This Summer in order to keep all of the good reading habits acquired during the school year, we are asking each student to read minimum of 20 minutes per day and finish at least 4 books over the summer.
Here is a list of required reading for second years. Remember that you may also read from the third year list if you wish. Choose 4 books from the lists. You may also substitute other books by the same authors or books recommended by a children's librarian.
Directions:
- Read the 4 books required before August
10th.
- Keep a neat list of all of these books you read with the title and the author of each book. You may also add all other books you read to this list. Keep your list in your reading folder and bring it to school the first day.
Non-Fiction:
 | Let's-Read-and-Find-Out (series) Biographies Books on nature, science, etc. |
Fiction:
| Any Step-Up Classic (series) |
| Abuela by Arthur Dorros |
| The Adventure of Spider by Joyce Cooper |
| Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman |
| Amelia's Road by Jacobs Altman |
| Borreguita and the Coyote by Verna Aardema |
| Charlotte's Web by E.B. White |
| The Courage of Sarah Noble by Alice Dalgliesh |
| A Day of Akmed's Secret by Florence Parey Heide |
| Do Not Open by Brinton Turkle |
| Dr. DeSoto by William Steig (series) |
| Galimoto by Karen Lynn Williams |
| The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry |
| How Much is a Million? by David M. Schwartz |
| How My Parents Learned to Eat by Ina R. Friedman |
| I Want a Dog by Dayal Kaur Khalsa |
| Where the Forest Meets the Sea by Jeannie Baker |
| Lionel in the Fall by Stephen Krensky |
| Mary Morony and the Snake illustrated by Blanche Sims (series) |
| Me and Niesse by Eloise Greenfield |
| Ox-Cart Man by Donald Hall |
| Random House Book of Poetry for Children edited by Jack Prelutsky |
| The Patchwork Quilt by Valerie Flournoy |
| The Smallest Cow in the World by Katherine Patterson |
| The Stories Julian Tells by Ann Cameron (series) |
| Wump World by Bill Peet |
Second and Third Year students are encouraged to read a variety of children's magazines over the summer. If you do not have any current subscriptions a vast selection is available in the children's area of the library. This is a great way to explore new sources for reading. Some popular magazines for this age level are National Geographic's World, Ranger Rick, Zillions, Cricket, Ladybug, Stone Soup, Calliope, and Muse.
Directions:
- Second year students need to select 2
important magazine articles with at least 200 words. The articles
should be from different magazines or different issues of the same
magazine. They should be current issues from June, July, or August.
The articles should be about animals, plants, geography, history, science, weather or ecology. Ecology articles may be about endangered plants, animals, and habitats or environmental problems.
- On a clean piece of lined notebook
paper, use your best handwriting to write the title of your article.
Then write at least one complete sentence about why your article is
important.
- Keep your list of articles in your summer reading folder.
Bring your folder to school on the first day of school in August!
Enjoy your Summer!
Miss Carol and Miss Cyndia