Dale City Elementary School

Dale City Elementary School
Summer Reading Program

Phone: (703) 670-2208

Kindergarten Grade One Grade Two Grade Three Grade Four GradeFive

Kindergarten

You may read the book with your child, have them read to you, or observe them reading the assignment. Read 5 books from the suggested list below.

Author	Title
Allen, Pamela	Who Sank the Boat?
Asch, Frank	Milk & Cookies
Asch, Frank	Moon Cake (AR)
Asch, Frank	Happy Birthday Moon (AR)
Baker, Alan	Black & White Rabbit's ABC
Brett, Jan	Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Brown, Margaret Wise	Goodnight Moon (AR)
Carle, Eric	Have You Seen My cat?
Carle, Eric	Rooster's Off to See the World
Carlson, Nancy	I Like Me
Crews, Donald	School Bus
Crews, Donald	Ten Black Dots
Day, Alexandra	Carl Goes Shopping
De Paola, Tomie	Tomie De Paola's Mother Goose
Hoban, Tana	Of Colors and Things
Hoban, Tana	Exactly the Opposite
Hoban. Tana	Is it Red? Is it Yellow? Is it Blue?
Hutchins, Pat	Rosie's Walk
Johnson, Crockett	Harold and the Purple Crayon (AR)
Martin, Bill	Chicka, Chicka Boom Boom
Seuss, Dr.	Dr. Seuss's ABC (AR)
Shaw. Nancy	Sheep in a Jeep (AR)
Walsch, Ellen	Mouse Paint (AR)
Walsch, Ellen	Mouse Count
Wildsmith, Brian	Cat on the Mat

Annotated List

Note Keeping Strategies

Note Keeping Strategies Record books you have read and have a parent sign when complete. Return this record to school during the first week back.

Evaluation Strategies (for extra credit)

Students will receive an extra S+ for each book completed, for a total of 5.

Grade One

Please read any of the titles listed below. You may also read any other books written by these same authors.
You may read the book with your child, have them read to you, or observe them reading the assignment..
Read 5 books from the suggested list below for extra credit.
AR beside the book indicates that we have this title as an Accelerated Reader quiz.

Author*	Title
Anno, Mitsumasa	Anno's Alphabet
Asch, Frank	Happy Birthday Moon (AR)
Aylesworth, Jim	Old Black Fly (AR)
Brett, Jan	Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Crews, Donald	Ten Black Dots
Day, Alexandra	Carl goes to Daycare
Day, Alexandra	Carl goes Shopping
Day, Alexandra	Good Dog, Carl
dePaola, Tomie	Pancakes for Breakfast
Ehlert, Lois	Color Zoo
Feelings, Muriel	Jambo Means Hello
Galdone, Paul	The Three Little Kittens
Galdone, Paul	The Three Little Pigs
Hutchins, Pat	Changes, Changes
Mack, Stan	Ten Bears in my Bed
Martin, Bill	Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
Martin, Bill	Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See?
McMillan, Bruce	Mary had a Little Lamb
Rosen, Michael	We're Going on a Bear Hunt (AR)
Taylor, Jane	Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Turkle, Brinton	Deep in the Forest
Wadsworth, Olivia	Over in the Meadow

Annotated List

Note Keeping Strategies – Record books you have read and have a parent sign.

Evaluation Strategies –

Draw pictures of favorite character or event in a book.

· Please bring this record to school during the first week back.

*You may also read any other titles by the suggested authors above

Grade Two

You may read the book with your child, have them read to you, or observe them reading the book.
Read at least 5 books from the suggested list below.

Author	Title
Adler, David	Abraham Lincoln
Adler, David	Benjamin Franklin
Adler, David	Helen Keller
Brown, Marc	Arthur series
Brown, Marc	D.W. series
Gibbons, Gail	Seed To Plant
Hoffman, Mary	Amazing Grace (AR)
Lobel, Arnold	Frog and Toad series
Lobel, Arnold	Uncle Elephant
Lobel, Arnold	Small Pig
Osborne, Mary Pope	Magic Tree House series
Parks, Barbara	Junie B. Jones series
Parrish, Peggy	Amelia Bedelia (AR)
Rylant, Cynthia	Henry and Mudge series
Rylant, Cynthia	Mr. Putter and Tabby series
Willems, Mo	Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus
Willems, Mo	Knuffle Bunny
Poetry:
Dakis, Kali	any poetry collection
Lansky, Bruce	If Pigs Could Fly
Lansky, Bruce	My Dog Ate My Homework
Prelutsky, Jack	any poetry collection
Series:
various authors	Rookie Read About (nonfiction)

Annotated List

Note Keeping Strategies - Keep a reading log of the books you choose.

Pick your 2 favorite books from the list and draw a picture or write about your favorite part in the book.

Evaluation Strategies

Bring your log and the pictures back to school anytime during the first week of September.

Grade Three

You may read the book with your child, have them read to you, or observe them reading the assignment.
AR beside the book indicates that we have this title as an Accelerated Reader quiz.
Read 3 books from the suggested list below.

Author	Title
Arnosky, Jim	Cuddley Dudley
Arnosky, Jim	All Night Near the Water
Bill Cosby	Little Bill series
David Adler	Cam Jensen series
Giff, Patricia	The Polk Street School series
Greenfield, Eloise	Nathaniel Talking
Greenfield, Eloise	Honey, I Love
Lester, Helen	Tacky the Penguin series
Parish, Peggy	Amelia Bedelia series
Peterson, John	The Littles series
Polacco, Patricia	Chicken Sunday(AR)
Ringgold, Faith	Tar Beach (AR)
Ringgold, Faith	Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in the Sky (AR)
Ringgold, Faith	Dinner at Aunt Connie's House
Ryder, Joanne	Chipmunk Song
Ryder, Joanne	Where Butterflies Grow (AR)
Rylant, Cynthia	Henry and Mudge series
Rylant, Cynthia	When the Relatives Came (AR)
Sharmat, Marjorie	Nate the Great series
Surat, Michele	Angel Child, Dragon Child (AR)
Susie Kline	Horrible Harry series
Poetry:
Prelutsky, Jack	Something Big Has Been Here
Silverstein, Shel	Any poetry book by this author

Annotated List

Note Keeping Strategies - You may read the books with your child, have them read it to you, or observe them reading the assignment. Ask them questions about the setting, main characters and the problem in the story (if it applies).

Evaluation Strategies - Make a poster about your favorite part in the book you have read in the above list. Place the title and author on your poster and include the main character and setting in your drawing. Return this to school during the first week back.

Grade Four

You may read the book with your child, have them read to you, or observe them reading the assignment.
Read 3 books from the suggested list below.
AR beside the book indicates that we have this title as an Accelerated Reader quiz.

Author	Title
Cameron, Ann	Julian, Secret Agent (AR)
Cleary, Beverly	Muggie Maggie (AR)
Cohen, Caron	The Mud Pony (AR)
Gardiner, John	Stone Fox (AR)
Hooks, William	Moss Gown (AR)
Howe, James	Bunnicula (AR)
Kline, Suzy	Horrible Harry & the Green Slime (AR)
Lindgren, Astrid	Pippi Longstocking (AR)
Louie, Ai-Ling	Yeh-Shen (AR)
Mendez, Phil	Black Snowman (AR)
Miles, Miska	Annie and the Old One (AR)
Rawls , Wilson	Where the Red Fern Grows (AR)
San Souci, Robert	The Boy and the Ghost (AR)
Smith, Doris	A Taste of Blackberries (AR)

Annotated List

Evaluation Strategies

· Make a poster about your favorite part in the book you have read in the above list.

· Place the title and author on your poster and include the main character and setting in your drawing. Return this to school during the first week back.

Grade Five

You may read the book with your child, have them read to you, or observe them reading the assignment.
AR beside the book indicates that we have this title as an Accelerated Reader quiz.

Author	Title
Babbitt, Natalie	Tuck Everlasting (AR)
Banks, Lynne Reid	Indian in the Cupboard (AR)
Blume, Judy	Superfudge (AR)
Cleary, Beverly	Runaway Ralph (AR)
Cleary, Beverly	Ramona Quimby, Age 8 (AR)
George, Jean	My Side of the Mountain (AR)
Gilson, Jamie	4B goes wild (AR)
Haddix, Margaret	Running Out of Time
Howe, James	The Celery Stalks at Midnight (AR)
Konigsburg, E.L.	From the Mixed-up files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (AR)
Lowery, Lois	Number the Stars
Parks, Rosa	Rosa Parks, my story (AR)
Peck, Robert	Soup (AR)
Rowling, J.K.	Harry Potter (AR)
Sperry, Armstrong	Call It Courage (AR)
Spinelli,, Jerry	Maniac Magee (AR)
Wilder, Laura Ingalls	Little House on the Prairie(AR)
Winthrop, Elizabeth	The Castle in the Attic (AR)
Wright, Betty Ren	Christina’s Ghost (AR)

Annotated List

Note Keeping Strategies

Students need to record author, title, publishing information, and explanation of general topic or plot of the book along with a parent or guardian statement that the student has completed the reading. Bring to your teacher the first week of school.

Students will receive extra credit for each book read (total of 3 books).