Triangle Elementary

Summer Reading Program

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Kindergarten

First

Second

Third

Fourth

Fifth

Virginia Readers’ Choice

Summer Reading Log click here to print out a Summer Reading Log

The purpose of the PWCPS Summer Reading Program is to encourage students to enjoy quality literature and to continue developing their independent reading skills.

What are the requirements?

This is a voluntary program.  Students who participate are required to complete a minimum number of readings:

· Grades K – 2: five books

· Grades 3 – 5: three books

How do students document their reading?

Grades K – 4 students complete a list of books read.  The documentation is to include author, title, and a parent or guardian statement that the student completed the reading. 

Grades 5 students provide the author, title, publishing information, and an explanation of the general topic or plot of the book along with a parent or guardian statement that the student has completed the reading. 

Follow the format example:
Fixx, James F.  The Complete Book of Running.  New York:  Random House, 1977.

OR

Students who participate in the Prince William Public Library Summer Quest Program may use that documentation.

Summer Reading Log – Click to access

What is the reward?

Students:

· Build their vocabulary

· Develop their reading skills

· Enjoy new stories

· Learn new information

· Receive extra credit

What is meant by extra credit?

Students in Grades K - 2 will receive an S+ for each book completed, for a total of five.  Extra credit will count 10% of the student’s grade in the affected marking period.

Students in Grades 3 - 5 will receive an extra A (100) for each book completed for a total of three.   Extra credit will count 10% of the student’s grade in the affected marking period.

Kindergarten

Below are some suggested titles and authors for summer reading for Kindergarten.

Students are not limited to this list. They may read these or other age appropriate books.

ABC Books	Read ABC books such as: The Turn-around, upside-down alphabet book by Lisa Campbell Ernst. An alphabet book in which each letter becomes three different objects as the book is turned in different directions.
Fairy Tales	Read any fairy tale such as: One potato, two potato by Cynthia C. DeFelice. A very poor couple lives such a simple life that they share everything, until the husband discovers a pot with magical powers buried under the very last potato in the garden.
Nursery Rhymes	Read any books of nursery rhymes such as: Hey diddle diddle & other Mother Goose rhymes by Tomie DePaola Presents forty-eight familiar Mother Goose rhymes.
Brett, Jan	Read any book by this author such as: Hedgie’s Surprise Hedgie, the hedgehog, helps Henny, the speckled hen, trick the Tomten who has been eating all of Henny's eggs for breakfast.
Carle, Eric	Read any book by this author such as: The Very Hungry Caterpiller Follows a hungry little caterpillar as he eats his way through a varied and very large quantity of food until, full at last, he forms a cocoon around himself and goes to sleep.
Keats, Ezra Jack	Read any book by this author such as: The Snowy Day Relates the adventures of a little boy in the city on a very snowy day.
Lionni, Leo	Read any book by this author such as: The Alphabet Tree A strong wind blows most of the letters off the alphabet tree and those that remain hide among the branches. Then a bug and a caterpillar come along and teach them how to arrange themselves into words and sentences to form a special message.
Martin, Bill Jr.	Read any book by this author such as: Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Children see a variety of animals, each one a different color, and a mother looking at them.
Numeroff, Laura	Read any book by this author such as: If You Give A Pig A Pancake A circle story of the chaos that can happen in the house when you give a pig a pancake.
Seuss, Dr.	Read any book by this author such as: The Cat in the Hat, Hop on Pop, Dr. Seuss ABC’s
Henkes, Kevin	Read any picture book by this author such as: Owen Owen's parents try to get him to give up his favorite blanket before he starts school, but when their efforts fail, they come up with a solution that makes everyone happy.

*Students may read any Virginia Reader’s Choice book for summer reading.

First Grade

Below are some suggested titles and authors for summer reading for rising First Graders.

Students are not limited to this list. They may read these or other age appropriate books.

Bang, Molly	Read any book by this author such as: Ten, Nine, Eight Numbers from ten to one are part of this lullaby which observes the room of a little girl going to bed.
Berenstein, Jan	Read any book by this author such as: The Berenstain Bears forget their manners Mama Bear comes up with a plan to correct the Bear family’s rude behavior.
Brett, Jan	Read any book by this author such as: The Mitten Several animals sleep snugly in Nicki's lost mitten until the bear sneezes.
Brown, Marc	Read any book by this author such as: Arthur's Family Vacation Arthur is unhappy about going on vacation with his family, but he shows them how to make the best of a bad situation when they end up stuck in a motel because of rain.
Crews, Donald	Read any book by this author such as: Bigmama’s The author recalls a childhood visit to Bigmama’s house in the country, where he finds his relatives full of news and the old place and its surroundings just the same as the year before.
Carle, Eric	Read any book by this author such as: The Very Busy Spider A spider is too busy building a web to talk to the farm animals.
DePaola, Tomie	Read any book by this author such as: Strega Nona When Strega Nona leaves him alone with her magic pasta pot, Big Anthony is determined to show the townspeople how it works.
Ehlert, Lois	Read any book by this author such as: Waiting for Wings Simple text and bright pictures show how butterflies use flowers and identify several types of butterflies.
Fleming, Denise	Read any book by this author such as: In the Tall, Tall Grass Rhyming text presents a child’s view of creatures found in the grass from lunchtime till nightfall, such as bees, ants, and moles.
Fox, Mem	Read any book by this author such as: Hunwick’s Egg When a wild storm sends a beautiful egg to Hunwick the bandicoot’s burrow, he decides to give it a home and become its friend.
Henkes, Kevin	Read any book by this author such as: Lily’s Purple Plastic Purse Lilly loves everything about school, especially her teacher, but when he asks her to wait a while before showing the class her new purse, she does something for which she is very sorry later.
Johnson, Angela	Read any book by this author such as: Do Like Kyla A little girl imitates her big sister Kyla all day, until in the evening Kyla imitates her.
Lobel, Arnold	Read any book by this author such as: Days with Frog and Toad Frog and Toad spend their days together, but find sometimes it's nice to be alone.
Numeroff, Laura	Read any book by this author such as: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie A young boy gives a cookie to a bossy mouse and starts a cycle of requests by the mouse.
Pallotta, Jerry	Read any book by this author such as: The Construction Alphabet Book An illustrated alphabet book, featuring brief descriptions of twenty-six construction machines and related equipment--one for each letter from A to Z.
Rylant, Cynthia	Read any books by this author in the Henry and Mudge series or Mr. Putter and Tabby series.
Shannon, David	Read any books by this author such as: Duck on a Bike A duck decides to ride a bike and soon influences all the other animals on the farm to ride bikes too.
Wells, Rosemary	Read any book by this author such as: Bunny Cake Max makes an earthworm cake for Grandma's birthday and helps Ruby with her angel surprise cake. At the store, the grocer can't read all of the shopping list, until Max solves the problem by drawing a picture.
Willems, Mo	Read any book by this author such as: Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus A humorous story in which a pigeon that wants to drive a bus sees a chance to make its dream come true.

*Students may read any Virginia Reader’s Choice book for summer reading.

Second Grade

Below are some suggested titles and authors for summer reading for rising Second Graders.

Students are not limited to this list. They may read these or other age appropriate books.

Read any books by these authors, such as:

Aliki	A Weed is a Flower: The Life of George W. Carver A biography of the man, born a slave, who became a scientist and devoted his entire life to helping the South improve its agriculture.
Adler, David	Cam Jansen and the Mystery at the Haunted House The young detectives chase the thief of Aunt Katie’s wallet through an amusement park and find themselves involved in another case requiring their special detective skills.
Guest, Elissa Haden	Iris and Walter When Iris moves to the country, she misses the city where she formerly lived, but with the help of a new friend named Walter, she learns to adjust to her new home.
DePaola, Tomie	Bill and Pete When William Everett Crocodile is captured, his bird friend, Pete becomes his salvation.
Giff, Patricia Reilly	Any Polk Street School Series: Purple Climbing Days Richard “Beast” Best wishes he could climb up the rope in the school gym like Matthew and Emily, but just the sight of it makes him dizzy. He hopes his friends will not find out his terrible secret.
Guest, Elissa Haden	Iris and Walter When Iris moves to the country, she misses the city where she formerly lived, but with the help of a new friend named Walter, she learns to adjust to her new home.
Keats, Ezra Jack	Pet Show! When Archie can’t find his cat to enter in the neighborhood pet show, he must do some fast thinking to win a prize.
Kellogg, Steven	The Three Sillies A young man believes his sweetheart and her family ar the three silliest people in the world unti he meets three others who are even sillier.
Lewin, Betsy	Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa Cowgirl Kate and her cowhorse Cocoa, who is always hungry, count cows, share a storyk, andhelp each other fall asleep.
Lionni, Leo	Alexander and the Wind-up Mouse Alexander, the mouse, makes friends with Willy, a toy mouse, and wants to be just like him until he discovers that Willy is to be thrown away.
Lobel, Arnold	Frog and Toad Series: Days With Frog and Toad Frog and Toad spend their days together, but find sometimes it’s nice to be alone.
Kline, Suzy	Horrible Harry Series: Horrible Harry and the Drop of Doom On the last day of second grade, Song Lee’s party at the local amusement park forces Harry to face his fear of elevators when he is expected to ride the Drop of Doom.
Parish, Peggy	Amelia Bedelia A housekeeper creates a ruckus in the household when she tries to follow instructions.
Rylant, Cynthia	High-Rise Private Eyes series: The Case of the Desperate Duck Animal detectives Bunny and Jack help Mabel, the duck, find out who stole the sugar cubes from her tea room.
Thomas, Shelley Moore	Happy Birthday, Good Knight The Good Knight tries to help three little dragons make a birthday present for a very special friend.

*Students may read any Virginia Reader’s Choice book for summer reading.

Third Grade

Below are some suggested titles and authors for summer reading for rising Third Graders.

Students are not limited to this list. They may read these or other age appropriate books.

Read any books in the following series:

Adler, David	Cam Jansen series Cam Jansen and the First Day of School Mystery On her first day of fifth grade. Cam Jansen uses her photographic memory to help the police find a car thief.
Allard, Harry	Miss Nelson series Miss Nelson is Missing The kids in Room 207 take advantage of their teacher’s good nature until she disappears and they are faced with a vile substitute.
Anderson, Hans Christian	Fairy Tales
Brown, Marc	Arthur series Arthur’s Computer Disaster Arthur disobeys his mother by playing his favorite game on her computer, which leads to a lesson in taking responsibility for one's actions.
Cameron, Ann	Julian stories Julian’s Glorious Summer When his best friend, Gloria, receives a new bike, seven-year-old Julian spends the summer avoiding her because of his fear of bikes.
Cole, Joanna	Magic School Bus series The Magic School Bus and the Electric Field Trip Ms. Frizzle takes her class on a field trip through the town's electrical wires so they can learn how electricity is generated and how it is used.
Conford, Ellen	Jenny Archer series Jenny Archer, Author Stymied by an assignment to write her autobiography, Jenny decides to enhance her life story by using her considerable imagination.
Dadey, Debbie	Bailey School books Aliens Don’t Wear Braces The Bailey School kids are going to find out if the art teacher with braces on her teeth is really an alien from outer space.
Giff, Patricia	Polk Street School series The Beast in Ms. Rooney’s Room Held back for a year in second grade, Richard can't seem to help getting into trouble, until he gets really interested in reading and helps his class in a special way
Kline, Suzy	Herbie Jones series Herbie Jones Herbie's experiences in the third grade include finding bones in the boy's bathroom, wandering away from his class on their field trip, and being promoted to a higher reading group
MacDonald	Judy Moody series Judy Moody Gets Famous! When a third grade classmate gets her picture in the paper for winning a spelling bee, Judy is determined to find a way to become famous herself.
Osborn, Mary	Magic Tree House series Hour of the Olympics Their magic tree house takes Jack and Annie back to retrieve a lost story in ancient Greece, where they witness the original Olympic games and are surprised to find what girls of the time were not allowed to do.
Park, Barbara	Junie B. Jones series Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business Through a misunderstanding, Junie B. thinks that her new baby brother is really a baby monkey, and her report of this news creates excitement and trouble in her kindergarten class.
Prelutsky, Jack	Poetry books It’s Raining Pigs and Noodles: Poems A collection of humorous poems such as "The Dancing Hippopotami," "You Can't Make Me Eat That," "My Father's Name is Sasquatch," and "Dear Wumbledeedumble."
Sharmat, Marjoire Weinman	Nate the Great series Nate the Great and the Boring Beach Bag Nate the Great finds mystery at the beach when Oliver's beach bag vanishes.
Warner, Gertrude Chandler	Boxcar Children series Amusement Park Mystery The Aldens search for carousel horses that have disappeared from an amusement park

Read any of these titles:

Cleary, Beverly	Ramona Quimby, Age 8 Ramona is starting third grade in a new school with a new babysitter. Can she cope with all the changes?
Cooney, Barbara	Miss Rumphius The story of a lady who wanted to make the world more beautiful.
Kimmel, Eric	Anansi and the Moss Covered Rock African folktale in which a clever spider tricks the other animals.
Penneypacker, Sara	Clementine Clementine is an ingenious third grader with a talent for trouble and a good heart.
Ransom, Candice	The Promise Quilt Addie’s father leaves the family farm to be General Lee’s guide. When he does not return at the end of the war, Addie finds a way to remember him.

*Students may read any Virginia Reader’s Choice book for summer reading.

Fourth Grade

Below are some suggested titles and authors for summer reading for rising Fourth Graders.

Students are not limited to this list. They may read these or other age appropriate books.

Balliett, Blue	Chasing Vermeer When seemingly unrelated and strange events start to happen and a precious Vermeer painting disappears, eleven-year-olds Petra and Calder combine their talents to solve an international art scandal.
Bunting, Eve	Train to Somewhere In the late 1800s, Marianne travels westward on the Orphan Train in hopes of being placed with a caring family.
Bunting, Eve	The Summer of Riley Shortly after he gets the perfect dog, Riley, eleven-year-old William must fight for his dog’s life after Riley is taken away because he chases and injures an elderly neighbor’s old horse.
Byars, Betsy	Wanted…Mud Blossom A side-splitting trial ensues after Pap’s dog, Mud, is accused of eating the class hamster.
Christopher, Matt	Goalkeeper in Charge Will Tina’s shyness ruin her chances to play goalkeeper on the soccer team?
Danziger, Paula	Amber Brown Wants Extra Credit Amber Brown is in 4^th grade. Her parents get a divorce, her best friend Justin moves away, and she gets in trouble in school (sequel to Amber Brown Goes Forth).
DePaola, Tomie	26 Fairmount Avenue An autobiography by the popular children’s author. He describes the year before his family moved from an apartment into their new home on Fairmount Avenue. The book gives glimpses into his childhood and connects with his picture books.
DiCamillo,Kate	Because of Winn-Dixie Ten-year-old India Opal Buloni describes her first summer in the town of Naomi, Florida, and all the good things that happen to her because of her big ugly dog Winn-Dixie.
Giff, Patricia Reilly	Lily’s Crossing During a summer spend at Rockaway Beach in 1944, a girl’s friendship with a young Hungarian refugee causes her to see the war and her own world differently.