SUMMER READING ASSIGNMENT **for incoming grade 2 students**

SUMMER READING ASSIGNMENT**for incoming grade 2 students**Welcome to 2 nd Grade!! To continue to grow as readers and beprepared for second grade, all upcoming second graders shouldcontinue to read daily over the summer.Assignment:• All upcoming second graders are expected to read 60 minutes per week.• You can choose any book. Some suggested titles are attached.• All reading should be logged on the Red Raider Reading Log. This is a continued practicefrom what we’ve been doing for most of the school year.• Parents should sign each log when it’s complete.• Students should select one book they have read and complete the attached assignment.• Use the reading strategies attached to become a GREAT reader.Your participation in summer reading has its rewards! You will come to second gradeprepared and ready to learn. AND, you will be included in the Summer Reading Celebrationthis fall!!But, if you want EVEN more……..• The Keyport Public Library and our school have partnered with local businesses to offerany student who finishes FIVE books a prize!! Just bring in your summer reading logsthat show your completion to the Keyport Public Library on Wednesday or Thursdaymornings between 10 and 12 or during any Keyport Summer Reading Nights ( July 10 thand August 7 th from 6-8) and receive your certificate.• Barnes and Noble will give a FREE book to any student who logs and reads 8 books thissummer! Use the log attached, and when you’re finished, bring it to Barnes and Noblein Holmdel and select your free book from the options available.• AND if you’re REALLY motivated (and we hope you are!), sign – up for the SummerReading Club by June 30 th at the Keyport Public Library. Then, get your packet on July 1 stand read ten books by the end of the challenge to attend the Sundae Party in August.Top three readers in each age group (4-6, 7-10, and 11-13) will also receive a Barnes andNoble gift card!

Name: _____________________The best book I read this summer was_____________________________________by _________________________________. Writeabout your favorite part on the lines below and draw apicture of it in the box.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Suggested Reading List(Students Entering Grades 1 and 2)Below are some suggestions for summer reading. It contains a variety of genre and interests thatalso illustrate the quality and complexity of the suggested reading materials presented in theCommon Core. If available, both the Guided Reading and DRA level for each book are included.Use these as a guide to select books that are good choices; however, students are free to read anybooks they choose. Please visit the Keyport Public Library to view and select your summer readingbooks.Fiction: Picture Books andGeneral FictionAmelia Bedelia (series) – L/28Parish, PeggyAngela Weaves a Dream – N/ASolá, MichèleAnno’s Journey –N/AAnno, MitsumasaArthur (series) – M/28Brown, MarcBaseball in the Barrio – P/38Horenstein, HenryA Bear Called Paddington (series) –T/44Bond, MichaelBrown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? – C/3-4Martin, Bill, Jr.Butterfly Boy – N/30-34Kroll, VirginiaCaps for Sale –K/16-18Slobodkina, EsphyrThe Cat in the Hat – J/16Dr. SeussCorduroy –K/18Freeman, DonDinosaur Dream – M/28Nolan, DennisThe Doorbell Rang –J/16Hutchins, PatFlossie and the Fox –O/34McKissack, PatriciaFrog and Toad Are Friends (series) K/18– Lobel, ArnoldThe Gingerbread Man – J/16-18Aylesworth, JimThe Giving Tree – J/16Silverstein, ShelGoodnight Moon – H/14Brown, Margaret WiseGrandfather’s Journey –O/34Say, AllenGreen Eggs and Ham – J/16Dr. SeussHarold and the Purple Crayon –K/18Johnson, Crockett

Hattie and the Fox –I/16Fox, MemHenry and Mudge (series) – J/16Rylant, CynthiaIf You Give a Mouse a Cookie--K/18(series) –Numeroff, LauraJust So Stories –N/AKipling, RudyardLilly’s Purple Plastic Purse –M/20-24Henkes, KevinThe Little Engine That Could –I/15-17Piper, WattyLyle, Lyle Crocodile – L/20Waber, BernardMake Way for Ducklings – L/20McCloskey, RobertMillions of Cats –N/30Gag, WandaThe Mitten – N/ABrett, JanA Mother for Choco – J/18-20Kasza, KeikoThe Mouse and the Motorcycle – O/34Cleary, BeverlyNow One Foot, Now the Other – L/20de Paola, TomieThe Polar Express – N/30Van Allsburg, ChrisRosie’s Walk – F/10Hutchins, PatThe Snowy Day –J/16Keats, Ezra JackSong of the Swallows –O/38Politi, LeoStone Soup – J/18-20McGovern, AnnSylvester and the Magic Pebble – N/30-34Steig, WilliamThe Tale of Peter Rabbit – L/20Potter, BeatrixTar Beach –P/38Ringgold, FaithTen Black Dots –F/10Crews, DonaldThere’s an Alligator Under My Bed – J/18-20Mayer, MercerThe Three Little Pigs – M/28Kellogg, StevenThe Ugly Duckling – J/18-20Andersen, Hans Christian(original author)The Very Hungry Caterpillar – J/18-20Carle, EricWhere the Wild Things Are – J/18-20Sendak, Maurice

Winnie the Pooh – N/AMilne, A. A.Folklore/Fairy Tales/MythologyThe Golden Goose – N/30Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm(original authors)Goldilocks and the Three Bears – M/28Brett, JanJohn Henry: An American Legend – M/28Keats, Ezra JackLittle Red Riding Hood – L/20Grimm, Jacob and WilhelmLon Po Po: A Red Riding Hood Storyfrom China –S/40Young, EdMufaro’s Beautiful Daughters –T/50Steptoe, JohnPaul Bunyan – O/34Kellogg, StevenPecos Bill – N/30Kellogg, StevenThe Story of Johnny Appleseed – J/16-18AlikiThe Story of Jumping Mouse – P/38Steptoe, JohnThree Billy Goats Gruff –N/AAsbjrnsen, Peter ChristenThe Village of Round and SquareHouses – M/28Grifalconi, AnnPoetryThe Big Red Barn – H/5Brown, Margaret WiseChicken Soup with Rice – M/8-9Sendak, MauriceChild’s Garden of Verses –N/AStevenson, Robert LewisThe Dragons Are Singing Tonight – N/APrelutsky, JackEvery Time I Climb a Tree – N/AMcCord, DavidFlicker Flash – O/34Graham, Joan BransfieldI Know an Old Lady Who Swalloweda Fly – H/14Rounds, GlenJames Marshall’s Mother Goose –N/AMarshall, JamesOwl Moon – O/34Yolen, JaneThe Wheels on the Bus – N/AZelinsky, PaulYou Read to Me, I’ll Read to You – J/18Ciardi, John

Nonfiction: Science, SocialStudies, and MathematicsAbout Reptiles: A Guide for Children—L/24Sill, Cathryn P.Anno’s Math Games – N/AAnno, MitsumasaAround the World: Who’s Been Here— J/18– George, Lindsay BarrettBaby Whale’s Journey – P/38London, JonathonBuilding a House – H/13-14Barton, ByronCheck It Out!: The Book aboutLibraries – J/18Gibbons, GailA Child’s Book of Art: Discover GreatPaintings – N/AMicklethwait, LucyCorn Is Maize: The Gift of theIndians –P/38AlikiCrawdad Creek – M/28Sanders, Scott RussellDigging Up Dinosaurs – P/38AlikiDiscovering El Niño – N/ASeibert, PatriciaThe Discovery of the Americas – S/40Maestro, BetsyDo Animals Dream? – N/APope, JoyceA Drop of Water: A Book of Scienceand Wonder –N/AWick, WalterThe Emperor’s Egg – M/28Jenkins, MartinGorilla Walk – N/ALewin, Ted and BetsyHello, Fish! Visiting the Coral Reef – M/28Earle, SylviaHere Is the African Savanna – L/24Dunphy, MadeleineHottest, Coldest, Highest, Deepest – M/28Jenkins, SteveHow Big Is a Foot? – K/20Myllar, RolfHow Tall, How Short, How Far Away– N/AAdler, DavidMath Counts (series) – N/APluckrose, HenryMy Cheetah Family – N/ABarfuss, Matto H.Nature’s Paintbrush – N/AStockdale, SusanOnce a Wolf – R/40

Swinburne, StephenOutside and Inside Kangaroos – Q/40Markle, SandraA Pill Bug’s Life – I/16Himmelman, JohnPumpkin Circle: Story of a Garden – N/ALevenson, GeorgeSharks – M/28Gibbons, GailShelterwood – N/AShetterly, Susan HandSugaring Time – S/40Lasky, KathrynTornadoes –O/34Simon, SeymourBiography/AutobiographyStone Girl, Bone Girl: Mary Anning– M/28Anhoit, LaurenceIf I Only Had a Horn: Young Louis Armstrong – M/28Jenkins, LeonardGlorious Flight Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot –N/30Provenson, AliceAlexander Calder and His MagicalMobiles –N/ALipman, JeanA Picture Book of GeorgeWashington Carver – N/30Adler, DavidGood Queen Bess: The Story ofElizabeth I – N/AVennema, PeterDuke Ellington – L/24Pinkney, AndreaGalileo and the Magic Numbers – N/ARosen, SidneyHonest Abe – L/24Kunhardt, EdithIf a Bus Could Talk: The Story ofRosa Parks – P/38Ringgold, FaithWilma Unlimited – P/38Krull, KathleenWilliam Shakespeare and the Globe—N/AAlikiMark Twain? What Kind of NameIs That? – N/AQuakenbush, RobertMagazines/PeriodicalsBig BackyardHumpty DumptyJack and JillLady BugRanger RickScholastic NewsStone Soup: A Magazine by ChildrenTime for Kids

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