That summer time break is almost upon us! We have 5 days and 2 hours left and counting in my school district. My students have been working hard on their reading skills in intervention class all year. While they are looking forward to playing tag outside, going to the pool, or traveling on adventures during a vacation, reading should not be forgotten. I send home individualized packets with each of my students with suggestions of books to read on their Lexile level and in their interest areas. I also try to add fun reading activity calendars, kid magazine suggestions, local summer reading program information, and many other items. Take a moment to check out what I have found. I would love to hear of any additional free items you might be aware of! Lexile book suggestions: Teachers can go to lexile.com to enter a student's reading level and interest areas to receive book suggestions. If you are not sure what the student's lexile reading level is, you can enter in the student's grade level. Melissa Taylor has a great blog titled Imagination Soup where you can find great book selections based on grade level and interest. The link will take you to the 1st grade summer book suggestion post. I just kept clicking around finding more and more fantastic items as I went along! Harper Stacks is a treasure trove of resources for parents and educators on books for children and young adults. This resource is free from Harper Collins Publishers. I found a great handout for parents on summer reading tips, book recommendations, and teaching guides for specific books. Kids can earn a free book from Barnes & Noble through their summer reading program Triatholon. Students can download their summer reading log from the website, read the required number of books, and then take their reading log to the nearest store to choose their free book from the list offered. Reading is Fundamental has a great set of reading activity calendars for June, July, and August. Each day has a different activity suggestions from "Chocolate Ice Cream Day: Use your senses to write a poem about chocolate ice cream." to "It's tapioca day. Find out where "tapioca" comes from. Describe how it can be used in your journal." These are just a few suggestions of resources that you can use with your child or student(s) over the summer to encourage them to continue reading. Do you have any other suggestions?
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Have you heard about Go Noodle? It is a fantastic website for students and teachers that has over 100 games and videos that help students learn and focus. This free site allows teachers to project fun videos that incorporate movement with learning ELA and math. Have students who need to calm down and focus? Try out one of the mindfulness videos! There is something for everyone. The imaginative staff at Go Noodle have created fresh, new songs to teach concepts. Word Jam couples simple dance moves with vocabulary words. Teachers- you can even add your own vocabulary words to the video. Bones! Bones! Bones! teaches children well, the bones in your body. Pop Se Ko is a catchy tune that plays a type of Simon Says with children. My husband laughed at me the other night because he caught me singing the song. I just couldn't get it out of my head! Hey Dena! Hey What? Guess what? What? My hands are high, My feet are low, And this is how I Pop Se Ko! Pop Se Ko, Pop Pop Se Ko, Pop Se Ko, Pop Pop Se Ko! (movements done with the chorus) As a reading intervention teacher I am interested in websites that help with reading skills. Not only do I use Word Jam, but I also use the mindfulness videos. If I use them before asking students to read, then oral reading fluency skills rose. This has been a breakthrough moment for my students who are VERY anxious about reading! Have I mentioned that Go Noodle is free? That is perfect for my budget. Head on over to www.gonoodle.com check out the awsomesauce videos. Tell Bart Reynolds (pictured above) that I said hi! |
AuthorI am a certified reading specialist with a background in speech pathology. I love reading and sharing this passion for learning with students. Archives
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