Summer Reading

Use the tabs above to navigate the Summer Reading Lists by grade for the Lower School. If you have any questions, please contact the division office.  

For Students Entering Kindergarten - Fall 2013
 

At this point, your son may be reading, beginning to read, or not reading at all yet. Your goal for the summer is to keep up his interest and develop his love of books. If he is a beginning reader, look for books with very controlled vocabulary, lots of repetition, and rhymes. The Dr. Seuss books and the Margaret Hiller "Beginning to Read" series are popular with beginning readers. If your son is not yet reading, choose from our read-aloud list and set aside a faithful time each day for reading together.

Kindergarten Summer Reading

For Students Entering First Grade - Fall 2013
 

Your goal for the summer is to keep up your child's interest in reading and develop his love of books. Why not share some of your favorite read aloud books from your childhood or choose from our read aloud list of titles and authors? Please, set aside a faithful time each day for reading together, as consistent exposure to good books will best prepare your son for a wonderful start in First Grade.

Grade 1 Summer Reading

For Students Entering Second Grade - Fall 2013
 

During the summer following first grade, the second grade teachers would like the boys to read for pleasure to practice the comprehension and decoding strategies and skills that they have learned. Summer reading should be fun and, at the same time, an extension of reading in school. The boys have some experience in choosing books appropriate to their own levels. They may choose to read additional books by authors enjoyed in and out of school. They may choose books that are appealing based on topic, title, illustrations, a “picture walk,” or recommendations by friends and family.*
 
We are asking boys entering second grade to read approximately 15-20 minutes at least three or four days each week, which is the equivalent to homework requirements beginning in September. They should try to include as many different genres as possible in their reading: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, biographies, folktales and fairy tales, magazines, comic books, and any others they wish to read!
 
Grade 2 Summer Reading

For Students Entering Third Grade - Fall 2013
 

A summer reading program will help boys choose books to read, and perhaps, to discover some books they might otherwise miss. Sequels or other books by the same author are enjoyable as well. There also are many other good books at your local library.

Your son should read thirty minutes each day, read a minimum of two books a week. The important thing is to keep your son reading on a consistent, regular basis over the summer. The more he reads, the better he gets!

 Grade 3 Summer Reading

For Students Entering Fourth Grade - Fall 2013
 

This is a list of suggested authors and titles, although asking for suggestions at book stores is a good idea, too. Many of the authors listed have several books appropriate for boys entering fourth grade. Please avoid the books specifically listed at the end of this list. This is not a list of required reading.

Grade 4 Summer Reading

Thank You,
The Fourth Grade Teachers

For Students Entering Fifth Grade - Fall 2013
 

Enjoy your summer reading!

Grade 5 Summer Reading Materials
Grade 5 Summer Reading List

For Students Entering Sixth Grade - Fall 2012

Sixth Grade Summer Reading
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award Program Information  

For Students Entering I Form - Fall 2012

Form I English Summer Reading Assignment 

Latin Summer Reading
Required: City: A Story of Roman Planning and Construction, David Macauley 

New Students are required to read any version of the Trojan War in addition to the requirements listed above.

For Students Entering II Form - Fall 2012

For Students Entering III Form - Fall 2012

For Students Entering IV Form - Fall 2012
 

 For Students Entering V Form - Fall 2012
 

For Students Entering VI Form - Fall 2012

 
All-school Read
Season of Life, Jeffrey Marx
Joe Ehrmann is a former NFL football star and volunteer coach for the Gilman School football team. Ehrmann is serious about the game of football, but even more serious about the purpose of life. Season of Life is his inspirational story as told by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jeffrey Marx, who was a ballboy for the Colts when he first met Ehrmann. Ehrmann now devotes his life to teaching young men a whole new meaning of masculinity. He teaches the boys at Gilman the precepts of his "Building Men for Others" program: being a man means emphasizing relationships and having a cause bigger than yourself. It means accepting responsibility and leading courageously. It means that empathy, integrity, and living a life of service to others are more important than points on a scoreboard. Please note: This book is an all-school read and was provided to students on the last day of school. Third formers new to the school will be given copies at Summer Bridge 2012.