Dear Kindergarten Families,
Did you know that many students can lose some reading progress over the summer months? The great news is that we can help prevent this simply by keeping our children connected to books! By reading regularly, they’ll continue to grow and stay on track academically.
This summer, your child will embark on an exciting reading journey Attached, you'll find all the details about our summer reading expectations. Our main goal is to nurture a lifelong love of reading one page, one chapter, one book at a time.
Please note that Accelerated Reader (AR) quizzes cannot be taken over the summer break However, students will be able to take AR tests during the first week back to school. While these points won't apply to the first nine-week goal, they will count toward their overall total for the 2026–2027 school year.
Wishing you a summer full of sunshine, imagination, and wonderful stories! Don’t forget to read at least 20 minutes each day, and I can’t wait to hear all about the books you’ve explored when we return.
Warmly,
Brooke Newell & Jessica Meade Principals, Foundation Academy
Summer Reading Requirements
For Students Entering Kindergarten
Hello, young readers!
Get ready for a summer full of stories, imagination, and fun! Below you’ll find the summer reading activities designed just for you. We can’t wait to hear about the amazing books you’ll enjoy during your break!
1. Reading Log (Required for All Students)
● Keep a reading log to track all the books you read this summer
● Record:
○ The title of each book
○ The date it was read
● Aim to read at least 20 picture books or early readers — OR — 5 chapter books during your break.
2. Summer Reading Bingo (Optional, but encouraged)
● Complete the attached Summer Reading Bingo card for a fun prize when you return to school
Remember:
The most important part of summer reading is to have fun and explore the magical world of books.
We can’t wait to hear all about your reading adventures when school begins!
Happy reading, little bookworms!
Kindergarten Recommended Reading List
Books About Me
● I Like Me! – Nancy L Carlson
● I Like to Be Little – Charlotte Zolotow
● The Mixed-Up Chameleon – Eric Carle
● My Five Senses – Aliki
● Owen – Kevin Henkes
● When I Get Bigger – Mercer Mayer
Family Stories
● Just Me books – Mercer Mayer
● Mama, Do You Love Me? – Barbara M. Joosse
Predictable Books (Stories with rhyme or rhythm)
● Curious George – H A Rey
● Each Peach Pear Plum – Janet & Allan Ahlberg
● Gregory the Terrible Eater – Mitchell Sharmat
● Goodnight Moon – Margaret Wise Brown
● Millions of Cats – Wanda Gág
● What’s in Fox’s Sack? – Paul Galdone
Beginning, Middle, and End Concept
● Bony-Legs – Joanna Cole
● A Camping Spree with Mr. Magee –Chris Van Dusen
● Love You Forever – Robert Munsch
● Rosie’s Walk – Pat Hutchins
● The Runaway Bunny – Margaret Wise Brown
Color and Counting Books
● Each Orange Had Eight Slices – Paul Giganti Jr
● Fish Eyes – Lois Ehlert
● Frog Counts to Ten – John Liebler
● Inch by Inch – Leo Lionni
● Is it Red? Is it Yellow? Is it Blue? – Tana Hoban
● Planting a Rainbow – Lois Ehlert
● Ten Bears in My Bed – Stanley Mack
● Ten Little Fish – Audrey Wood
● 26 Letters and 99 Cents – Tana Hoban
Caldecott Winners and Honor Books
● Color Zoo – Lois Ehlert
● Madeline – Ludwig Bemelmans
● More, More, More Said the Baby – Vera B Williams
● Officer Buckle and Gloria – Peggy Rathmann
● Swimmy – Leo Lionni
● Tops and Bottoms – Janet Stevens
Mother Goose and Nursery Rhymes
● James Marshall’s Mother Goose –James Marshall
● My Very First Mother Goose – Iona Opie & Rosemary Wells
● Tomie dePaola’s Mother Goose – Tomie dePaola
Folktales and Fairy Tales
● Chicken Little – Steven Kellogg
● Cinderella – Marcia Brown
● The Hare and the Tortoise – Brian Wildsmith
● Henny Penny – H. Werner Zimmermann
● The Little Red Hen – Margot Zemach
● The Three Bears – Paul Galdone
● The Three Billy Goats Gruff – Peter C Asbjornsen
● Three Little Pigs – James Marshall
● The Three Little Pigs – Rodney Peppé
● The Ugly Duckling – Hans Christian Andersen
Stories in Rhyme
● All the Colors of the Earth – Sheila Hamanaka
● Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain – Verna Aardema
● Miss Spider’s Tea Party – David Kirk
Friends
● Benjamin and Tulip – Rosemary Wells
● We Are Best Friends – Aliki
● Who Will Be My Friends? – Syd Hoff
Fabulous Science Books
● Cars and How They Go – Joanna Cole
● Eyewitness Juniors: Amazing Frogs and Toads – Barry Clarke
● Magic School Bus: On the Ocean Floor – Joanna Cole
