summer assignments
Staying active in learning over the summer break is beneficial in helping students retain their skills and creates smoother transitions for the coming school year. All grade levels at Providence Classical School have required summer assignments across different subjects.
Assignments by grade
Rising Kindergarten
Required Reading Time: Minimum 10 minutes per day, 4 days each week, June/July/August
Optional Supplemental Reading: Click Here
Rising grade 1
Required Reading Time: Minimum 15 minutes per day, 4 days each week, June/July/August
Required Math Packet: Download (return to teacher on the first day of school)
Optional Supplemental Reading: Click Here
Rising grade 2
Required Reading Time: Minimum 20 minutes per day, 4 days each week, June/July/August
Required Math Packet: Download (return to teacher on the first day of school)
Cursive Writing: Practice to maintain skills.
Optional Supplemental Reading: Click Here
Rising grade 3
Required Reading Time: Minimum 30 minutes per day, 4 days each week, June/July/August
Required Reading Assignment: D’Aulaires Book of Greek Myths (provided by Providence)
Required Math Packet: Download (return to teacher on the first day of school)
Cursive Writing: Practice to maintain skills. If you have not yet learned cursive: New American Cursive Books 1 & 2
Optional Supplemental Reading: Click Here
Rising grade 4
Required Reading Time: Minimum 30 minutes per day, 4 days each week, June/July/August
Required Reading Assignment: Story of the World Volume 1: Ancient Times by Susan Wise Bauer (provided by Providence)
NEW Students Only: D’Aulaires Book of Greek Myths (provided by Providence)
Required Math Packet: Download (return to teacher on the first day of school)
Cursive Writing: Practice to maintain skills. If you have not yet learned cursive: New American Cursive Books 1 & 2
Optional Supplemental Reading: Click Here
Rising grade 5
Required Reading Time: Minimum 45 minutes to 1 hour per day, 4 days each week, June/July/August
Required Reading Assignment: Story of the World Volume 2: The Middle Ages by Susan Wise Bauer (provided by Providence)
NEW Students Only: Story of the World Volume 1 and D’Aulaires Book of Greek Myths (both provided by Providence)
Required Math Packet: Download (return to teacher on the first day of school)
Cursive Writing: Practice to maintain skills. If you have not yet learned cursive: New American Cursive Books 1 & 2
Optional Supplemental Reading: Click Here
Rising grade 6
Required Reading Time: Minimum 45 minutes to 1 hour per day, 4 days each week, June/July/August
Required Reading Assignment: Story of the World Volume 3: Early Modern Times by Susan Wise Bauer (provided by Providence)
NEW Students Only: Story of the World Volume 1 and D’Aulaires Book of Greek Myths (both provided by Providence)
Required IXL Online Math Program: Download (contact office@pcsrh.org for login information)
Optional Supplemental Reading: Click Here
Cursive Writing: If you have not yet learned cursive: Teach Yourself Cursive
Rising grade 7
Required Reading Time: Minimum 45 minutes to 1 hour per day, 4 days each week, June/July/August
Required Reading Assignment:
RETURNING Students Only: Story of the World Volume 4: The Modern Age by Susan Wise Bauer (provided by Providence), and The Call of the Wild by Jack London (please check out from local library)
NEW Students Only: Story of the World Volume 1, D’Aulaires Book of Greek Myths, and The Trojan War by Olivia Coolidge (all provided by Providence)
Required Math: See Below for assignments per course level.
Optional Supplemental Reading: Click Here
Cursive Writing: If you have not yet learned cursive: Teach Yourself Cursive
Typing: Upper School students will be required to type final writing assignments. Teach yourself to type at typing.com.
Rising grade 8
Required Reading Time: Minimum 45 minutes to 1 hour per day, 4 days each week, June/July/August
Required Reading Assignment: The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (please check out from local library), and Beowulf (provided by Providence)
NEW Students Only: Story of the World Volume 1 and D’Aulaires Book of Greek Myths (both provided by Providence)
Required Math: See Below for assignments per course level.
Optional Supplemental Reading: Click Here
Cursive Writing: If you have not yet learned cursive: Teach Yourself Cursive
Typing: Upper School students will be required to type final writing assignments. Teach yourself to type at typing.com.
Rising grade 9
Required Reading Time: Minimum 45 minutes to 1 hour per day, 4 days each week, June/July/August
Required Reading Assignment: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (provided by Providence), and Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe (please check out from local library in Unabridged, Original Version)
NEW Students Only: Story of the World Volume 1 and D’Aulaires Book of Greek Myths (both provided by Providence)
Required Math: See Below for assignments per course level.
Optional Supplemental Reading: Click Here
Cursive Writing: If you have not yet learned cursive: Teach Yourself Cursive
Typing: Upper School students will be required to type final writing assignments. Teach yourself to type at typing.com.
Rising grade 10
Required Reading Time: Minimum 45 minutes to 1 hour per day, 4 days each week, June/July/August
Required Reading Assignment: Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis (please check out from local library), and Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (provided by Providence)
NEW Students Only: Story of the World Volume 1 and D’Aulaires Book of Greek Myths (both provided by Providence)
Required Math: See Below for assignments per course level.
Optional Supplemental Reading: Click Here
Cursive Writing: If you have not yet learned cursive: Teach Yourself Cursive
Rising gradeS 11-12
Required Reading Time: Minimum 45 minutes to 1 hour per day, 4 days each week, June/July/August
Required Reading Assignment: The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald (please check out from local library), and Dante’s Inferno by Dante Alighieri (provided by Providence)
Required Math: See Below for assignments per course level.
Optional Supplemental Reading: Click Here
Cursive Writing: If you have not yet learned cursive: Teach Yourself Cursive
REQUIRED Latin Review
RETURNING STUDENTS ONLY:
Students who have completed 1st Form Latin or Henle Latin: Download Vocabulary Review
Students who have completed 2nd Form Latin, Henle Latin, or higher: Download Vocabulary Review
Additional Notes and Resources
Reading: Students will often resist reading books above their comfort level. It is important to include books in their pleasure reading that are somewhat challenging, books that you may occasionally have to help them push through. The goal is to continuously raise the reading level of your student. Helpful resource: Classical Christian Education Support Loop: 1000 Good Books List (biblicalhomeschooling.org)
Math: Please encourage your student to work as independently as possible and without the use of a calculator. It is beneficial for students to work a little at a time throughout the summer. Mastery of concepts reviewed in the summer math work will also be assessed within the first two weeks of school. The internet is full of helpful sites for both practice and help, including xtramath.org (for basic fact practice), and ixl.com and kahnacademy.org (for help and tutorials on math concepts by grade level).
Cursive: Another option for review is the website K5learning.com. You may download free worksheets to practice letters, words, or sentences. Please note that a few of the capital letters differ from the New American Cursive used by PCS. Please use the letter writing guide here for proper letter formation.