Suggested Summer
Reading Program
The
purpose of the Summer Reading Program is to encourage students to enjoy
quality
literature and to continue developing their independent reading skills.
Student
participation in the program is voluntary.
Students
who choose to participate in the program are required to
complete
a minimum number of readings over the summer.
Below
are some suggested books for summer reading.
Student-selected books are also acceptable.
Children
in grades kindergarten through second are asked to read five books.
Children
in grades third through fifth are asked to read three books.
Students
are asked to bring in a record of their summer reading signed by
a parent, during the
first week of school. Extra credit will
be given for each book read.
Further
information about the books on the list can be found below
Participation in Summer Quest at the local
public library is also acceptable.
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SUGGESTED SUMMER READING LIST FOR THE GRADE LEVEL YOUR CHILD WILL BE ENTERING
IN SEPTEMBER
ENTERING KINDERGARTEN
As a part of
your regular routine of reading with your child, choose one book from each of
the following five categories. (5 books total)
Read the book to
your child. Then go back a 2nd time and discuss the illustrations and the main
idea (what happened.)
Have your child
illustrate their favorite part.
Have your child
dictate a sentence about their picture.
Please make sure
that your child’s name, the title author and their dictation is written on each
illustrated page.
1. Read any ALPHABET BOOK, such as
Chicka, Chicka, Boom Boom Bill Martin
Jr.
It Begins With An A Stephanie Calmeson
Anamalia
Graeme Base
-These books help to introduce the letters of the alphabet as
well as sounds associated with each letter.
2. Read any COUNTING BOOK, such as
Big Fat Hen Keith Baker
Five Little Monkeys
Jumping on the Bed Eileen Christelow
One Crow: A Counting Rhyme Jim Aylesworth
-These books integrate number and counting skills with good
literature.
3. Read any NURSERY RHYME BOOK, such as
Tomie
de Paola’s Mother Goose
The Real Mother Goose
Rhyme books by Paul Galdone
-These books help children learn about rhyming and ending sounds
of words.
4. Read any SERIES BOOK, such as
“Bright and Early
Books for Beginning Readers” (such as Dr. Seuss)
“I Can Read It All By Myself” (such as Go Dog, Go)
Curious George
books H.A. Rey
-These books have lots of repetition and basic sight words to
help your child with kindergarten skills.
5. Read any FAVORITE AUTHOR BOOK, such as
Frank Asch Lois
Ehlert Eric
Carle
Byron Barton Tana
Hoban Leo
Lionni
-These are authors that have a variety of books available with
excellent text and illustrations for the primary level.
The above listed books are simply suggestions. You may choose any one book from each
category.
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ENTERING GRADE ONE
Note Keeping
Strategies:
1. Read one of the book choices below to or
with your child.
2. Discuss story, main ideas and illustrations
with your child.
Evaluation
Strategies:
1. Record title and author of your book.
2. Have your parent sign your record and bring
it to school during the first week of school.
3. If you participate in Summer Quest at the
local public library, you may bring in that documentation for extra credit.
4. Student
will receive an extra S+ for each book completed for a total of 5.
Author Title
Bang, Molly Any title
Brett, Jan Any title
Bridwell, Norman Any title
Galdone, Paul Any title
Henkes, Kevin Any title
Keats, Ezra Jack Any title
Kellogg, Steven Any title
Lobel, Arnold Any title
Marshall, James Any title
Mayer, Mercer Any title
Prelutsky, Jack Any title
Rey. H.A. Any title
Rylant, Cynthia Any title
Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman Any title
Steig, William Any title
Waber, Bernard Any title
Williams, Vera Any title
Wood, Don and Audrey Any title
Eyewitness, Jr. Series Any title
Rookie Biography Series Any title
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ENTERING GRADE TWO
Note Keeping
Strategies:
Assist your child, if needed, with reading five
books from the list below.
Evaluation
Strategies:
Record the title
and author.
Have a parent
sign your record and bring it to school during the first week for extra credit.
If you
participate in Summer Quest at the local public library, you may bring in that
documentation for extra credit also.
Student will receive an extra S+ for each
book completed for a total of five.
***The titles
below or ANY by the Same Author will be acceptable*
Author Title
Adler, David Any
Cam Jansen title
Barrett, Judi Cloudy
With a Chance of Meatballs
Brown, Marc Any Arthur title
Cannon, Janell Stellaluna
Cleary,
Cooney, Barbara Miss
Rumphius
Giff, Patricia Reilly Today
Was a Terrible Day
Keats, Ezra Jack The Snowy Day
Lobel,
Lobel,
Marshall, James Any title
Minarik, Else Homelund Little Bear
Numeroff, Laura Joffe If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
Osborne, Mary Pope Any
Magic Tree House title
Parish, Peggy Any
Amelia Bedelia title
Sharmat, Majorie Any Nate
the Great title
Viorst, Judith Alexander
and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Yolen, Jane Owl
Moon
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ENTERING THIRD GRADE
Evaluation
Strategies:
Write a summary
including character, setting and plot with the title and author listed Have
your parent sign your record and bring it to school during the first week for
extra credit.
If you participate
in Summer Quest at the local library, you may bring in that documentation also.
Students will receive an extra A for each
book completed for a total of 3
.
AUTHORS:
Arnold Lobel (“Frog and Toad” series,
Uncle Elephant, Ming Lo Moves the Mountain, Owl at Home, etc.)
Patricia Polacco (My Old Man, Mrs. Katz
and Tush, Chicken Sunday, Thunder Cake, etc.)
Patricia and Fredrick McKissack
(Mirandy and Brother Wind, Flossie and the Fox, The
Apache, or another nonfiction title.)
Johanna Hurwitz Russell Spouts, “E” is for Elisa, etc.)
Marc Brown (“Arthur” chapter books: Arthur Makes the Team, Arthur
and the Perfect Brother, etc.)
SERIES:
“Magic Tree House” by Mary Pope Osborne (Night
of the Ninja, etc.)
“American Girl” (Historical Fiction by the Pleasant Company)
“Nate the Great” by Sharmat
(Easy-to-Read mysteries)
“Rookie Biography” by Children’s Press (Elizabeth Blackwell, etc)
“Eyewitness Junior” books (Nonfiction on a variety of topics)
“Cam Jansen” mysteries by David Adler
“Magic School Bus” science books by Joanna Cole and Bruce Degan
“Time Warp Trio” books by Jon Scieszka
(humorous fantasy stories)
SPECIFIC TITLES:
Freckle Juice or The One in the Middle is the Green Kangaroo by
Judy Blume
A Child’s Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson (Poetry)
Splish Splash by Joan Graham (interesting and
imaginative shape poetry)
Cactus Hotel by Guiberson (a science
book about saguaro cactus)
Too Many Tamales by Gary Soto (Maria loses her mother’s ring
while making tamales)
Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain by
Verna Aardema (An African Tale)
The Gator Girls by Cole (Best Friends are to be separated for the
summer.)
Tornado by Betsy Byars
(a chapter book about a boy and his faithful dog.)
Amazing Grace or Boundless Grace by Mary
Hoffman
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ENTERING GRADE FOUR
Note Keeping
Strategy:
As you read,
focus on setting, characters and main events.
Evaluation
Strategies:
Record the title
and author of your book from the list below.
Have your parent
sign your record and bring it to school during the first week for extra credit.
If you participate
in Summer Quest at the local library, you may bring in that documentation also.
Students will receive an extra A for each
book completed for a total of 3.
Author Title
Blume, Judy Any title
Bunting, Eve How
Many Days to
Bunting, Eve Someday
a Tree
Christopher, Matt Red-Hot
Hightops
Cleary,
Danziger, Paula Amber
Brown is Not a Crayon
Dragonwagon, Crescent
E.B. White Any title
Fritz, Jean Any title
Howell, James Nighty Nightmare
Huck, Catherine Princess
Furball
Jackson, Ellen Cinder
Edna
MacLachlan, Patricia Sarah, Plain and Tall
Mathis, Sharon Bell The Hundred Penny Box
Prelutsky, Jack Any title
Sans Souci, Robert The
Talking Eggs
Steig, William Amos
and Boris
Van Allsburg, Chris Two Bad Ants
Wahl, Jan Taliypo
Warner, Gertrude Chandler Any title of the Boxcar series
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ENTERING GRADE FIVE
Requirements: You may read a maximum of three books from
the list above. Please write a
two-paragraph summary for each book describing the characters, plot, setting,
and outcome of the story. Be sure to
include your opinion of the book and your likes/dislikes. The title and author should also be
included. You will receive an “A” for each book/book report you have completed
for up to three books. Please ask a parent to sign your completed work. Happy
Author Title
Banks, Lynne Reid The Indian in the Cupboard
Cleary,
Clements, Roger Frindle
Dahl, Roald The BFG or Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Dakos, Kalli If You’re Not
Here, Raise Your Hand
Ferris, Jeri Arctic
Explorer: The Story of Matthew Hensen
Fritz, Jean Any
Title
George, Jean Craighead My
Side of the Mountain
Lewis, C.S. The
Magician’s Nephew
Lowry, Lois Number
the Stars
Paulson,
Ride, Sally Voyager: An Adventure to the Edge of the Solar System
Sachar, Louis There’s
a Boy in the Girl’s Bathroom
Simon, Seymour Any
Title
Walsh, Jill Paton The
Green Book
School contact for summer reading
program:
Name: Mary Ann Segovia, Reading
Specialist
Phone: 703-753-7741
Hours to call: