Encourage your young reader to have fun reading this summer! Fun Summer Reading Activities

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1 Summer Reading for Students Entering Second Grade School Year Encourage your young reader to have fun reading this summer! Second and Third Grade students are required to read or listen to five books over the summer. Choose at least one book from each of the three categories below: 1. Any first reader or book recommended by the public librarian 2. Any non-fiction book 3. Any fiction book See instructions on the Summer Reading cover letter concerning the activities. The Medina County Public Library will be able to assist you in your choices. Fun Summer Reading Activities These suggestions can be used to help enhance your family s Summer Reading experience: *Talk about the book you read to your parents and friends *Bike ride to the park and read *Read the map at the zoo or amusement park and the menu at a restaurant *Play a board game *Write your own story *Write a letter to your grandparents, relatives or friends *Visit educational websites: *Go to the library and participate in the summer reading program (has built in MP3 player for kids)

2 My Summer Reading Log Grades 2 3 Reading log is due by August 28, 2015 Name Grade Teacher My Favorite Part: My Favorite Part: My Favorite Part: My Favorite Part: My Favorite Part:

3 Elementary Summer Reading Rubric Grades 2 3 Name: Please attach this rubric to your reading log and graphic organizer. Teacher Score & Comments Reading Log Student Score Three or four books One or two books logged correctly with logged correctly with complete book: complete book: Five books logged correctly with complete book: Title Author Parent/guardian signature Favorite Part Title Author Parent/guardian signature Favorite Part OR may be missing one or two parts of reading log Title Author Parent/guardian signature Favorite Part OR may be missing three or more parts of reading log Graphic Organizer Completed graphic organizer Graphic organizer is missing some parts Graphic organizer is missing many parts Content of Organizer Effort/Quality All components in fiction or non fiction graphic organizer completed in full detail and shows much understanding Wrote answers doing your personal best writing; paper is neat Graphic organizer completed but few specific details are given and shows some evidence of understanding Wrote answers showing good effort; paper is mostly neat Minimal details given on graphic organizer. It contains some missing parts, not complete explanations or one word answers Little effort was given during writing; paper is not neat Please attach this rubric to your reading log and graphic organizer. Choose the FICTION or NON FICTION

4 Graphic Organizer FICTION Name: Title: Directions: Summarize or write the important points in the beginning, middle and end of the story. Beginning/First Middle/Then End/Finally:

5 Graphic Organizer Non Fiction Name: Title: SCOOPS OF DETAILS! The Main idea is. Scoops of Details Scoops of Details Scoops of Details

6 Suggested List for Grades 2 and 3 Book Titles Author Lexile Score Happy Birthday Mrs. Piggle Wiggle MacDonald, Betty 870L Hat Trick Christopher, Matt 600L Henry and Mudge and the Bedtime Thumps Rylant, Cynthia 540L Henry and Mudge and the Happy Cat Rylant, Cynthia 470L Henry and Mudge in the Sparkle Days Rylant, Cynthia 560L Hippopotamus Ate the Teacher Thaler, Mike 140L Horrible Harry and the Christmas Surprise Kline, Suzy 470L Horrible Harry and the Holidaze Kline, Suzy 560L Horrible Harry Takes the Cake Kline, Suzy 510L Horrible Harry s Secret Kline, Suzy 450L Judy Moody McDonald, Megan 530L Judy Moody Gets Famous! McDonald, Megan 490L Judy Moody Goes to college McDonald, Megan 600L Judy Moody Declares Independence McDonald, Megan 590L Judy Moody, The Holly Joliday McDonald, Megan 540L Jumanji Van Allsburg, Chris 620L Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business Park, Barbara & Brunkus, Denise 410L Junie B. Jones and Her Big Fat Mouth Park, Barbara & Brunkus, Denise 420L Junie B. Jones and some Sneaky Peeky Spying Park, Barbara & Brunkus, Denise 410L Junie B. Jones Is Not a Crook Park, Barbara & Brunkus, Denise 400L Just Juice Hesse, Karen 690L Kick It Christopher, Matt 540L Magic School Bus, In a Pickle: A Book about Microbes Cole, Joanna 590L Magic School Bus, Out of this World Cole, Joanna 540L Magic School Bus, Polar Bear Patrol Cole, Joanna 460L Magic School Bus, Search for the Missing Bone Cole, Joanna 550L Magic School Bus, Voyage to the Volcano Cole, Joanna 620L Magic Tree House, Blizzard of the Blue Moon Osborne, Mary Pope 570L Magic Tree House, Christmas In Camelot Osborne, Mary Pope 420L Magic Tree House, Penguins & Antarctica Osborne, Mary Pope 700L Magic Tree House, Pirates Osborne, Mary Pope 680L Magic Tree House, Winter of the Ice Wizard Osborne, Mary Pope 530L Martin s Big Words (non fiction) Rappaport, Doreen 401L Marvin Redpost: A Flying Birthday Sachar, Louis 460L Marvin Redpost: Class President Sachar, Louis 430L Marvin Redpost: Super Fast, Out of Control! Sachar, Louis 420L

7 Miss Nelson has a Field Allard, Harry 390L Miss Nelson is Back Allard, Harry 320L Miss Nelson is Missing Allard, Harry 340L Morning, Noon, and Night Craighead George, Jean 450L Morris the Moose Wiseman, Bernard 190L Mrs. Piggle Wiggle MacDonald, Betty 1070L My Weird School Daze, Coach Hyatt is a Riot Gutman, Dan 530L My Weird School Daze, Mr. Sunny is Funny Gutman, Dan 510L My Weird School Daze, Mrs. Jafee is Daffy Gutman, Dan 580L Not My Dog, Dog & Cat Rodowsky, Colby 130L Not My Dog, My Dog Dusty Rodowsky, Colby 400L Not My Dog, My Dog My Hero Rodowsky, Colby 670L Not My Dog, My Dog Talks Rodowsky, Colby 210L Penalty Shot Christopher, Matt 690L Pet Detectives Ren Wright, Betty 550L Pinatas and Paper Flowers Perl, Lila 870L Ramona Series, Ramona s World Cleary, Beverly 750L Ramona Series, Beezus and Ramona Cleary, Beverly 780L Ramona Series, Ramona Quimby, Age 8 Cleary, Beverly 860L Ramona Series, Ramona the Brave Cleary, Beverly 820L Rechenka's Eggs Polacco, Patricia 780L Sarah, Plain and Tall MacLachlan, Patricia 560L Secret Places Bunting, Eve 590L Skateboard Renegade Christopher, Matt 610L Snowboard Showdown Christopher, Matt 570L So You Want to Be President St. George, Judith 730L Stone Fox Reynolds Gardiner, John 550L The Baby Sitters Club, Dawn and the Big Sleepover Martin, Ann M. 710L The Baby Sitters Club, Baby Sitter s Winter Vacation Martin, Ann M. 760L The Baby Sitters Club, Mallory s Christmas Wish Martin, Ann M. 620L The Baby Sitters Club, Snowbound Martin, Ann M. 620L The Baby Sitters Club, Stacey McGill, Super Sitter Martin, Ann M. 650L The Boxcar Children, Basketball Mystery Chandler Warner, Gertrude 540L The Boxcar Children, Great Detective Race Chandler Warner, Gertrude 510L The Boxcar Children, Mystery of the Singing Ghost Chandler Warner, Gertrude 540L The Boxcar Children, Spy Game Chandler Warner, Gertrude 520L The Boxcar Children, Mystery at the Dog Show Chandler Warner, Gertrude 600L The Boxcar Children, Soccer Mystery Chandler Warner, Gertrude 550L The Glorious Flight Provensen, Alice & Martin 460L

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