DIG ` INTO SOME FANTASTIC BOOKS THIS SUMMER!!! Optional Summer Reading for Rising Second Graders

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1 DIG ` INTO SOME FANTASTIC BOOKS THIS SUMMER!!! Optional Summer Reading for Rising Second Graders Bring your reading log to school by August 25 to win a prize! If you want to enjoy some exciting adventures and earn a prize 1. Find the rising second grade summer reading assignment on the TCS portal. 2. Choose at least six books to read from the list. 3. Write the titles of the books on the log on the back of this flyer. 4. Ask a parent or grandparent to read four Bible stories aloud to you and add them to the log. Have fun building adventures Parent Note: Please refer to your child s recent DRA test results to find your child s reading level. Mrs. Petzrick, TCS Lower School Language Arts/Reading Specialist: dpetzrick@tcsfairfax.org

2 OPTIONAL SUMMER READING LOG: RISING SECOND GRADERS Student s First and Last Names: Choose at least six or more books from the list on the portal. Ask a parent to preview them and sign below. After reading the books, fill out the reading log below. Ask a parent or grandparent to read four children s Bible stories aloud to you and discuss them. List them on the lines below. To receive a prize, bring the completed form to school by August 25. Happy Reading! ~Mrs. Petzrick, Language Arts/Reading Specialist I have approved the books listed below for my child to read. PARENT SIGNATURE DATE FOUR BIBLE STORIES READ ALOUD BY A PARENT: SIX BOOKS READ BY THE STUDENT: TITLE AUTHOR RATING FOR ADDITIONAL BOOKS, PLEASE LIST THEM ON ANOTHER SHEET OF PAPER.

3 RECOMMENDED SUMMER READING LIST: RISING SECOND GRADE If participating in the optional summer reading activity 1. Choose books from the Above Grade-Level List if you spend a lot of time reading and usually score above the grade level benchmarks on reading assessments. 2. Otherwise, choose books from the On Grade-Level List. 3. If the books on the list are difficult for you, ask a parent to help you. 4. Practice your comprehension strategies. 5. Evaluate books after you read them. Did you like them? Do the characters act in a godly manner? 6. Once you ve listed six titles on your reading log, you may read and list books that aren t on the list. On Grade-Level List: A Bargain for Frances by Russell Hoban (Level K) A Bear for Miguel by Elaine Alphin (Level K) About Insects: A Guide for Children by Cathryn Sill (Level K, nonfiction) About Raptors: A Guide for Children (and others in this series) by Cathryn Sill (Level I, nonfiction) And I Mean It, Stanley by Crosby Bonsall (Level J) Annie and Snowball and the Prettiest House (and others in this series) by Cynthia Rylant (Level J) Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman (Level I) Arthur s Pen Pal (and other books in this series) by Lillian Hoban (Level K) Ask Mr. Bear by Marjorie Flack (Level J) Bedtime for Frances by Russell Hoban (Level K) Bones and the Big Yellow Mystery (and others in this series) by David Adler (Level K) Boss for a Day by Tomie DePaola (Level I) Bugs: Poems About Creeping Things by David Harrison (Level J) Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss (Level J) Chameleon, Chameleon by Joy Cowley (Level J) Charlie Needs a Cloak by Tomie DePaola (Level I) Clara and the Bookwagon by Nancy Levinson (Level K) Clifford s Good Deeds by Norman Bridwell (Level J) Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa (series) by Erica Silverman (Level K) Charlie Needs a Cloak by Tomie DePaola (Level I) Curious George by H. A. Rey, especially the seven original stories (Level J) Dig Dig Digging by Margaret Mayo (Level J) Dinosaur Time (I Can Read, Book 1) by Peggy Parish, illustrated by Arnold Lobel (Level K) Father Bear Comes Home by Else H. Minarik (Level I) The Fire Cat by Esther Averill (Level J) Flower Garden by Eve Bunting (Level J) Forests by Cathryn Sill (Level J, nonfiction) Fox and His Friends (and others in this series) by Edward Marshall (Level J) Frog and Toad series by Arnold Lobel (Choose any books except Frog and Toad are Friends and Frog and Toad Together, which are part of the first grade curriculum.) (Level K) Froggy Learns to Swim (and others in the series) by Jonathan London (Level J) George, the Drummer Boy by Nathaniel Benchley (Level K)

4 Grasshopper on the Road by Arnold Lobel (Level K) The Great Race (Hello Reader) by David McPhail (Level G) Go Away, Dog by Joan Nodset (Level I) Grasslands by Cathryn Sill (Level J, nonfiction) Greg s Microscope by Millicent Selsam (Level K) Gregory s Shadow by Don Freeman (Level J) Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss (Level J) Harry, the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion (Level J) Henny Penny by Paul Galdone (Level I) Henry and Mudge series by Cynthia Rylant (Choose any except Henry and Mudge, and Henry and Mudge in Puddle Trouble, which are part of the first grade curriculum.) (Level J) Here Comes the Strikeout by Leonard Kessler (Level K) How Do Dinosaurs Go to School? by Jane Yolen (Level J) How to Heal a Broken Wing by Bob Graham (Level I) Jamberry by Bruce Degen (Level J) Kick, Pass, and Run by Leonard Kessler (Level J) Little Bear s Friend by Minarik (any book in the series except Little Bear, which is used in first grade) (Level J) Madeline (and others in series) by Ludwig Bemelmans (Level K) Manuelo the Playing Mantis by Don Freeman (Level J) Mercy Watson Fights Crime and others in the series by Kate DiCamillo (Choose any book except Mercy Watson to the Rescue, which is used in second grade.) (Level K) Morris Goes to School (and others in this series) by Bernard Wiseman (Level J) Mouse Soup by Arnold Lobel (Level J) Mouse Tales by Arnold Lobel (Level J) Mr. Putter and Tabby (any book from the series) by Cynthia Rylant (Level J) The Missing Mitten Mystery by Steven Kellogg (Level I) Nate the Great series by M. Sharma (except Nate the Great and the Sticky Case, which is used in second grade) (Level K) Noisy Nora by Rosemary Wells (Level I) The Outside Dog by Charlotte Pomerantz (Level K) Owl at Home by Arnold Lobel (Level J) A Pocket for Corduroy by Don Freeman (Level K) Poppleton in Winter (and others in this series) by Cynthia Rylant (Level J) Red Fox and his Canoe (I Can Read Book 1) by Nathaniel Benchley (Level K) Roadwork by Sally Sutton (Level K) The Searcher and Old Tree by David McPhail (Level I) Seeds, Bees, Butterflies, and More!: Poems for Two Voices by Carole Gerber (Level J) The Smallest Cow in the World by Katherine Paterson (Level K) Snowballs by Lois Ehlert (Level J) The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats (Level J) Stagestruck by Tomie DePaola (Level J) Starfish by Edith Hurd (Level K to L, nonfiction) The Stray Dog: From a True Story by Reiko Sassa by Marc Simont (Level J) Sugar Snow (and other My First Little House books) adapted from the Little House Books by Wilder (Level J)

5 Summer Days and Nights by Wong Herbert Yee (Level J) There s a Nightmare in My Closet by Mercer Mayer (Level I) The Three Snow Bears by Jan Brett (Level I) A Tree Is a Plant by Clyde R. Bulla (Level K, nonfiction) Uncle Elephant by Arnold Lobel (Level J) Wagon Wheels by Barbara Brenner (Level K) We re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen (Level I) What Puppies Do Best by Laura Numeroff (Level I) Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak (Level J) Who Took the Farmer s Hat? by Joan Nodset (Level I) Who s Afraid of the Dark? by Crosby Bonsall (Level I) Above Grade-Level List: 26 Fairmont Avenue by DePaola (biography) (Level N) Amanda Pig and Her Best Friend Lollipop (and others in this series) by Van Leeuwen (Level L) Amelia Bedelia series by Peggy Parish (Level L) Andy and the Lion by James Daugherty (Level M) Arthur s Tooth (and others in this series) by Marc Brown (Level L) Best Friends Forever by Kate DiCamillo (Level M) The Big Snow by Hader (Level M) Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey (Level M) Bones and the Big Yellow Mystery (and others in this series) by David Adler (Level K) Cam Jansen series (except The Dinosaur Mystery and Mystery of the Gold Coins, which are used in first grade (Level L) The Case of the Elevator Duck by Berends (Level M) Chang s Paper Pony by Eleanor Coerr (Level L) The Cool Crazy Crickets to the Rescue! by David Elliott (Level L) The Dog That Pitched a No-Hitter by Matt Christopher (Level L) The Dog That Stole Football Plays by Matt Christopher (Level L) Dust for Dinner by Ann Turner (Level L) Following Grandfather by Wells (Level N) For the Duration: The War Years by DePaola (Level L) George Washington's Mother by Jean Fritz (Level M) Gooney Bird on the Map by Lois Lowry (Level N) Henry's Awful Mistake by Robert Quakenbush (Level L to M) Here We All Are by DePaola (Level N) Horton Hears a Who by Dr. Seuss (Level N) House Mouse, Senate Mouse (and others) by Peter Barnes and Cheryl Shaw Barnes (Level M) Hill of Fire by Thomas Lewis (Level L) In Aunt Lucy s Kitchen by Cynthia Rylant (Level M) Joseph and His Coat of Many Colors retold by Sue Kassirer (Level P) Just A Few Words, Mr. Lincoln by Jean Fritz (Level N) The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge by H. Swift and L. Ward (Level M) The Littles series by Peterson (any book except Volume #1, which is used in second grade) (Level M)

6 The Long Way Westward by Joan Sandin (Level L) Luba and the Wren by Patricia Polacco (Level N) Lucky Baseball Bat by Matt Christopher (Level M) Poodle and Hound by Kathryn Lasky (Level N) Porky and Bess by Ellen Weiss (Level L) Singing Sam by Clyde R. Bulla (Level M) Snowed in with Grandmother Silk by Carol Fenner (Level N) Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig (Level N) Tales of Oliver Pig by Jean Van Leeuwen (Level L) Wagon Train (All Aboard Reading) by Sydelle Kramer (Level L) A Weed Is a Flower: The Life of George Washington Carver by Aliki (Level N, nonfiction)

7 TRINITY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL To help your child find books at the right level to read on his own, refer to your child s most recent Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA2) results to find his independent reading level, or consult your child s teacher. Since most websites list books by Guided Reading Level (GRL) by Fountas and Pinnell, find the GRL on the chart below that is equivalent to your child s DRA Level. GRADE LEVEL K BASAL READERS GUIDED READING (Fountas & Pinnell) DRA LEVEL Readiness A 1-2 Pre-primer 1 B 3 K-1 Pre-primer 1 C 4 1 Pre-primer 2 D 6 Pre-primer 3 E 8 Primer F 10 Primer to 1.2 G H I J K L M 28 3 LEXILE BR = Beginning Reader 100L-199L 200L-299L 300L-399L 400L N L-599L 3.5 O P Q 4.5 R S T 5.5 U V W 6.5 X 6.8 Y L-699L 700L-799L L-899L L-999L L-1100L Z