Summer is Near

We only have one and a half weeks of school left! I can hardly believe it. In addition, there are so many out of the ordinary events going on lately that the time is going by extra quickly. I have never sent home optional summer assignments, but I would like to this year. My new partner teacher has done this in the past and says that she typically gives extra points at the beginning of the year as an incentive for students to complete them. I remember seeing mentions of summer reading programs on blogs last summer, so I am going to try to dig around a bit and find some ideas. I would like to also incorporate writing. I would love to hear any feedback you may have on what you have done in the past/plan to do.