Reading Resources

5th Graders: Summer Reading
from Mrs. Glover: read " Island of the Blue Dolphin"
by Scott O' Dell
CHECK IT OUT!!! great 4th and 5th grade books for the summer
4th Grade:
" The Moon and I" author: Betsy Byars
"Mr. Popper's Penguins" author: Richard and Florence Atwater
"Because of Winn-Dixie" author: Kate DiCamillo
"Shiloh" author: Phyllis R. Naylor
"Stuart Little" author: E. B. White
"Wanted...Mud Blossom" author: Betsy Byars
"The Report Card" author: Andrew Clements
"Wishes, Kisses, and Pigs" author: Betsy Hearne
" Who Stole The Wizard of Qz?" author: AVI
5th Grade:
" A Wrinkle in Time" Madeleine L'Engle
"The Wind in the Willows" Kenneth Grahame
"The Chronicles of Narnia" C.S. Lewis
"Julie of the Wolves" Jean Craighead George
"Johnny Tremain" Esther Forbes
"My Side of the Mountain" Jean C. George
"Where the Red Fern Grows" Wilson Rawls
"White Fang" Jack London
"Yankee Doodle Boy" Joseph P. Martin
" Number the Stars" Lois Lowry
" Old Yeller" Fred Gipson
" Summer of the Swans" Betsy Byars
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MATH POWER!
4TH AND 5TH GRADERS: Be Prepared and Know:
Basic Math Facts: multiplication and division !
Place Value !
LCM ( least common multiple)
GCF: (greatest common factor)
Helpful websites:
thatquiz.org
teachkids.com
studyjams.scholastic.com/webtutor