Tisbur y Elementar y School
Favorites
(click on the book to go to the author’s
website)
Max and Zoe: The Science
Fair
by Shelley
Swanson
Satere
Go For the Moon
by Chris Gall
One
Plastic Bag
by
Miranda Paul
SUMMER READING L IST
Best wishes for a safe, happy, fun-filled summer of reading from:
Ms. Burke and Mrs. Krauthamer
and the first grade teachers of Tisbury School.
Based on Waltham Public School’s Summer Reading List. Images from amazon.com.
ENTERING FIRST GRADE
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, the better and more confident readers they will become.
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 2019
Hello First Grade
by Joanne Ryder
Recess Mess
by Grace Maccarone
Emily's Art
by Peter Catalanotto
First Grade Stinks!
by Mary Ann Rodman
Starring First Grade
by Miriam Cohen
Off to First Grade
by Louise Borden
Jan Brett
Eric Carle
Doreen Cronin
Tomie dePaola
Anna Dewdney
Lois Ehlert
Don Freeman
Kevin Henkes
Angela Joshnson
Ezra Jack Keats
Grace Lin
Leo Lionni
Kadir Nelson
Laura Numeroff
Jerry Pinkney
Jane O’Connor
Mary Pope Osborne
Richard Scarry
Maurice Sendak
Rosemary Wells
Mo Willems
Jacqueline Woodson
Summer Reading List
R E A D - A L O U D S Actual Size
by Steve Jenkins
A Tree is a Plant
by Clyde Robert Bulla
DK Nonfiction Readers
A Pocketful of Stars:
Poems about the Night
by Nikki Siegen-Smith
Asana and the Animals: A Book of Pet poems
by Grace Nichols
UnBEElievables
by Douglas Florian
Ramona
by Beverly Cleary
Bunny Cakes
by Rosemary Wells
Strega Nona series
by Tomie dePaola
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N O N F I C T I O N P O E T R Y
B E D T I M E M A T H B O O K S
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 F I R S T G R A D E
Summer Reading List
Danny and the
Dinosaur
by Syd Hoff
Hi! Fly Guy
by Tedd Arnold
I Read Signs
by Tana Hoban
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
by Judi Barrett &
Ron Barrett
Coral Reefs
by Jason Chin
Diary of a Spider
by Doreen Cronin
Pirates Don't
Change
Diapers
by Melinda Long
Blueberries for Sal
by Robert McCloskey
Splat the Cat: Good Night, Sleep Tight
by Rob Scotton
The Story of
Ferdinand
by Munro Leaf
Doctor
De Soto
by William Steig
Little Bear
by Else Holmelund
Minarik
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
by Jon Scieszka
Kite Flying
by Grace Lin
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Amber Brown by Paula Danziger
Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish
Arthur chapter books by Marc Brown
Beezy by Megan McDonald
Bink and Gollie by Kate DiCamillo
Black Lagoon by Mike Thaler
Elephant and Piggie by Mo Willems
Fancy Nancy by Jane O’Connor
Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown
Fox by Edward Marshall
Frog and Toad by Arnold Lobel
Henry and Mudge by Cynthia Rylant
The Littles by John Peterson
Max Spaniel by David Catrow
Morris and Boris by Bernard Wiseman
Mouse and Mole by Wong Herbert Yee
Nate the Great by Marjorie W. Sharmat
Pony Scouts by Catherine Hapka
Poppleton by Cynthia Rylant
Princess Posey by Stephanie Greene
Scaredy Squirrel by Mélanie Watt
Skippyjon Jones by Judy Schachner
Young Cam Jansen by David A. Adler
You Read to Me, I’ll Read to You by Mary Ann Hoberman
F A V O R I T E S E R I E S
F A V O R I T E S
Summer Reading List Page 4 Summer Reading List
Ellie the Homesick Puppy
Sharks
Mad Mad Treasure Hunt
The Ugly Truth
Barbie as the Island Princess
Homesick Puppy
James and the Giant Peach
Happy Pig Day
Hot Rod Hamster
Penguin Pup for Pinkerton
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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
STUDENT RECOMMEN DATIONS
Check out your local library for the summer reading program:
Henry and Mudge
Frog and Toad
My First Book of Words
Fly Guy
The Jungle Book
If You Give a Pig a Pancake
Books about baseball
Elephant and Piggie
Books about horses
Little Gingerbread Man
Summer Reading List Page 5 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
• Tisbury School Library
• Common Sense Media
• Pebble Go - go through the Tisbury School Library page for access
• PBS Kids
• Starfall
• Storyline Online
• Vineyard Haven Public Library
T A K E A Q U I Z !
Page 6 Summer Reading List
W E B S I T E S
LITERACY APPS
Book Creator
Epic
Kodable
Overdrive - get
books from your
public library
StoryKit - create your own
stories
Word Mover -
create poetry
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Scholastic
Tisbury School
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Programs
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Password: A six letter word with 123 in the middle
Username:
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Password: read
Lexia - Tisbury School
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Programs
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for the teacher email. That way you will be con-nected to Tisbury School.