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Favorites

(click on the book to go to the author’s

website)

Click, Clack, Moo:

Cows that Type

by Doreen

Cronin

Blastoff Readers!

by various authors

The Grass-hopper

&the Ants

by Jerry Pinkney

SUMMER READING L IST

Best wishes for a safe, happy, fun-filled summer of reading from:

Ms. Burke and Mrs. Krauthamer

and the kindergarten teachers of Tisbury School.

Based on Waltham Public School’s Summer Reading List. Images from amazon.com.

ENTERING K INDERGARTEN

June 2017

Dear Families,

Summer vacation is almost here! We hope that you make it a time to REST, RELAX, READ, but above all ENJOY!

Reading, like a sport, involves practice and skill. Real skill building occurs when children read for pleasure, when children read “just right” books, and when children can explore books about those topics that interest them. The more they practice with someone’s encouragement, suggestions and praise (just like in a sport), the better and more confident readers they will become.

Here are some tips to encourage reading:

Set aside a regular family reading and/or read aloud time.

Read to your children, even the older ones.

Recognize that your child’s own choice and interests are important ingredients toward reading enjoyment.

Let your child see you reading for pleasure.

Pack a book wherever you go this summer.

Encourage and help your child succeed with reading but do not push or expect too much too soon.

Participate in activities at the local library.

Learn more about children’s books from your child’s friends, from the local library, or from the attached lists.

Happy Reading!

June 2018

My Kindergarten

by Rosemary Wells

Welcome to Kindergarten

by Anne Rockwell

The Twelve Days of

Kindergarten

by Peter Catalanotto

Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten

by Joseph Slate

Look Out Kindergarten,

Here I Come!

by Nancy Carlson

Jessica

by Kevin Henkes

Aliki

Norman Bridwell

Eric Carle

Alyssa Satin Capucilli

Doreen Cronin

Tomie dePaola

Lois Ehlert

Don Freeman

Gail Gibbons

Kevin Henkes

Syd Hoff

Pat Hutchins

Ezra Jack Keats

Grace Lin

Leo Lionni

James Marshall

Jane O’Connor

Laura Numeroff

Cynthia Rylant

Richard Scarry

Dr. Seuss

Rosemary Wells

Summer Reading List

R E A D - A L O U D S Kevin Henkes

Weird Friends

by Jose Aruego

Truck

by Donald Crews

My Five Senses

by Aliki

DK Nonfiction Readers

Alphabet City

by Stephen Johnson

Flotsam

by David Wiesner

Pancakes

by Tomie dePaola

Carl books

by Al-

May I Bring a Friend?

by Beatrice Schenk

de Regniers

How Do Dinosaurs

Go To School?

by Jane Yolen

Kitten’s First Full Moon

by

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F A V O R I T E A U T H O R S B O O K S A B O U T K I N D E R G A RT E N

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Summer Reading List

First Day

Jitters

by Julia Dannenberg

Green Eggs and Ham

by Dr. Seuss

Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!

by Mo Willems

Are You My Mother?

by P.D. Eastman

Scaredy Squirrel

By Mélanie Watt

A Visitor for Bear

by Bonnie Becker

I am Too Absolutely Small for School

by Lauren Child

Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type

by Doreen Cronin

Everybody Cooks Rice

by Norah Dooley

Toot and Puddle

by Holly Hobbie

Martha Speaks

by Susan Meddaugh

Augustus and His Smile

by Catherine Rayner

Duck on a Bike

by David Shannon

The Gruffalo

by Julia Donaldson

Where the Wild Things Are

by Maurice Sendak

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A Long Trip to Z by Fulvio Testa

Al l igators Al l Around by Maur ice Sendak

Alphabeep by Debora Pearson

Alphabet Adventure by Audrey Wood

Alphabet Under Construction by Denise Fleming

Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom by Bil l Mart in Matthew ABC

by Peter Cata lanoto On Market St reet

by Arnold Lobel Superhero ABC by Bob McLeod

The Letters are Lost by Lisa Campbel l Ernst

Arthur by Marc Brown

Biscuit by Alyssa Capucilli

BOB by Bobby Lynn Maslen

Clifford by Norman Bridwell

Corduroy by Don Freeman

Curious George by H.A. Rey

Fancy Nancy by Jane O’Connor

Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems

Little Bear by Else Holmelund Minarik

Morris and Boris by Bernard Wiseman

Puppy Mudge by Cynthia Rylant

Scaredy Squirrel by Mélanie Watt

Skippyjon Jones by Judy Schachner

You Read to Me, I’ll Read to You

by Mary Ann Hoberman

F A V O R I T E S

A L P H A B E T B O O K S F A V O R I T E S E R I E S

Summer Reading List Page 4 Summer Reading List

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R O C K L A N D T R U S T B A R N E S A N D N O B L E R E A D I N G M A K E S C E N T $ S U M M E R R E A D I N G

TRY SOMETHING NEW

Free Access to EBooks All Summer

Summer Reading List Page 5 Summer Reading List Page 5

C O M M O N S E N S E M E D I A H A S E P I C ! R E A D S D I G I T A L L I B R A R Y R E V I E W S A N D B O O K L I S T S

ACTIVITIES DURING READING

Check out your local library for the summer reading program:

Change your voice to fit the mood or action.

This helps children hear fluent reading with proper expression and intonation.

For younger children, move your finger under the words as you read.

This helps students to learn to track the print and that the words match the print.

Sometimes older children need to use a bookmark to help them track print.

Allow children to ask questions or make comments.

This helps them to understand what they are reading.

Share your own thoughts about the story as you read.

• Tisbury School Library - click on Media Center

• Common Sense Media

• PBS Kids

• Starfall

• Storyline Online

• Vineyard Haven Public Library

B O O K S T O R E A D . . .

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W E B S I T E S

LITERACY APPS

Book Creator

Epic - ebooks for kids

PBS Kids

Overdrive - get

books from your

public library

StoryKit - create your own

stories

Word Mover -

create poetry

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