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Summer
Reading
Preschool
3-4 year olds & Kindergarten
You are
encouraged to read with your child during the summer.
Research has shown that students' reading levels correspond
to the amount of time spent listening to stories read to
them. See the links to Caldecott Medal and Newbery Award
winning books below.
Lower
Elementary (1st, 2nd & 3rd Grades) Summer Reading
Go to the
library or bookstore this summer and find three books,
fiction or non-fiction, about Prehistoric times (e.g., The
Stone/Iron/Bronze Ages, dinosaurs, cave dwellers and other
early humans). Please read to your child or have your child
read the books.
Pick one book and prepare a
book share from the Book Share Ideas below.
Bring your book share during the first week of school.
Upper
Elementary (4th, 5th & 6th Grades) Summer Reading
Required Reading for Upper
Elementary:
Maroo of the Winter
Caves by Ann Turnbull (There is no book report
due for this book.)
Please read at least
2 other books, fiction or non-fiction, on any topic
you choose. There are links to recommended reading
lists at the bottom of this page.
You should complete a book
share project for one of these books from the Book Share
Ideas below. It is due the first week of school.
Book Share
Instructions for Upper Elementary:
Every book
share should include a title or cover page with:
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The title
and author of the book
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Your name
and date
Every
student needs to tell about the summary (what the book is
about) in two minutes. This information should include:
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What
happened
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Who is
involved
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Where the
story takes place
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Whether
or not you enjoyed the book and why.
Remember
that you want to tell us about the book without giving away
the ending! Others may want to read the same book as you.
Book Share Ideas:
(Remember
you only need one project on one of the books you read)
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Make a
diorama showing a scene from the book.
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Pretend
you are a character from the book- tell us about yourself
and something that happens to you.
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Create a
comic strip about a part of the book.
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Book in a
suitcase- create a suitcase from a shoebox. Decorate the
outside to show themes or ideas from the book. Put objects
or pictures you draw about the story on the inside.
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Make a
puppet of your favorite character- share his/her story as
the puppeteer.
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Create a
mobile that shows scenes or characters from the book.
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Create a
new book jacket for your book. Include a summary on the
back that will entice the reader.
Middle School Summer Reading (7th-8th Grades)
All students should read a
minimum of four books over the summer.
Required Reading for
6th-7th-8th:
Maroo of the Winter
Caves by Ann Turnbull
Chicken Soup for the
Teenage Soul, 101 Stories of Life, Love and Learning
by Jack Canfield (ed.), Mark Victor Hansen (ed.),
Kimberly Kirberger (ed.)
Recommended Reading for 6th-7th-8th:
The 7 Habits
of Highly Effective Teens
by Sean Covey
The Best Book of Early
People by Margaret Hynes
The Mammoth Hunters
by JEan Auel
11,000 Years Lost
by Peni R. Griffin
Students should type a
one-page book response to share with the class for each book
read. The response should include a heading, the
book's title and name of the author, a brief summary and a
personal response to the book. Please have these typed
and bound together in a 3 prong folder.
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The
Caldecott Medal
was named in honor of nineteenth-century English
illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually
by the Association for Library Service to Children,
a division of the American Library Association, to the
artist of the most distinguished American picture book
for children. |
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The
Newbery Medal
was named for eighteenth-century
British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually
by the Association for Library Service to Children,
a division of the American Library Association, to the
author of the most distinguished contribution to American
literature for children . |
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