2012 Summer Reading Assignment for First Grade Students
	The first grade teachers hope you enjoy reading lots of good books this summer as you prepare for your first grade year. During the first week of first grade we will take time to let you share the following literacy activity with all of us. Please see directions below. 1. Choose a book from the list provided that you can read independently from our summer reading list. 2. On a piece of paper, at the top of the page write the word “Self”. With a parent’s help, write a word to describe how the book makes you feel. Using crayons draw a picture to illustrate your feelings. 3. On a separate piece of paper, at the top of the page write the word “Book”. With a parent’s help, write a sentence about something you were reminded of while reading this book. Using crayons draw a picture to illustrate your thoughts. 4. On a third piece of paper, at the top of the page write the word "World". With a parent’s help, write a sentence telling how events in this story are similar or different to events that happen in our world. Using crayons draw a picture to illustrate your thoughts. First Grade Book List:   Arnold, Tedd -No Jumping on the Bed! Barber, Tiki -Game Day Bemelmans, Ludwig -Madeline series Brett, Jan -The Mitten, Comet's Nine Lives Buehner, Caralyn -The Escape of Marvin the Ape Bunting, Eve -Anna's Table Calvert, Pam-Princess Peepers Clements, Andrew -Slippers at Home, Ringo Saves the Day Cooper, Helen -The Boy Who Wouldn't Go to Bed Cronin, Doreen -Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type; Diary of a Worm Dealey, Erin -Goldie Locks Has Chicken Pox Dunrea, Olivier -Gossie and Gertie Edwards, Pamela Duncan and Henry Cole - Livingstone Mouse and sequels Elliott, Laura -Hunter's Best Friend at School Falconer, Ian -Olivia Fleming, Candace -Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! Gliori, Debi -Flora's Blanket Hennessy, B.G. -The Boy Who Cried Wolf Hoberman, Mary -The Seven Silly Eaters Hoffman, Mary -Amazing Grace Hutchins, Pat -Where’s the Baby? Joyce, William -George Shrinks Kellogg, Steven -The Mysterious Tadpole , Chicken Little, and others Kimmel, Eric -Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock Lindbergh, Reeve -The Awful Aardvarks Shop for School Lubner, Susan -Ruthie Bon Bair, Do Not Go to Bed with Wringing Wet Hair Lum, Kate -What! Cried Granny Maloney, Peter -Belly Button Boy Marshall, James -George and Martha Mayer, Mercer -There’s an Alligator Under My Bed McBratney, Sam -I'll Always Be Your Friend McCarthy, Peter -Hondo and Fabian McCloskey, Robert -Make Way for Ducklings, One Morning in Maine McFarland, Lyn -Widget Numeroff, Laura -If You Give a Pig a Pancake, Beatrice Doesn't Want To Palatini, Margie -The Web Files Peet, Bill -Chester, the Worldly Pig Pilkey, Dav -The Moonglow Roll-a-Rama, The Paper Boy Pinkney, Andrea -Sleeping Cutie Rand, Gloria -Salty Dog Rathmann, Peggy -Officer Buckle and Gloria Rey, H.A. - the Curious George series Rohmann, Eric -My Friend Rabbit Robertson, M.P. -The Egg (a story of dragons) Rosales, Melodye -Leola and the Honeybears Rosoff, Meg -Jumpy Jack and Googily Rylant, Cynthia -Henry and Mudge,The Best Day of All; The Great Gracie Chase:  Stop That Dog; Mr. Putter and Tabby Write the Book Say, Allen -The Lost Lake Schachner, Judy -Skippyjon Jones books Sendak, Maurice -Where the Wild Things Are Shannon, David -Duck on a Bike Silverman, Erica -Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa, Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa Partners Sharmat, Marjorie -A Big Fat Enormous Lie Slonin, David -He Came with the Couch Stanley, Diane -Goldie and the Three Bears Stevenson, Janet -Tops and Bottoms Tryon, Leslie -Albert’s Field Trip Wells, Rosemary -Yoko, Noisy Nora Williams, Barbara -Albert's Impossible Toothache Willems, Mo -Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus Wilson, Eva -Bear Snores On Yolen, Jane -How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night? Young, Amy -Belinda in Paris