Rising First Grade Summer Reading

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Welcome to Summer Reading!                                             Elementary School, Rising Grades 1

Summer Reading is a great way to relax and have fun as well as keep up your child’s skills over the summer! Students should try to read at least twenty minutes each day. Research has shown that 20 minutes of reading per day can significantly increase student achievement. 

This year each student will be required to read two books over the summer. One book is assigned: Pete the Cat Rocking in My School Shoes by Eric Litwin. The second book will be one of your child’s own choosing in which he or she will complete a project. Both books and the one project are to be completed by Wednesday, August 20, 2025. We will begin the first day of school with book discussions and activities using our assigned book, and enjoy presentations of our selected books. Books may be obtained from the public library, borrowed from friends or family, or purchased. They may be paper or eBooks. We recommend students read and discuss these books with their parents.

Book 1: Assigned Book:

Pete the Cat Rocking in My School Shoes  by Eric Litwin

This book must be read by Wednesday, August 20, 2025. Activities will take place in class. Students should be ready to discuss the characters, setting, and plot (beginning, middle and end). No written assignment or project is required for this book.

Book 2: Student Choice Book

Each student will select a book of their own choice and complete a project concerning their selection. Books chosen should have a beginning, middle, and end and can be a fiction or nonfiction book. Completed projects should be ready to bring to school on Wednesday, August 20, 2025.

Click here for a list of suggested books for Rising First Graders

All projects must include the following elements:

·         Title

·         Author

·         Tell about your favorite thing that happened in the story.

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Please do the following project:

Paper bag report  -- Please use a paper lunch size bag, no full size grocery bags 

Be neat and have fun! Be prepared to show off your project and encourage someone else to read your book!