Dear Parents,

In preparation for first grade, the children are asked to practice

reading sight words over the summer. Sight words (also referred to as

Dolch words, high frequency words, or popcorn words) are a

collection of words that children should learn to recognize without

sounding out. Attached are flash cards of pre-primer and primer

sight words. Being familiar with sight words provides an excellent

foundation for early reading development. Working on a few sight

words at a time, the children may wish to play memory games using

copies of the attached flash cards, write the sight words in chalk on

the sidewalk, play sight word games on the website ABCYa!, and/or

build the sight words with magnetic letters. There are many other

resources and ideas for practicing sight words on the Internet. Our

goal is for your child to be able to identify all pre-primer sight words

by the beginning of first grade and to be able to identify all of the

primer sight words by the middle of first grade.

The children are also required to read 3 books over the summer.

Books may be read by, to, or with your children. Books should be

chosen from the Diocesan Reading List for First and Second Grades.

For each book, the children should draw a picture of their favorite

character and write one sentence describing their favorite

character. A form for this assignment is included. This assignment

should be turned in the first week of school.

Thank you for your support! We are eager to meet the children in

August!

Happy Reading!

Mrs. Hutton and Mrs. van Doorn

Student Name:

Book Title:

Author:

Here is a picture of my favorite character:

Dolch Sight Words: Pre-Primer Flashcards

Dolch Sight Words: Primer Flashcards

Diocesan Reading List

Grades 1 & 2

AUTHOR TITLE

Aardema, Verna Borreguita and the Coyote

Aardema, Verna Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears

Aardema, Verna Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain

Ackerman, Karen Song and Dance Man

Adler, David A Picture Book of George Washington

Ahlberg, Janet The Jolly Postman and others

Allard, Harry Miss Nelson is Missing and others

Anno, Mitsumosa Anno's Italy and others

Averill, Esther Cat Club

Bang, Molly The Paper Crane and others

Barnes, Peter Woodrow, the White House Mouse and others

Barracca, Debra Taxi Dog

Barrett, Judi Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

Bartone, Elsa Peppe

Base, Graeme Animalia and others

Bemelmans, Ludwig Madeline and the Gypsies and others

Berger, Barbara Grandfather Twilight and others

Birdseye, Tom Airmail to the Moon

Bishop, Claire The Five Chinese Brothers

Bottner, Barbara Bootsie Barker Bites

Brett, Jan Berlioz the Bear and others

Brown, Marc Arthur Writes a Story and others

Brown, Marsha Once a Mouse

Brown, Margaret W. The Runaway Bunny and others

Browne, Anthony Piggy Book and others

Bunting, Eve How Many Days to America

Bunting, Eve The Wall

Bunting, Eve The Wednesday Surprise

Bunting, Eve A Day's Work

Burleigh, Robert Flight

Burton, Virginia Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel

Burton, Virginia The Little House and others

Cameron, Ann Julian's Glorious Summer and others

Cannon, Jannel Stellaluna and ohters

Carle, Eric The Very Hungry Caterpillar and others

Carlson, Nancy Harriet's Recital and others

Carrick, Carol Patrick's Dinosaur and others

Charlip, Remy Fortunately and others

Cherry, Lynne The Great Kapok Tree and others

Clifton, Lucille My Friend Jacob

Conrad, Pam The Rooster's Gifts and others

Cooney, Barbara Miss Rumphius and others

Curtis, Jamie Lee Tell Me Again about the Night I Was Born

Dadey, Debbie Shooting Star: Annie Oakley, the Legend

Day, Alexandra Frank and Ernest on the Road

Day, Alexandra Good Dog Carl and others

DeBrunhoff, Jean The Story of Babar and others

Degen, Bruce Teddy Bear Towers and others

DePaola, Tomie Strega Nona

DePaola, Tomie The Clown of God and others

DeRegniers, Beatrice May I Bring a Friend?

Dorros, Arthur Abuela

Drummond, Alan The Willow Pattern Story

Duvoisin, Roger Petunia and others

Edwards, Pamela Dinorella and others

Ehrlich, Amy Rapunzel

Field, Rachel Prayers for a Child

Flack, Margery The Story about Ping

Fleming, Virginia Be Good to Eddie Lee

Flourney, Valerie The Patchwork Quilt

Fox, Mem Tough Boris and others

Freeman, Don Corduroy and others

Freeman, Ina How My Parents Learned to Eat

Fritz, Jean George Washington's Mother

Gag, Wanda Millions of Cats

Galdone, Paul The Gingerbread Boy and others

Gerson, Mary Why the Sky is Far Away

Gerrard, Roy Sir Cedrick and others

Gerstein, Mordecai The Mountains of Tibet

Gibbons, Gail Knights in Shining Armor and others

Gobel, Pau The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses and others

Golenbach, Peter Teammates

Gramatky, Hardie Little Toot

Gray, Nigel A Country Far Away

Greene, Graham The Old Ladies Who Liked Cats

Gregory, Valiska Looking for Angels

Grifalconi, Ann The Village of Round and Square Houses

Grindley, Sally Why is the Sky Blue?

Guarino, Deborah Is Your Mama a Llama?

Haas, Irene The Maggie B.

Hader, Berta The Big Snow

Hague, Michael Child's Book of Prayers

Hall, Donald Ox Cart Man

Hartman, Gail As the Crow Flies

Hearne, Betsy Seven Brave Women

Heide, Florence The Day of Ahmed's Secret and others

Heller, Ruth Chickens Aren't the Only Ones

Hendershot, Judith In Coal Country

Hoban, Russell Bread and Jam for Frances and others

Hoberman, Mary Ann A House is a House for Me

Hoffman, Mary Amazing Grace

Hogrogian, Nonny One Fine Day and others

Hong, Lily Toy How the Ox Star Fell from Headven

Houston, Gloria My Great Aunt Arizona

Howe, James The Day the Teacher Went Bananas

howe James I Wish I Were a Butterfly and others

Huck, Charlotte Princess Furball

Hutchins, Pat Where's the Baby and others

Isaacs, Anne Swamp Angel

Johnson, Crockett Harold and the Purple Crayon and others

Johnston, Tony The Iguana Brothers

Johnston, Tony The Quilt Story

Joose, Barbar Mama Do You Love Me?

Joslin, Sesyle What Do You Do, Dear?

Joyce, William Dinosaur Bob & His Adventures with Family and others

Keats, Ezra Jack Peter's Chair and others

Kellogg, Steven Pecos Bill

Kellogg, Steven The Island of the Skog and others

Kirk, David Miss Spider's Wedding and others

Kraus, Robert Leo the Late Bloomer

Kroll, Steven Mary McLean and the St. Patrick's Day Parade

Langstaff, John Over in the Meadow

Lasky, Kathryn She's Wearing a Dead Bird on Her Head

Leaf, Munro The Story of Ferdinand

Lear, Edward The Owl and the Pussycat

Lester, Helen Three Cheers for Tacky and others

Lionni, Leo Swimmy and others

Lobel, Arnold Fables

Lobel, Arnold Ming Lo Moves the Mountain and others

Lorbieckie, Marybeth Sister Anne's Hands

Lowel, Susan The Three Little Javelinas

Lyon, George Who Came Down That Road and others

Maclachlan, Patricia Through Grandpa's Eyes

Mahy, Margaret The Great White Man-Eating Shark and others

Marshall, George Fox Be Nimble

Marshall, George George and Martha One Fine Day and others

Marston, Hope Irvin Big Rigs

Martin, Bill Barn Dance

Martin, Bill Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Did You See?

Martin, Bill Knots on a Counting Rope and others

Mathers, Petra Sophie and Lou

McCloskey, Robert Make Way for Ducklings and others

McCully, Emily Mirette on the High Wire and others

McDermott, Gerald Arrow to the Sun

McDermott, Gerald Anansi, the Spider and others

McKissack, Patricia Flossie and the Fox and others

McLerran, Alice Roxaboxen

McPhail, David Those Can-Do Pigs

Meddaugh, Susan Martha Blah Blah and others

Melmed, Laura K. Rainbabies and others

Merriam, Eve You Be Good and I'll Be Night and others

Mills Lauren The Rag Coat

Milne, A. A. Winne the Pooh and others

Mitchell, Margaret King Uncle Jed's Barbershop

Mosel, Arlene Tikki Tikki Tembo

Moss, Lloyd Zin! Zin! Zin!

Munsch, Robert N. The Paper Bag Princess

Ness, Trinka H. The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash

Numeroff, Laura If You Give a Mouse a Cookie

Oakley, Graham Church Mice and the Ring and others

Parish, Peggy Dinosaur Time and others

Parish, Peggy Amelia Bedelia and others

Parker, Nancy Bugs and others

Parks, Van Dyke Jump! And others

Paterson, Katherine The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks and others

Payne, Emmy Katy-No-Pocket

Peet, Bill Smokey and others

Petersham, Maude The Rooster Crows

Pfister, Marc Penguin Pete and others

Pilkey, Dav God Bless the Gargoyles and others

Pinkwater, Daniel The Big Orange Spot and others

Polacco, Patricia Mrs. Katz and Tush

Polacco, Patricia The Keeping Quilt and others

Prelutsky, Jack Beneath a Blue Umbrella

Prelutsky, Jack Something Big Has Been Here and others

Rathmannn, Peggy Officer Buckle and Gloria

Rathmann, Peggy Ten Minutes Till Bed Time and others

Rayner, Mary Mrs. Pig Gets Cross and others

Rey, H. A. Curious George and others

Ringgold, Faith Tar Beach and others

Rosen, Michael We're Going on a Bear Hunt

Rylant, Cynthia The Relatives Came and others

Say, Alan Grandfather's Journey and others

Scarry, Richard The Great Big Mystery Book and others

Schroeder, Alan Ragtime Tumpie

Schroeder, Alan Minti, the Story of Harriet Tubman

Schwartz, David M. How Much Is a Million

Sendak, Maruice Where the Wild Things Are and others

Seuss, Dr. Horton Hatches the Egg

Seuss, Dr. Yertle the Turtle and others

Sharmat, Marjorie Gregory the Terrible Eater

Sharmat, Marjorie Nate the Great and others

Shulevitz, Uri Snow

Sis, Peter Komodo

Slate, Joseph Mrs. Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten

Small, Ernest George Washington's Cows

Spier, Peter People and others

Stanley, Diane Saving Sweetness and others

Steig, William Brave Irene and others

Steig, William Sylvester and the Magic Pebble and others

Steptoe, Steven Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters and others

Stevens, Janet Tops and Bottoms and others

Stevenson, James Could Be Worse

Stevenson, James Rolling Rose and others

Stuve-Boden, Stephanie Elizabeth's Doll

Swift, Hildegarde H. The Little Red Lighthouse

Tabck, Sims Joseph Had a Little Coat

Teague, Mark Pigsty

Tompert, Ann Grandfather Tang's Story

Tripp, Wallace Grandpa Grig Had a Pig

Tripp, Wallace Marguerite, Go Wash Your Feet and others

Tunnell, Michael Mailing May

Turkle, Brinton Do Not Open

Turkle, Brinton Obadiah The Bold

Turner, Ann W. Through Moon and Stars and Night Skies

Ungerer, Tomi Crictor and others

Van Allsburg, Chris The Wreck of the Zephyr

Van Allsburg, Chris The Z Was Zapped

Varley, Susan Badger's Parting Gifts

Viorst, Judith Alexander and the Terrible…..

Viorst, Judith I'll Fix Anthony and others

Waber, Bernard Lyle, Lyle Crocodile and others

Weisner, David Hurricane

Weisner, David June 29, 1999 and others

Wells, Rosemary Bunnycakes

Wells, Rosemary Yoko and others

Williams, Vera A Chair for My Mother

Williams, Vera Stringbean's Trip to the Sea and others

Wisniewski, David The Rain Player and others

Wood, Don Heckedy Peg

Wood, Don King Bidgood's in the Bathtub

Wood, Don The Napping House and others

Yashima, Taro Crow Boy

Yolen, Jane Owl Moon

Yolen, Jane Letting Swift River Go and others

Yorinks, Arthur Company's Coming and others

Young, Ed Lon Po Po and others

Zelinsky, Paul Rumpelstiltsin and others

Zemach, Margot It Could Always Be Worse

Zion, Gene Harry the Dirty Dog

Zion, Gene No Roses for Harry and others

Zolotow, Charlotte Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present and others