VOCAB

Students roll the dice to unravel a magical and exciting tapestry of settings, protagonists, antagonists, conflicts, and summer elements, igniting creativity and narrative fluency! Perfect for narrative writing units, centers, daily writing, public speaking practice, Fun Friday, and more!

✨Roll a Story Bundle✨

✨ELA End of Year Activities Bundle✨

What's Included

• A PowerPoint with 5 unique boards
• 1 editable Roll a Story Board
• A QR Code on each board that leads to digital dice (so no dice needed, just devices!)
• Vocabulary page
• Writing page

Story Elements

• Setting (examples: a futuristic resort on the moon, summer camp for aspiring mad scientists, tropical rainforest with talking animals)

• Protagonists (examples: a swim instructor with fear of water, an ice cream flavor inventor, a ship captain who always falls asleep)

• Conflict (examples: is challenged by, is embarrassed by, is threatened by)

• Antagonists (examples: a referee who referees everything, an influencer trying to get followers, a body builder obsessed with their looks)

• Summer Elements (examples: a talking seagull, a message in a bottle, sunglasses that show you the future)

Easter Roll a Story

Solar Eclipse Roll a Story

Spring Roll a Story

ELA Resources

Writing Resources

*AVID Nerds resources are available for use in virtual systems like Outschool without the need to purchase extra licenses