Egremont Elementary School Summer Reading Participate, and you will be entered into a drawing for a KINDLE FIRE! What to do 1. Read a Book 2. Write about the book on the provided response form. 3. Bring the response form back at the beginning of the 2015-2016 school year, and return it to your teacher. 4. You will receive one raffle ticket to be entered in a drawing for a Kindle Fire! A finished reading response form must be brought in to get a raffle ticket. You MAY bring in more than one completed response form at the beginning of the year to show your teacher the hard work you did over the summer. However, you will only get ONE raffle ticket. Attached to this packet are suggested reading lists for grades K 8. The book you choose does NOT HAVE to be on this list, but it may help guide your reading choices.
Kindergarten & 1 st Grade Suggested Summer Reading Fiction Little Bear by Else Holmelund Minarik Are you My Mother? by P.D. Eastman Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss Frog and Toad Together by Arnold Lobel Owl at Home by Arnold Lobel Pancakes for Breakfast by Tomie DePaola Hi! Fly Guy by Tedd Arnold Nonfiction A Tree is a Plant by Clyde Robert Bulla My Five Senses by Aliki Starfish by Edith Thacher Hurd Truck by Donal Crews I Read Signs by Tana Hoban Let s Find Out About Ice Cream by Mary Ebeltoft Reid Garden Helpers National Geographic Young Explorers Wind Power National Geographic Young Explorers 2 nd & 3 rd Grade Suggested Summer Reading Fiction My Father s Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett The Fire Cat by Esther Averill Amos & Boris by William Steig The Treasure by Uri Shulevitz The Stories Julian Tells by Ann Cameron Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan Henry and Mudge: The First Book of their Adventures by Cynthia Rylant Tops and Bottoms by Janet Stevens The Raft by Mimm LaMarche Poppleton in Winter by Cynthia Rylant The Lighthouse Family: The Storm by Cynthia Rylant The One-Eyed Giant (Book One of Tales from the Odyssey) by Mary Pope Osborne Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa by Erica Silverman Nonfiction A Medieval Feast by Aliki From Seed to Plant by Gail Gibbons Bats: Creatures of the Night by Joyce Milton Art Around the World by Heather Leonard Martin Luther King and the March on Washington by Frances E. Ruffin Crittercam by Andrew Einspruch Boy, Were We Wrong About Dinosaurs by Kathleen V. Kudlinski Bat Loves the Night by Nicola Davies Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11 by Brian Floca Where Do Polar Bears Live? By Sarah L. Thomson
4 th & 5 th Grade Suggested Summer Reading Fiction Alice s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett The Black Stallion by Walter Farley The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint- Exupéry Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt Zlateh the Goag by Isaac Bashevis Singer Higgins, the Great by Virginia M.C. Hamilton The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich Bud, Not Buddy by Paul Christopher Curtis Nonfiction Discovering Mars: The Amazing Story of the Red Planet by Melvin Berger Let s Investigate Marvelously Meaningful Maps by Madelyn Wood Carlisle Hurricanes: Earth s Mightiest Storms by Patricia Lauber Toys!: Amazing Stories Behind Some Great Inventions by Don Wulffson About Time: A First Look at Time and Clocks by Bruce Koscielniak A History of US by Joy Hakim My Librarian is a Camel: How Books Are Brought to Children Around the World by Margriet Rurrs Horses by Seymour Simon Volcanoes by Seymour Simon We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball by Kadir Nelson 6 th, 7th & 8th Grade Suggested Summer Reading Fiction Little Women by Louisa May Alcott The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L Engle The Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper Dragonwings by Laurence Yep Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildrend D. Taylor The People Could Fly by Virginia Hamilton The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks by Katherine Patterson Eleven by Sandra Cisneros Nonfiction Letters on Thomas Jefferson by John Adams Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad by Ann Petry The Great Fire by Jim Murphy Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott by Russell Freedman The Building of Manhattan by Donald Mackay Vincent Van Gogh: Portrait of an Artist by Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan
How should I choose a book? Make the MOST of Your Summer Learning Opportunities! Attached are brief lists of suggested reading for each grade level. While you do not HAVE to choose a book from the list, it might give you some ideas if you re having trouble choosing one. These books can be found at the library or at most bookstores. Other books by the authors of books on these lists would also be good choices. What if I want to read a book that s too hard for me? If there s a book that interests you, but is a bit challenging for you to read on your own, a parent, guardian, or older sibling can read it aloud to you! Read alouds definitely count as summer reading, and can be a fun way to spend time with a loved one! What are some other ways to work on literacy skills to prepare for the next grade? READ, READ, READ! The #1 way to improve your reading and make sure you are ready for the next grade is to read as much as you can over the summer. This includes books, newspapers, magazines, the back of a cereal box just about anything you can get your hands on! **Check out the Eagle Reader for more summer reading and writing tips. Here are some other local and national opportunities to get motivated with summer reading! Please note, participation in these other optional reading challenges or events will not count towards Egremont s Kindle raffle. Barnes & Noble Book Store: Summer Reading Imagination s Destination o Read any 8 books and record them in the Reading Journal (found online or in store). Bring the completed journal in to our local B&N store and get a FREE BOOK! Scholastic.com: Power Up & Read! Summer Reading Challenge o Create an account, log minutes read, earn prizes, and experience the many resources available on Scholastic.com. Please note, Egremont is signed up for this challenge as a school. If you sign up, you don t have to associate your account with the school. Readingmatters.org & Massachusetts Teacher s Association: Red Sox Reading Game o Pledge to read 9 books, and list the books on an official entry form (see readingmatters.org). Send the form in by July 10, 2015, and you could win tickets to a Red Sox Game!
K - 1 Fiction Book Response Student Name: Teacher(2015/2016 School Year): Book Title: Author: What happened in the story? Draw a picture of what happened in the story.
2-3 Fiction Book Response Student Name: Teacher(2015/2016 School Year): Book Title: Author: Who are the main characters in the book? What happened in the story? Be sure to tell about the beginning, middle, and end. (use another piece of paper if you need more writing room!) What was your favorite part in the story? Did you like the book? Why or why not?
4-5 Fiction Book Response Student Name: Teacher(2015/2016 School Year): Book Title: Author: Who are the main characters in the book? What is the setting? (Where and when did the story take place?) Write a summary of the story. Be sure to include the beginning, middle, and end, and incorporate the main events. *Please attach an additional piece of paper to be thorough in your response. Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
K - 1 Nonfiction Book Response Student Name: Teacher(2015/2016 School Year): Book Title: Author: What did you learn about from this book? Draw something you learned about.
2-3 Nonfiction Book Response Student Name: Teacher(2015/2016 School Year): Book Title: Author: Write two facts you LEARNED from this book. 1. 2. Draw a picture of something you learned about from the book. Label parts of the picture if necessary. What else would you like to know about this topic?
4-5 Nonfiction Book Response Student Name: Teacher(2015/2016 School Year): Book Title: Author: Write 5 facts you LEARNED from this book. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. What questions do you now have about the topic of your book? 1. 2. 3. 4.