IXLSummerChallenge2026
SubjectedSkillsbyGradeLevel
Entering1stGrade
MathSkills:
Countingto100
Additionandsubtractionwithin 10
Identify2Dand3Dshapes
Comparenumbers(greater/less than)
Measurementusingnonstandard units
Skipcountingby2s,5s,and10s
LanguageArtsSkills:
Identifyuppercaseandlowercase letters
Beginningandendingsounds
Rhymingwords
Sightwords Shortvowelwordfamilies(CVC words)
Simplesentencecomprehension
Entering2ndGrade
MathSkills:
Additionandsubtractionwithin20
Placevalue(tensandones)
Timetothehourandhalf-hour
Graphingsimpledata
Wordproblems
Introductiontocoins
LanguageArtsSkills:
Readandanswerquestions aboutshortpassages
Longvowelpatterns(silente)
Contractionsandcompound words
Subject-verbagreement
Synonymsandantonyms
Capitalizationandpunctuation
MathSkills:
Entering3rdGrade
Additionandsubtractionwithin 100
Basicmultiplicationfacts
Measurement(inches,feet, centimeters)
Bargraphsandpictographs
Timetothenearest5minutes
LanguageArtsSkills: Mainideaandsupportingdetails
Contextclues
Irregularpasttenseverbs
Multiple-meaningwords
Prefixesandsuffixes
Writingcompletesentenceswith correctpunctuation
Entering4thGrade
MathSkills:
Multiplicationanddivisionfacts
Areaandperimeter
Fractionsonanumberline
Multi-stepwordproblems
Placevaluetothethousands
Interpretingdatafromgraphs
LanguageArtsSkills:
Compareandcontrast
Pointofview
Usingevidencetosupport answers
Homophonesandhomographs
Quotationmarksanddialogue
Writingstrongparagraphs
Entering5thGrade
MathSkills:
Multiplying2-digitnumbers
Dividingwithremainders
Equivalentfractions
Comparingdecimals
Interpretinglineplots
Wordproblemsinvolving measurement
LanguageArtsSkills: Summarizingnonfiction
Determiningtheme
Usingcommasandapostrophes correctly
Relativepronounsandadverbs GreekandLatinroots
Organizingideasinwriting
Complete20IXLskillsbythefirstdayofschool,August12th(10Mathand10
LanguageArts-atleast80SmartScoreeach)
EarnacertificateandEnd-of-summerreward: