If you are feeling adventurous….
Vocabulary Words they will be learning about in First Grade!!
Coins
Join
Time
Nickle
Addition
Sort
Quarter
Subtraction
3D Shapes
Penny
Generate
Dimensional
Dime
Compose
Cone
Savings
Addend
Cube
Income
Greater
Sphere
Number Sentence
Equal
Expanded Form
Equal
Decompose
Standard form
Subitize
Digital Clock
Separate
Analog Clock
Equal shares/equal
parts
Problem Solving Questions to Review with your
Kindergarten Graduate!
I put on 1 hat, 1 scarf, 2 mittens, and 1 jacket. How many winter clothes am I wearing?
I was drinking hot cocoa at home. My mom gave me 4 marshmallows and my sister gave me
some marshmallows. I now have 10, how many marshmallows did my sister give me?
We used two pieces of coal for the snowman’s eyes. We used five pieces of coal for the
snowman’s mouth. How many pieces of coal did we need?
There were 10 children sledding. Four of the children were too cold and went home. How
many children were left sledding?
I have 4 red mittens, 2 blue mittens, and 4 green mittens. How many mittens do I have
altogether?
Ben and Max were drinking hot cocoa. They only had 9 marshmallows to put in their cocoa.
Ben used 5 marshmallows. How many marshmallows did Max get?
Show me how many ways you can make 11.
Albin had 9 snowballs and Alex had none. How many snowballs did they have altogether?
How many cubes do I need to take away from my 10 tower to have a tower of 7?
Luis had 8 marbles in his pocket. Some fell out. How many fell out? How many marbles does
Luis have left?
Carla has 6 kittens and Evan has 4 kittens. Which child has the greatest amount of kittens?
How do you know?
Draw 2 squares. How many sides do you have altogether?
David made some pictures. He painted some and used crayons on 4. Now he has 9 pictures.
How many did he paint?
Mom is baking a cake for Erin’s birthday party. She needs 8 eggs. She has 6. Grandma gave
her 1. How many more does she need?
Faye is 6 years old. Her brother is 3 years older than she is. How old is Faye’s brother?
Some students have birthdays in these months: 3 in April, 5 in May and 2 in June. Make a
graph to show this information. Which month has the least amount of birthdays?
If there are 3 children sitting at a table, how many feet are under the table? If there are
5 children, now how many feet are there?
It was snowing outside today. Jackson and Owen want to make 10 snowballs altogether. How
many snowballs do each of them need to make?
There are 8 legs and 2 tails in Farmer Tucker’s barn. What do you see? Draw a picture to
record your answer.
The farmer planted 10 rows of corn. He also planted 7 rows of beans. How many more rows
of corn did he plant than rows of beans?
There were 8 cows in the barn. 5 of them were being milked. How many cows were not being
milked?
Farmer Brown has 3 chickens. He also has 6 ducks. How many birds does Farmer Brown
have?
Old MacDonald had some goats. He bought 2 more goats and now he has 9. How many goats
did Old MacDonald have to start with?
There are 3 clean pigs in the shade. Four pigs are playing in the mud. How many pigs are
there all together?
Six icicles were hanging from my roof. The sun melted some of them and
then there was 1 left. How many icicles did the sun melt?
Three children wore sweaters today and 6 wore wind breakers. How many children will keep
warm today?
Great Summer Reads- Intermediate Readers
All By Myself
Big Egg
Circus Fun
Dog and Cat
Fire! Fire! Said Mrs.McGuire
Five Little Monkeys...Jumping
on the Bed
Five Silly Fishermen
Flying
Foot Book, The
Funny Man, A
Get Lost Becka
Go, Dog, Go
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Gum on the Drum
Happy Birthday, Dear Dragon
Help for Dear Dragon
Here Are My Hands
Hi, Clouds
Hungry Billy Goat
I Am Not a Dinosaur
I Like it When
I Love Cats
If I Were an Ant
Inside, Outside, Upside down
It Looked Like Spilt Milk
Just Like Me
Larry and the Cookie
Let's Go, Dear Dragon
Little Cowboy and the Big
Cowboy
Little Runaway
Machines at Work
Mayer, Mercer
Cox, Molly
Hillert, Margaret
Fehner, Pauk
Martin, Bill
Christelow, Eileen
Edwards, Roberta
Crews, Donald
Seuss, Dr.
Jenson, Patricia
Simon, Shirley
Eastman, Philip D.
Miles, Betty
Start to Read
Hillert, Margaret
Hillert, Margaret
Martin, Bill
Greene, Carol
Milios, Rita et al: Rookie Reader
Packard, Mary
Murphy, Mary
Matthias, Catherine
Moses, Amy
Berenstain, Stan & Jan
Shaw, Charles
Neasi, Barbara
McDaniel, Becky:Rookie Reader
Hillert, Margaret
Hillert, Margaret
Hillert, Margaret
Barton, Byron
Great Summer Reads- Intermediate Readers
Merry Christmas, Dear Dragon
Mike's First Haircut
Mike's New Bike
Morris the Moose
Nose Book, The
Oh A-Hunting We Will Go
Oh, Cats
Oh, No, Sherman!
Pet That I Want, the
So Sick!
Spring is Here
Sunshine, Moonshine
Sweet Potato Pie
Taking Care of Rosie
There Were Ten in the Bed
This Old Man
Wake up Sun
Where,s Spot?
Who Am I?
Woosh!
Yellow Boat
Zoo in Willy's Bed, The
Hillert, Margaret
Gordon, Sharon
Greydanus, R.
Wiseman, Bernard
Perkins, Al
Langstaff, John
Buck, Nola
Erickson.Betty
Packard, Mary
Ziefert, Harriet
Gomi, Taro
Armstrong, Jennifer
Rockwell, Anne
Salem, Llynn & Stewart,J
Adams, P.
Adams, P.
Harrison, David
Hill, Eric
Christensen, Nancy
Melser, June
Hillert, Margaret
Sturnman, Gorman,
Great Summer Reads- Easy Reads
All Fall Down
Apple Bird
Apples
Bears
Big Long Animal Song
Brown Bear, Brown Bear What
Do You See?
Bunny, Bunny
Cats
Fox on the Box, the
Gregory's Dog
Hi, Word Bird
I Have a Watch
I See Monkeys
I Want a Pet
I Want To Be a Clown
I Went Walking
Joshua James Likes Trucks
Jump Frog
Leaves
Looking for Halloween
Monsters
My Dream
My Kite
Now We Can Go
Octopus Goes to School
One Hunter
Pancakes for Breakfast
Pancakes, Crackers & Pizza
Playhouse For Monster, A
Rain
Raindrops
Wildsmith, Brain
Wildsmith, Brain
Williams, Deborah
Kalman, Bobbie
Artwell, Mike
Martin, Bill
Hall, Kirsten
Williams, Deborah
Gregorich, Barbara
Stobbs, William
Moncure, Jane
Williams, Deborah
Williams, Deborah
Gregorich, Barbara
Johnson, Sharon
Williams, Sue
Petrie, Cztherine
Salem, Lynn
Hoenecke, Karen
Evans,Karen
Namm, Diane
Wildsmith, Brain
Williams, Deborah
Jonas, Ann
Bordelon, Carolyn
Hutchins, Pat
dePaloa, Tomie
Eberts, Marjorie
Mueller, Virginia
Kalan, R
Brimmer, Larry
Great Summer Reads- Easy Reads
Roll Over
Sammy at the Farm
Peek, Merle
Evans,Karen
Tafuri,
Spots, Feathers, and Curly Tails
Nancy/Greenwillow
Swing, Swing, Swing
Tuchman,G
Tell Me Something Happy Before
Dunbar, Joyce
I Go to Sleep
Toot, Toot
Wildsmith, Brain
Up Went the Goat
Gregorich, Barbara
We Need Trees
Hoenecke, Karen
Weather
Chanko, P & Morton,D
What a Tale
Wildsmith, Brain
What Am I?
Williams, Deborah
What's for Lunch?
Garrett, Ann
What's Inside?
Hoenecke, Karen
Where Does the Teacher Sleep? Gibson, Kathleen
Where's the Halloween Treat?
Ziefert, Harriet
Great Summer Reads- Advanced Readers
Across the Stream
Amy Loves the Wind
Are You My Mommy?
Are you There Bear?
Beep, Beep
Big Bird's Copycat Day
Birthday in the Woods, A
Bread, Bread, Bread
Bright Eyes, Brown Skin
Bubble Trouble
Bug, Bear and a Boy, A
Caps, Hats Socks and Mittens
Cat Games
Cat Goes Fiddle-I-Fee
Clifford's Christmas
Clifford's Puppy Days
Color of his Own
Cookie's Week
Curious George and the Pizza
Dark, Dark Tale
Dear Zoo
Dozen Dogs, A
Foolish Goose
Going for a Walk
Harry Takes a Bath
Have You Seen the Crocodile?
Here Comes A Bus
Hooray For Snail
I Am An Apple
I Need You, Dear Dragon
I Want a Pet
I'm a Seed
Itchy, Itchy Chicken Pox
Ginsburg, Mirra
Hoban, Julia
Diks, Carla
Maris, Ron
Gregorich, Barbara
Lerner, Sharon
Salem, Llynn & Stewart,J
Morris, Ann
Hudson, C.
Packard, Mary
McPhail, David
Borden, Louise
Ziefert, Harriet
Galdone, Paul
Bridwell, Norman
Bridwell, Norman
Lionni, Leo
Ward Cindy
Rey, Margaret
Brown, Ruth
Campbell, R.
Ziefert, Harriet
Simon, Shirley
De Regniers, B.
Ziefert, Harriet
West, Colin
Ziefert, Harriet
Stadler, John
Marzollo, Jean
Hillert, Margaret
Gregorich, Barbara
Marzollo, Jean
Maccarone, Grace
Great Summer Reads- Advanced Readers
It's a Perfect Day
Johnny Lion's Rubber Boots
Jump Frog, Jump
Just Like Daddy
Lady with the Alligator Purse, the
Mama Cat Has Three Kittens
Mama Zooms
Marmalade's Nap
Marmalade's Snowy Day
Missing Tarts, The
Monster Math Picnic
One Gorilla
Pardon? Said the Giraffe
Pizza Party
Pumpkin, Punpkin
Roll Over!
Rosie's Walk
Sam the Scarecrow
Shhh
Skating on Thin Ice
Sly Fox and Red Hen
Soccer Game
Teeny Tiny Woman
Ten Bears in My Bed
Ten Black Dots
Thank You Nicky
Tiger is a Scardy Cat
Up, Up and Away
What is That! Said the Cat
Who Goes to School?
Who Will Be My Friends?
Yellow Boat, the
Pizer, Abigail
Hurd, Edith Thacher
Kalan, R.
Asch, Frank
Westcott, Nadine
Fleming, Denise
Cowen-Fletcher Jane
Wheeler, Cindy
Wheeler, Cindy
Hennessy, B. G.
MacCarone, Grace
Morozumi, Atsuko
West, Colin
Maccarone, Grace
Titherington,Jeanne
Peek, Merle
Hutchins, Pat
Gordon, Sharon
Henkes, Kevin
Everett
Hunia, Fran
Maccarone, Grace
O'Connor Jane
Mack, Stan
Crews, Donald
Ziefert, Harriet
Phillips, Joan
Hillert, Margaret
Maccarone, Grace
Hillert, Margaret
Hoff, Syd
Hillert, Margaret
Great Summer Reads- I love a Challenge!
Alligator Shoes
Andi's Wool
Big Fat Worm, The
Biscuit
Biscuit Finds a Friend
Boris Bad Enough
Buzz Said the Bee
Calico Cat at School
Carla's Breakfast
Carrot Seed
Clifford's Thanksgiving Visit
Cookies and Crutches
Curious George
Day I Had to Play with My Sister
Each Peach Pear Plum
Fat Cat Sat on the Mat
Feathers for Lunch
Gone Fishing
Growing Vegetable Soup
Hanzel and Pretzel
Harry Gets Ready for School
Harry Goes to Fun Land
Hush Little Baby
I Shop with My Daddy
I Took My Frog to the Library
I'm a Caterpillar
Jason's Bus Ride
Just Grandpa and Me
Mike and Tony: Best Friends
Mine's the Best
Monster Math School Time
Monster Under My Bed, The
More Spaghetti, I Say
Dorros, Arthur
Cox, Rhonda
Van Laan, Nancy
Capucilli, Alllyssa
Capucilli, Alllyssa
Kraus, Robert
Lewison, Wendy
Charles, Donald
Drzewiecki, Paul
Kraus, Robert
Bridwell, Norman
Delton, Judy
Rey, Margaret
Bonsall, Crosby
Ahlberg, Allan
Karlin, Nurit
Ehlert, Lois
Long, Erlene
Ehlert, Lois
Thaler, Mike
Ziefert, Harriet
Ziefert, Harriet
Frazee, Marla
Maccarone, Grace
Kimmel, Eric
Marzolla, Jean
Ziefert, Harriet
Mayer, Mercer
Ziefert, Harriet
Bonsall, Crosby
MacCarone, Grace
Gruber, Suzanne
Gelman, Rita
Great Summer Reads- I love a Challenge!
Mother, Mother I Want Another
Mouse and Owl
My Friends
New House for Mole and Mouse
Nicky Upstairs and Down
Nicole Digs a Hole
Nine Men Chase a Hen
No Mail for Mitchell
N-O Spells No
Not Me Said the Monkey
One Fish, Two Fish, Red..
One Monday Morning
Pair of Socks, A
Peanut Butter and Jelly
Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You See
Ronald Morgan Goes to Bat
Sheep in a Jeep
Shortcut
Slower than a Snail
Snail Saves the Day
Snuggle Wuggle
Spot's First Walk
Sue Likes Blue
Teddy Bear for Sale
Ten Little Ducks
Ten, Nine, Eight
Tiny Christmas Elf
Titch
Who Goes out on Halloween?
Who is Coming?
Who Stole the Cookies ?
Why Can't I Fly?
Zoo Looking
Polushkin, Maria
Gregorich, Barbara
Gomi, Taro
Ziefert, Harriet
Ziefert, Harriet
Gregorich, Barbara
Gregorich, Barbara
Siracusa, Catherine
Slater, Teddy
West, Colin
Seuss, Dr.
Shulevitz, Uri
Murphy, Stuart
Westcott, Nadine
Martin, Bill
Giff Patricia / Dell
Shaw, N.
Crews, Donald
Schreiber, Anne
Stadler, John
Londan Jonathan / Scholastic
Hill, Eric
Gregorich, Barbara
Herman, Gail
Hammond, Franklin
Bang, Molly
Peters, Sharon/First Start Easy Reader
Hutchins, Pat
Alexander, Sue
McKissack, Patricia
Moffatt, Judith
Gelman, Rita
Fox, Mem
Great Summer Reads- I love a Challenge!
My Summer Reading Log
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Title
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Date
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Date
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Reflection/Thoughts
My Summer Reading Log
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Title
Author
Date
Started
Date
Finished
Genre
Reflection/Thoughts
Ways to talk to your child about their book….
♥ What important events happened in the story?
♥ How did the main character solve her/his problem?
♥ What emotions did the character feel? What did you feel?
♥ What happened in the beginning, middle and end of the text?
♥ What important words/illustrations helped you retell the events in the story?
♥ Where in the book was your prediction confirmed?
♥ Was there a part in the story that didn’t make sense to you?
♥
What fix-up strategy did you use to clarify your thinking?
♥ What was a personal connection that you made to the text? How did this help you better relate
to the story?
♥ What was the one big idea in the text you read?
♥ How did your schema help you understand the big idea?
♥ What words helped you visualize your poem?
♥
Which details in the story help give me a picture of what is happening?
♥ Which text feature helped you consider the topic of the book?
♥ What is the topic of this informational text?
♥ Why do you think the author wrote this text and what clues from the text did you use?
♥ What details about the topic left you wanting to know more?
♥
What details about the topic got you most excited?
♥ Why did the author include this type of text feature (i.e., title, table of contents, illustrations) in
this informational text?
♥ What evidence from the text confirmed or changed your prediction?
♥ What did you already know about the topic/situation that helped you make an
inference/prediction?
♥
What appropriate question(s) helped you better understand what you read?
♥ What strategies did you use to clarify your understanding?
♥ What important facts did you identify in the informational text?
♥ Why are these facts important?
♥ What is the sequence of the important events that happened in the story?
♥ Why do you think the author wrote this text and what clues did you use? What was most
important in this text and why?
♥ How did your thinking evolve or change as you read the text?
♥ What ideas influenced your thinking to change?
♥ How do you feel about what the character does?
♥ What would you have done? Why?
♥ What emotions did you feel while following a character through the book? (OR) Did you ever feel
sad/happy/frustrated/mad like the main character in the story?