CAMBRIDGE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

2015-2016

SUMMER MATH PROJECT

For students entering 3rd Grade

Welcome to all the 2nd graders who will be in 3rd grade in August. This past year you have

learned a lot of cool things in math. We would like to see what your wonderful 2nd grade

teachers have taught you and we don’t want you to forget anything during this summer break.

Here are some math practice sheets for you to complete over the summer. Be sure to

complete all sheets. You can do this over the course of your summer break. By doing these

sheets, you will be preparing for success in 3rd grade Math! Be sure to bring your packet on the

first day of school and turn it in so that you can get credit for your summer work.

I look forward to meeting you and working with you this next school year!

Have a great summer!

Mrs. Van Ost

Cambridge Christian School Summer Reading List

Students entering Third Grade 2015 – 2016

Summer vacation is almost here! I hope that you make it a time to rest,

relax, and read, but above all enjoy! Reading, like a sport, involves practice

and skill. Real skill building occurs when children read for pleasure, when too

easy, and when children can explore books about topics that interest them.

The more they practice with someone’s encouragement, suggestions, and

praise, the better and more confident readers they will become.

Tips to encourage reading:

Set aside a regular family reading time or read aloud time.

Recognize that your child’s own choice and interests are important

ingredients toward reading enjoyment.

Don’t forget to pack a book wherever you go.

Encourage and help your child succeed with reading but do not push or

expect too much too soon.

Please have students choose ONE fiction book and ONE nonfiction book

to read, and then complete the given activities. These activities are due the

first day of school and are to be turned your child’s homeroom teacher.

Suggested Reading list

Owen and Mzee – Isabella Hatkoff

The Tree House – Lois Lowry

The Stories Julian Tells – Ann Cameron

Charlotte’s Web – E.B. White

Betsy Tacy – Maud Lovelace

Clementine (series) – Pennypacker

A Log’s Life – Wendy Pfeffer

Wildlife Habitats – Emily Stetson

The Empty Lot – Dale Fife

Armadillos Sleep in Dugouts and Other Places Animals Live – Pam Ryan

Raymond’s Perfect Present – Therese On Louie

Suggested reading list continued

Henry's Freedom Box – Ellen Levin

The Greatest Treasure – Demi

Alexander Who Used to be Rich Last Sunday – Deborah Shearer

Save, Spend, or Donate? A Book About Managing Money – Nancy Loewen

Out and About at the United States Mint – Nancy Garhan Attebury

Round and Round the Money Goes – Melvin Berger

The Lemonade Wars – Jacqueline Davies

The Earth and Sky – Gallimard Jeunesse

What the Moon is Like – Franklyn Branley

The Man Who Went to the Far Side of the Moon – Bea Schyffert

The Lizard and the Sun – Alma Flor Ada

A to Z Mysteries – Ron Roy

Cam Jansen – David Adler

Dinosaur Cove – Rex Stone

Flat Stanley – Jeff Brown

Geronimo Stilton series books – Geronimo Stilton

Mercy Watson – Kate DiCamillo

My Weird School – Dan Gutman

Boxcar Children #1 – Gertrude Warner

Ramona the Brave #3 – Beverly Cleary

Pippi Longstocking – Astrid Lindgren

Sarah, Plain and Tall – Patricia Maclachlan

My Father’s Dragon – Ruth Gannett

Miss Hickory – Carolyn Bailey

The Whipping Boy – Sid Fleischman

“Who was” series books

“Who Is” series books

“What was” series books

Classic Authors

Hans Christian Anderson

Aesop

Matt Christopher

Barbara Cooney

Robert McCloskey

A.A. Milne

Bill Peet

Beatrix Potter

Laura Ingalls wilder

3rd Grade Summer Reading Assignment 2015-2016

NONFICTION BOOK REPORT

Title

Author

Write the subject and a short description of the book.

Why did you choose to read this book?

Write five important facts you learned from reading this book.

One book cannot tell everything there is to know about a subject. Write a question about

the subject that the book did not answer.

How much more do you know about the subject now that you did before you read this

book?

the same some more very little more very much more

On the back of this sheet illustrate your subject.

Brainwork! Choose and do one activity about your book: Make a book jacket,

make a poster, or make a bookmark for yourself and one for a friend. Bring to

class on the first day.

3rd Grade Summer Reading Assignment 2015-2016

FICTION BOOK REPORT

Title

Author

Describe where and when the story takes place.

Write a summary of the plot.

Describe your favorite character in the book. Tell why you like this character.

If you could change something about the book or the story, what would it be and why?

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

Brainwork! If you were to take the part of a character in this book, whom would you choose

and why?

On the back of this sheet (or another sheet) draw a colorful picture of an

important event in the book. Write a caption below your picture.