Our Lady of the Hamptons Summer Reading List 2017
KINDERGARTEN SUMMER SUGGESTED READING LIST FICTION: THE KISSING HAND by Audrey Penn KATIE AND THE MONA LISA by James Mayh DON T LET THE PIGEON DRIVE THE BUS by Mo Williams IF YOU GIVE A MOUSE A COOKIE by Laura Numeroff LLAMA, LLAMA, TIME TO SHARE by Anna Dewdney LITTLE OWL S BIG NIGHT by Divya Srinivasan THE GIVING TREE by Shel Silverstein *** Any books by our Kindergarten Authors Robert McCloskey, Audrey Wood, Tomie DePaola, Jan Brett, Jannell Cannon, Ezra Jack Keats, Leo Lionni, Eric Carle, and Robert Meunch. NON-FICTION: AMAZING WHALES! By Sarah L. Thomson ANIMALS IN THE RAIN FOREST by Johnson BUGS ARE INSECTS by Anne Rockwell STARGAZERS by Gail Gibbons MY SOCCER BOOK by Gail Gibbons
First Grade Summer Reading 2017 Summer is no time to stop reading! Reading for just a few minutes every day can maintain the skills learned at school to be ready for the next grade level. But summer is a time for fun and relaxation too! So, we offer a fun way to complete the summer reading assignment for first grade. Each student will need to complete both calendars and the Bingo sheet. 1) Calendars- During July and August read for pleasure and check off the calendar each day when you read for 20 minutes or more. Count everything you read including books, magazines, cereal boxes, menus, etc Students may need their parents help to complete this assignment and to read aloud to their children. You need to have 40 boxes checked off! Calendars are attached. 2) BINGO Board- Attached, you will find a Summer Reading Bingo Board. The board is filled with different ideas to fill those warm summer days! You need to complete one row. Will you go up and down? Across or diagonal? Can you fill in more than one row? Can you fill in the whole board? Color in each box with a yellow or orange crayon when you complete it. Be creative with your reading, writing, drawing, painting, and even cooking! Both the BINGO board and the Calendars are due on the first day of school. Make sure you have plenty of good books! Take some to the beach, park, etc Have your parents take a picture of you reading and email to Mrs. Stukas, kstukas8656@olhamptons.org
Name First Grade Summer Reading Calendars Remember you need to have 40 days checked off!
Name First Grade Summer Bingo Board Read 2 books Read outside and Talk with a friend Read a fantasy Go to a fun about sports. under a tree. about books you book. website like both like. Then starfall.com. trade books and Spend 20 minutes read each other s. playing games and reading books. Read a non-fiction Take a walk. Read a book about Write your own Read a folk tale book about Listen to the a famous person. short story! Try or fable. What science. sounds of Make a picture of to make it have at was the lesson of summer. Write a your person. least 8 sentences. the story? list of the sounds. Read books from a series such as Amelia Bedelia. Visit the library and check out a book about your favorite animal. With an adult, read a story. Then make puppets of the main characters. Use sticks, pipe cleaners, paper bags, socks! Act out the story. Write 2 poems about anything you want. Read 2 books with a girl as the main character. Read 2 books with Who is your Read for 30 Read a magazine Look through a a boy as the main favorite author? minutes on a rainy written just for cookbook with an character. Read books by day. kids. adult. Read a your favorite recipe. Work with author. Make a an adult to make poster about one something of the books. delicious. Read Poems from Read 3 books with Read a non-fiction Read at the Collect leaves and a poetry kings, queens, book about beach. flowers from collection for knights, or American history. outside. Look up children. Shel castles. what they are. Silverstein is Draw and label great. them. Bring your work to school. It will be displayed.
Summer reading is essential for a successful school experience. Learning to read takes practice. Books can be read individually or with assistance. At this age, it is important to encourage independent reading. It is also helpful to keep a log or journal of books read during the summer. Fun Books to read: Class Picture Day - Andrea Buckless Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Ron Barrett Get Ready for Second Grade Amber Brown by Paula Danzinger Last One In Is a Rotten Egg by Leonard Kessler Mouse Soup by Arnold Lobel The Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Treasure Hunt by Megan McDonald Freckle Juice by Judy Blume Franklin Rides a Bike by Paulette Bourgeois If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka Widget by: Lyn Rossiter McFarland Fun Series to read: A to Z Mysteries Arthur Chapter Books Amelia Bedelia Cam Jansen Fancy Nancy Flat Stanley Franklin Frog and Toad Geronimo Stilton Henry and Mudge Horrible Harry Judy Moody The Magic School Bus The Magic Tree House Bear Snores On by: Karma Wilson So Bad About Being An Only Child? by: Cari Best Goldilocks and the Three Martians by: Stu Smith How I Became a Pirate by: Melinda Long Mind Your Manners, B.B. Wolf by: Judy Sierra My Lucky Day by: Keiko Kasza Prancing, Dancing Lily by: Marsha Diane Arnold Hi! Fly Guy by: Tedd Arnold Bad Kitty by Nick Bruel Bird and Squirrel on Ice by James Burks Sheep In A Jeep by: Nancy Shaw Just Grandpa and Me by: Mercer Mayer Oliver the Mighty Pig by: Jean VanLeeuwen Horrible Harry in Room 2B by: Suzy Kline Poppleton Captain Underpants The Puppy Place Junie B. Jones Goosbumps Every month in 2 nd grade, we learn about an author and read their books. These are great books to add to your library and/or start reading! Mike Thaler Mo Willems Marc Brown Eve Bunting Helen Lester David Adler Doreen Cronin Shel Silverstein Roald Dahl
Summer Reading for 2 nd Grade The summer is a great time to relax and read a lot of boos. Before starting 2 nd grade you are required to read at least 10 books. This means who must read 10 or more books before September. Please keep track of the books you read on the book log below. This will be collected on the 1 st day of school. You must also fill in and complete the book tri-fold. On the front you will write the title, author and your name along with an illustration. You will also draw pictures of the main characters and write their names. You will draw pictures to represent the setting(s). The inside of the tri-fold is a sequence of events. You will write what happens in the beginning, middle and end of the story. You will also draw a picture to illustrate. This will be collected on the first day of school and presented to the class! 1. Book Log Title Author Date Completed 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.
Third Grade Summer Reading Work Hooray! You have made it through second grade. Now it s time to get ready for third grade! The most important thing to do this summer is to read, and of course, have fun! Read storybooks as well as chapter books. Required reading: 1) You will have to read two chapter books over the summer. The first required book is Big Bad Detective Agency by Bruce Hale. The other book you can choose from the list. 2) For each book, as you read, fill out a story map graphic organizer. 3) For each book, after you read, complete a book activity. You need to complete two activities, one for each required book. Choose the activities from the list. All activities need to be completed on looseleaf with a proper heading.** Use example below: Student Name Teacher s Name Date Summer Reading
Book Activity List 1) Write a letter to the author. Let him/her know that you read the book by describing parts that you particularly enjoyed. 2) Interview a character. Choose a character from the book. Write five questions you would want to ask the character. Be sure to ask questions that are related to the book. (Do not ask questions such as What is your favorite color?) 3) Describe (write) the book s original ending, and then write a new one. Be detailed. Your ending should have eight or more sentences. 4) Write a journal entry. Pretend you are one of the characters. Write eight or more sentences describing a day in your life. ***Challenge yourself! Try one of the following ideas: Read more than two chapter books. Check out your town library to see if there are summer reading clubs. Log your minutes with the Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge. The more you read, the more you know, the more you learn, the more places you ll go! ~ Dr. Seuss
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Welcome to the Fourth Grade Summer Reading List! You are required to read two books from this list over the summer. You can read more than two if you would like. You may also read more than one book from the same author. Make sure you fill out the reading log with the Title and Author of the books that you have read. You also have to fill out the story map for each book read. Story maps are due the first week of school. Enjoy! Happy Reading! Chapter Books: The Good Dog by Avi Iron Thunder by Avi Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Clearly Strider by Beverly Clearly Lunch Money by Andrew Clemens My Teacher is an Alien by Bruce Coville The BFG by Roald Dahl Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo The Fabled Fourth Graders of Aesop Elementary School by Candace Fleming Inkspell by Cornelia Funke The Homework Machine by Dan Gutman The Willoughbys by Louis Lowry Holes by Louis Sachar Crash by Jerry Spinelli Loser by Jerry Spinelli Chapter Books Series: The Fudge Books: Tales of the Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great by Judy Blume Superfudge by Judy Blume
Molly Moon Books: Incredible Book of Hypnotism by Georgia Byng Stops the World by Georgia Byng Hypnotic Time Travel Adventures by Georgia Byng Allie Finkle s Rules for Girls Books: Moving Day by Meg Cabot The New Girl by Meg Cabot Stage Fright by Meg Cabot Sports Books: Stealing Home by Matt Christopher Skateboard Tough by Matt Christopher Lacrosse Firestorm by Matt Christopher Beverly Clearly Series: Henry Higgins Books Ramona Quimby Books Ralph S. Mouse Books Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series by Jeff Kinney Bunnicula Books by James Howe Judy Moody Books by Megan McDonald Percy Jackson and the Olympians Books: The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan The Titan s Curse by Rick Riordan Harry Potter Books by J.K. Rowling A Series of Unfortunate Events Books by Lemony Snicket The Boxcar Children Books by Gertrude Chandler Warner Young Merlin Trilogy by Jane Yolan Tartan Magic Trilogy by Jane Yolan Any Cam Jansen books for lower level readers
Nonfiction Books: Wolfsnail: A Backyard Predator by Sarah Campbell We Dare You! Hundred of Science Bets, I Challenges, and Experiments You Can Do at Home by Vikki Cobb Women Daredevils: Thrills, Chills, and Frills by Julie Cummins See How They Run, Campaign Dreams, Election Chemes and the race to the White House by Susan E. Goodman What You Never Knew About Beds, Bedrooms and Pajamas by Patricia Lauber Aliens Are Coming!: The True Account of the 1983 War of the Worlds Radio Broadcast by Megan McCarthy Animal Heroes: True Rescue Stories by Sandra Markle This Is Your Life Cycle by Heather Miller Megatooth by Patricia O Brien Sabertooth by Patricia O Brien Mammoth by Patricia O Brien Knucklehead: Tall Tales & Mostly True Stories about Growing Up by Jon Scieszka The Grapes of Math by Greg Tang Math Fables by Greg Tang The Best of Times by Greg Tang Life on Earth and Beyond: An Astrobiologist s Quest by Pamela Turner Go Go America by Dan Yaccarino
5 TH Grade Summer Reading All students are required to read From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by e.l. konigsburg. Students will be tested on their understanding of the book during the first week of school. You must read this book! Students are required to read two other books listed. Choose the book you like the best and complete one of the following projects. (You may not use the required book for this part.) Option 1- Videotape or use a movie maker to act out the scene from your book. Use specific details from the book. Option 2-Create a ten to fifteen slide Power Point presentation to persuade your friends to read your book. Include a summary, title, and author. Option 3- Write a one page book summary of the novel from one character's point of view. Option 4- Write a persuasive essay explaining why the book you read should or should not be on the summer reading list. Give details to support your opinion. Don't forget to bring your project to school with you on the first day of 5 th grade. Fiction Tuck Everlasting- Babbitt Chasing Vermeer- Balliett The Indian in the Cupboard- Banks Alice s Adventures in Wonderland-Carrol Dear Mr. Henshaw- Cleary Frindle- Clements Walk Two Moons- Creech Artemis Fowl- Colfer Bud, Not Buddy-Christopher Paul Curtis Because of Winn Dixie-Di Camillo Ginger Pye- Estes One Hundred Dresses- Estes Dead End- Jack Gantos Lily s Crossing- Giff The Phantom Tollbooth- Norton Juster A Wrinkle in Time- L'Engle Dog Lost- Lee Number the Stars-Lowry Travel Team- Lupica Baby- MacLachlan The Borrowers- Norton Eragon- Paolini Bridge to Terabithia- Paterson Hatchet- Paulsen Where the Red Fern Grows- Rawls Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry- Taylor The Cay- Taylor Wonder- Palacio Flora & Ulysses- DiCamillo Series Books: The Chronicles of Narnia Charlie Bones The Kane Chronicles Percy Jackson and the Olympians The Heroes of Olympus The Sisters Grimm Ranger s Apprentice I Survived Game Changers Non-Fiction George Washington: Spymaster- Allen Helen s Eyes- Delano Escape! The Story of the Great Houdini-Fleishman The Signers: The Fifty-Six Stories Behind the Declaration of Independnece-Fradin My Life with Chimpanzees- Goodall The Crossing: How George Washington Saved the American Revolution- Murphy We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball-Nelson Horses- Simon When Is a Planet Not a Planet?- Scott Langston Hughes: American Poet- Walker Who is? Series Elly- My True Story of the Holocaust - Gross If you are having difficulty this summer with your assignments or finding a book, you can contact me via email. Jcoyle8656@olhamptons.org
Name 5 th Grade Summer Reading Assignment Date Fill in one story map for each summer book you have read. Bring to school on the first day of school for collection by your 5 th grade teacher. Title: Author: Characters Description Time: Setting Place: Problem: Write four (only) sentences showing the steps leading toward the resolution (solution) of the problem in the story. 1. 2. 3. 4. Resolution:
OLH Prep Summer Reading Work The list of summer reading books below has been carefully chosen by your Prep ELA teachers. Prep 6-8 students should read the books listed for their grade level and complete the necessary written assignments by the first day of school in September. Prep 6 Reading work- All Prep 6 students must read three books this summer: one ELA book, one Religion book, and one Classic book. Assessments will be given on all three books in September. Written work- 1) For all three books, you must complete a reading log sheet. 2) Complete one of the assignments below for either Crash or Rules. 3) Be prepared to discuss your summer reading books in September. 4) Our writing tasks in September will be based on your summer reading so be ready. 5) First extra credit opportunity: bring in a photo of you reading somewhere this summer. Complete one of the following ideas for your required book (Rules or Crash): Book Talk-Create a short video book talk. Share what you liked about the book as well as information about characters, setting, plot elements, and themes (2-3 minutes max). Bring in on a flash drive. This is a great way to break the ice at the start of the year and show your classmates how you ve grown over the summer. Fast Forward- Predict what two of the main characters will be doing ten years after the book ends. (Minimum of 150 words typed or written on looseleaf in cursive.) Diary- Compose at least three journal entries from the point of view of a character from the book. (Minimum of 150 words typed or written on looseleaf in cursive.)
Prep 6 Book List ELA book (Choose one of the following books to read.) Crash by Jerry Spinelli OR Rules by Cynthia Lord Religion book (All must read the following book.) Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy s Astonishing Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back by Todd Burpo Classic book (Choose one of the following books to read.) The Story of Beowulf by Marshall Children s Homer by Colum Midwife s Apprentice by Cushman Catherine, Called Birdy by Cushman Teacher s Challenge Read any one of these works and prepare to teach the class about it using a Power Point: Hatshepsut, His Majesty Herself by Andronik Who Was First? Discovering the Americas by Freedman The Adventures of Marco Polo by Freedman Lost Star: The Story of Amelia Earhart
Prep 6 Summer Reading Log Name Date Fill in one story map for each summer book you have read. (3 total) Bring to school on the first day of school. Title: Character Author: Description Setting Time: Place: Problem/Conflict: Write four sentences showing the steps leading toward the resolution (solution) of the problem in the story. 1. 2. 3. 4. Resolution:
Prep 7 Reading work- All Prep 7 students must read three books this summer: one ELA book, one Religion book, and one Classic book. Assessments will be given on all three books in September. Written work- For the ELA book, write a persuasive letter that encourages a friend to read this book. Your letter should be at least five paragraphs in length, and it must be in friendly letter format. Include at least seven text details, and be sure the setting, plot, and characters are fully described. It may be typed or handwritten. For the Religion book, record information about your five favorite stories from each gospel on index cards. Be sure to cite each story by writing down the gospel, chapter, and verses for each. (Example: Luke 1: 1-10) (Ten index cards in all.) For the Classic book- Complete a reading log sheet. See last page of the Prep 7 reading section for the log. Recommended work- Take notes as you read on index cards or post-its of key plot elements (setting, characters, etc.) and your favorite parts or interesting points. You will be required to write about this book in September. ELA book Red Kayak by Priscilla Cummings Religion book Read two of the gospels- Matthew, Mark, Luke or John. Classic/Historical Fiction book (Choose one of the following books to read.) The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse My Brother Sam is Dead by James Lincoln Collier Teacher s Challenge Read two works by one of the following authors: Louisa May Alcott Lois Lowry Ann Rinaldi Jordan Sonnenblick Ray Bradbury William Shakespeare Teacher s Challenge Task: Annotate your books OR create a Power Point, Prezi, or Google slide show on the books that you can share with your class in September. (See the annotation sheet for information on annotation.)
Prep 7 Summer Reading Log Name: Title: Author: Character Description Setting Time: Place: Problem/Conflict: Write four sentences showing the steps leading toward the resolution (solution) of the problem. 1. 2. 3. 4. ON THE BACK, DESCRIBE THE RESOLUTION OF THE STORY.
Prep 8 Reading work- All Prep 8 students must read three books this summer: one ELA book, one Religion book, and one Classic book. Assessments will be given on all three books in September. Written work- For the ELA book- Annotate your book. See the annotation tips sheet for information and examples. Students will be graded on how well they annotate their book. Each chapter should have three to five notes/comments. For the Religion book-be prepared to discuss in class. Take notes as you read on index cards of your ten favorite parts, interesting points, or stories. Each index card should include a citation, information on what you read, and why you found it interesting. For the Classic book, write a persuasive letter that encourages a friend to read this book. Your letter should be at least five paragraphs in length, and it must be in friendly letter format. It must include at least eight text details. Recommended work- Take notes as you read on index cards or post-its of your favorite parts, interesting points, etc. ELA book Nothing but the Truth by Avi Religion book New Testament- Read the Acts of the Apostles. Classic book (Choose one of the following books to read.) A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton Teacher s Challenge Read two works by one of the following authors: Agatha Christie Ray Bradbury Ann Rinaldi John Greene Charles Dickens William Shakespeare Task: Annotate your books OR create a presentation on the two books. You may choose the format (Prezi, Google Slide Show, PowerPoint, film, etc.)
Annotation Sheet for Prep 8 Work and for Prep 7/8 Teacher s Challenge Books Do the following as you read: Before: Look at the front and back covers of the text. Try to learn more about the author. Think about the title and/or subtitle. Look at how the text is organized on the page and how the overall book is organized. During: In the text, use symbols like the ones above to mark key points, etc. In the margins, make comments on what you read. (Summarize, Analyze, Question, Predict, Formulate) After: Think about what you read.