Sunday, March 25, 2018

Spring Into Reading. Hook Them for the Summer.


SPRING INTO READING
and
Hook Them for
Reading this Summer!




Post spring break to the final day of the school year can be a long haul. Adding some educational fun and relaxation can shorten the haul, give you a breather, and give your students exposure to different types of books and reading. Incorporate story time in to the remaining days of school. Who doesn't like to sit back, close their eyes, and listen to a story?

Below are suggested grade level books with main topic/theme in parentheses. I've included both book series (get them hooked and wanting to read) and favorites. These are merely suggestions, nothing carved in stone. Please use the comment section at the end of the blog to let us know your favorite series and/or book/s to read to your class.




Kindergarten Level Books

Letters From a Desperate DogThe Maggie BLost and FoundWild About Books
   (dog in the family)          (adventure)                (friendship)                  (adventure)
Tikki Tikki TemboStrega NonaChicka Chicka Boom BoomThe Bravest of the Brave
   (other cultures)                (mystery)                   (humor)                     (fantasy)


1st Grade
SERIES - Get 'em hooked!
Frog and Toad TogetherEloise- A Book for Precocious Grown-upsAmelia Bedelia book seriesBinky the Space Cat
   (making friends)          (independence)           (play on words)       (comic book lovers)
                                                                         
FAVORITES
Henry and MudgeMax's WordsRamona the PestDad, Jackie and Me
         (realism)                      (realism)                 (liking school)        (historical fiction)
                                


2nd Grade
SERIES - Get 'em hooked!  
Nate the Great book seriesScreen Shot 2015-12-16 at 12.49.51 PMHenry and MudgeCam Jansen and the Mystery of the Babe Ruth Baseball
       (detective)           (trouble and laughter)     (enormous dog)              (mysteries)

FAVORITES
 Ira sleeps overMake Way for DucklingsThe Snowy DayIt's Raining Pigs & Noodles
         (humor)                      (classic)                       (realism)                   (rebels)


3rd Grade
SERIES - Get 'em hooked! 
ClementineHow_to_Train_Your_Dragon_2003_book_coverJudy MoodySarah plain and tall
        (mischief)                     (humor)                   (realism)                 (pioneer life)

FAVORITES
StellalunaFrindleTwo Bad AntsRunny Babbit- A Billy Sook
    (making friends)             (realism)                      (fantasy)                (humor, words)
                                                                   
                                                                                                            

4th Grade
SERIES -  Get 'em hooked! 
The BorrowersRamona-the-pestSeries of unfortunate eventsMaximum ride
     (imagination)                  (mischief)             (humor, vocabulary)    (science fiction)

FAVORITES 
The cricket in times squareBeezus and RamonaSadakothe best of times math strategies that multiply
       (adventure)                  (siblings)                   (classic)                      (numbers)
                                                                                                
5th Grade
SERIES - Get 'em hooked! 
Artemis FowlMy Side of the MountainEncyclopedia Brown book seriesThe Princess Diaries
        (fantasy)             (nature, time alone) (want to be detectives) (want to be royalty)

FAVORITES
 HatchetIsland of blue dolphinsNumber the starsThe dark is rising
         (adventure)           (historical fiction)       (historical fiction)             (fantasy)




  GIVE THEM 
A REASON
TO READ

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