Lakewood Catholic Academy - 2007 Summer Reading List - Grade 2

Dear Parents:

To further develop reading appreciation and to practice reading strategies, all second grade students entering Lakewood Catholic Academy will be required to complete the attached assignments. We recognize that there are various reading levels among our students; please decide when it’s necessary to read a story to your child or to have your child read a story to him/herself. You may always, if you wish, assist your child with the written portion of the assignment:

Below are a few to reading strategies you may wish to use with your child so he/she receives the maximum benefit from the summer reading experience:

-- Pre-Read the story by examining the illustrations.
-- Use phonics to decode words.
-- Make and confirm predictions.
-- Sequence events and summarize the story.
-- Reread the story: silently, orally, or together.
-- Identify the beginning, middle, and end of the story.
-- Select special words you wish to remember and keep them in a notebook.

We also encourage you to read aloud each day to your child. Always have a good story going. Encourage your child to read to you ("Come and let's sit together. I just love to hear you read.”) An excellent book for every parent who wishes to discover the joys of reading aloud to their child(ren) is The Reading A-loud Handbook by Jim Trelease. Among many good “reading aloud” books are the Caldecott and Newbery Award Winners. Click here for the list of the Newbery books and here for the Caldecott winners. You can also find these books at your local library.

We hope you enjoy your reading time together this summer and look forward to meeting all of you this fall!

Lakewood Catholic Academy 2nd Grade Teachers

Second Grade Summer Reading List
Books and Instructions:

1. Read and learn about an animal. Complete the animal ditto.

2. Read and learn about an important person. Complete the Biography page.

3. Select and read a book about the Creation of the world by God our Father.

Boys are to illustrate Day 1, 2 or 3 on an 8 1/2 x 11 sheet of paper.
Girls are to illustrate Day 4, 5, 6 or 7 on an 8 1/2 x 11 sheet of paper.

On the 1st day God created Day and Night

On the 2nd day God created the Sky and the Oceans

On the 3rd day God created the Earth and Plants

On the 4th day God created the Sun, Moon and Stars

On the 5th day God created Birds and Fish

On the 6th day god created Animals and Human Beings

On the 7th day God rested and declared it a Holy Day.

4. Choose 2 books from either Eric Carle or Stuart Murphy's collection.
Select two characters and compare.

World of Animals worksheet -- (PDF Format)

Biography Book Report - (PDF Format)

Creation Story -- (PDF Format)

Same & Different -- (PDF Format)