During the two day conference we listened to many speakers and authors. Steven Layne and Sharon Draper both talked a lot about reading for your grade level over the summer. The focus was on getting kids excited to read. How can they be excited if we aren't excited?
Sharon Draper was so great and mentioned that she was once told by a teacher that they "didn't like to read." Her response was "Honey, you should work at Target." If we are not willing to read then why should the kids?
Now I enjoy reading. I look forward to the summer when I can read any book that I want! I can read for me. After this conference I decided I needed to do more reading for school. I can have these book titles ready for the kids and already know what they are all about.
I will be teaching 3/4 grade in the fall so here are the books I have finished so far:
1. Mayhem on Mackinac Island by Johnathan Rand
2. The Queen, The Bear and The Bumblebee by Dini Petty
3. Three French Hens by Margie Palatini
I am currently in the middle of
Wonder by R.J. Palacio
What are you currently reading? What grade level are you teaching?
My Grade 4's loved Wonder and Among the Hidden. We also read The Lemonade War, The Julian Chapter (Julian from Wonder tells the story from his point of view - 80ish pages), and Out of My Mind. When I had 3/4, they loved Silverwing.
ReplyDelete-Lisa
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