3rd Grade Summer Reading Activity


Read the book "Horrible Harry Moves Up to Third Grade."

Then play Book Reporting Bingo
Choose 3 activities going across, down, or diagonally.

Book Reporting Bingo

Design a new book
cover for the book.
Explain why you
think your design
is a good one.
Make a Venn Diagram
to compare and
contrast yourself to
one of the characters
from the book.
Choose an event from
the book. Write
up the event as a newspaper
article. Be sure to include who,
what, when, where, and why.
Imagine that you are Harry.
Create a postcard that you
would send to a friend
explaining the joys of 3rd
grade
Write a letter to introduce
yourself to a character in
the book. Tell the character
why you want to get to know
him or her better.
Summarize what the book
was about in 3-4 paragraphs.

Create a story map of the text.
Include the Characters,
Setting-time & place,
Plot-the problem & the solution

Would you recommend
this book to another
incoming 3rd grader?
Why or why not?
Write a story about the
adventures you may have
moving up to 3rd grade.

Bring the completed activities to school on the first day.