Required Reading :
Biggest, Strongest, Fastest
Author : Steve Jenkins
A Bug, A Bear and A Boy
Author: David McPhail
I Know an Old Teacher
Author: Anne Bowen
Leo the Late Bloomer
Author: Robert Kraus
Nate the Great and the Pillowcase
Author: Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
Activities K-2nd Grade
Choose one per book that you read (there should be 2 activities completed in
total).
1. Make a picture timeline of all the events in the book.
2. Draw a picture of your favorite page. If possible, explain in writing why this
page is your favorite.
3. Draw a portrait of the main character and write a one-sentence summary to
accompany your sketch.
4. Draw a picture postcard to a friend about what the book is about.
5. Rewrite the story in picture book form.
6. Keep a reading log/journal of the books you have read. Include the title(s), a
one-sentence summary of each, and write two or three new words you have learned
from your reading.
Choose one per book that you read (there should be 2 activities completed in
total).
1. Make a picture timeline of all the events in the book.
2. Draw a picture of your favorite page. If possible, explain in writing why this
page is your favorite.
3. Draw a portrait of the main character and write a one-sentence summary to
accompany your sketch.
4. Draw a picture postcard to a friend about what the book is about.
5. Rewrite the story in picture book form.
6. Keep a reading log/journal of the books you have read. Include the title(s), a
one-sentence summary of each, and write two or three new words you have learned
from your reading.