2020 Elementary Summer Reading
Wayne Township Public Schools
Summer Reading - Table of Contents
Cover Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Parent Letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Media Specialists’ Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Incoming Grade 1 Summer Reading List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Incoming Grade 2 Summer Reading List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Incoming Grade 3 Summer Reading List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Incoming Grade 4 Summer Reading List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Incoming Grade 5 Summer Reading List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Summer Reading Assignment (incoming grades 1& 2) . . . . . . . . . . 10
Summer Reading Assignment (incoming grades 3 -5) *each student should complete 3 book reviews. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Books to Read Together (NEW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Incoming Kindergarten Summer Reading List Suggestions . . . . . . . . 19
Wayne Township Public Library Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
WAYNE TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Summer 2020 Dear Parents/Guardians, Summer is the perfect time for students to visit far away places, use their imaginations, and broaden their horizons. Through books, students can achieve all of those things! As educators, we realize the importance of reading throughout the school year and would like to promote reading during the summer as a way for students to maintain reading levels and skills they have acquired during the school year. More importantly, we hope that by encouraging independent reading, students will experience the many joys of reading and become lifelong readers and learners. We are pleased to present our 2020 elementary summer reading program. The format has been changed and is designed to expose our young readers to a variety of books, formats, genres, authors, and series. Our ultimate goal is for children to read and we do not want them to feel restricted by this list. Please be aware that the links provided do not all provide access directly to the books! While some can be previewed on the site, books can be borrowed from the library where available, found in our digital resource collection, or purchased. Please use this list with the understanding that it is not an all-inclusive list. Your child should feel free to choose other books if they prefer. If your child selects a book that seems challenging, read it together. Research shows that independent recreational reading and sharing the experience with someone who cares increases literacy skills dramatically. If your child selects a book that seems too easy, encourage them to read it anyway. Doing so will build both fluency and confidence. As your child reads, encourage him/her to make predictions, ask questions, or compare the story to another (s)he has read.
New for this year is a list of books we hope you and your child(ren) might read together. Children often worry about things, just as adults do. Remote learning and social distancing proved challenging and stirred up a variety of emotions in all of us. To help young children develop strategies to cope with feelings of anxiety, or deal with stressful situations, consider reading one or more of the books listed on the last page with your child. In order to receive a certificate of participation in September, your child must complete the grade level assignment indicated in the booklet, and return it on the first day of school. The assignments correspond to your child’s grade in September 2020. Please note that incoming kindergarten students are not expected to complete a summer reading assignment, but book suggestions are provided in this packet. As always, we partner with the Wayne Public Library and will accept their reading log as an alternative to our log. Wishing you a wonderful reading-filled summer!
Dawn Auerbach Dawn Auerbach Director of Elementary Education
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Media Specialists’ Favorites
A.P.Terhune: Mrs. Carruthers Picture Book: One by Kathryn Otoshi Chapter Book: Ana Maria Reyes Doesn’t Live in a Castle by Hilda Eunice Burgos Website: https://www.breakoutedu.com/free
Fallon: Mr. Hicswa
Picture Book: We Are In a Book by Mo Willems Chapter Book: Bud Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis Website: https://www.pebblego.com
JFK: Miss Mandarino
Picture Book: A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip C Stead Chapter Book: Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White Quote: “Reading gives you someplace to go when you have to stay where you are.” - Mason Cooley
Lafayette: Mrs. Broe
Picture Book: The Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig Chapter Book: Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper Quote: “Why fit in when you were born to stand out?” - Dr. Seuss Website:https://www.digipuzzle.net/
Packanack: Dr. Mason
Picture Book: We Don’t Eat Our Classmates! by Ryan T. Higgins Chapter Book: The Giver by Lois Lowry Quote: “I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.” by Jorge Luis Borges Website: www.code.org
Pines Lake: Ms. D’Acunto
Picture Book: Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman Chapter Book: Wonder by RJ Palacio Quote: “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step”- Lao Tzu Website: https://www.funology.com/
Randall Carter: Mrs. Lee
Picture Book: Let’s Go for a Drive by Mo Willems Chapter Book: Echo by Pam Munoz Ryan Quote: “Tell me and I forget, teach me and I remember, involve me and learn.” -Ben Franklin Website: www.code.org.
Ryerson: Mrs. Halstater
Chapter Book: Front Desk by Kelly Yang Picture Book: Sweety by Andrea Zuill Website: https://www.getepic.com/
Theunis Dey: Mrs. Dellobuono
Chapter Book: Fish In A Tree by Linda Mullaly Hunt Picture Book: Giraffe Problems by John Jory Quote: “No Act of Kindness, No Matter How Small, Is Ever Wasted” - Aesop Website: www.commonsensemedia.org
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Summer Reading Chart: Kindergarten to First Grade
*Links provided are for suggestion purposes, not to access books. If you find an author or a series you enjoy, feel free to read more of those
books! Complete as many boxes as you can. Assignment-Complete the K-2 Summer Reading Log at the back of this booklet and turn it in on
the first day of school.
Read a Laugh
Along Lesson book
Read a Danny and
the Dinosaur book
Read a Biscuit
book
Read a Tacky the
Penguin book
Read a Pigeon
Series book
Listen to any book
using Story Online
Read an Early Step
into Reading book
Read a book by
Eric Carle
Read a Ted book
Read a Knuffle
Bunny book
Read a Howard B.
Wigglebottom
book
Read a
David Series book
Books Celebrating
Diversity
Listen to any story
on Story Time in
Space
Read any sports
book of your
choice
Read a book pair
from BookFlix
(log into the account
on Classlink)
Read a Trucktown
book
Read a Pete the
Cat book
Read a Jan Brett
book
Read an If You
Give... book
Read an Up the
Garden Path book
Read a Penny book
Read a DK Reader
Level 1
Read a Best Me I
Can Be book
Read a Noodles
book
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Summer Reading Chart: First to Second Grade *Links provided are for suggestion purposes, not to access books. If you find an author or a series you enjoy, feel free to read more of those
books! Complete as many boxes as you can. Assignment-Complete the K-2 Summer Reading Log at the back of this booklet and turn it in on
the first day of school.
Read a Cat the Cat
book
Read an Amelia
Bedelia book
Read a book by
Tomie DePaola
Read a Katy Duck
book
Listen to any book
using Story Online
Listen to any story
on Story Time in
Space
Read an Elephant
and Piggie book
Read any DK
Reader that
interests you
Read a Fly Guy
book
Read a Berenstain
Bears book
Read a Little
Critter book
Read a Ready
Freddy! book
Books Celebrating
Diversity
Read a Poppleton
book
Read a book by
Julia Cook
Read a Henry and
Mudge book
Read a Frog and
Toad book
Read a Don
Freeman book
Read a
Questioneers book
Read a Planet
Series book
Read a Froggy
book
Read a book pair
from BookFlix
(log into the account
on Classlink)
Read a book by
Robin Hill School
book
Read a Splat or
Mo Jackson Series
book
Read a How do
Dinosaurs… book
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Summer Reading CharT: Second To Third Grade *Links provided are for suggestion purposes, not to access books. If you find an author or a series you enjoy, feel free to read more of those
books! Complete as many boxes as you can. Assignment- Complete three book reviews and turn them in on the first day of school. Forms can
be found at the back of this booklet.
Read a Marvin
Redpost book
Read a Junie B.
Jones book
Read a Magic
Treehouse book
Read a Who Would
Win? book
Read a Captain
Awesome book
Listen to any book
using Story Online
Read a Cam Jansen
book
Read a Galaxy
Zach book
Read an Ivy and
Bean book
Read an Infamous
Ratsos book
Read a Capital
Mysteries book
Read a Here’s
Hank book
Books Celebrating
Diversity
Read a Mercy
Watson book
Read a Critter
Club book
Read a Tales from
Deckawoo Drive
book
Read any DK
Reader that
interests you
Read an Owl
Diaries book
Read a book pair
from BookFlix
(log into the account
on Classlink)
Read a Geronimo
Stilton book
Read a National
Geographic Reader
that interests you
Listen to any story
on Story Time in
Space
Read a Flat
Stanley book
Read a My Weird
School book
Read a Nate the
Great book
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Summer Reading CharT: Third to Fourth Grade *Links provided are for suggestion purposes, not to access books. If you find an author or a series you enjoy, feel free to read more of those
books! Complete as many boxes as you can. Assignment- Complete three book reviews and turn them in on the first day of school. Forms can
be found at the back of this booklet.
Read a My
Weirder School
book
Read a Stick Dog
or Stick Cat book
Read an
Encyclopedia
Brown book
Read a
Babymouse
book
Read a Magic
Treehouse book
Read a Clementine
book
Read an American
Girl book
Read a Henry
Huggins book
Read a Boxcar
Children book
Read any Matt
Christopher book
Read a Where
Is/Are…? book
Read an Alvin Ho
book
Books Celebrating
Diversity
Read a Jigsaw
Jones book
Read a Dory
Fantasmagory
book
Read a Dog Man
book
Read a Ramona
Quimby book
Read an A-Z
Mystery book
Read a Franny K
Stein book
Read a Who
Was/Is…? book
Read a Time Warp
Trio book
Read a Nancy
Drew or Hardy
Boys
Read a Rainbow
Magic book
Read an I Survived
book
Read an Amber
Brown book
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Summer Reading CharT: Fourth to Fifth Grade *Links provided are for suggestion purposes, not to access books. If you find an author or a series you enjoy, feel free to read more of those
books! Complete as many boxes as you can. Assignment- Complete three book reviews and turn them in on the first day of school. Forms can
be found at the back of this booklet.
Read a Nathan’s
Hazardous Tales
book
Read a fiction book
of your choice
Read a Warriors
book
Read a Fudge book
Read an American
Girl book
Read a Ranger in
Time book
Read a 39 Clues
book
Read any DK
Eyewitness book
Read a Big Nate
book
Read a Spiderwick
Chronicles book
Read a graphic novel
of your choice
Read a Dear
America book
Books Celebrating
Diversity
Read a Genius Files
book
Read a book on a
topic of your choice
Read an I Survived
book
Read a Phoebe and
her Unicorn book
Read a Familiars
book
Read a My Name is
America book
Read a Squish book
Read a Swindle book
Read a book by Jean
Fritz
Read a Who
Was/Is…?, What
Is/Was…?, or
Where Is/Are…?
book
Read a Chasing
Vermeer book
Read a Goosebumps
original series book
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K-2 Summer Reading Log Student Name _____________ Grade/Teacher__________ Parent Signature ________________________________ Please list your TOP TEN favorite summer reading books below, and return to your new teacher in September.
Title Author Fiction or Nonfiction
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First and Last Name:______________ September 2020 Teacher’s Name :_________________
Summer Reading Book Review for 3rd - 5th Grade
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First and Last Name:______________ September 2020 Teacher’s Name :_________________
Summer Reading Book Review for 3rd - 5th Grade
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First and Last Name:______________ September 2020 Teacher’s Name :_________________
Summer Reading Book Review for 3rd - 5th Grade
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Books to Read Together With Your Child(ren)
Children often worry about things, just as adults do. Remote learning and social distancing proved challenging and stirred up a variety of emotions in all of us. To help young children develop strategies to cope with feelings of anxiety, or deal with stressful situations, consider reading one or more of these books with your child: After the Fall by Dan Santat Come with Me by Holly M. McGhee I Am Peace by Susan Verde Jabari Jumps by Gaia Cornwell Moody Cow Meditates by Kerry Lee MacLean My Magic Breath by Nick Ortner and Alison Taylor Peaceful Piggy Meditation by Kerry Lee MacLean Quiet by Tomie dePaola Scaredy Squirrel by Melanie Watt The Thing Lou Couldn’t Do by Ashley Spires The Worry Box by Suzanne Chiew The Worry Tree by Marianne Musgrove The Worry Woo Monster Series by Andy Green Wally the Worry Warthog by Barbara Shook Hazen
Don’t Worry, Be Happy!
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Summer Reading Chart: Incoming Kindergarten *Links provided are for suggestion purposes. If you find an author or a series you enjoy, feel free to read more of those books! Complete as many boxes as you
can. There is no summer assignment for incoming kindergarten students.
Countdown to Kindergarten! by
A.McGhee or Kindergarten
Countdown by M.Parker
Select a Dr. Suess book of your
choice
I’m Telling You, Dex, Kindergarten
Rocks! By K. Davis
Select a Bob Book (from any
collection) of your choice
Select an I Spy: A Book of Picture
Riddles of your choice
Select a Peppa Pig book of your
choice
The Night Before Kindergarten, by
N. Wing
Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for
Kindergarten, by J. Slate
The Kissing Hand by A. Penn
Wayne Township Public Library
Wayne Public Library 461 Valley Road Wayne, NJ 07470 973.694.4272
Use of the Wayne Public Library is free to Wayne Residents. For further information about the Wayne Public Library, hours, directions, or their
Summer Reading Program, please visit their website: www.waynepubliclibrary.org
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Special thanks to Ms. Cathy Gaynor - Assistant Principal, Reading and Literacy Specialist
“There are many little ways to enlarge your child’s world. Love of books is the best of all.” – Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
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