Reading List for Rising First Graders

Summer 2020

Hello and welcome to first grade! We are looking forward to a terrific year! Here are a list of books you may enjoy reading over the summer. Some of the books are good read aloud books to share with mom and dad. There may be some books that you can read all by yourself!

We hope that each one of you will read The Doorbell Rang, by Pat Hutchins. We will be using this book during the first weeks of school. * If you have a copy please bring it in on the first day of school.

Required reading: “The Doorbell Rang” by Pat Hutchins.

Suggested reading:

• Dr. Seuss Books • Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin • Laura Numeroff Books

(If You Give a Mouse a Cookie; If You Give a Dog a Donut, etc.)

• If I Built a Car by Chris Van Dusen • Karen Kaufman Orloff Books

(Talk Oscar, Please; I Wanna Iguana; I Wanna New Room, etc.)

• Little Bear Books by Minarik • Eric Carle Books • Runaway Bunny by Brown

Activity: We really want to hear about a favorite book that you read this summer! Draw a picture of your favorite part of that book and bring it in on the first day of school.

* Parents please note that we do not expect your child to be able to read The Doorbell Rang on their own. Our hope is that they be familiar with the story so they will feel confident and comfortable participating in a read aloud and other activities that we will be doing in class with this book. Also, please remember the above titles are merely suggestions. Happy reading!

Here are some additional book choices:

Level 4:

Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Bill Martin

Baby Says by John Steptoe

Spots, Feathers and Curly Tails by Nancy Tafuri

I Went Walking by Sue Williams

Level 6:

Bears in the Night by Stan and Jan Berenstain

Things I like by Anthony Browne

Cat Traps by Molly Coxe

Happy Birthday, Danny the Dinosaur by Syd Hoff

Level 8:

Oh, Cats! by Nola Buck

Big Egg by Molly Coxe

Go, Dog, Go! By Philip D. Eastman

The Foot Book by Dr. Seuss

Level 10:

Shhhhh by Kevin Henkes

Who Will Be My Friends? by Syd Hoff

Rosie’s Walk by Pat Hutchins

Soccer Game! By Grace Maccarone

Level 12:

Biscuit by Alyssa Satin Capucilli

More Spaghetti I Say by Rita Gelman

Buzz Said The Bee by Wendy Lewison

Sheep in a Jeep by Nancy Shaw

Level 14:

Old Hat, New Hat by Stan and Jan Berenstain

Goodnight, Moon by Margaret Wise Brown

Sammy the Seal by Syd Hoff

George Shrinks by William Joyce

Math for Rising First Graders

Summer 2020

For math practice, go to www.sadlierconnect.com. All directions are found on the following pages which include screen shots. If you would like additional practice, there are games and more challenging content under the header Enrichment Activities.

How to Access the Summer Math Practice Sheets

Here is an example of the Additional Practice lessons available in Chapter 1

Please print the page, have your child complete the work and proceed back to choose another chapter. The student will complete one assignment of your choice from each chapters 2-12 excluding chapter 9 and 10 ( 9 lessons total) to be handed in to their First Grade teacher during the first week of school.