Book Club Commercials

Have you exhausted your supply of books?  Looking for a new book to read?  Well check out our recommendations from Book Clubs!


Hoffmann/Symons Book Club Commercials from Lindsay Hoffmann on Vimeo.



Zollinger Book Club Commercials from Lindsay Hoffmann on Vimeo.

Sophie's Masterpiece

Our newest Book of the Month, Sophie's Masterpiece, is the tale of a spider in search of a home and a chance to share her incredible talent with others.  We have marveled as a class at the beauty of both the illustrations and words.  Now you can experience this moving story from your own home.  Click here and enjoy!!

Nonfiction...No Problem!

An introduction to grab the reader's attention!

We have wrapped up report writing!  Go ahead and wipe the sweat from your brow...you have worked very diligently!  Our study of text features really paid off, as most of us included a variety of features throughout our reports.  Check out the student work below to see some awesome examples of headings, a glossary, an index, photographs, captions, maps, and more!  We are truly experts now!  Did you enjoy the research process?  Were you surprised by the information you encountered?  I know I was inspired by your efforts!  Good work, writers!

Adorable photos

 

Photo with caption

Labels

Quickly find key words!

Headings & a Diagram

A Glossary for new words

A Map

Great information!

Gotta Keep Reading!

We have recently revisited the importance of reading stamina to our development and success as readers.  Stamina refers to our ability to read well, for an extended period of time and, just like the development of any skill in life, stamina requires effort and practice!  As they say, "Rome wasn't built in a day!" and neither is a child's ability to read for lengthy periods, successfully.  


How can this be helped?  The answer is simple...READ!!!  Much like an athlete preparing for a marathon, it requires much effort and training.  You cannot run only short sprints and expect to finish a marathon successfully, just as you cannot read for brief spurts of time and expect to achieve success in a more rigorous reading environment.  


We are aware that reading is a crucial life skill; without the ability to read, achieving success in life will be difficult.  As a class we are making a promise that we will do our part in building our own reading stamina!  We will choose books of interest that are a "good fit" and we will read for extended periods of time, slowly increasing that amount.  This is less an assignment and more an opportunity...an opportunity to push ourselves, achieve a goal, and grow as readers at the same time!  We "Gotta Keep Reading!"