I hope that everyone is having a great summer! I wanted to post some summer reading ideas for your kiddos. I hope that they are helpful and informative. I believe strongly in free choice, voluntary reading and encourage you to let your child pick books that are of interest to him/her. Allowing children to choose their own books is important to the process of becoming a reader. Of course, guiding your child can be a fun as well.
Judy Blume shared at BookPeople on Saturday that you can make suggestions and even give your child your old copies of titles that you loved, but a new cover sometimes go a long way. I had my personal copy of Are You there God, It's Me Margaret? in my bag that day and I must admit, it seemed absolutely perfect to me, but I know that the appeal isn't the same as the updated cover and I appreciate the new book and contemporary cover and can see the value is offering that to a student. In fact, I have gone through and purchased several new copies of old favorites and have seen the circulation increase immediately. I hope that the following links provide you with some ideas and inspiration for summer reading. If you have additional suggestions, please leave a comment. Enjoy!!!
You can't go wrong with these lists from the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association.
No need to reinvent the wheel... The Houston Area Independent Schools Library Network has a thorough list of books organized by grade level from prekindergarten through twelfth grade. They've even archived lists from 1994-2014. Check them out here.
Scholastic wants to keep kids reading all summer long. Their challenge and booklists are located here. There's also a fun link to 65 Book Videos to Build Excitement for Summer Reading. I think that book trailers are a fun way to get kids excited about reading!
The National Science Teachers Association recommends these outstanding science trade books for grades K-12. This site has links to this year's list as well as lists dating back ten years.
The National Council of Teachers of English Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children can be found here.
NPR has some great suggestions and Reading Rockets lists the current award-winning books for kids.
Happy Reading!!!
Judy Blume shared at BookPeople on Saturday that you can make suggestions and even give your child your old copies of titles that you loved, but a new cover sometimes go a long way. I had my personal copy of Are You there God, It's Me Margaret? in my bag that day and I must admit, it seemed absolutely perfect to me, but I know that the appeal isn't the same as the updated cover and I appreciate the new book and contemporary cover and can see the value is offering that to a student. In fact, I have gone through and purchased several new copies of old favorites and have seen the circulation increase immediately. I hope that the following links provide you with some ideas and inspiration for summer reading. If you have additional suggestions, please leave a comment. Enjoy!!!
You can't go wrong with these lists from the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association.
No need to reinvent the wheel... The Houston Area Independent Schools Library Network has a thorough list of books organized by grade level from prekindergarten through twelfth grade. They've even archived lists from 1994-2014. Check them out here.
Scholastic wants to keep kids reading all summer long. Their challenge and booklists are located here. There's also a fun link to 65 Book Videos to Build Excitement for Summer Reading. I think that book trailers are a fun way to get kids excited about reading!
The National Science Teachers Association recommends these outstanding science trade books for grades K-12. This site has links to this year's list as well as lists dating back ten years.
The National Council of Teachers of English Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children can be found here.
NPR has some great suggestions and Reading Rockets lists the current award-winning books for kids.
Happy Reading!!!
