Heading off to 3rd Grade! Activity List

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Heading off to 3rd Grade! Activity List
Student’s Name:___________________________2021 Summer Assignment

                       Heading off to 3rd Grade! Activity List

Required Activities:
 Activity & Directions                                                    Completed
 Read every day. On the attached sheet, record some of the books
 you read over the summer.
 Reading IXL- Log into Clever. Click on IXL. Complete at least 1-2 IXL
 Reading assignments each week.
 Log into Raz Kids. Choose 1 fiction and 1 nonfiction book to read.
 Write down 3 things you learned from each story!
 Reading: iReady - complete My Path lessons (only available until July
 31st) Try to log-in 2 or 3 times a week.
 Use the attached graphic organizers to keep your writing skills sharp!
 Write about your summer adventures! ☺
 Math IXL- Log into Clever. Click on IXL. Complete at least 1-2 IXL
 Math assignments each week.
 Math: iReady - complete My Path lessons (only available until July
 31st) Try to log-in 2 or 3 times a week.

Choice Activities (Complete at least 2):
 Activity & Directions                                                    Completed
 Join a virtual Summer Reading Program or start a Zoom book club with
 your friends. Join getepic.com for a free account to read!
 GET OUTSIDE AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE! Be creative and make up
 some fun outside activities to do!
 Read a book as a family! Some ideas are Wonder, Harry Potter series,
 Charlotte’s Web, etc. There are many lists online of ideas for family
 books! These are definitely not for the kids to read alone!
 As a family, choose a few days during the summer to choose a new
 recipe, make a grocery list, and prepare the meal for your family.
 (Obviously, you need your parents for this one!) Make it fun family
 time!

Optional Activities:
 Activity & Directions                                                    Completed
 Choose a kindness project this summer! Ex: positive messages with
 sidewalk chalk, plant some flowers, make cards for family members or
 health care workers. Make the world a little better every day! ☺

** RETURN THIS ACTIVITY LIST, ACTIVITIES, AND YOUR WRITING TO YOUR 3RD
GRADE TEACHER IN SEPTEMBER! HAVE A FABULOUS SUMMER!
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Incoming Third Grade Reading List

Fiction Picture Books                                 Nonfiction Picture Books
• Miss Nelson* by Allard, Harry                       • Picture Book of… * by Adler, David
• Moonbear*by Asch, Frank                             • Betsy Ross, by White, Becky
• Beautiful Oops by Saltzberg, Barney                 • Hurricanes, by Gail Gibbons
• The Berenstain Bears* by Berenstain, Stan and       • A Tree for All Seasons, by Robin Bernard
    Jan                                               • Vote! by Christelow, Eileen
• Franklin* by Bourgeois, Paulette                    • Louis Braille: The Boy Who Invented Books for
• Arthur* by Brown, Marc                                 the Blind by Davidson, Margaret
• Biscuit* by Capucilli, Alyssa                       • The Story of Jackie Robinson: Bravest Man in
• See You in Second Grade by Cohen, Miriam               Baseball by Davidson, Margaret
• Click Clack Moo, Cows that Type by Cronin,          • Rookie Read-About Science* by Fowler, Allan
    Doreen                                            • The Moon Book by Gibbons, Gail
• Pete the Cat* by Dean, James                        • Star Stuff, by Sisson, Stephanie Roth
• Pirate School by Dubowski, Cathy East               • Boy, Were We Wrong About Dinosaurs! by
• Elephant & Piggie* by Williems, Mo                     Kudlinski, Kathleen
• Wilfried Gordon McDonald Partridge by Fox,          • A Girl Named Helen Keller by Lundell, Margo
    Mem                                               • Black Holes, by Than, Ker
• I Am books * by Susan Verde                         • Bat Loves the Night, by Davies, Nicola
• Lily and Her Purple Plastic Purse by Henkes,        • If You Decide to Go to the Moon by McNulty,
    Kevin                                                Faith
• Chester’s Way by Henekes, Kevin                     • Miss Lady Bird’s Wildflowers, by Johnson, Lady
• Sheila Rae, The Brave by Henekes, Kevin                Bird
• A Color of His Own by Lionni, Leo                   • Wild Tracks: A Guide to Nature’s Footprints by
• Froggy* by London, Jonathan                            Arnosky, Jim
• Fish Had a Wish, by Garland, Michael                • Martin’s Big Words by Rappanport, Doreen
• Splat the Cat * by Scotten, Rob                     • Childhood of Famous Americans* by various
• The Kissing Hand by Penn, Audrey                       authors
• Curious George* by Rey, Margaret                    • National Geographic Readers* by various
• Alligators All Around by Sendak, Maurice               authors
• Where the Wild Things Are by Sendak, Maurice
• Black Lagoon* by Thaler, Mike                       Fiction Chapter Books
• Noisy Nora by Wells, Rosemary                       • Cam Jansen* by Adler, David
• Big Hungry Bear by Wood, Audrey                     • Weird Schools Series by Dan Gutman
                                                      • Flat Stanley* by Brown, Jeff
                                                      • The Chalk Box Kid by Bulla, Clyde Robert
                                                      • Humphrey’s Tiny Tales Series* by Birney, Betty
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                                                      • Bob’s & Tweets* by Springfield, Pepper

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•   Fiction Chapter Books – Continued
•   Diary of a Worm by Cronin, Doreen
•   Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew* by Keene,
    Carolyn
•   Horrible Harry* by Kline, Suzy
•   Judy Moody* by McDonald, Megan
•   Stink* by McDonald, Megan
•   Magic Tree House* by Osborne, Mary Pope
•   Amelia Bedelia* by Parish, Herman
•   Junie B. Jones* by Park, Barbara
•   Jigsaw Jones* by Preller, James
•   A to Z Mysteries* by Roy, Ron
•   Henry and Mudge* by Rylant, Cynthia
•   Mr. Putter and Tabby* by Rylant, Cynthia
•   Nate the Great* by Sharmat, Marjorie
    Weinman
•   Erie Elementary* by Brailler, Max
•   Class Pets Series* by Hale, Bruce
•   Bad Guys Series* by Blabley, Aaron

Nonfiction Chapter Books
• Who Was? & Who Is? Books* by various
   authors
• What Was? & What Is? Books* by various
   authors
• 50 American Heroes Every Kid Should Meet by
   Denenberg, Dennis and Roscoe, Lorraine
• Rosa by Giovanni, Nikki
• Magic Tree House Fact Tracker* by Osborne,
   Mary Pope
• Magic School Book Science Chapter Books* by
   various authors
• Who Would Win? Books by Pallotta, Jerry

Graphic Novels
• Captain Underpants Series by Pilkey, Dave
• Dog Man Series by Pilkey, Dave
• Baby Sitter’s Club based on the novels by Ann
   Martin
• Baby Sitter’s Little Sisters based on the novels
   by Ann Martin
• Phoebe and Her Unicorn by Simpson, Dana

Updated 3/9/2020

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                                            My Personal Narrative
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