KG Summer Reading List.pdf

AIS-R Parents,As we get ready to head off for summer vacation, it is important to keep in mindthat though summer is a time to relax and spend time with family, it is also a great time tohelp our children grow as learners. Studies have shown that students may drop in theirreading levels over the summer when they take a complete vacation from reading andwriting. At AIS-R we are trying to raise a community of life-long readers and writers. Asparents we are asking that you help us to reach this goal by encouraging your children toread and write over the next two months. Here are a few ideas that might help yourchildren get excited about this activity:• Children of all ages love to have books read to them. This can help build your child’slove for reading, and improve their fluency. It is also a great opportunity forchildren to experience books that are too hard for them to read by themselves. Sotake some time to cozy up together with a great book!• Encourage your child to read daily or at least five days a week. Help them to choosebooks that interest them and that they are able to read comfortably. It is vitallyimportant that students do not feel overwhelmed while reading a new book.• Persuade your child to keep a summer journal or scrapbook, in which they can writeabout their daily adventures, and also display pictures and memorabilia. What agreat way for kids to save all of their memories this summer!In our efforts to promote literacy and maintain all of the great gains the studentshave made this past year, we have attached a summer reading list with some suggestedbooks for your child’s grade level.We hope that you enjoy this special time with your children, and that you continue toencourage their learning over the summer. What parent doesn’t love a child who is readingfor fun?Sincerely,Cheza Al-KudmaniLiteracy Specialist

KG-1 Summer Reading ListAylesworth: Naughty Little Monkeys c2003 alphabet booksTwenty-six monkeys get into mischief when their parents go out for the evening inthis rhyming alphabet book.Bang: When Sophie Gets Angry - Really, Really Angry... c1999 characterSophie expresses her anger when she must surrender a toy to her sister.Crews: The Neighborhood Mother Goose c2004 nursery rhymes, diversityThis collection of nursery rhymes features the familiar and unfamiliar, all set in thecity.DePaola: Stagestruck c2005 school storyWhen Tommy is disappointed that he doesn’t land the lead in the kindergarten play,he tries to steal the show anyway.Drachman: A Frog Thing c2005 humorFrank the frog learns self-acceptance.Ehlert: Pie in the Sky c2004 family fictionAs a father and his child view the cherry tree in their back yard, they refer to it asa pie tree. Includes a recipe.

Ehlert: Mole’s Hill: A Woodland Tale c1994 folkloreIn this Native American folk tale, Mole looks for a way to save her undergroundhome when Fox tells her she has to move.Ernst: The Gingerbread Girl c2006 fairy taleThe gingerbread girl outsmarts that doggone fox and triumphs.Kimmel: The Gingerbread Man c1993 fairy taleThis familiar fairy tale features a gingerbread man who runs away from thewoman who bakes him and meets other animals along the way, including a cleverfox.Penn:The Kissing Hand c1993 family storyChester Raccoon is afraid to attend kindergarten until his mother shows him aspecial way to take her love along.Pfister: Rainbow Fish stories animal storiesThe most beautiful fish in the ocean with theshimmering silver scales discovers the beauty ofsharing.Prelutsky: Read-Aloud Rhymes for the Very Young c1986 poetryThis collection of 200 short poems is designed for young children and includesillustrations that correlate with the poems.

Shannon: David Goes to School c.1999 humorDavid's school behavior needs to be improved.Sierra: Counting Crocodiles c1997 counting, rhymingA monkey outsmarts ten crocodiles that stand between her and a banana tree byusing her ability to count.Sierra: Wild About Books c2004 animals, humorA librarian accidentally drives her bookmobile to the zoo and subsequently reads aDr. Seuss book to the animals.Taback: Joseph Had a Little Overcoat c1999 diversityJoseph starts out with an overcoat and ends with a button.Williams: ‘More More More’ said the Baby: 3 Love Stories c1990 family fictionFather, Mother and Grandmother playfully and lovingly toss three babies in the air.Wood: Alphabet Adventure c2001 alphabet bookThe letters of the alphabet join the search to help "i" find her dot in order tocontinue their journey in this colorful alphabet book.

Wood: The Napping House c1984 sleep, fictionWhile a number of creatures sleep, a flea causes a commotion among them withjust one bite.Tankard: Boo Hoo Bird c2009 fictionWhen Bird gets a boo-boo, his friends all try to figure out a way to make himhappy again.Mahy: Bubble Trouble c 2009 family fictionLittle Mabel blows a bubble that encases her baby brother. He happily floatsthrough the neighborhood as everyone follows along trying to figure out howto rescue him.Rosenthal: Duck! Rabbit! c 2009 fictionIt’s a duck! No, it’s a rabbit! Clever illustrations lead the reader to wonder, isit a duck or a rabbit? Could it be both?Henkes: My Garden c 2010 fictionA young girl imagines her dream garden complete with jellybean bushes,chocolate rabbits and tomatoes the size of beach balls.