Summer Reading List Students Entering Kindergarten AWS
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Summer Reading List Students Entering Kindergarten Grade K
June-August 2017
Favorites, Old & New! Dear Parents, Summer vacation is almost here! We hope that you make it a time to REST, RELAX, READ, but above all ENJOY!
Seven Blind Mice by Ed Young
Big AL by Andrew Clements
Llama Llama Misses Mama by Anna Dewdney
Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh
A Rainbow of My Very Own by Don Freeman
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. 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!
The Classics! Students entering Kindergarten are expected to read for 20-30 minutes every day and record completed books in the Scholastic Summer Reading website.
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 Cat in the Hat, by Dr. Seuss
Favorite Fiction!
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. The Rainbow Fish, by Marcus Pfister The Alphabet Tree, by Leo Lionni If You Give A Mouse A Cookie, Lara Numeroff Chicken Little, by Steven Kellogg Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse, by Kevin Henkes Click Clack Moo: Cows That Type, by Doreen Cronin The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle Rosie’s Walk, by Pat Hutchins The Napping House, by Audry Wood The Paper Bag Princess, by Robert Munsch Llama, Llama Red Pajama, by Anna Dendre Sheep in a Jeep, by Nancy Shaw
Non-Fiction
After reading, have a discussion about the FACTS your child learned and FACTS they already knew.
Authors to consider: Ruth Heller Lois Ehlert Gail Gibbons Jim Arnosky National Geographic books Zoo Books!
Favorite Authors! Eric Carle Leo Lionni Mem Fox Mercer Meyer Aliki Don Freeman David Wiesner Arnold Lobel Kevin Henkes Tomie dePaola Dr. Seuss Maurice Sendak
Also Consider: Alphabet Books Counting Books Nursery Rhymes Wordless Books Poetry **Use puppets, make puppets, finger puppets, paper puppets, sock puppets **Make your own book **Talk, Talk, Talk about what you read.
Caldecott Winners! The Three Pigs, by David Wiesner Blueberries for Sal, by Robert McClosky Tuesday, by David Wiesner Snowy Day, by Ezra Jack Keats Where the Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak Make Way for Ducklings, by
Summer Reading List Students Entering Kindergarten Grade K
June-August 2017
Favorites, Old & New! Dear Parents, Summer vacation is almost here! We hope that you make it a time to REST, RELAX, READ, but above all ENJOY!
Seven Blind Mice by Ed Young
Big AL by Andrew Clements
Llama Llama Misses Mama by Anna Dewdney
Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh
A Rainbow of My Very Own by Don Freeman
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. 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!
The Classics! Students entering Kindergarten are expected to read for 20-30 minutes every day and record completed books in the Scholastic Summer Reading website.
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 Cat in the Hat, by Dr. Seuss
Favorite Fiction!
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. The Rainbow Fish, by Marcus Pfister The Alphabet Tree, by Leo Lionni If You Give A Mouse A Cookie, Lara Numeroff Chicken Little, by Steven Kellogg Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse, by Kevin Henkes Click Clack Moo: Cows That Type, by Doreen Cronin The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle Rosie’s Walk, by Pat Hutchins The Napping House, by Audry Wood The Paper Bag Princess, by Robert Munsch Llama, Llama Red Pajama, by Anna Dendre Sheep in a Jeep, by Nancy Shaw
Non-Fiction
After reading, have a discussion about the FACTS your child learned and FACTS they already knew.
Authors to consider: Ruth Heller Lois Ehlert Gail Gibbons Jim Arnosky National Geographic books Zoo Books!
Favorite Authors! Eric Carle Leo Lionni Mem Fox Mercer Meyer Aliki Don Freeman David Wiesner Arnold Lobel Kevin Henkes Tomie dePaola Dr. Seuss Maurice Sendak
Also Consider: Alphabet Books Counting Books Nursery Rhymes Wordless Books Poetry **Use puppets, make puppets, finger puppets, paper puppets, sock puppets **Make your own book **Talk, Talk, Talk about what you read.
Caldecott Winners! The Three Pigs, by David Wiesner Blueberries for Sal, by Robert McClosky Tuesday, by David Wiesner Snowy Day, by Ezra Jack Keats Where the Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak Make Way for Ducklings, by
