Tisbury Elementary School SUMMER READING LIST INCOMING FIRST GRADE Favorites Dear Families, June 2017 Pete the Cat and the Surprise Teacher by James Dean Summer vacation is almost here! We hope that you make it a time to REST, RELAX, READ, but above all ENJOY! Reading, like a sport, involves practice and skill. Real skill building occurs when children read for pleasure, when children read just right books, and when children can explore books about those topics that interest them. The more they practice with someone s encouragement, suggestions and praise (just like in a sport), the better and more confident readers they will become. Home by Carson Ellis We Are Growing! by Laurie Keller Here are some tips to encourage reading: Set aside a regular family reading and/or read aloud time. Read to your children, even the older ones. Recognize that your child s own choice and interests are important ingredients toward reading enjoyment. Let your child see you reading for pleasure. Don t forget to pack a book wherever you go this summer. Encourage and help your child succeed with reading but do not push or expect too much too soon. Participate in activities at the local library. Learn more about children s books from your child s friends, from the local library, or from the attached lists. Happy Reading! ** Bring in your Reading Challenge (last page) in September! Best wishes for a safe, happy, fun-filled summer of reading from: Ms. Burke and Mrs. Krauthamer and the first grade teachers of Tisbury School. Adapted from Waltham Public School s Summer Reading List. Images from amazon.com.
Page 2 FAVORITE AUTHORS BOOKS ABOUT FIRST GRADE Jan Brett Marc Brown Eric Carle Doreen Cronin Tomie depaola Anne Dowdney Lois Ehlert Hello First Grade by Joanne Ryder Recess Mess by Grace Maccarone Emily's Art by Peter Catalanotto First Grade Stinks! by Mary Ann Rodman Starring First Grade by Miriam Cohen Off to First Grade by Louise Borden Don Freeman BEDTIME MATH BOOKS Kevin Henkes Pat Hutchins Ezra Jack Keats Grace Lin Leo Lionni James Marshall Laura Numeroff Jane O Connor Mary Pope Osborne Richard Scarry Maurice Sendak Dr. Seuss Rosemary Wells READ-ALOUDS Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder Bunny Cakes by Rosemary Wells Strega Nona series by Tomie depaola NON-FICTION Actual Size by Steve Jenkins A Tree is a Plant by Clyde Robert Bulla DK Nonfiction Readers POETRY A Pocketful of Stars: Poems about the Night by Nikki Siegen-Smith Asana and the Animals: A Book of Pet poems by Grace Nichols UnBEElievables by Douglas Florian Mo Willems Audrey Wood
Page 3 Danny and the Dinosaur by Syd Hoff Hi! Fly Guy by Tedd Arnold I Read Signs by Tana Hoban Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett & Ron Barrett FAVORITES Coral Reefs by Jason Chin Diary of a Spider by Doreen Cronin Pirates Don't Change Diapers by Melinda Long Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey Splat the Cat: Good Night, Sleep Tight by Rob Scotton The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf Doctor De Soto by William Steig Little Bear by Else Holmelund Minarik The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka Kite Flying by Grace Lin FAVORITE SERIES Amber Brown by Paula Danziger Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish Arthur chapter books by Marc Brown Beezy by Megan McDonald Black Lagoon by Mike Thaler Elephant and Piggie by Mo Willems Fancy Nancy by Jane O Connor Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown Fox by Edward Marshall Frog and Toad by Arnold Lobel Henry and Mudge by Cynthia Rylant Junie B. Jones by Barbara Park The Littles by John Peterson Little Bear by Else Holmelund Minarik Max Spaniel by David Catrow Morris and Boris by Bernard Wiseman Mouse and Mole by Wong Herbert Yee Nate the Great by Marjorie W. Sharmat Pony Scouts by Catherine Hapka Poppleton by Cynthia Rylant Princess Posey by Stephanie Greene Scaredy Squirrel by Mélanie Watt Skippyjon Jones by Judy Schachner Young Cam Jansen by David A. Adler You Read to Me, I ll Read to You by Mary Ann Hoberman
Page 4 LITERACY APPS Book Creator TAKE A QUIZ! Scholastic tisbury.mvyps.org Click on Web Based Programs Username: tis21firstnamelastinitial Password: A six letter word with 123 in the middle Code.org Epic - Books for kids Lexia - Practice Reading Username: tisbury.mvyps.org tis21firstnamelastinitial Click on Web Based Programs Password: A six letter word with 123 in the middle Contact nkrauthamer@mvyps.org with questions Overdrive - get books from your public library Toontastic - creative storytelling StoryKit - create your own stories Tisbury School Library tisbury.mvyps.org - click on Media Center Common Sense Media commonsensemedia.org International Children s Library http://en.childrenslibrary.org Lee and Low Books - more summer reading lists leeandlow.com PBS Kids pbskids.org WEBSITES Word Mover - create poetry Starfall starfall.com Storyline Online storylineonline.net Vineyard Haven Public Library vhlibrary.org
Page 5 STUDENT RECOMMENDATIONS Henry and Mudge Frog and Toad Junie B. Jones Wonderstruck My First Book of Words Fly Guy The Jungle Book If You Give a Pig a Pancake Books about baseball Elephant and Piggie Books about horses Little Gingerbread Man Spy Society: Disguised and Dangerous Valentine's Day Ellie the Homesick Puppy Sharks Mad Mad Treasure Hunt The Ugly Truth Barbie as the Island Princess Homesick Puppy James and the Giant Peach Happy Pig Day Hot Rod Hamster Penguin Pup for Pinkerton GO TO COMMONSENSE MEDIA EPIC! READS DIGITAL LIBRARY FOR REVIEWS AND BOOKLISTS CHECK OUT YOUR LIBRARY FOR THE SUMMER READING PROGRAM:
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