Peachtree Academy SUMMER READING For Rising KINDERGARTEN Students

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1 Peachtree Academy SUMMER READING 2015 For Rising KINDERGARTEN Students Summer provides many opportunities for parents and young children to enjoy unforgettable books together. We would like for all of our families to provide reading opportunities for their children during the summer. Here is a list of books to help you get started. Choose a few to share with your child. Enjoy! Pete the Cat Series Biscuit Series llama llama Series Eric Carle Series Little Critter Series Dr. Seuss Series Froggy Series Little Quack Series Wood: The Napping House c1984 sleep, fiction While a number of creatures sleep, a flea causes a commotion among them with just one bite.

2 For Rising FIRST GRADE Students Book Report - Sandwich Book Report Each upcoming first grader is to pick one book from the following list and complete the assigned sandwich book report. Report is due on the first day of school. 100 Days of School Caps for Sale Cat in the Hat Corduroy Curious George Fancy Nancy Flat Stanley The Gingerbread Man Green Eggs and Ham Henry and Mudge Kissing Hand Morris Goes to School Owl Moon Rainbow Fish Snowy Day The Hungry Caterpillar If You Give a Cat a Cupcake Duck for President Library Mouse If You Give a Pig a Pancake You are to create a sandwich with the following items. Be creative! You can create a mobile, use foam, poster board, etc 1. Top slice of bread, - write the title and the author s name. 2. Onion Setting describe when and where the story takes place. 3. Lettuce Main Characters tell who the story is about. 4. Tomato Plot describe the main events and actions in the story. 5. Cheese Conclusion tell about the ending. 6. Meat Favorite Part describe your favorite part of the book. 7. Bottom slice of bread write your name and date. Draw a picture of your favorite part. In addition to the Book Report, students are to read The Giving Tree. There will be activities and assignments designed around this book the first week of school.

3 For Rising SECOND GRADE Students All 2 nd grade students are required to read Chalk Box Kid. We will discuss and complete activities with this book the first week of school. In addition, all upcoming 2 nd graders need to choose one book from the list below to read and complete the Cereal Box project. This project is due the first day of school. Book List A to Z Mysteries Series (Roy) Magic Tree House Series (Osborne) Frog and Toad Series (Lobel) The Boxcar Children Series (Warner) Horrible Harry Series (Kline) Cam Jansen Series (Adler) Judy Moody and Stink Series (McDonald) Nate the Great Series (Sharmat) Amber Brown Series (Danzinger) Magic School Bus (Chapter books and Picture Books)

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6 For Rising Third Grade Students All 3 rd grade students are required to read The Mouse and the Motorcycle. We will discuss and do some activities with this book the first week of school. All upcoming 3 rd graders need to choose one book from the list below to read and complete a project on it. Please choose one of the following projects to do for the book your child chooses. This project needs to be brought to class the first day of school. Diorama Choose a scene from the book and create a 3-D representation of that scene. Make it creative and colorful. Set the diorama up in a shoe box type box. You may cut out pictures from a magazine, draw your own, use real objects, etc. The sky is the limit, but be creative and use color. Also, I am looking for neatness. Be sure to include your name, the title of your book, and the author. Baseball card Choose one of the main characters and make a baseball card. On one side, draw a picture of the character. On the back side, include information you learned about your character. You can include age, hair color, likes, dislikes, interests, etc. Again, be colorful, creative, and neat. Make it on regular size paper. Be sure to include your name, book title, and author. Choose 1 of your choice Jake Drake series (Clements) Clementine series (Pennypacker) Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, Superfudge, or any other Judy Blume book Any Beverly Cleary book Magic Treehouse series (Osbourne) Nonfiction Magic Treehouse companions The Chocolate Touch (Patrick Skene Catling) The Great Gilly Hopkins (Katherine Paterson) The Hundred Dresses (Eleanor Estes) Stuart Little, (E.B. White) James and the Giant Peach (Roald Dahl) I Survived series (Lauren Tarhis) Who Was or Who Is series Third Grade Angels (Jerry Spinelli) Freckle Juice (Judy Blume) Sideways Stories (Louis Sachar)

7 For Rising FOURTH GRADE Students ** Required Novel: Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor** Fourth grade summer reading entails two reading tasks. The first task is to read the required novel for their grade. This novel will be discussed in length and detail during the first month of school. The second task is to select ONE book from the Book in a Bag list and follow the attached instructions for completing the Book in a Bag project. The Book in a Bag project is due on the first day of school. Book in a Bag Book List: Beezus and Ramona, Beverly Cleary, Accelerated Reader Book Level 4.8 Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, Judy Blume, Accelerated Reader Book Level 3.3 When Zachary Beaver Came To Town, Kimberly Willis Holt, Accelerated Reader Book Level 4.5 The Indian in the Cupboard, Lynne Reid Banks, Accelerated Reader Book Level 4.7 4th Grade Rats, Jerry Spinelli, Accelerated Reader Book Level 2.6 Lemondae Wars, Jacqueline Davies, Accelerated Reader Book Level 4.1 Bridge To Terabithia, Katherine Paterson, Accelerated Reader Book Level 4.2 Thunder from the Sea, Joan Hiatt Harlow, Accelerated Reader Book Level 4.6

8 Rising Fourth and Fifth Grade Book in a Bag Project 1. On one side of a paper bag, draw a colorful scene from the book. Also include: a. The title of the book b. The author c. Your name 2. On the back of the bag, please write: a. Main Characters Include all of the main characters b. Supporting Characters Include any other characters that may have been in the story but were not main characters. c. Setting Include the places and the time periods your story took place. d. Conflicts Include the main problem within the story (4 5 sentences). e. Resolutions How does the story end (4 5 sentences)? 3. Inside the bag, place at least six objects that represent significant events that happened in the book. You could also place objects that show aspects of the main characters personalities. 4. You will be asked to present your Book in a Bag project on the first day of school. You will also be required to tell the class about each item in your bag and why you chose this item. Happy reading!

9 For Rising FIFTH GRADE Students ** Required Novel: Maniac Mcgee by Jerry Spinelli** Fifth grade summer reading entails two reading tasks. The first task is to read the required novel for their grade. This novel will be discussed in length and detail during the first month of school. The second task is to select ONE book from the Book in a Bag list and follow the attached instructions for completing the Book in a Bag project. The Book in a Bag project is due on the first day of school. Book in a Bag Book List: Elephant Run, Roland Smith, Accelerated Reader Book Level 5.0 Hatchet, Gary Paulsen, Accelerated Reader Book Level 5.7 Island of the Blue Dolphin, Scott O Dell, Accelerated Reader Book Level 5.4 Little House on the Prairie, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Accelerated Reader Book Level 4.9 Report to the Principal s Office, Jerry Spinelli, Accelerated Reader Book Level 4.5 Wind in the Willows (abridged), Kenneth Graham, Accelerated Reader Book Level 5.9 Old Yeller, Accelerated Reader Book Level 5.0 The Magician s Nephew, C.S. Lewis, Accelerated Reader Book Level 5.4 Esperanza Rising, Pam Munzo Ryan, Accelerated Reader Book Level 5.3