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Elementary
Grades K-2
Letter | Book List | Reading JournalLetter
Dear Families,
We are excited to announce our Summer Reading for students entering Kindergarten through Grade 2. Students will have the opportunity to choose books from the provided book list to enjoy and then complete a Book Journal Entry telling their favorite part! Next, one day during the summer, the students will be invited to a Book Party at their school! The Book Party date and details vary according to community school, but will all be a fun event based around one of the books on the list! Then finally, in September the students will return their Book Journals to their teachers for a reward!
The books listed make great read-alouds to be done with the family and are NOT expected to be read independently by the student. The titles on the list are just the beginning! There are also book series and beloved authors on there too, so explore away!
Steps for Summer Reading:
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Choose books from the provided K-2 list and complete one Book Journal Entry for each book
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Attend a Summer Book Party at your school if possible!
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Return your Book Journal to your school in September.
*Most books listed can be found at your local library. If your child doesn’t have a library card yet, now is a great time to get one! Scan the QR code below or complete the attached form and bring to any Delaware County Library!
Scan for Delaware County Library Card Sign Up
Happy Reading!
Letter (PDF)Suggested Summer Book List
Book Series:
These offer ample choices all similar to each other! Choose whichever title from the series you would like!
- How to Catch a… Series by Adam Wallace
- There was an Old Lady Series by Lucille Colandro
- Elephant & Piggie Series by Mo Willems
- What If You Had a…?! Series by Sandra Markle
- Mrs. Millie Series by Judy Cox
- Pete the Cat Series by Eric Litwin
Books by Beloved Authors:
- Kevin Henkes: Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse, Owen, Chester’s Way, Wemberly Worried
- Jan Brett: The Hat, The Mitten
- Tomie de Paola: The Art Lesson, Strega Nona
- Leo Lionni: Swimmy, Inch by Inch
- Mo Willems: Knuffle Bunny, Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus
Picture Book Titles:
- Did You Take the B from My _ook? By Beck Stanton & Matt Stanton
- The Invisible Boy by Patrice Barton
- A Family is a Family is a Family by Sara O’Leary
- Me & Mama by Cozbi Cabrera
- The Paper Kingdom by Helena Ku Rhee
- Old Enough to Save the Planet by Loll Kirby
- Jabari Jumps by Gaia Cornwall
- After the Fall: How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again by Dan Santat
- The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires
- Be a Maker by Katey Howes
- The Dot by Peter Reynolds
- What If.. by Samantha Berger
- I am Every Good Thing by Derrick Barnes & Gordon C. James
- I am Enough by Grace Byers
- Not Quite Snow White by Ashley Franklin
- Rulers of the Playground by Joseph Kuefler
- My Two Blankets by Irena Kobald
- A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip C. Stead
- The Book of Mistakes by Corrina Luyken
Summer Reading Journal
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Grades 3-5
Letter | Book List | Reading JournalLetter
Dear Families,We are excited to announce our Summer Reading for students entering Grade 3 through Grade 5. Students will all receive a ‘Have Some Summer Fun Reading and Writing’ booklet. Here there is a suggested book list of book series to enjoy and then log what they’ve read! To help instill the love of writing, there are also suggestions of writing topics. Students will write and illustrate. Next, on a designated day during the summer, the students will be invited to a Book Party at their school! The Book Party date and details vary according to community school, but will all be a fun event based around a book! Then finally, in September the students will return their ‘Have Some Summer Fun Reading and Writing’ booklets to their teachers for a reward!
Steps for Summer Reading:
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Choose books from the suggested list and complete one Reading Log entry each book.
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Attend a Summer Book Party at your school if possible!
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Return your ‘Have Some Summer Fun Reading and Writing’ booklet to your school in September.
*Most books listed can be found at your local library. If your child doesn’t have a library card yet, now is a great time to get one! Scan the QR code below or complete the attached form and bring to any Delaware County Library!
Scan for Delaware County Library Card Sign Up
Happy Reading!
Letter (PDF)Book List
- Magic Tree House by Mary Pope Osborne
- The Zack Files Series by Dan Greenburg
- Judy Moody by Megan McDonald
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
- Junie B. Jones by Barbara Park
- The Bad Guys by Aaron Blabey
- Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey
- Gooney Bird by Lois Lowry
- Henry and Mudge by Cynthia Rylant
- Wayside School by Louis Sachar
- Fly Guy Series by Tedd Arnold
- Ivy + Bean by Annie Barrows
- A to Z Mysteries by Ron Roy
- Cam Jansen Series by David A. Adler
- Jigsaw Jones Mysteries by James Preller
- The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner
- The Magic School Bus by Joanna Cole
- Mrs. PiggieWiggle by Maurice Sendak
- The Lemonade War Series by Jacqueline Davies
- My Weird School by Dan Gutman
- My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish by Mo O'Hara
- Percy Jackson & the Olympians by Rick Riordan
- The Last Kids on Earth by Max Brallier
- The Sisters Grimm by Michael Buckley
- Frog and Toad by Arnold Lobel
- The Baby-Sitters Club by Ann M. Martin
- A Series of Unfortunate Events by Brett Helquist
- Wings of Fire by Tui T. Sutherland
- Fudge Series by Judy Blume
- The Doll People Series by Ann M. Martin
- Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
- I Survived by Lauren Tarshis
- Ramona Series by Beverly Cleary
- Encyclopedia Brown books by Donald J. Sobol
- What was...? by Joan Holub
- Who Was...? by Megan Stine
- The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
- Where Is...? Series by Various Authors
- What Is...? Series by Various Authors
Summer Reading Journal
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Raina just wants to be a normal sixth grader. But one night after Girl Scouts she trips and falls, severely injuring her two front teeth. What follows is a long and frustrating journey with on-again, off-again braces, surgery, embarrassing headgear, and even a retainer with fake teeth attached. And on top of all that, there's still more to deal with: a major earthquake, boy confusion, and friends who turn out to be not so friendly -
He's a rescue, a mutt. Maybe there's a little golden retriever in him, although he's not exactly pretty. He's had a run-in with coyotes and he's missing an eye. But Mike is eleven-year-old Cara Donovan's dog, and they love each other absolutely. Usually her pet follows Cara everywhere, but on the day the family first smells smoke in the air, Mike becomes anxious. Pine Grove is in the path of a wildfire, and the family is ordered to evacuate. In the ensuing chaos, Mike runs off. And then the unthinkable happens; there is no time to search for Mike. They are forced to leave him behind. -
With two all-star college football players for brothers and a former Atlanta Falcons defensive lineman for a father, it is only natural for sixth-grade quarterback Benjamin Redd to follow in their footsteps. However, after his dad receives a heartbreaking ALS diagnosis—connected to all those hard hits and tackles he took on the field—Ben’s mom becomes more determined than ever to get Ben to quit football. Ben isn’t playing just for himself though. This might be his dad’s last chance to coach. And his teammates need a quarterback that can lead them to the championships. But as Ben watches the heavy toll ALS takes on his dad’s body, he begins to question if this should be his final season after all. -
Capricorn (Cap for short) lived every day of his life on Garland Farm growing fruits and vegetables. He was homeschooled by Rain, the only person he knew in the world. Life was simple for Cap. But when Rain falls out of a tree while picking plums and is hospital-ridden, he has to attend the local middle school and live with his new guidance counselor and her irritable daughter. While Cap knew a lot about Zen Buddhism, no amount of formal education could prepare him for the trials and tribulations of public middle school. -
Twelve-year-old Charlotte Lockard and eleven-year-old Ben Boxer are separated by more than a thousand miles. On the surface, their lives seem vastly different—Charlotte lives near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, while Ben is in the small town of Lanester, Louisiana. Charlotte wants to be a geologist and keeps a rock collection in her room. Ben is obsessed with Harry Potter, presidential history, and recycling. But the two have more in common than they think. They’re both highly gifted. They’re both experiencing family turmoil. And they both sit alone at lunch. During the course of one week, Charlotte and Ben—friends connected only by an online Scrabble game—will intersect in unexpected ways as they struggle to navigate the turmoil of middle school.
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Summer Reading Assignment
Students should then complete the assignment below.
Your assignment is to get bingo by completing five activities from the bingo boards below. Your activities should create a straight line vertically, horizontally, or diagonally across the board. Additionally, you can also choose four corners and the center. See the possibilities below:
Your assignment must be turned in on the first Friday of the school year to your ELA teacher. You can do it on paper, on your Chromebook in a Google Doc, or another similar format. *Books are available on Amazon, Target, Barnes and Noble, and Walmart sites. Please check your local library, as well. Lastly, we will have books available for students to borrow in each school’s office over the summer.
