HELLO LANE SCHOOL COMMUNITY!
OUR STAFF: Chose some awesome, fun books for your Summer Reading!
BELOW: Titles for each upcoming grade.
YOUR JOB: Read the book, complete the activities, and be prepared for discussions & lessons with your class when school reopens.
THE GOAL: Provide access to quality reading materials for all students to continue to improve reading skills over the summer.
BEST: Generously provided a book for each student - no purchase necessary!
ADDITIONAL INDEPENDENT READING: Is ALWAYS encouraged, promoted and recommended!!!
Students will need to use their school accounts to join their UPCOMING GRADE LEVEL GOOGLE CLASSROOM and follow the directions to complete the assignment.
Here's a video of how to join Google Classroom:
INCOMING GRADE 3: Class Code faizoqf
UPCOMING GRADE 4: Class Code zrucysx
UPCOMING GRADE 5: Class Code jslksba
INCOMING GRADE 3 BOOK: "FENWAY FOULUP" by DavidA. Kelly
Cousins Mike Walsh and Kate Hopkins are watching batting practice at Fenway Park when Red Sox slugger Big D's lucky bat is stolen, and with Big D in a slump, Mike and Kate rush to find the bat before the Sox lose the game.
Fenway Foulup is a family read-aloud that takes place in our home city of Boston! This fun, fact-filled mystery will warm up incoming 3rd grade students for a grade level Mystery unit. Solve the mystery and learn some Fenway Park trivia! David A. Kelly is a local author, so be sure to check out his website http://davidakellybooks.com/ for additional information and the opportunity to learn some cool facts about David’s writing and research!
ONCE ON GOOGLE CLASSROOM, YOU WILL NEED TO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.
THINK ABOUT THEM WHILE YOU ARE READING THE BOOK
1. Write about your favorite part of this book. Please share why it is your favorite.
2. What connections can you make to this book? Have you ever lost something or helped solve a problem? Have you ever been to Fenway Park?
3. What special “ingredients” make this book a mystery?
FUN CONNECTING ACTIVITIES:
Learn more about Fenway Park
Red Sox Victories in OYO’s video
ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDED BOOKS for students entering Grade 3:
UPCOMING GRADE 4 BOOK: "A BOY CALLED BAT" by Elana Arnold
When his veterinarian mom brings home a stray baby skunk that needs rehabilitation before it can be placed in a wild animal shelter, Bat, who has autism, resolves to prove that he is up to the challenge of caring for the skunk permanently.
A Boy Called Bat can be a family read-aloud or an independent read. Understanding others (empathy) and sensitivity are important skills for all students, and this book offers access to both! Readers will root for Bat as he navigates challenges that come with friendships and change. Click here for Elana Arnold’s website which includes other titles in the Bat series!
ONCE ON GOOGLE CLASSROOM, YOU WILL NEED TO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.
THINK ABOUT THEM WHILE YOU ARE READING THE BOOK
What character traits would you use to describe Bat?
What connections can you make to this book?
Bat feels misunderstood much of the time. Write about a time when you may have felt the same. How did you handle it?
CONNECTING ACTIVITIES:
National Geographic Kids - Skunks
What’s up with Nick? Booklet about Autism
UPCOMING GRADE 5 BOOK: "A HANDFUL OF STARS" by Cynthia Lord
ONCE ON GOOGLE CLASSROOM, YOU WILL NEED TO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.
THINK ABOUT THEM WHILE YOU ARE READING THE BOOK.
Identify a part of the book that supports the theme of friendship.
What would be an additional theme in this novel? Be sure to provide evidence!
How do you think it would feel to be a migrant family, moving all the time?
CONNECTING ACTIVITIES:
Article about Migrant Students
Migrant Workers at Home in Maine video
ONCE YOU HAVE FINISHED THE ASSIGNMENT:
READ!!! Read all summer long. Read ANYTHING that YOU WANT, just READ & ENJOY!
FOR ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS AND READING IDEAS, BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE