Summer Farm Life Stories – Reading & Writing Activities (Grades 3–4)

Description

Let your students step into the world of farm life with this heartwarming summer literacy pack.
Summer Days on the Farm offers five original reading passages that follow children helping their families on different types of livestock farms—feeding chickens, milking cows, herding sheep, caring for pigs, and harvesting honey.

Each story focuses on responsibility, teamwork, and appreciation for nature’s rhythms. This resource is perfect for building comprehension, reflection, and creative writing skills during the summer months or as part of a rural life unit.

What you’ll find inside:

• Five high-interest fiction reading passages

• Comprehension questions with line space for student writing

• Personal response writing prompts

• Creative drawing prompts

• Full answer keys for teachers

Why it works:

• Designed for Grade 3–4 readers

• Aligned with Common Core (RL.3.1–4.3, W.3.3–4.8)

• Encourages empathy, observation, and narrative thinking

• Easy to implement in classrooms, tutoring sessions, or home learning

Titles included:

1. The Egg Count Challenge

2. Moo-Morning Milking

3. The Curious Sheep Chase

4. Piglet Picnic Trouble

5. Sweet as Summer Honey

Perfect for:

• Summer reading enrichment

• Rural life and animal-themed units

• Literacy centers or take-home packets

• Teachers looking for ready-to-use, thoughtful reading material