# data[].attributes.body
PK3-KG 2026 Suggested Summer Reading

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Collections by Follett is a new, collaborative way for educators to collect and share resources from anywhere, at any time, and with anyone.

# data[].attributes.body
Grades 1-3 2026 Suggested Summer Reading

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Collections by Follett is a new, collaborative way for educators to collect and share resources from anywhere, at any time, and with anyone.

# data[].attributes.body
Join our summer reading quest! As you read books, check them off on the map. Students who completely fill out the map will be invited to a pizza party!

# data[].attributes.body
Students must log in to their ISD Gmail. Once logged in to their ISD email, then they can access their account at Typing.com. Parents, you will need to sit with your children as they begin touch typing. They must watch all the instructional videos. They should keep their fingers on the home row keys, (asdf/jkl;) and look at the screen; not look down!

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Learn to Type | Type Better | Type Faster - Typing.com

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
World's most popular free typing program! Typing.com's K-12 typing curriculum features touch typing, digital citizenship, coding lessons, and games.

# data[].attributes.body
Kids

Draw and label a picture with letters or words

Say a sentence about the picture

[Kids can try to copy what the parent writes]

Parents

Write what your child says

Make a drawing together

# data[].attributes.body
Print this out and have children write the titles and one sentence about the books they read!

# data[].attributes.body
Kids:

Kids write one or two short sentences about their day

Parents:

Help with correct spelling

Correct capital/lowercase letters together

Support letter formation (top to bottom)

Draw a picture to match the words together

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Free online ESL games to help students learn English in a fun and interactive way.

# data[].attributes.body
Kids:

Write 3-5+ sentences about their day (daily)

Include a topic sentence (beginning)

Add one or two detail sentences (middle)

Use a conclusion sentence (ending)

Parents:

Give children a summer journal

Help with ideas and organization

Provide accurate spelling for tricky works

Offer praise and support

# data[].attributes.body
Students can access Sora, Storyplay'r, Starfall, Linguascope, Britannica and more from the ISD library website.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Not your computer? Use Guest mode to sign in privately. Learn more about using Guest mode

# data[].attributes.body
ISD has a fantastic collection of e-books that can be read on a tablet or e-reader. Use your school email and password to login.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Open a world of reading. Try Sora, the new reading app for students, by OverDrive.

# data[].attributes.body
An excellent resource for beginning readers with online books and homework pages.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.provider_name
Flyleaf Publishing - Online Materials Portal

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
For Students & Families - Flyleaf Publishing - Online Materials Portal

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Online Materials Portal For Students & Families This portal is designed to support at-home connections by fostering literacy development and providing access to high-quality texts for use at school and at home. To begin: Help your student click on any book cover below to begin reading, or use the Menu to navigate. Help your student use the book’s homework button ... Read More

# data[].attributes.body
Username: isdakar/ Password: brainpop

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Created and produced by parents of young children, WBUR’s Circle Round adapts carefully-selected folktales from around the world into sound- and music-rich radio plays for kids ages 3-103. Each 15 to 25-minute episode explores important issues like kindness, persistence and generosity. And each episode ends with an activity that inspires a deeper conversation between children and grown-ups.

# data[].attributes.body
Step 1 Go to the practice weights.

Step 2 Choose "Speak"

Step 3 Practice Speaking.

# data[].attributes.body
Create a free account! Have your child read 1 "Article a Day". Then, create a "Book of Knowledge". The Book of Knowledge is a notebook where: students write two or three complete sentences about things that they learned from the article and would like to remember. If students cannot write yet, they can draw their responses!

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
ReadWorks | Award-Winning, EdTech Nonprofit Organization

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
ReadWorks is an edtech nonprofit organization that is committed to helping to solve America’s reading comprehension crisis.

# data[].attributes.body
Username: isdakar

Password: learnlanguages

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
Our language games and activities, organised in over 140 topic areas, are developed to match curriculum requirements. Each topic area is composed of a series of activities and accompanied by a printable worksheet for extension or consolidation work.

Our language games and activities, organised in over 140 topic areas, are developed to match curriculum requirements. Each topic area is composed of a series of activities and accompanied by a printable worksheet for extension or consolidation work.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Linguascope | The World's Number 1 Interactive Language Learning Platform for Schools

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Our language games and activities, organised in over 140 topic areas, are developed to match curriculum requirements. Each topic area is composed of a series of activities and accompanied by a printable worksheet for extension or consolidation work. Our language games and activities, organised in over 140 topic areas, are developed to match curriculum requirements.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Brains On Universe is an independent media company for kids and curious adults. We make podcasts, books, videos and more. Our goal is to fill the world with stuff that is smart and funny, silly and serious, all at once -- just like the people in our audience.

# data[].attributes.body
Quill.org, a non-profit, provides free literacy activities that build reading comprehension, writing, and language skills for elementary, middle, and high school students.

# data[].attributes.body
Choose a themed spelling list and practice spelling the words and playing games with the words

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
This website offers easy interactive spelling practice for kids in early elementary years (grades 1, 2, 3 and 4). Just type, listen and learn English - learning spelling can be as simple as that!

In this page you set up which words to test students on. The next page - after you hit the "Online Spelling Test" button - lets the kids tackle the spelling test and check their performance.

This free spelling website acts like an online computer program, in which you can create your own spelling lists, and have word games with your own words.
All the games and the other educational interactive activities on this website are totally free!

The Word's Pronunciation

You can also use this website to learn how to pronounce English words. Each word is pronounced slowly and clearly, stressing and emphasizing each syllable and consonant. This makes it great for ESL students and special education students as well, helping to discover new English words and their correct pronunciation.

The Spelling Games & Activities

Online Spelling Test

This is a simple test in which you hear the words of your list in random order, and type them inside the text boxes. Do your best to spell them correctly. At the end, you can press the "Check" button to see how well you have done. If you made a mistake, you can click a mistaken word to see its correct form. You can also ask to repeat the test with only the mistaken words.

Practice Your Words

This online practice will guide you step by step until you know how to write each word correctly just by hearing it. It consists of three phases: in the first phase, the letters to type are highlighted on the keyboard. in the second phase the word will still be presented, and you will copy it. In the third phase, you will type it from solely hearing it.

Reading With Spaceships & Reading With Balloons

These are two similar games, one in is more action themed, and the other is calmer. They practice reading the words and matching them to the words you hear. It's an easy reading activity, best for kids in 1st grade and 2nd grade.

Spelling Sharks

This is an action online spelling game. When you type correctly the words you hear, you can eliminate the sharks that are threatening the goldfish. The typing is under time pressure, yet you can press the "clue" button to have the word flashed on the screen. This activity can be challenging, and is more suitable for kids in 3rd grade and 4th grade.

Hangman

This is a classic hangman game, using your own words. It's unique because you can actually hear the hidden words.

Word Search Puzzle

Immediately create a challenging online word search puzzle from your own list of words. After every word you find, you will hear it pronounced. The puzzles are dynamically created, and can sometimes be challenging even for kids in 5th grade and 6th grade.

The Spelling Lists

The lists are arranged in stages that coordinate to the children's development through spelling patterns, also called features.

The beginning lists for first graders allow the kids to approach the words one sound at a time (i.e. initial consonants), to then building more of a sight word vocabulary (i.e. word families).

Moving on from there, learners in second grade are able to chunk parts of words and process them more fluently when they read (i.e. consonant blends).

Third graders continue the fluency of reading while they explore the meanings of words (i.e. silent consonants), while fourth graders can handle more complex spelling patterns (i.e. double consonant with e-drop).

Of course, a student may overlap in stages, for instance, a second grader may still need some work on a few "first grade" features, or may dabble in some third grade features. They are merely an average "snapshot" for students in elementary school.

In addition to the lists for each grade level, there are many "themed" lists for students of all ages to enjoy (themes such as September, Halloween, Winter, Earth Day, Science Day etc.)

Spelling and studying words ultimately promotes a greater interest in reading and writing. When a child has word understanding and vocabulary knowledge, all aspects of Language Arts are enhanced.

Instructions

Which English words would you like to study? Type them into the empty spaces above. Once you do, you can click on the "Listen" button to hear how the word you typed is pronounced.

Sometimes there is more than one way to pronounce a word - for example, "read" sounds different in the past: "I read this book yesterday" to the way it sounds in the future: "I will read this book tomorrow". In this case you can hit the "Alternate" button to switch between the different pronunciations and choose the right one.

You can also choose from the word lists we've prepared already in the drop-down menu.

When you have finished adding words, choose an activity from one of the green buttons.
The spelling list will appear for the students. They should read it carefully and, when ready, start the activity.

When finished, the students will have the option to restart the activity or to exit to the main menu. In most cases, they will also get the option to repeat the activity with only the words they had trouble with.

Happy learning!

Comments & Feedback

Do you have a word you would like to add to those already recorded?
Teachers and parents are welcome to send their word requests to my email at [email protected] and I'll be happy to work on it. You can also contact me with questions, comments and suggestions.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Free Online Spelling Training & Games for Grades 1, 2, 3 and 4

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Fun interactive spelling games for kids in early elementary years (grades 1, 2, 3 and 4). Type, listen and learn English - preparing to your spelling test can be as simple as that! A free online website.

# data[].attributes.body
Stories read aloud by celebrities.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
The SAG-AFTRA Foundation's Daytime Emmy-nominated, Storyline Online, features celebrated actors reading children's books to inspire a love of reading in millions of children worldwide.

# data[].attributes.body
Nessy is an award winning, global educational company that specialises in early literacy. The company is led by reading and dyslexia specialists and follows the Science of Reading.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.keywords[]
nessy dyslexia "reading and spelling" "learn to read" "learn to spell" "spelling strategies" phonics abc

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Nessy - Learning happens when it's fun! You've found the Land of Ness. The place for learning to read, write, spell and do math the fun way. Our family owned company, led by educational experts creates products and award winning teaching videos based upon the Science of Reading.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Vooks: read-aloud animated books for kids

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Vooks is an ad-free, kid-safe streaming platform that puts an entire digital library of animated storybooks right at your fingertips. Through subtle animation, read-aloud narration, highlighted read-along text, and engaging music and sound effects, we bring your favorite children’s books to life to turn screen time into storytime.

# data[].attributes.body
Games, read aloud stories and more!

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Starfall Education: Kids Games, Movies, Books & Music for K-5 and above

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
At Starfall, children have fun while they learn - specializing in reading, phonics & math - educational games, movies, books, songs, and more for children K-5 and above.

# data[].attributes.body
Sign in with an email and let your imagination come to life in a story.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Create your own storybook online. Make writing and publishing a book more fun with our picture book making tool!

# data[].attributes.body
Incredible library of nonfiction books that are read aloud. Enjoy!

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Unite for Literacy provides free digital access to picture books, narrated in many languages. Literacy is at the core of a healthy community, so we unite with partners to enable all families to read with their young children.

# data[].attributes.body
Create a free account. Students create digital "books". They can document holidays with photos, text, and audio. They love it! Book Creator is an amazing tool for extending learning and integrating technology into learning, and it is excellent for holiday documentation!

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Book Creator - Love Learning - Book Creator app

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Teachers love it. Students love it. Book Creator is the simplest, most inclusive way to create content in the classroom.

# data[].attributes.body
The intent of the Literacy LIFTER tool is to provide users (e.g., teachers, parents/guardians, or tutors) with evidence-based materials to teach handwriting and letter knowledge (i.e., letter names and sounds) to pre-kindergarten and elementary-aged students. The tool includes materials needed for instruction, such as video models of letter formation and letter pronunciation and downloadable PDFs of student worksheets.

# data[].attributes.body
You can get an annual "library card" to their small library for 10,000 CFA. Go there and check out books!

# data[].attributes.body
Once the kids finish their learning then they can use devices!