Summer Reading: 2nd Grade

Dear Future Second Grade Families,

We are so excited to welcome you to the next chapter of your time at Notre Dame! Over the summer, we are asking you to read at least two books to keep your skills sharp! 

• Must Read: Magic Tree House: Dinosaurs Before Dark by Mark Pope Osborne. When we come back in September, we will work on projects and writing assignments about this book together.

• May Read: pick out at least one book of your own or check out the second grade Notre Dame website for some great suggestions! For the May Read book, choose one of the assignments listed below. This assignment will be due at the end of the first week of school.

Activities to choose from for your CHOICE book. Select one activity only: 

• Draw a picture of your favorite page or chapter. Explain in a few sentences why this page is your favorite. 
• Make a picture timeline of all the events in the book and describe each picture in a sentence. 
• Create a puppet or finger puppet about your favorite character. Write five sentences describing them.
• Draw or write a comic strip of your favorite scene.
• Create a new book cover for your book! Explain in five sentences what your book was about, who wrote and illustrated it, etc. 

Have a beautiful summer filled with relaxing times reading in a cool library, on the beach, or snuggled under a blanket with a flashlight!