Summer Reading Compilation
1st Grade Summer Reading Assignment
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Practice reading (either you read to your child or your child reads to you) at least 3 times
a week. To help build reading skills we have enclosed a set of alphabet flash cards. If
your child is having trouble remembering the letter names or sounds, please practice with
these cards regularly.
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Based on an experience from this summer, your child is required to create a
representative art piece no bigger than a shoe box. The art piece can be anything your
child wants it to be. Let imagination be their guide. Also, help your child write 1 or 2
sentences about the chosen experience.
Parents, please be prepared to share with us your child’s reading progress over the
summer at our beginning of the year mandatory back-to-school meeting.
2nd Grade Summer Reading Assignment
The main priority for students entering second grade is to spend their summers exploring the
realm of reading. It is also the goal for the children to see how vast and various reading can be.
Students are expected to author their own books. Books will be provided by the teachers.
However, if the book is misplaced, please create your own so that your child can document his or
her summer literacy. The objective of the book is to create a collection of 10 different literacy
experiences, which the students engaged in during the summer. The second assignment is to
write a post card to a character from one of the books read during the summer. Children may
make or buy a postcard from a summer adventure. The students will need to write their
postcards as if they are asking the characters from their books questions. The questions should
demonstrate comprehension of the stories. In addition, children should write one sentence telling
about their own summers! These two assignments should be brought to school on the first day.
3rd Grade Summer Reading Assignment
As your child is gearing up to become a third grader, they will be required to:
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Read an average of two hours each week over the summer.
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Have a parent sign the log each week.
Your child can read any material he or she chooses. You can also use some of this time to read to
your child, or both of you take turns reading the pages. The most important part of this is the
reading and that they are enjoying it.
The second part of their required summer assignment is to create a scrapbook of his or her
summer activities. It can be as simple as taking a nap, watching a movie, or as big as taking a
vacation. These are the requirements for your child:
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Purchase or make a scrapbook.
Record 10 different activities that take place over your summer vacation.
For each activity you must also include a picture, photo and/or something else that
visualizes the activity.
Have fun and be creative!
The reading log and the scrapbook will be due on the first day of school. The scrapbooks will
also be shared in class.
NAME ________________________________________
Summer Reading Log
Your goal is to read for 2 hours a week.
Week I
I read for 2 hours. Yippee
family signature_____________
Week 2
I read for 2 hours. Hooray
family signature______________
Week 3
I read for 2 hours. Fantastic
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Week 4
I read for 2 hours. Amazing
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Week 5
I read for 2 hours. Super Duper! family signature________________
Week 6
I read for 2 hours. Awesome!
family signature _______________
Week 7
I read for 2 hours. Radical!
family signature ______________
Week 8
I read for 2 hours. Almost there!
family signature _______________
Week 9
I read for 2 hours. Wonderful!
family signature ______________
Week 10
I read for 2 hours. Stupendous!
family signature _______________
My topic two books I read this summer
1. _______________________________________________________________
2. _____________________________________________________________
4th Grade Summer Reading and Assignments
The following is a list of books we will be reading during the 4th grade school year.
Please do not choose these for your summer reading.
Bridge to Terabithia, Island of the Blue Dolphins, Sing Down the Moon, Cricket in Times
Square, Tuck Everlasting, The Ballad of Lucy Whipple, By the Great Horn Spoon, Where the
Red Fern Grows, Esperanza Rising, The Journal of Sean Sullivan; A Transcontinental Railroad
Worker, Journey to Topaz, and Sadako and the Thousand Cranes
Subject- Language Arts
Assignment #1
Each child is required to read a book of their choice. It is recommended that the book be an
award winning or nominated book. However, there are fantastic books that are not award
winning that are acceptable as well such as, Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, The Ranger's
Apprentice etc. etc.
After reading your book of choice, choose 1 activity from the following menu to complete
and submit on the first day of school:
Choice 1:
Imagine that you are a photo journalist who took photographs of everything in your book.
Choose 3 of these photos to include in an album. The photos should show the most important
characters, places, events, or objects from the story. You will draw the photos and write a
paragraph description for each photo. After, fold a sheet of construction paper in half like a
book. On the front write a title for your album. Include the book title, author and your name.
Open your album and glue the photos inside. Glue a paragraph beneath each photograph.
Choice 2:
Imagine that your book is being produced into a play and you are the set designer.
Choose your favorite scene from the book and create a diorama of what your set would look like.
Have fun and let your creativity shine! After, write a one paragraph description of the scene and
why you chose that specific scene. Glue your summary somewhere on the diorama.
Choice 3:
It is official! You are directing a movie based on the book you've read! Your assignment
is to design a movie poster for the book. You will be graded on your creativity, attention to
detail, as well as the information that you provide. It should look like a movie poster that you see
in the theatres; informative and interesting to the viewer. In this movie poster include the
following information:
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Must be created on a large poster board (min 11x16)
Title of novel must be in large writing and should stand out on your movie poster. Must
say ―Based on the book by (list the author's name)
Your name will appear on the poster as the director.
A major illustration should be the focus of your poster. It must contain original art to
represent the theme of your novel. (Do not copy the book cover or any existing material.)
Two quotes from the critics about the book—can be actual quotes from actual critics
List THREE famous movie stars and ―cast them in the main character roles for your
movie.
A summary of the plot of the book
Subject- Math
Assignment #2
It is extremely important that 4th grade students continue practicing and mastering their basic
multiplication/division facts from 0 – 12:
Choose from the following menu to complete this summer. You must accumulate 100
points by the first day of school. You may repeat activities! Have fun! After, fill out the
contract at the bottom of this page.
Math Madness Menu of Activities
Activity:
Points:
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Have an adult quiz you on your facts for
20 minutes using flashcards.
10 points
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Create a multiplication chart on poster paper
showing all facts from 0 – 12
30 points
Practice your facts on the computer by playing
an educational game such as Math Blaster!
(20 minutes)
10 points
Create your own fact flashcards using index
cards.
30 points
Bounce a basketball or catch a ball with an
adult and say the multiples of different numbers.
For example, you can practice the multiples of 9
for each bounce: 9, 18, 27, 36. Then you can say
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them backward: 81, 72, 63, 54. (Parents, research
shows that kinesthetic movement helps the brain
learn facts!)- 20 minutes
 Multiplication War: Deal a deck of cards between
10 points
two people. Each person flips the top card of his/her
deck onto the table at the same time. The first person
to call out the product of the two numbers on the cards
gets to keep the cards. (Ace=1, Jack=11, Queen=12, King=0)
(20 minutes)
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Name of Student: ________________________________________________________
I have completed 100 points worth of math activities this summer with adult supervision.
Adult Signature: _________________________________________________________
Fifth Grade Summer Reading Assignments
The fifth grade class will be responsible for reading two books this summer. The first being,
Surviving the Applewhites, by Stephanie S. Tolan, and the second is, The Birchbark House by
Louise Erdrich. Both assignments are to be typed and are due back the first day of school.
The Birchbark House, by Louise Erdrich
Assignment: As you read this story, I want you to keep in mind the following literature response
questions. Once you have completed the novel, answer each question. Your answers should be
typed and are due the first day of school. (My suggestion during reading is that you keep a
journal to record a brief summary at each chapters end. This will assist you in your responses
later on.)
1. Describe how you feel about what you have just read. Include examples from the text to
explain those feelings.
2. What was your favorite part of the book? Why?
3. Compare two characters in this story with one another. How are they alike? How are they
different?
4. Who is the character that you can relate to the most? Why? Explain how they have changed
from the beginning to the end of this story.
5. In your opinion, what was the main problem in this story? How would you have solved this
problem? Please explain.
Be prepared to discuss the first day of class.
Assignment 2:
When you are finished reading Surviving the Applewhites, your job is to rewrite an alternate
ending to this story. It should end up being at least one page typed. The ending can be anything
you wish. Have fun with it, and keep it interesting.
Sixth Grade Summer Reading Assignments
As a part of your summer reading assignment, I would like you all to get into the habit of
journaling in a composition book. Think about what is happening within each story while you are
reading, and use your journals for reflection. Bring both your books and journals the first day of
school. Your summer reading assignments are also due that day. This is officially your first sixth
grade assignment and will be your first grade earned in our class.
Sixth graders will be responsible for reading two books this summer, then they are to complete
an assignment for each. The first novel that is required for reading is, His Majesty Queen
Hatshepsut, by Dorothy Sharp Carter. The assignment for this novel is as follows:
His Majesty Queen Hatshepsut, by Dorothy Sharp Carter
Assignment 1: Answer the following questions in your journals. Make sure that your answers
are as thorough as possible, as you will reference them for your first essay assignment.
1. In what ways might Hatshepsut’s upbringing helped her later, when she became pharaoh?
Explain using examples from the book.
2. Why did Hatshepsut mainly wear men’s clothing?
3. How did Hatshepsut convince her people that she had the right to become pharaoh??
4. How does Queen Hatshepsut have herself declared King?
5. How does Hatshepsut prove herself to be a good ruler? Explain.
6. What was life like for an ancient Egyptian pharaoh? Use specific examples from the book.
Essay Question
Please respond using a “good paragraph” as covered this school year in class.
Hatshepsut was the first known female ruler in history. Why do you think men have historically
been reluctant to accept women as leaders? How has this attitude changed in modern times?
The class has a choice between two novels for their second read. They are, One Crazy Summer,
by Rita Williams-Garcia, and Tangerine, by Edward Bloor. The students are to read one of
these novels, and then complete the following assignment.
Assignment 2: Journal prompt: What were some of the themes that were discussed in this story?
Then, draw or paint a picture that best represents the main theme (main idea) of the book. These
projects will be out on display. Please be prepared to discuss themes presented on the first day of
class.