DWIGHT SCHOOL
TIMOTHY HOUSE
SUMMER READING 2017
First Grade into Second Grade
Reading over the summer reinforces language arts skills and encourages children to become life-long learners.
Please assist your child with his/her summer reading and summer reading activities.
Dear Parents:
Please use the attached list to choose some “just right” books for your child.Some books will be appropriate for students to read independently. However, we encourage the majority of summer reading to be shared with family members in an effort to support comprehension, and most importantly the love of reading. Have fun reading with your child this summer!
Best,
The Second Grade Team
Dear Students,
We are so excited to be teaching you next year! Please look at the list of books, and read as many as you would like. Please write down the title, author, and rating of each book you read on the “Books I Read” sheet. Please also do one of the following assignments.
· Draw a map of where the story is set.
· Write a short story about what the character(s) would be doing one year later.
· Choose two books. Choose a character from each book. Write a paragraph telling why these two characters would get along and be friends.
· Redesign the front cover page of a book that you read. Then, write a paragraph that explains the changes you made and why you made them.
Happy Reading,
Your Second Grade Teachers
RECOMMENDED READING:
Picture Books:
Adventures of Beekle by Dan Sanat
Day the Crayons Came Home by Dave Daywalt
Finding Winnie by Lindsay Mattick
Home for Bird by Philip Stead
Journey by Adam Becker
Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Pena
Sam and Dave Dig a Hole by Mac Barnett
Yaks Yak by Linda Sue Park
Young Reader Graphic Novels:
Babymouse by Jennifer Holm
Benjamin Bear by Philippe Coudray
Benny and Penny by Geoffrey Hayes
Bird and Squirrel by James Burks
Otto by Frank Cammuso
Early Chapter Books:
Commander Toad (series) by Jane Yolen
Elephant and Piggie (series) by Mo Willems
Fly Guy (series) by Ted Arnold
Frog and Toad (series) by Arnold Lobel
Henry and Mudge (series) by Cynthia Rylant
Iris and Walter (series) by Elissa Haden Guest
The Littles (series) by John Peterson
Penny and Her Song by Kevin Henkes
Chapter Books:
Bink and Gollie by Kate DiCamillo
Calvin Coconut by Graham Salisbury
Clementine (series) by Sara Pennypacker
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (series) by Jeff Kinney
Gone Fishing by Tamera Wissinger
Ivy and Bean (series) by Annie Barrows
Judy Moody (series) by Meghan McDonald
Kelsey Green, Reading Queen by Claudia Mills
Stink (series) by Meghan McDonald
Biographies:
Eleanor, Quiet No More by Doreen Rappaport
Star Stuff by Stephanie Sisson
Tutankhamun by Demi
Viva Frida by YuyiMorales
A Wizard From the Start by Don Brown
You’ve Never Heard of Willie Mays? by Jonah Winter
Mysteries:
A to Z Mysteries (series) by Ron Roy
Cam Jansen (series) by David Adler
Chet Gecko (series) by Bruce Hall
Encyclopedia Brown (series) by Donald Sobol
Franny K. Stein (series) by Jim Benton
Nate the Great (series) By Marjorie W. Sharmat
Nonfiction:
Eye to Eye: How Animals See the World by Steve Jenkins
Locomotive by Brian Flora
Mr. Ferris and His Wheel by Kathryn Gibbs Davis
Neighborhood Sharks by Katherine Roy
Separate is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez & Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation
by Duncan Tonatiuh
☺ Happy Reading! ☺
Feel free to explore additional books that are not on the list provided.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
1. Books can be purchased at:
· Bank Street College Book Store
2780 Broadway (between 107th and 108th Street)
· Book Culture on Columbus
450 Columbus Avenue (between 81st and 82nd Street)
· Barnes & Noble Bookstore
Most Locations
2. Books can be borrowed from the New York Public Library (www.nypl.org)
BOOKS I’VE READ: Name