Summer Reading Instructions and Assignment Here!

Students read the assigned book(s) and complete a grade-level-appropriate assignment, due in August. Reading and thinking critically about new books keeps the concepts they learned in Literature fresh in their minds. Students should be able to identify main characters, understand the plot, and outline the main ideas found in the text. 

The early elementary students draw important concepts they learned and capture elements that identify the story’s beginning, middle, and end. Click here to see work examples for grades 3-6! In grades 7-12, students are required to use plot charts. 

K-12 literature teachers have already announced their selected books to their classes. Please see below for the summer reading list and see above for the Summer Reading Instructions and Assignment. Students read the assigned book(s) for their upcoming grade and complete a grade-level appropriate assignment, due in August.

There is value to reading for even just 20 minutes each day - the idea is to make reading a habit.

Why do students love summer reading assignments?

● To build reading habits and improve reading speed and comprehension

● To bond with other students in your grade who are reading the same books

● To give students a strong foundation to begin the school year

● To produce an examination of your ideas with confidence and speak knowledgeably in classroom discussions

Required Summer Reading for Rising 1st - 12th Grade

1st Grade: Prayer for a Child by Rachel Fields, Noah’s Ark by Peter Spier, Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear by Lindsay Mattick (please read all)

2nd Grade: Frog and Toad are Friends by Arnold Lobel, The Ugly Duckling by Jerry Pinkney (please read both)

3rd Grade:The Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White

4th Grade:Stuart Little by E.B. White

5th Grade:The Black Stallion by Walter Farley

6th Grade:The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane

7th & 8th Grade:The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

9th Grade:Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes by Edith Hamilton - Please plot "The Quest for the Golden Fleece” (pg. 122-135)

10th Grade: Beowulf (translation by Seamus Heaney)

11th & 12th Grade: Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin