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Dear Incoming 3rd Graders,
Hello, 3rd Grade Friends! My name is Mme Milius, and I will be your English teacher next year. To help prepare you for your 3rd grade adventure, I’ve created a summer reading program that will expose you to some of the authors and reading genres we will cover in 3rd grade. This is an optional program. You do not have to participate. However, if you do participate, you can earn casual day stickers. Here’s how it works!
Using the Tic-tac- toe Read 4 in a Row sheet, select books to read. After you read a book, do the following:
1. Complete a book report form. There are two different book report forms attached to this note. One is for fiction books, and the other is for nonfiction books. Feel free to copy as many as you need. They are also on my website for printing out.
2. Color in the block on the Tic-tac- toe sheet. For every 4 blocks in a row (vertical, horizontal or diagonal) you color in and have a book report form for, you will earn one casual day sticker. You do need a completed book report form for each block. If you color in all the blocks and have a book report form for each one, you will earn 6 casual day stickers.
On this page, you will find the following:
A book list with books I recommend. You do not have to select the books on the suggested list. You may select your own as well.
The book report forms. Feel free to photocopy more as you need them.
The Tic-tac- toe Read 4 in a Row sheet-Be sure to color in each box as you read the book.
All book report forms and the Tic-tac- toe sheet can be turned in when school resumes in August. Feel free to email me with any questions or comments at smilius@academielafayette.org. Have a wonderful summer and happy reading!
Sincerely,
Mme Milius
Click below to access the documents mentioned above:
Book Report Forms:
Recommended books:
Fantasy Books
Chapter Books:
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Wayside School is Falling Down by Louis Sachar
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
Geronimo Stilton books by Elisabetta Dami
The Arthur Books by Marc Brown
Any Star Wars books
Picture Books:
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett
Amos and Boris by William Steig
Mrs Muggles Learns to Read by Penny Ross
The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka
Realistic Fiction
Chapter Books:
Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli
How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell
Amber Brown is Not a Crayon by Paula Danziger
Double Fudge by Judy Blume
Wonder by R.J. Palacio
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Picture Books:
A Letter to Amy by Ezra Jack Keats
Family Huddle by Eli Manning and Payton Manning
Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman
Too Many Tamales by Gary Soto
Song and Dance Man by Karen Ackerman
Historical Fiction
Chapter Books:
Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
The Fighting Ground by Avi
Charley Skedaddle by Patricia Beatty
Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan
The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare
Picture Books:
Henry’s Freedom Box by Ellen Levine
Faithful Elephants by Yukio Tsuchiya
Baseball Saved Us by Ken Mochizuki
Nettie’s Trip South by Ann Turner
Dandelions by Eve Bunting
Mystery Books
Chapter Books
Harriet the Spy by Loiuse Fitzhugh
Have You Seen Hyacinth Macaw? by Patricia Reilly Giff
Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective by Donald J. Sobol
Bunnicula by James Howe
Picture Books:
The Eleventh Hour by Graeme Base
Miss Nelson is Missing by Harry Allard
Jake Gander Storyville, Detective by George McClements
Tuff Fluff: The Case of Duckie’s Missing Brain by Scott Nash
The Mysteries of Harris Burdick by Chris Van Allsburg
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