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Suggested Summer Reading List for grades K-2
Books
The Bad Seed by John Jory
The Good Egg by John Jory
What Do you Do with a Problem? By Kobi Yamada
Hello Lighthouse by Sophie Blackall
A Big Moon Cake for Little Star by Grace Lin
Rhyming Dust Bunnies by Jan Thomas
Spark – The Bedtime Rhyming Picture Book by Mark Smith
Noodleheads Find Something Fishy by Tedd Arnold
Fox the Tiger by Corey R. Tabor
Tiger vs. Nightmare by Emily Terri
What is Inside this Box? by Drew Daywalt
Turtle Wish by Murielle Cyr
The Angry Little Puffin by Timothy Young
We’re All Wonders by R.J. Palacio
Don’t Push the Button by Bill Cotter
The Book About Nothing by Mike Bender
The Book with No Pictures by B. J. Novak
What If You Had T. Rex Teeth? And Other Dinosaur Parts by Sandra Markle
Dreamers by Yuyi Morales
Mother Bruce by Ryan T. Higgins
Potato Pants by Laurie Keller
Harold & Hog Pretend for Real! By Dan Santat
After the Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again) by Dan Santat
Books that Drive Kids Crazy by Beck and Matt Stanton
The Legend of Rock, Paper, Scissors by Drew Daywalt
Interrupting Chicken and the Elephant by David Ezra Stein
We don’t Eat our Classmates by Ryan Higgins
Beloved Series
Pete the Cat by James Dean
Fly Guy by Tedd Arnold
Junie B. Jones by Barbara Park
Elephant & Piggie by Mo Willems
The Pigeon Books by Mo Willems
Mr. Putter and Tabby by Cynthia Rylant
Ivy & Bean by Annie Barrows
Biscuit Books by Alyssa Satin Capucilli
National Geographic Kids by various authors
Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish
Fancy Nancy by Jane O’Connor
Marley & Me based on bestselling books by John Grogan
Henry and Mudge by Cynthia Rylant
Olivia by Ian Falconer
Frog and Toad by Arnold Lobel
Mercy Watson by Kate DiCamillo
Hot Rod Hamster by Cynthia Lord
Mr. Poppleton by Cynthia Rylant
My Weird School by Dan Gutman
Magic Tree House by Mary Pope Osborne
Ivy and Bean by Annie Barrows
I Am Biographies by Brad Meltzer
Who Was...? by Penguin Random House
Ling and Ting by Grace Lin
HiLo by Judd Winick
Princess in Black by Shannon Hale and Dean Hale
Big Foot and Little Foot by Ellen Potter
Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey
Ook and Gluk by Dav Pilkey
Monday - You have a review day. Please turn in any unfinished assignments. I am working on the grades this week. You are ahead of the other classes! Tomorrow I will be posting a summer review bookshelf. You will have access to suggested Summer Reading Books all summer. Remember to keep reading 15 minutes a day even throughout the summer. You have done such a great job this year and I am super proud of your progress. Please check back tomorrow or at your convenience for some really great reads.
Online learning Lesson 11 June 1-4
Wow! 11 Weeks of online learning. You Huskies are doing such a nice job. I love hearing and seeing all of your faces. I have been gardening lately and outside taking walks. I love being outside, but I really dislike mosquito bites. Here's a that tells how to get rid of them.
TARGET: I can listen to a story to solve a problem.
Please visit this FLIPGRID to hear the story The Day the Summer Bit Back by Ellen Fineman! When you are finished, let me know one way we can control those pesky mosquitoes that seem to be everywhere.
Reminders: Use your pin number to get into Flipgrid and the username for TumbleBooks is hurff and books is the password.
ONLINE LEARNING LESSON 10
May 25, 2020 - May 29, 2020
I hope you enjoyed your break. Let's find out about Memorial Day and why we celebrated with a few days off of school.
โLearning Target: I can research facts about Memorial Day.
Nearpod Lesson:
Nearpod is cool because you can log into different places on the web right from the slides. They are interactive. Please don't forget to go to the 3rd slide and type in 2 facts that you learned.
1. Log into Nearpod by following this LINK. Use Code THUSZ.
2. The username and password for PebbleGo.
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username: hurffville
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password: school
It VERY IMPORTANT that you type your FIRST and LAST NAME when you sign on, so I can give you credit for your work.
Nearpod code is: THUSZ
Keep up the good work!
Online Lesson 9
May 18th -22nd
Hello boys and girls. Welcome back. This week we will be focussing on Gratitude.
Gratitude means being thankful.
Target: I can listen and make connections to a story.
This week I will be reading to you on Flipgrid. Please click on my face when you get there. This week you will be listening to The Bigwigs' Bad Hair Day by Neal Levin on Flipgrid. Tell something that you are thankful for in your response.
Please enter using your pin number or lunch ID and your name. Thanks.
Can't wait to see you!
Online Lesson 8
May 11, 2020 - May 15, 2020
Welcome back to another week of remote learning. I miss seeing all of you each week. I hope you are doing well, and staying safe. Keep up the good work.
โLearning Target: I can listen to and make connections to a story.
This week you will be listening to the story Please Please the Bears on Nearpod, and making connections to the story.
It VERY IMPORTANT that you type your FIRST and LAST NAME when you sign on, so I can give you credit for your work.
Nearpod code is: BREGC
Keep up the good work!
Today's assignment Capstone password:
Username: continue
password: reading
2nd Grade Assignments
Week 7
Online Lesson 6
April 27th - May 1
Grade 2
Learning Target: I can listen to, read, and share poetry.
Learning Activity: Hello, my amazing library student! Did you know that April 30th is Poem in Your Pocket Day? On this day people carry a poem in their pocket and read it to everyone they see. This year we are going to celebrate all week long! To do so, first, you're going to pick a poem that you like and read it. It can be one that you wrote or one that you found online or in a book. I love this website by poet Kenn Nesbitt where you can even select a poem by length- https://www.poetry4kids.com/poem-length/short/ or by subject- https://www.poetry4kids.com/poems-by-subject/. Then, you're going to share your poem on flipgrid.
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Practice reading your poem out loud to someone at home.
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Read your poem out loud on our schoolwide POETRY SLAMFlipgrid! I thought it would be fun for you to not only see your favorite poem but also see and read responses from your class, but also those from your friends in other homeroom classes. Click HERE to access the POETRY SLAM Flipgrid and enter the password: hurffpoet. You must enter your student ID or lunch pin first. Remember, your video will NOT appear right away. I have to approve it first.
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Listen toHurffville students recite poems on our POETRY SLAM Flipgrid. You may want to add a video response, making sure to include a positive comment. For example, "Hi Sally! I miss you! My favorite poet is Shel Silverstein, too. I love the poem you chose. I hope you are doing well!" This is optional.
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Check out the POETRY SLAM Flipgrid throughout the week to watch new video responses. You can even add more than one poem, if you'd like!
I hope you have fun with poetry this week! I can't wait to see your responses! ๐
If you have any problems, email me at carmenia@wtps.org
ONLINE LESSON 5
April 20th-April 24th
Welcome back, Huskies. I hope you had a fantastic Spring Break!
Target: I can read about animals in honor of Earth Day.
This week, we celebrate Earth Day. In honor of Earth Day, we'll be reading a really fun book about animals called Do Frogs Drink Hot Chocolate? How Animals Keep Warm by Etta Kaner. While you read this book, consider: What is your favorite way an animal keeps warm? Why?
Click here to access the Nearpod for this lesson. Use code FLAER.
DON'T FORGET TO USE YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME!!!
Grade 2
Online Lesson 4 - April 6th - April 10thActivity - Use this time to catch up with any missing assignment. You're doing great! I miss all of you guys and I can't wait to see you soon.Remember to read at least 20 minutes a day.Online Lesson 4 - April 6th - April 10thActivity - Use this time to catch up with any missing assignment. You're doing great! I miss all of you guys and I can't wait to see you soon.Remember to read at least 20 minutes a day.-
Online Lesson 3 - March 30 - April 3
Learning Target: I can identify the features of a non-fiction text.
Hello 2nd Graders!
Activity: This week we are going to review and learn about text features in non-fiction. I hope you like the Brain Pop Videos as much as me. Please watch this video using the following code:
username: carmenia
password: hurff2020
Assessment: When you are finished, take the quiz. If you're feeling really knowledgeable about the non-fiction text features, take the harder quiz. If you miss something, no worries, try it again.
There are some cool games to play at the bottom of the page. Try some for fun!
Today's Challenge: Read a non-fiction book from your house or find one on Tumblebooks or Epic. Log on to Tumblebooks Epic
username: hurff Mrs. Armenia's class code: jyd5823
password: books
Online Lesson 2
Learning Target: I can find a book in the library by its call number.
Good morning 2nd Graders! I'm missing all of you.
Activity: Today we are going to review all of the materials that are in the library and how they are organized. Books are organized by their call numbers. Click here to watch a video and answer some questions about library organization. You may need a code to access this video:
username: carmenia
password: hurff2020
Assessment: When you are finished, take the quiz. If you're feeling really knowledgeable about the library's organization, take the harder quiz. If you miss something, no worries, try it again.
There are some cool games to play at the bottom of the page. Try some for fun! Good luck and see you soon.
Online Lesson 1
Learning Target: I can learn and share about an important woman in history.
March is Women's History Month! Click HERE to go to PebbleGo and choose ANY woman that you would like to learn about. Listen for facts about your chosen person. Tell someone at home something that you learned.
Username: hurffville
Password: school
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