Summer is here and it's time to READ! Below you will find summer reading programs, reading recommendations, audio book information, and reading response activities that encourage your child to read and use technology in productive ways in order to enrich their summer reading experiences. If you have any questions, are looking for book, website or app recommendations, feel free to email me at lemay@mendhamboroschools.org

Hilltop Readers, join us on FLIPGRID this summer by sharing your summer reading experiences in three ways: Summary & Review, Act It Out, and Be A Book Critic. Go to www.flipgrid.com and login with your Google account (grades 2-4) and the grid code a3020ddd. If your child is in grade Prek-1, a code was sent home with your library summer reading packet

SUMMER READING CHALLENGES... Complete Mrs. LeMay's Reading Challenge and earn a trip to the library prize box OR try some of these summer reading challenges!

1) Barnes & Noble Summer Reading - Earn a free book by completing this journal!

2) Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge

3) Visit the Mendham Borough Library to sign up for their challenge!

SUMMER READING LISTS....Check out some of these lists, on my WAKELET, to help you find the perfect books for summer reading! Never tried WAKELET? It is free and easy to use -- a great tool for information curation

ONLINE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO HILLTOP STUDENTS...These online sources are available through the Mendham Borough School District subscription. Passwords were distributed on back to school night, and are available in 2nd, 3rd, and 4th graders Google Classroom (a section of their Google Drive).

CLICK HERE FOR ONLINE AND PRINT RESOURCES

Hilltop Subscriptions and Passwords (Brain Pop, Pebble Go, Encyclopedia Brittanica, etc)

The following databases are available to students through the NJ State Library. These are direct links are validated through geolocation method of authentication.

Explora Primary Schools - Database with full text articles

Primary Search - designed specifically for elementary school libraries, this database contains full text for popular children's magazines, easy-to-read encyclopedic entries and a vast image collection.

ENRICH YOUR SUMMER READING WITH AUDIO BOOKS!

At the Hilltop Library Media Center we spend time discussing the benefits of listening to audio books as a way to enrich and balance out our reading objectives. Mrs. LeMay shares her personal experiences with audio books, her favorites, and how wonderfully difficult it can be to get out of the car when you are listening to a great AUDIO BOOK! Deepen your family connection while in the car or at home -- listen to audio books together! CLICK HERE for Mrs. LeMay's AUDIO BOOK recommendations and information!

Capstone/Pebble Go offers free e-books! You can find the link to the free access here. Access to the summer reading eBook trial expires on August 31, 2019. #readingisforeveryone

PODCASTS FOR KIDS

Wow in the World - Grades K-6 ... NPR's brand-new podcast premiered on May 15, 2017. It's the first NPR podcast to be aimed at kids, and the goal is to "guide curious kids and their grown-ups away from their screens and on a journey." While the specific topics the podcast will cover remain to be seen, the creators say it will focus on important science and technology subjects and questions that families -- or classrooms -- can explore together.

Brains On - Grades 1-6...Every teacher knows that kids love to ask questions, and science provides plenty of questions for them to be curious about. Brains On tackles questions and topics that are totally relevant to kids' interests, including slime, dinosaur bones, fire, lasers, and airplanes. Teachers can encourage students to take one of the topics and research it more completely or to use it as a jumping-off point for science experiments and research-related questions.

NATIONAL SUMMER LEARNING ASSOCIATION... Top 10 Easy Summer Learning Tips For Parents

MRS. LEMAY, TECHNOLOGY TEACHER-LIBRARIAN ... Check out my website (click menu, click library technology) and blog here

Feel free to email me with any questions about summer reading, Padlet, Flipgrid, passwords, reading and technology recommendations, or access to our subscription services. Email: lemay@mendhamboroschools.org