June 21, 2016
Below is a list of the Summer Reading assignments listed according to grade level. Please select books from the grade level that your child(ren) will be attending in September 2016.
KINDERGARTEN
Fictional Book SeriesInformational BooksAuthors
Fancy NancyWhat is it like to be a Fish?Kevin Henkes
Pete the CatFrom Seed to PumpkinLois Ehlert
If you Give a… written by Wendy PfefferTomie DePaola
Pigeon BooksBaby AnimalsMo Willems
Books of TrucksMem Fox
written by Seymour SimonEric Carle
Dr. Seuss
Assignment:
It is very important to read to your child each night. During the first week of school, your child will be asked to bring the names of one fictional and one informational text that he or she especially enjoyed. Then, in class, he/she she will draw a picture of his/her favorite part from each book.
FIRST GRADE
Please read fiction and nonfiction books. In order to foster a love of reading, the books to read are free choice within your child’s reading level.
Assignment:
Please complete the reading log after your child finishes a book. The reading log lists the title of the book, wheter the book was fiction or nonfiction, and the number or stars you would give the book from 1 star to 3 stars. (See attached reading log.)
Summer 2016 Reading List (con’t)
SECOND GRADE
Read
Strega Nona
Strega Nona Her Story as told to Tomie DePaola
Nonfiction: Where Do Polar Bears Live? by Jason Chin
Assignment:
Complete a T-chart comparing Strega books. (See attached T-chart form.)
Complete a KWL chart for the polar bear book. Try to have three ideas per section. (See attached KWL form.)
THIRD GRADE
Fictional Book Series
If You Lived by Ellen Levine
“What Was” Series
“Who Was” Series
Assignment:
Read ONE book from each series. Complete attached “I’ve Got A Bone to Pick”
FOURTH GRADE
Biography Series by Scholastic
Kingfishers Navigators Series
Tale of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume
Frindle by Andrew Clements
The Tale of Desperaux by Kate DiCamillo
Assignment:
Choose three books to read. Students will be required to write a mini-book review on one book from their list. They will also be required to create a main character bookmark on a different book from their list. These assignments will be done in class. Students are advised to take notes on the books as they read them so they do not forget important facts.
Summer 2016 Reading List (con’t)
FIFTH GRADE
Everything for a Dog by Ann M. Martin
The Tiger Rising by Kate DiCamillo
Belly Up by Stuart Gibbs
The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer Holm
The Keeper: Unguarded Story of Tim Howard by Tim Howard
Gabby Douglas: Golden Smile, Golden Triumph by Christine Dzidrums
Assignment:
Read TWO novels from the list above. Choose one book that you have read to complete the following project.
Project: Use a cereal box to tell about your book. Cover your box with paper. Write title, author, illustrator, and copyright on the front of the box. Write a summary and evaluation of the book on the back of the box. You might want to add phrases and illustrations all over the box. Make your box look catchy so people will want to read the book.
SIXTH GRADE
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbit ****REQUIRED****
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by Jack Thorne
Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different by Blumenthal
Assignment:
Read the one required and select one more from the list for 6th grade.
A test on the summer reading will be administered in September.
SEVENTH GRADE
For One More Day by Mitch Albom ****REQUIRED****
Savvy by Ingrid Law
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by Jack Thorne
Ashes of Roses by Mary Jane Auch
Assignment:
Read the one required book and select one more from the list for 7th grade.
A test on the summer reading will be administered in September.
Summer 2016 Reading List (con’t)
EIGHTH GRADE
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee ****REQUIRED****
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Assignment:
Read the one required book and select one more to read from the list for 8th grade.
A test on the summer reading will be administered in November.
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