Hello second grade families,

I am looking forward to being your teacher for the 2020-2021 school year. While summer is a time for family and play, it is also important to keep learning for a strong start to second grade. This summer I am asking students to pick out and read three books from our second grade summer reading list. You will find the list below. When we return in fall, students will take a quiz on each book that they selected. These stories can be read independently or together as a family. Thank you for encouraging learning at home and I hope that you have a great summer!

Many blessings,

Sr. Jean

Great Summer Books for Incoming 2nd Graders

Froggy Learns to Swim by Jonathan London

Froggy is afraid of the water until his mom teaches him how to swim.

The Bears’ Picnic by Stan and Jan Berenstain

The Bears Family try to find the perfect picnic spot.

Duck on a Bike by David Shannon

When Duck gets the zany idea to ride a bike one day, each animal on the farm has a reaction.

Pig Kahuna by Jennifer Sattler

Fergus is afraid to go in the water, but he and his baby brother, Dink, find a surfboard while collecting treasures along the seashore.

Pete the Cat Goes Camping by James Dean

Pete can’t wait to go camping for the first time. When he hears about the mysterious creature named Bigfoot, Pete can’t help but wonder if Bigfoot is real.

Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin

Dragons may love tacos, but it could be dangerous to feed them anything with spicy salsa!

The Best Seat in Second Grade by Katharine Kenah

Sam’s favorite thing about second grade is the class pet, a hamster named George Washington, so when the class goes on a field trip to a science museum, Sam cannot resist bringing George along.

Pirates Past Noon by Mary Pope Osborne (Magic Treehouse Series)

The magic treehouse whisks Jack and Annie back to the days of deserted islands, secret maps, hidden gold, and pirates!

Summer According to Humphrey by Betty E. Bimey

When summer arrives, Humphrey, the pet hamster of Longfellow School’s Room 26, is surprised and pleased to learn that he will be going to Camp Happy Hollow.

July Jitters by Ron Roy (Calendar Mysteries Series)

A group of friends enter a pony and a dog in the July 4th pet costume contest, but when Independence Day arrives, the animals are nowhere to be found.