LOWER SCHOOL
SUMMER READING REQUIREMENTS
Each student entering 3rd through 5th grade will be required to read
one book from the Accelerated Reader Renaissance Learning site:
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http://www.arbookfind.com. Students entering 2 grade may read any book they
like and then do the 2nd grade project listed below. Students entering 2nd
grade will not be required to take an Accelerated Reader Quiz. There are
no reading requirements or projects for students entering Kindergarten
or 1st grade.
Any quiz listed on the site is available at school but your child should
choose books at or above his or her current grade level. For example,
students entering 3rd grade should read a book at a 3rd grade level or above.
After choosing and reading a book each student must also complete the
project assigned for their grade level. The projects will be due the Friday
of the first week of school. Students will also take an Accelerated Reader
Quiz and earn Accelerated Reader points the first week of school. Project
grades will be based upon creativity, Accelerated Reader quiz scores, oral
presentations and following directions. The grade specific projects are as
follows:
STUDENTS ENTERING SECOND GRADE
“Book Jacket Book Report”
Students entering second grade will make a book jacket book report about the
book they read.
Materials:
12X18 Piece of Construction Paper
2 Pieces of Lined Notebook Paper
Colored Pencils, Markers, Crayons, etc.
Directions:
1. Make a book jacket by folding an 18x24 piece of construction paper in half
like a book.
2. On the front cover of your book jacket write the title of the book you read
along with the name of the author and the name of the illustrator. Be sure
to leave enough room for an illustration.
3. Design an illustration for your book jacket that is different from the actual
cover on the book you read. Be sure to make your illustration colorful by
using colored pencils, markers, crayons, etc.!
4. Write your name at the top of a piece of lined notebook paper. Next write a
3-5 sentence summary of the book you read (what happened in your story).
Glue this piece of paper to one half of the inside of your book jacket.
5. On the other piece of lined notebook paper write your opinion of the
book in 3-5 sentences (give examples of why you feel the way you do
and if you would recommend the book to a friend). Glue this piece of
paper to the other half of the inside of your book jacket.
STUDENTS ENTERING THIRD GRADE
“Paper Plate Mobile”
Students entering 3rd grade will create a paper plate mobile to describe the
characters and summarize the story in the book they read. They will also give an
oral report to the class using their mobile as a guide.
Materials:
Five 9” Paper Plates
Colored Pencils, Crayons, Markers, etc.
2 Yards String or Yarn
Directions:
1. On plate # 1 write the title of the book and the author. Color or decorate
the plate as well.
2. On plate # 2 write the name of the main character and draw a colorful
picture of him/her.
3. On plate # 3 write three character traits describing the main character and
what they did to show that trait. Color or decorate the plate as well.
(Example)
Kindness: Sue was kind because she helped other children during the storm.
4. On plate # 4 write a four sentence summary of the book (what the book was
about). Color or decorate the plate as well.
5. On plate # 5 write three or more sentences telling about your favorite part
of the book. Color or decorate the plate as well.
6. Punch a hole at the top and bottom of each plate.
7. Connect the plates vertically by stringing the yarn or string through the
holes.
STUDENTS ENTERING FOURTH GRADE
“Story Scrapbook”
Students entering fourth grade will use their own imaginations to create a story
scrapbook.
Materials:
5 Pieces of Construction Paper
Colored Pencils, Crayons, Markers, Scissors, etc.
Directions:
Each scrapbook will have five pages including the cover/title page:
1. Page # 1 will be the cover/title page and should include the title of the book,
the author, your name and a picture (neatly drawn and colored).
2. Page # 2 should include an illustration of the main character with a four
sentence caption describing that character.
3. Page # 3 should include an illustration of an event in the beginning of the
book with a four sentence caption describing the event.
4. Page # 4 should include an illustration of an event in the middle of the book
with a four sentence caption describing the event.
5. Page # 5 should include an illustration of the conclusion of the book with a
four sentence caption describing the conclusion.
6. Secure the five pages together to form a scrapbook.
STUDENTS ENTERING FIFTH GRADE
“Become the Book”
Students entering fifth grade will make a poster for a new and improved cover for
the book they read and write an essay as if they are the book!
Materials:
11x18 Poster Board
Colored Pencils, Crayons, Markers, etc.
Directions:
1. Using the poster board and art materials, create a new and improved cover for
your book. The cover should include the title, author, illustrator and an
illustration.
2. Pretend that you are your book and in five paragraphs persuade your
classmates to “read you.” Your essay should include an introductory paragraph,
three paragraphs giving reasons to “read you” and a concluding paragraph. You
may either type or handwrite your report. Write as if you are the book. Make
your classmates feel that they would like to know you better. Who wrote you?
Are you funny? Are you mysterious? Do you contain a loveable animal? Will they
learn something interesting by knowing you better?
3. Affix your essay to the back of your poster.