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Reading list, Grade 1
83 books that Long Island districts list for Grade 1 readers. Lists found online: North Babylon UFSD, Half Hollow Hills CSD. Deer Park's primary schools (May Moore and John Quincy Adams) do not post a K-2 book list online; ask the school.
Half Hollow Hills lists are for students entering this grade (the summer before). North Babylon lists are by grade. Districts with no K-5 list online: Deer Park UFSD, Commack UFSD, Lindenhurst UFSD, West Babylon UFSD, Wyandanch UFSD (ask the school).
Good to know: New York State does not require a set list of books. NYSED says text selection and curriculum are local school district decisions. So each district picks its own books. We list only books a district posted online, with the year of the list. Summaries, themes and questions are written by Goal100 in our own words; we copy no text from the books and show no covers. Lists change: always check with your school.
The books
Tap a book to see our summary, themes, three talk-about-it questions, who it is good for, and the district list where we found it.
Printed from Goal100 Learning reading lists. Book lists from district websites (checked Nov 8, 2026). Summaries are ours.
Family reading tips
Simple ideas that work for every learner, from Kindergarten to Grade 5.
- Read together every dayA short, cozy time works. Keep reading aloud even after your child can read alone: you can read books a little harder than they can read by themselves.
- Let your child chooseOffer two or three books from the list and let your child pick. Choice keeps kids reading.
- Rereading is goodFavorite books read again and again build speed, new words and confidence.
- Take a picture walk firstBefore reading, look at the cover and pictures together and guess what might happen.
- Talk before, during and afterUse the three questions under each book. Ask: What happened? How do you know? What would you do?
- When a word is trickyWait a few seconds. Then: look at the first sound, look at the picture, read the sentence again. Praise the try, not just the right word.
- Use the library for freeYour public library and school library lend books and audiobooks at no cost. Ask a librarian for books like the ones your child loves.
- Audiobooks countListening to a book builds vocabulary and story sense. Follow along in the print book when you can.
- Any language is greatReading and talking about books in your home language helps too. Strong talk in any language builds strong readers.
- Keep a simple logWrite the title and a smiley face or a star after each book. Some schools ask for a summer reading log: check your school's page.
General tips for families. Your child's teacher and school reading plan come first.
What each district publishes for K-5
Deer Park first, then the other districts on our site.
Deer Park UFSD
Found online (grades 3-5)
Deer Park first: Robert Frost Middle School students come from John F. Kennedy Intermediate School (grades 3-5), which gets students from May Moore Primary and John Quincy Adams Primary (Pre-K to 2). JFK's Summer Learning page links a Summer Reading List for Grades 3-5. The file is the American Library Association (ALSC) 2026 list, so we list its 20 books for grades 3, 4 and 5. JFK also runs summer Book Clubs. For K-2, the Summer Resources site links reading apps (Raz-Kids, BookFlix, PebbleGo, One More Story) and May Moore has a Fundations Resources page, but no K-2 book list is posted. Classroom books by grade are not published online: ask the school.
North Babylon UFSD
Found online (K-5, 2026)
North Babylon posts a 2026 summer reading site. The Elementary Book Recommendations page links a Suggested Summer Book List with about 20 teacher picks for each grade, Kindergarten to Grade 5 (Grade 2 has 19). The same page mentions myON summer reading assignments and Fundations summer packets.
Half Hollow Hills CSD
Found online (older list)
Half Hollow Hills' Elementary Summer Reading page links six lists, one for students entering each grade from Kindergarten to Grade 5. The lists are labeled Summer 2021, made with community librarians, and sort books into groups like Read to, Read with, Fun and Easy Reads, Perfect Picks and Challenging Reads. The district also has a Districtwide Book Club page (a 2020 read-along of Upside-Down Magic). Ask the ELA office for a newer list.
Commack UFSD
No K-5 book list online
Commack's English Language Arts page describes elementary reading and writing in general terms and links an ELA Scope and Sequence made in Book Creator, which we could not open. No K-5 book list was found. Not published online: ask the school.
Lindenhurst UFSD
Programs named, no book list
Lindenhurst's Elementary Family Curriculum Guide (K-5) names the Wonders literacy curriculum for Kindergarten to Grade 5, Wilson Fundations for K-3, Heggerty phonemic awareness for K-2 and Maravillas (Spanish Wonders) in the Dual Language program at Albany Avenue. It does not list book titles. Not published online: ask the school.
West Babylon UFSD
Program review, no book list
West Babylon's Curriculum and Instruction page posts an ELA/Reading K-5 Program Evaluation dated February 26, 2026. It mentions Benchmark classroom resources (Reader's Theater, decodable books and guided reading books) and says some Grade 4-5 teachers still use Words Their Way and Teachers College Reading and Writing. No K-5 book list was found. Not published online: ask the school.
Wyandanch UFSD
No K-5 book list online
Wyandanch's Curriculum and Instruction page links staff tools (such as a Reading and Writing Project page, Reading Mate and i-Ready) and a school library catalog, but no K-5 book list. Not published online: ask the school.
How we made these lists
- We started with Deer Park (Robert Frost Middle School and its feeder elementary schools), then the six other Long Island districts on our site.
- We opened each district's ELA, library and summer reading pages. A book is listed only if it appears on a district or school page or file we opened.
- Each book links to the exact list where we found it, with the year of that list. Obvious spelling mistakes in a list were fixed; the original spelling is shown under "As listed".
- We wrote summaries only for books we know well. Others say "Summary coming" and use general questions that fit any book. We never guess a plot.
- Reading levels are shown only when the district list gives them (for example "Fun and Easy Reads" or "Challenging Reads"). We do not add Lexile or other levels.
Copyright: Book texts belong to their authors and publishers. We show only titles and authors, plus our own summaries, themes and questions. No quotes, no covers.
Sources
Book lists come only from district and school pages we opened. Summaries and questions are ours.
- NYSED · English Language Arts and Literacy FAQs (text selection and curriculum are local district decisions; state modules are optional): https://www.nysed.gov/sites/default/files/programs/curriculum-instruction/nys-next-generation-ela-standards-faqs.pdf (checked Nov 8, 2026)
- NYSED · EngageNY ELA Curriculum Files Archive (old optional state modules; CC BY-NC-SA, so reference only for us): https://nysed.gov/curriculum-instruction/engageny-english-language-arts-ela-curriculum-files-archive (checked Nov 8, 2026)
- North Babylon UFSD · Suggested Summer Book List (Grade 1 column): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sRDi74b62_7b1TLkD9YovHBpg0cbxlA9dEXTwbGojY8/preview (checked Nov 8, 2026)
- North Babylon UFSD · Elementary Book Recommendations: https://sites.google.com/northbabylonschools.net/summerreading2026/elementary/book-recommendations (checked Nov 8, 2026)
- Half Hollow Hills CSD · Summer Readers 2021, entering grade 1: https://www.hhh.k12.ny.us/uploaded/User_Folders/english/Sumer_Reading/2021/2021_Entering_First_Grade_Book_list_Summer_2021.pdf (checked Nov 8, 2026)