My Life as a Reader New Google Form
In order to try to reduce the amount of paper used in our classroom we are trying this form to track our progress to our weekly reading goal.
Follow the link for each day's Google Form:
Follow the link for each day's Google Form:
Persuasive Writing Links
Video- OREO Method for Persuasive Writing- http://youtu.be/JZujQSGV8Wc
An Argument FOR Zoos- Extinction and Endangered Animals
An Argument AGAINST Zoos- Zoochosis
An Argument FOR Zoos- Captive Breeding and Reintroduction
An Argument AGAINST Zoos- Death and Disease
An Argument FOR Zoos- Protection and Care
An Argument AGAINST Zoos- Natural Habitats
An Argument FOR Zoos- Research and Education
An Argument AGAINST Zoos- Entertainment
An Argument FOR Zoos- Extinction and Endangered Animals
An Argument AGAINST Zoos- Zoochosis
An Argument FOR Zoos- Captive Breeding and Reintroduction
An Argument AGAINST Zoos- Death and Disease
An Argument FOR Zoos- Protection and Care
An Argument AGAINST Zoos- Natural Habitats
An Argument FOR Zoos- Research and Education
An Argument AGAINST Zoos- Entertainment
Online Tools and Resources
Merriam Webster Online Dictionary http://www.merriam-webster.com/
Main Idea http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/book_buddy/rosie/skill_pre.html
Merriam Webster Online Dictionary http://www.merriam-webster.com/
Main Idea http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/book_buddy/rosie/skill_pre.html
Leonardo da Vinci Links- For Guided Reading Groups
http://leonardowebquest.weebly.com/
https://www.msu.edu/~fosterm8/webquest/index.htm
http://www.osbornnet.org/lnv/ssla_webquest/mysteries/index.htm
http://legacy.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/
https://www.msu.edu/~fosterm8/webquest/index.htm
http://www.osbornnet.org/lnv/ssla_webquest/mysteries/index.htm
http://legacy.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/
Everyone Has Homework…Everyday! Sent Home with Students on September 9, 2013
As your child’s teacher I am committed to helping establish the habits of a good reader while developing a lifelong love of books. Every day your child should leave school with one or more books to be read at home, and then returned to school the next day. The goal is at least 20-30 minutes of home reading for every child every afternoon or evening, equaling 150 minutes a week. Depending on his or her ability and the book they’ve chosen, your child may read to or with an adult or sibling, read on their own, or listen to the book read aloud with them.
There is no more important homework than reading. Research shows that the highest achieving students are those who devote leisure time to reading, even when they have no homework. The largest-ever international study of reading found that the single most important predictor of school success is the amount of time children spend reading books, more important even than economic or social status. And one of the few predictors of high achievement in math and science is the amount of time children spend reading for pleasure.
There is no substitute for regular, sustained time with books. Please sit with your child tonight and talk about the best time and place for reading to happen at your house. Is after school and before dinner a good time to catch their breath, curl up with a book, and escape into a great story? Or will your child decide to read themselves to sleep? And whenever the reading happens, is it quiet? Is the TV off? And is there good light?
Since I use our collection of children’s literature to teach reading, I count on the books being available every day. And because my collection is limited, I’m discouraged when books disappear for weeks at a time or never reappear at all. Could you help by encouraging your child to read and fill in their reading log every day and by checking each weekday morning to see that your child has a book to return, or continue to read, that day at school? And please scour your home from time to time for titles that belong to school or my classroom.
I’ve learned that children whose parents and teachers expect and encourage them to read are likely to grow up as happy, skilled readers. I know that there is nothing more important to the development of your child’s abilities than reading and being read to. I believe that the richness of their experiences as readers will serve them well their whole lifetime, and I look forward to continuing our partnership as we nurture readers.
Thank you,
Elizabeth Pardue
As your child’s teacher I am committed to helping establish the habits of a good reader while developing a lifelong love of books. Every day your child should leave school with one or more books to be read at home, and then returned to school the next day. The goal is at least 20-30 minutes of home reading for every child every afternoon or evening, equaling 150 minutes a week. Depending on his or her ability and the book they’ve chosen, your child may read to or with an adult or sibling, read on their own, or listen to the book read aloud with them.
There is no more important homework than reading. Research shows that the highest achieving students are those who devote leisure time to reading, even when they have no homework. The largest-ever international study of reading found that the single most important predictor of school success is the amount of time children spend reading books, more important even than economic or social status. And one of the few predictors of high achievement in math and science is the amount of time children spend reading for pleasure.
There is no substitute for regular, sustained time with books. Please sit with your child tonight and talk about the best time and place for reading to happen at your house. Is after school and before dinner a good time to catch their breath, curl up with a book, and escape into a great story? Or will your child decide to read themselves to sleep? And whenever the reading happens, is it quiet? Is the TV off? And is there good light?
Since I use our collection of children’s literature to teach reading, I count on the books being available every day. And because my collection is limited, I’m discouraged when books disappear for weeks at a time or never reappear at all. Could you help by encouraging your child to read and fill in their reading log every day and by checking each weekday morning to see that your child has a book to return, or continue to read, that day at school? And please scour your home from time to time for titles that belong to school or my classroom.
I’ve learned that children whose parents and teachers expect and encourage them to read are likely to grow up as happy, skilled readers. I know that there is nothing more important to the development of your child’s abilities than reading and being read to. I believe that the richness of their experiences as readers will serve them well their whole lifetime, and I look forward to continuing our partnership as we nurture readers.
Thank you,
Elizabeth Pardue