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Passport to Reading Challenge Travel around the world via books!

why do you read?

why should you read?

grab your passport and get ready to read!

Passport

passport to reading challenge

what is it?

Students are invited to participate in this year’s Passport to Reading Challenge, where you will read your way across the world. You rack up 500 miles for every 15 minutes that you read. You’ll need to travel 26,000 miles to travel around the world….that equals approximately 13 hours of reading!

The challenge is open to anyone who wants to participate. Traveling through each continent, you will gain passport stamps and other prizes. Gain additional passport stamps by writing a postcard review of the book, posting on the contest padlet, or posting on the contest flipgrid.

Why not challenge yourself to reading different genres from the following list:

  • Fiction
  • Non-fiction
  • Historical Fiction
  • Fantasy
  • Science Fiction
  • Mystery and Horror
  • Biography
  • Award Winning Books
  • Graphic Novels

how's it work?

You will be issued a “passport” to record your reading upon the start of the challenge. You'll track your miles on your personal tracker in your journal - 15 minutes equals one circle.

Personal Tracker

Once you have traveled enough miles to reach the next continent, come into the library where you will be given a postcard to fill out.

You will then write what books you have read on your journey thus far. Also, you will have the opportunity to write a book review if you would like to recommend the book to your peers. Both the recommendations and postcards will be displayed in the library. Finally, we will stamp your passport and possibly issue a reward. Additional prizes will be given for posting on the contest padlet https://padlet.com/ckauffman3/passporttoreading, or recording a book review on Flipgrid https://flipgrid.com/5cpk7t.

Remember, ALL reading must be verified by a teacher or a parent. Now let’s get reading!

passport to reading rules

  1. All reading must be verified by a parent or teacher.
  2. Keep up with your passport. If you lose your passport, you will need to start again.
  3. All reading must be done in 15 minute increments. If you read 15 minutes, you travel 500 miles, 30 minutes equals 1000 miles.
  4. Passports will be stamped in the library. Once you reach each stop in the journey, come to the library and record the book(s) you have read on that trip.
  5. Extra prizes are given for posting on our padlet, flipgrid, or writing a postcard recommendation

passport to reading FAQ's

  1. Do I have to participate? No. You do not have to participate, but we hope you will want to participate. You will improve in your reading, get exposed to a lot of new books and have some fun in the process.
  2. What if I lose my passport? We are asking you to keep up with your own passport. If you lose your passport we can give you another one, but you will have to start the whole challenge again.
  3. What if I don’t like the books in the genre I chose? Keep reading. Chances are that you will find something that you like. Power through...you got this.
  4. I don’t have time to read. How can I participate? There are plenty of apps that offer free books on your phone. You could read while you’re on the bus or in the car on the way to practice. You can find minutes to read in your day if you are determined to compete and win the challenge. Also, listen to books on audiotape on your phone. Listening to a good story is still reading!
  5. There’s nothing that I like to read at our library. What do I do? There is a link to a Harris County Library Card application on Google Classroom. If you have a HC Library Card you can check out tons of free books from apps on your phone. Give it a try! Also, if you have specific needs/likes that are not being addressed at the library, mention it to the librarian!
  6. If you have any additional questions, ask me in the library or ask your reading teacher! Thanks! Let’s start reading!!

Join our Google Classroom Page for access to all of the resources! Go to Google Classroom, add a class and enter this code: zvw06a

BON VOYAGE! LET'S GET READING!

passport to reading resource page

Harris County Public Library Card Application: http://www.hcpl.net/about/library-cards

Don’t know what to read? Check out the Personal Reading Consultant. She’ll ask you what you like and don’t like, then send you list of recommended books. http://www.hcpl.net/form/book-hunters-your-personal-reading-consultants

How to access free electronic resources using your Harris County Library Card:

https://hcpl.overdrive.com/

Additional free electronic books, audio books and movies:

http://harriscotx.oneclickdigital.com/

https://www.hoopladigital.com/

http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,cpid&custid=s9206921&profile=eon

Elibro - http://navigator.hcpl.net/login?url=http://site.ebrary.com/lib/harriscpl

http://asp.tumblebooks.com/LoginbyLCID.aspx?UserID=z0GVzAq7y7BvjzfbVrJZ1Q%3d%3d

north shore middle school reading resources

Explore our resources, plan your next book to check out or check out an ebook now if you can’t wait!

https://search.follettsoftware.com/metasearch/ui/16127/

More kid-friendly searching: http://destiny.galenaparkisd.com/quest/servlet/presentquestform.do?site=103&alreadyValidated=true

National Geographic Non-Fiction books and magazines - http://natgeo.galegroup.com/natgeo/archive?p=NGMK&u=j101910

Non-Fiction Resources: http://go.galegroup.com/ps/breadCrumb.do?type=reviseSearch&src=bcrumb&form=BasicSearchForm&inPS=true&searchId=R1&userGroupName=j101910&prodId=MSIC

Science in Context - http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/scic/?p=SCIC&u=j101910

Opposing Viewpoints - http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/ovic/?p=OVIC&u=j101910

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Chari Kauffman
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