Summer Reading List Students Entering 2nd Grade
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Summer Reading List Students Entering 2nd Grade Grade 2
New Favorites! The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt L*Aika: Astronaut Dog by Owen Davey The Tree Lady: The True Story Of How One Tree-Loving Woman Changed A City Forever by Joseph H. Hopkins Millie Fierce Sleeps Out by Jane Manning
Pirates vs Cowboys by Aaron Reynolds My Name is Yoon by Helen Recorvits
June-August 2017 Dear Parents, 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, that is, books that are not too hard and not too easy, and when children can explore books about topics that interest them. The more they practice with someone’s encouragement, suggestions and praise, the better and more confident readers they will become. Here are some tips to encourage reading at home this summer: Set aside a regular family reading and/or read aloud time. Read to your children, even the older ones, for at least 20 minutes each day. 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 where ever you go this summer. Participate in activities at the local library. Log the minutes you read on the Scholastic website.
REQUIRED SUMMER READING ASSIGNMENT FOR ENTERING 2ND GRADE Students entering 2nd grade are expected to read for 20-30 minutes every day and record completed books on the reading log provided by their teacher, as well as in the Scholastic Summer Reading website. Please use these book lists to help guide your child in selecting books for summer reading. We suggest reading 2-3 titles per week. Repetition of books is an excellent way to build literacy skills, so encourage your child to reread favorite books. Enjoy the shared reading experience this summer!
This Assignment Is Not Optional
Beginner Chapter Books The Magic Tree House - series The Notebook of Doom - series Eerie Elementary – series Flat Stanley – series Junie B. Jones – series Freckle Juice by: Judy Blume
The Classics! Wemberly Worried, by Kevin Henkes The Dot, by Peter Reynolds Please Baby Please, by Spike Lee Scat Cat, by Joan Holub Are You My Mother? by P.D.Eastman Bad Case of Stripes, by David Shannon The Lorax, by Dr. Seuss
Favorite Series!
After reading, have a discussion about the story elements (main character, setting, and main events.) Have your child practice retelling the story in sequential order.
Amelia Bedelia, by Peggy Parish Frog and Toad, by Arnold Lobel Strega Nona, by Tomie dePaola Henry and Mudge, by Cynthia Rylant Magic Tree House, by Mary Pope Osborn Horrible Harry, Suzy Kline Super Fly Guy, by Ted Arnold
Non-Fiction
After reading, have a discussion about the FACTS your child learned and FACTS they already knew.
Red Eyed Tree Frog, by Joy Cowley Where Once There Was a Wood, by Denise Fleming Jane Goodall, by Jo S. Kite Harry Houdini, by Elizabeth MacLeod Crinkleroot’s Guide to Animal Habitats, by Jim Arnosky About Amphibians, by Cathryn P. Sill Moonshot: Flight of Apollo 11, by Brian Floca Pets at the White House, by Marge Kennedy
Poetry
The Jumblies, by Edward Lear Fairy Poems, by Laura Ingalls Wilder Where the Sidewalk Ends, by Shel Silverstein I’ve Lost My Hippopotamus, by Jack Prelutzsky Chicken Soup with Rice, by Maurice Sendak Poetry for Young People, by Robert Frost Maya’s World (series), by Maya Angelou
Caldecott Winners! The Three Pigs, by David Wiesner Offer Buckle and Gloria, by Peggy Rathman VIVA! Frida!, by Yuyi Morales Flotsam, by David Wiesner Grandfather’s Journey, by Allen Say Snowy Day, by Ezra Jack Keats Where the Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak
Summer Reading List Students Entering 2nd Grade Grade 2
New Favorites! The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt L*Aika: Astronaut Dog by Owen Davey The Tree Lady: The True Story Of How One Tree-Loving Woman Changed A City Forever by Joseph H. Hopkins Millie Fierce Sleeps Out by Jane Manning
Pirates vs Cowboys by Aaron Reynolds My Name is Yoon by Helen Recorvits
June-August 2017 Dear Parents, 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, that is, books that are not too hard and not too easy, and when children can explore books about topics that interest them. The more they practice with someone’s encouragement, suggestions and praise, the better and more confident readers they will become. Here are some tips to encourage reading at home this summer: Set aside a regular family reading and/or read aloud time. Read to your children, even the older ones, for at least 20 minutes each day. 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 where ever you go this summer. Participate in activities at the local library. Log the minutes you read on the Scholastic website.
REQUIRED SUMMER READING ASSIGNMENT FOR ENTERING 2ND GRADE Students entering 2nd grade are expected to read for 20-30 minutes every day and record completed books on the reading log provided by their teacher, as well as in the Scholastic Summer Reading website. Please use these book lists to help guide your child in selecting books for summer reading. We suggest reading 2-3 titles per week. Repetition of books is an excellent way to build literacy skills, so encourage your child to reread favorite books. Enjoy the shared reading experience this summer!
This Assignment Is Not Optional
Beginner Chapter Books The Magic Tree House - series The Notebook of Doom - series Eerie Elementary – series Flat Stanley – series Junie B. Jones – series Freckle Juice by: Judy Blume
The Classics! Wemberly Worried, by Kevin Henkes The Dot, by Peter Reynolds Please Baby Please, by Spike Lee Scat Cat, by Joan Holub Are You My Mother? by P.D.Eastman Bad Case of Stripes, by David Shannon The Lorax, by Dr. Seuss
Favorite Series!
After reading, have a discussion about the story elements (main character, setting, and main events.) Have your child practice retelling the story in sequential order.
Amelia Bedelia, by Peggy Parish Frog and Toad, by Arnold Lobel Strega Nona, by Tomie dePaola Henry and Mudge, by Cynthia Rylant Magic Tree House, by Mary Pope Osborn Horrible Harry, Suzy Kline Super Fly Guy, by Ted Arnold
Non-Fiction
After reading, have a discussion about the FACTS your child learned and FACTS they already knew.
Red Eyed Tree Frog, by Joy Cowley Where Once There Was a Wood, by Denise Fleming Jane Goodall, by Jo S. Kite Harry Houdini, by Elizabeth MacLeod Crinkleroot’s Guide to Animal Habitats, by Jim Arnosky About Amphibians, by Cathryn P. Sill Moonshot: Flight of Apollo 11, by Brian Floca Pets at the White House, by Marge Kennedy
Poetry
The Jumblies, by Edward Lear Fairy Poems, by Laura Ingalls Wilder Where the Sidewalk Ends, by Shel Silverstein I’ve Lost My Hippopotamus, by Jack Prelutzsky Chicken Soup with Rice, by Maurice Sendak Poetry for Young People, by Robert Frost Maya’s World (series), by Maya Angelou
Caldecott Winners! The Three Pigs, by David Wiesner Offer Buckle and Gloria, by Peggy Rathman VIVA! Frida!, by Yuyi Morales Flotsam, by David Wiesner Grandfather’s Journey, by Allen Say Snowy Day, by Ezra Jack Keats Where the Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak
