Foxborough Public Schools

2020 Summer Reading for

Students Entering Grade 1

Prevent the summer slide, read this summer!

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Summer is here and many students are looking forward to a break from schoolwork, but summer

is not a time to take a break from reading! Research tells us that when students don’t read

for two months their skills regress. Reading even 4 or 5 books over the summer helps to

prevent the summer slide. Elementary students should read, or be read to everyday. Summer

reading helps students of all ages keep their skills sharp so they are ready when school begins

again in the fall. Convincing students to pick up a book during the summer can be challenging with

so many other distractions available, so we hope the suggestions and ideas below will help to

encourage your child to read this summer.

Reading Log

Attached, you will find a list of popular grade level titles to assist with book selection, and a

reading log so that your child can show off the exciting books they explored all summer.

Students who return their reading log in September will receive a certificate of achievement.

Should you not be able to access print books this summer, we have included resources and links so

that your child/ren will have digital and/or audio books at their fingertips. Check out these

resources on the page below!

Links to digital libraries, websites, and apps!

Links to favorite authors, book lists,

and all the libraries in town!

BIT Students entering Grades 1 through Grade 5

In addition to your summer reading lists, please check out resources available to you

through the Read Around Foxborough website as well as the library websites.

https://readaroundfoxborough.weebly.com/

Use your own library card for some

digital libraries or use your school’s

library card. You can access the links

through our website or your school’s

library website.

Burrell Library Card: 23328000433241

Igo Library Card: 23328000433274

Taylor Library Card: 23328000433241

Alphabet and trick word practice videos

made by our reading specialists for you!

Lots of resources for families!

Visit the Boyden Library website for updates on visitation and lending, in accordance with

COVID-19 guidelines.

Visit the Common Sense Media Website (for parents)

Common sense media is a great resource for parents. This website has a list of summer reading

challenges that can involve the whole family. Some of the suggestions include books to read

before seeing the movie (both new releases as well as old goodies), books for summer travel,

great audio books, beach reads, and the list of suggestions goes on. Take a few minutes to visit

the website and see if there is something that appeals to your family.

https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/6-summer-reading-challenges-to-hook-kids-on-books-

over-the-break

We hope you have a wonderful summer and read, read, read!

Favorite Series

Pinkalicious Series by Victoria Kann

Henry and Mudge Series By Cynthia Rylant

Franklin Series By Paulette Burgeois

Skippyjon Jones series by Judith Schachner

Scaredy Squirrel series by Melanie Watt

Fancy Nancy series by Jane O’Connor

Pigeon Series by Mo Willems

Elephant and Piggy series by Mo Willems

Interrupting Chicken by David Ezra Stein

Fly Guy by Ted Arnold

Clifford by Normal Bridwell

Curious George series by Margaret and H.A.

Rey

Otis series by Loren Long

Pete the Cat series by James and Kimberly

Dean

Danny and the Dinosaur series by Syd Hoff

Biscuit series by Alyssa Satin Capucilli and Pat

Schories

Non-Fiction Titles

How Many Ways Can You Catch a Fly? by

Steve Jenkins

The Moon Book (and other titles) by Gail

Gibbons

Surprising Sharks by Davies

The Cloud Book by Tomie DePaola

Actual Size by Steve Jenkins

The Fly Guy Presents…

National Geographic for Kids books and

magazines

Time for Kids magazines

Books by Jerry Pallotta

Foxborough Public Schools Grade 1 Summer Reading Suggestions

Favorite Fairy Tales

Hansel and Gretel

Rapunzel

Jack and the Beanstalk

The Elves and the Shoemaker

Three Billy Goats Gruff

The Gingerbread Boy

Rumpelstilskin

The Little Red Hen

Henny Penny

Favorite Nursery Rhymes

Humpty Dumpty

Baa, Baa Black Sheep

Little Miss Muffet

1, 2, Buckle My Shoe

Jack and Jill

Three Blind Mice

Little Jack Horner

Little Bo Peep

Little Boy Blue

Mary Had a Little Lamb

Hey Diddle Diddle

Old Mother Hubbard

Other Favorite Authors

Eric Carle

Mercer Meyer

Marc Brown

Dr. Suess

Jan Brett

Jan and Stan Berenstein

Laura Numeroff

Ezra Jack Keats

Mem Fox

Vera B. Williams

Kevin Henkes

Syd Hoff

Web Sites

http://www.starfall.com/

* Beginning readers can try the alphabet games and

stories at this web site.

http://www.funbrain.com/brain/ReadingBrain/Readi

ngBrain.html

* Mad-Libs to fill in, and web-books and comic

books to read on-line

http://www.tumblebooklibrary.com/LoginbyLCID.aspx?UserID=dGPCgppsVFlGKwM/Rsxreg==

*Tumblebooks are animated storybooks for younger

readers. This website also has audio books, puzzles,

and games for children to play as well.

Revised 5/2020

Foxborough Public Schools

Summer Reading Log

Grade 1

Student’s Name_______________________________________________

Title of Book Author/Illustrator Date

completed

Student

Initials

Parent/Guardian

Initials

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Revised 5/2020