KINDERGARTEN
SUMMER READING LIST
(for students entering kindergarten)
Parents:
Choose at least four books from the Picture or Easy Chapter Books,
previously unread. Unless your child is reading fluently,
independently and with great enthusiasm, please read the books to
him/her. This places the focus on enjoying books!
Project: Write the title and
author of the book. Draw a picture about your book.
Astronauts Are Sleeping
Chicka Chicka ABC
May I Bring A Friend?
The Leaf Men
Market Day
Mouse Mess
Prairie Primer A to Z
Sheep in a Jeep
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin
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GRADE ONE
SUMMER READING LIST
(for
students entering grade 1)
Parents:
Choose at least four books from the Picture or Easy Chapter Books,
previously unread. Unless your child is reading fluently,
independently and with great enthusiasm, please read the books to
him/her. This places the focus on enjoying books!
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Bedtime for Frances
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Caps for Sale
Franklin Rides a Bike
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
The Listening Walk
Leo the Late Bloomer
Play Ball, Amelia Bedelia
Ten Apples Up on Top!
There's an Alligator Under My Bed
Ms. Spider’s Tea Party
Project:
Prepare one of the projects described below for when you return to
school in September.
WAYS TO SHARE
BOOKS
(for
students entering grade 1)
After reading your summer book, prepare one of the projects
described below for when you return to school in September.
1. Make
a paper bag puppet similar to the ones shown below of the main
character/s in the story.
   
Very simple
puppets can be made from a small paper lunch bag.
2. Draw
a picture of your favorite part of the story on a separate piece of
paper.
3. Write about
your book. Include the title, author, and a picture of something
that happened in your book. |
GRADE TWO
SUMMER READING LIST
(for students entering grade 2)
Parents:
Choose at least four books from the Picture or Easy Chapter Books,
previously unread. Unless your child is reading fluently,
independently and with great enthusiasm, please read the books to
him/her. This places the focus on enjoying books!
The Adventures of Taxi Dog
Amelia Bedelia
(I Can Read
Book Series)
The One in the Middle is the Green Kangaroo
Junie B. Jones Smells Something Fishy
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
Stellaluna
Zelda and Ivy
Get Ready for Second Grade, Amber Brown
SUMMER READING
PROJECTS -
GRADE
2
(for students entering grade 2)
After reading your summer book, prepare one project for when you
return to school in September.
1.
Write a letter to the author telling him how much you enjoyed the
book.
2.
Write a letter to a friend explaining why you liked this book.
3.
Write about your favorite book on the work sheet you received
(writing a sentence telling about the beginning, the middle, and the
end of the book). Include the title and the author.
4.
Make a poster-sized
picture of your favorite part of the story.
5. Make a paper bag
puppet of the main character/s in the story.
(See pictures under Grade
One Projects.)
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GRADE
THREE SUMMER READING LIST
(for
students entering grade 3)
Parents:
Choose at least four books from the Picture or Easy Chapter Books,
previously unread. Unless your child is reading fluently,
independently and with great enthusiasm, please read the books to
him/her. This places the focus on enjoying books!
Your child should choose and complete one of the activities from the
project list and bring it on the first day of school in September.
The BFG
Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective
How to Eat Fried Worms
The Keeping Quilt
Miss Nelson Is Missing!
Poppy
Ramona Quimby, Age 8
Walking the Road to Freedom
Tatiana Comes to America
What Are You Figuring Now? A Story about Benjamin Banneker
Judy Moody
SUMMER READING PROJECTS -
GRADE 3
(for students entering grade 3)
After reading your summer books, prepare one project for when you
return to school in September.
MAIN
IDEA COLLAGE
Use standard poster board for your background. Be sure to use images
or objects large enough to be easily seen. Use a minimum of 10
images or objects to represent all or several elements of
literature.
POEM OR
SONG
Create a song or poem about the main character. Your poem should be
at least 100 words long and the song should be about two minutes.
You may record your poem or song on paper or audiotape.
CHANGE
Rewrite a specific part of the book. Change the ending or major
decision. The change must be significant.
PACK A
BAG
Find a container that represents something unique about a character
in the book. Fill the container with at least 10 objects that
represent something about that character or that are related to the
story. Write a brief description of each object telling how it
relates to the story.
BOOK
JACKET
Fold good quality paper to create a book jacket that has a front,
spine, back, and flaps. The front cover should contain artwork that
represents the book, the title, and author. Place the title, author,
and publishing company on the spine. On the back cover, write a
summary of the book (using your own words). On the inside front
flap, write something about the author. You may look at
professionally designed book jackets, but do not copy.
LETTER
OR INTERVIEW
Imagine that you are writing a letter that is either from, or to,
one of the characters in the book, or create the transcripts of an
imaginary interview of one of the major characters in the book.
BE A
CRITIC
The author wants to know how to improve the book. Write a friendly
letter of about 150 words making some recommendations. Include a
short summary of the story and relate to the author what you felt
was the most exciting or funniest part of the story. |
GRADE FOUR
SUMMER READING LIST
(for students entering grade 4)
Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls
The Cricket in Times Square
Earthquake Terror
The Indian in the Cupboard
The Mouse and the Motorcycle
My Teacher Is an Alien
Time for Andrew, A Ghost Story
How to Eat Fried Worms
Amber Brown Goes Fourth
Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher
SUMMER READING PROJECTS -
GRADE
4
(for students entering grade 4)
After reading your summer books, prepare one project for when you
return to school in September.
MAIN
IDEA COLLAGE
Use standard poster board for your background. Be sure to use images
or objects large enough to be easily seen. Use a minimum of 10
images or objects to represent all or several elements of
literature.
POEM
OR SONG
Create a song or poem about the main character. Your poem should be
at least 100 words long and the song should be about two minutes.
You may record your poem or song on paper or audiotape.
CHANGE
Rewrite a specific part of the book. Change the ending or major
decision. The change must be significant.
PACK
A BAG
Find a container that represents something unique about a character
in the book. Fill the container with at least 10 objects that
represent something about that character or that are related to the
story. Write a brief description of each object telling how it
relates to the story.
BOOK
JACKET
Fold good quality paper to create a book jacket that has a front,
spine, back, and flaps. The front cover should contain artwork that
represents the book, the title, and author. Place the title, author,
and publishing company on the spine. On the back cover, write a
summary of the book (using your own words). On the inside front
flap, write something about the author. You may look at
professionally designed book jackets, but do not copy.
LETTER OR INTERVIEW
Imagine that you are writing a letter that is either from, or to,
one of the characters in the book, or create the transcripts of an
imaginary interview of one of the major characters in the book.
BE A
CRITIC
The author wants to know how to improve the book. Write a friendly
letter of about 150 words making some recommendations. Include a
short summary of the story and relate to the author what you felt
was the most exciting or funniest part of the story.
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GRADE
FIVE SUMMER READING LIST
(for students entering grade 5)
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl
Chasing Redbird
Holes
Frindle
Matilda
My Daniel
Shiloh
Wait Till Helen Comes, A Ghost Story
The Warm Place
The Cat Ate My Gym Suit
Nothing’s Fair in Fifth Grade
SUMMER READING PROJECTS -
GRADE 5
(for students
entering grade 5)
After reading your summer books, prepare one project for when you
return to school in September.
MAIN IDEA COLLAGE
Use standard poster board for
your background. Be sure to use images or objects large enough to be
easily seen. Use a minimum of 10 images or objects to represent all
or several elements of literature.
POEM OR SONG
Create a song or poem about the
main character. Your poem should be at least 100 words long and the
song should be about two minutes. You may record your poem or song
on paper or audiotape.
CHANGE
Rewrite a specific part of the book. Change the ending or major
decision. The change must be significant.
PACK
A BAG
Find a
container that represents something unique about a character in the
book. Fill the container with at least 10 objects that represent
something about that character or that are related to the story.
Write a brief description of each object telling how it relates to
the story.
BOOK JACKET
Fold good quality paper to create
a book jacket that has a front, spine, back, and flaps. The front
cover should contain artwork that represents the book, the title,
and author. Place the title, author, and publishing company on the
spine. On the back cover, write a summary of the book (using your
own words). On the inside front flap, write something about the
author. You may look at professionally designed book jackets, but do
not copy.
LETTER OR INTERVIEW
Imagine that you are writing a
letter that is either from, or to, one of the characters in the
book, or create the transcripts of an imaginary interview of one of
the major characters in the book.
BE A CRITIC
The author wants to know how to
improve the book. Write a friendly letter of about 150 words making
some recommendations. Include a short summary of the story and
relate to the author what you felt was the most exciting or funniest
part of the story.
SUMMER READING AND PROJECT-
GRADE 5
(Resource
Room students
entering Grade 5)
Resource Room
students entering fifth grade will read
two books over the summer and complete
two projects.
Part 1
All students
must read:
In
the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson, by Bette Bao Lord
*This book is available on tape at our school
library.
Project I
-
Write a summary of the novel on the attached
form.
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Write your reaction and personal connection to
the novel.
Part II
Read one
book from following list:
1. Hardy Boy Series by Franklin Dixon
2. Cam Jansen Series by David Adler
3. Junie B. Jones Series by Barbara Park
4. Goosebumps by R. L. Stine
Project II
Students will
create a book jacket consisting of the following:
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Draw your own picture for a new cover
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Inside sleeve should contain your name
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Back of the book jacket should include a
two-paragraph book review
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