Incoming 6th Grade
Your new 6th grade teachers are excited to meet you and would love to learn more about you through your reading experiences. For your summer reading, you will read at least one book and return to school in August prepared to share and discuss your text.
How do I choose a book?
Select a good fit book.
Does the book fit your personal reading purpose (to laugh, to learn, to explore)?
Does the book interest you?
Do you understand the words and message in the book?
Open up to any random page. If there are five or more words you don’t know, then the book is probably not a good fit, at this time.
Need help choosing a book?
Our librarians have identified curated lists of books that may help you find something interesting!
If you need assistance choosing a high quality text, these lists can help you get started:
ALSC (Assoc. for Library Service to Children) Summer Reading List 2024
Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Blue Ribbons 2023
Common Sense is an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to helping kids thrive in a world of media and technology. This site provides unbiased information to help families make educated decisions about their children’s use of media. If you would like additional information about your child’s book selection, visit https://www.commonsensemedia.org/
What will happen when I get to school?
We really want you to focus on reading and get excited about starting at your new school! During the first two weeks of the school year, you will have the opportunity to DISCUSS OR WRITE (or maybe both) about your book. With this in mind, it may be helpful to take notes that will help you connect with the book in August.
Jot down things that you felt were interesting, thought-provoking, exciting, confusing, or were wonderful examples of a writer’s craft.
You may also record questions you may have or inspirations you’ve acquired through your summer reading. The sky’s the limit!
Enjoy reading, record your thoughts and insights and be ready to share!
If you would like additional support, you may want to use a graphic organizer. To help with this, we are providing this Summer Reading Note Page (this link is set to FORCE COPY). If you do not have access to a printer, you can use the digital copy provided, though hand-written notes are preferred.
Summer Reading Notes Page (Printable)
Summer Reading Notes Page (Digital)
How much should I read?
A lot!
For your summer reading assignment, we will only ask you to share/discuss one book. However, reading adds to your vocabulary, builds your content knowledge, develops empathy, and improves your own writing. So, we hope you read a lot more than that!