June 2015
Dickinson Elementary
Reading Calendar
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1 It’s Pen Pal
Day! Write a letter
to someone who
lives in a different
town. Mail the
letter to them.
2 The word
“June” comes
from the Roman
goddess, Juno.
Read to find out
more about her.
3 Write a wish list
for things you want
to do this summer.
Don’t forget to
include reading!
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5 Start a journal
with a
friend/relative.
Take turns writing in
it all summer long.
6 Sign up for the
Summer Reading
Program at your
local library.
7 Start a log (list)
of all the books
you read this
summer. Add to it
as you finish books.
8 Read a
biography; this is a
special type of
book in the
informational
nonfiction genre.
9 Check out the
Barnes & Noble
reading program.
Get a reading log
to begin earning a
free book.
10 Happy
Birthday, Maurice
Sendak! Read one
of the books that
he wrote.
11 If you are
going on a
vacation this
summer, read
about the
destination.
12 Find/read/
prepare a recipe
for a delicious
summer treat.
Enjoy!
13 Visit
www.newsela.com
to find and read a
current events
nonfiction article
of interest to you.
14 It’s Flag Day!
Learn more about
our National
Anthem. Who
wrote it? When?
Why? Sing along.
15 Go out on a
clear night to look
at the stars. Read
a nonfiction book
about space and
constellations.
16 Write a poem
about summer.
Read it aloud to
your friends and/or
family.
17 Read an age
appropriate
magazine:
Ladybug, Ranger
Rick, American
Girl, SI for Kids, etc.
18 Write a
summary of a
book/passage you
are reading.
19 Make an
audio recording of
a book/ passage;
practice reading
for fluency and
expression.
20 It’s Summer
Learning Day!
Take a field trip to
visit a museum,
state park, zoo,
etc. to learn.
21 It’s the first
day of summer!
Make a list of
things you like
about the season.
22 It’s Father’s
Day! Read a book
with a father
character in it to
your dad.
23 Pick a chore
to do at home.
Write a step-bystep procedure for
completing the
chore.
24 SUMMER
VACATION: Make
as many words as
you can using
these letters.
25 Happy
Birthday, Eric
Carle! Read one
of the books that
he wrote.
26 Play a word
oriented board
game on a rainy
day: Scrabble,
Boggle, Trivial
Pursuit.
27 Write a
prediction about a
book you are
reading. Back up
your prediction
with text evidence.
28 It’s Paul
Bunyan Day! What
is a tall tale? Read
some tall tales with
your family.
29 Plan/write the
menu for a picnic.
Write a grocery list
of items you will
need. Prepare and
enjoy a picnic!
30 Visit your
library. Read a
book from the
historical fiction
genre.
Last Day of
School!
*** Read 20
minutes
every day!!!
July 2015
Dickinson Elementary
Reading Calendar
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1 It’s
International Joke
Day! Make your
own joke book.
Collect jokes from
family and friends.
2 On this day in
1937, Amelia
Earhart
disappeared.
Read a book to
learn about her.
3 Visit your local
library, and check
out some
interesting poetry
books.
4 It’s
Independence
Day! Write a list of
things you love
about America.
5 Research the
history of fireworks
to learn when they
were invented and
how they work.
6 July is National
Blueberry Month.
Read Blueberries
for Sal by Robert
McCloskey or
another fruit book
7 Write a
schedule of your
activities for the
week. Include
activity/day/time if
appropriate.
8 Create a list of
synonym pairs.
(Example:
big/enormous)
9 It’s National
Sugar Cookie Day!
Read a recipe for
sugar cookies and
bake them for your
family.
10 Draw and
label a map of
your street/favorite
playground/ biking
trail, etc.
11 WATERMELON:
Make as many
words as you can
using these letters.
12 Go see a
play/puppet
show/theater
production.
13 Plan a special
outing with your
family. Write a list
of items you will
need to take on
the outing.
14 Sit in the
shade of your
favorite tree.
Read The Giving
Tree by Shel
Silverstein.
15
July is named
after the Roman,
Julius Caesar.
Read to learn
more about this
ancient leader.
16 Make a
poster listing
bicycle safety
rules. Share it with
a friend/family
member.
17 Have a
“Spelling Bee” with
a group of friends.
Create a list of
words to spell.
18 Read a book
to someone
younger than you.
19 Design a
fancy menu for a
family meal or
barbeque. Make
one for each
family member.
20 Go to the
beach. Design a
sand castle. Write
out the directions.
Have fun building
the sand castle!
21 Visit
www.newsela.com
to find and read a
current events
nonfiction article
of interest to you.
22 Interview your
parents about
what they liked to
read as kids. Be
sure to write your
questions down.
23 July is also
National Ice
Cream Month.
Make a list of
flavors, and then
alphabetize them.
24 Write a letter
to your favorite
author. See if you
can find an
address to mail it
to on the internet.
25 Create a
bubble map
about a character
in the book you
are reading.
26 Have a book
picnic with your
family. Pack a
lunch and plenty
of books to enjoy.
27
Take a
nature hike. Write
about your hike
using your five
senses for details.
28 Happy
Birthday, Beatrix
Potter! Read one
of the books that
she wrote.
29 Visit your
local library and
check out a
mystery book.
30
Read an age
appropriate
magazine:
Ladybug, Ranger
Rick, American
Girl, SI for Kids, etc.
31
Happy
Birthday, J.K.
Rowling! Read a
book about Harry
Potter.
*** Read 20
minutes
every day!!!
August 2015
Dickinson Elementary
Reading Calendar
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1 Plan a
backyard
camping trip with
a friend. List all of
the things you will
need to survive.
2 Start a roundrobin story. Write
the beginning,
then ask friends to
add to it. End the
story, and read it!
3 It’s National
Friendship Day!
Celebrate by
swapping a book
with a friend. Talk
about both books.
4 SWIMMING
POOL: Make as
many words as
you can using
these letters.
5 Choose to
read an interesting
realistic fiction
book.
6 Do a word
search, crossword
puzzle, or MadLibs
on a rainy day.
7 Pick your
favorite flower that
grows in Texas.
Read a book to
learn about that
flower.
8 Make a list of
the supplies you
will need for
school. Start
shopping.
9 It’s Book Lovers
Day! Create an
ad for the best
book you read this
summer. “Sell” it to
your friends/family.
10 It’s National
S’mores Day! Write
step-by-step
directions. Make
the s’mores and
enjoy!
11 List the books
written by your
favorite author.
Check the ones
you have read.
Begin a new one.
12 Write a letter
or a post card to
someone
describing a place
you visited this
summer. Mail it.
13
Read an age
appropriate
magazine:
Ladybug, Ranger
Rick, American
Girl, SI for Kids, etc.
14 Write a
personal narrative
about your
favorite day this
summer.
15
Create a list
of antonym pairs.
(Example:
huge/tiny)
16 Collect sea
shells at the beach
or rocks. Use a
nature guide book
to help identify
them.
17 Visit your
local library and
choose a fantasy
book that looks
interesting.
18 Be a movie
critic. Write a
review of a movie
you saw over the
summer. Include
plenty of details.
19 Visit
www.newsela.com
to find and read a
current events
nonfiction article
of interest to you.
20 Write a letter
to your new
teacher. Include
interesting details
about yourself.
21 Hawaii
became the 50th
state on this day in
1959. Read a
book/internet
article about it.
22 It’s National
Dog Day on the
26th! Read a book
about dogs or a
book with a dog
character in it.
23 MLK Jr. gave his
“I Have a Dream”
speech on
8/28/1963. Read
the speech/ a
book about him.
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25 Illustrate a
favorite scene
from a book you
are reading.
Describe the
characters/setting.
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Back to School!
*** Read 20
minutes
every day!!!