Students read a variety of self-selected texts for extended periods of time. Students construct meaning and make personal connections as they learn about and from reading. Opportunities are provided for children to share and respond to what is read. Teachers hold individual conferences with children about their books.
Independent Reading will include:
- Reader's Workshop
- Independent Reading/Self-Selected Reading
Independent Reading will include:
- Reader's Workshop
- Independent Reading/Self-Selected Reading
BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS
Field Trip Mysteries (series) The Secret Zoo (series) Library of Doom (series) The Candymakers A to Z Mysteries (series) Goosebumps HorrorLand (series) My Life as a Book The Secret of the Sealed Room The Billionaire's Curse
Animorphs (series) Masterpiece The Tale of Despereaux The Spiderwick Chronicles (series) Lunchbox and the Aliens Nightmare at the Book Fair Warriors (series) How Oliver Olson Changed the World One Square Inch Magic Tree House (series) Frozen in Time The Haunted Playground Space Race Charlie Bone (series) Percy Jackson (series) |
Hank the Cowdog (series) Humphrey (series) My Side of the Mountain Guinea Dog Babe the Gallant Pig Where the Red Fern Grows Hunting the Dragon A Dog and His Boy
Fly Guy (series) Attack of the Fluffy Bunnies Framed The Fabled 4th Graders of Aesop Elementary The Homework Machine My Weird School (series) Brains for Lunch Diary of a Wimpy Kid (series) No More Dead Dogs Weenies (series) Max Disaster (series) Lawn Boy Mudshark The Time Warp Trio (series) Oh, No, It's Robert Donuthead Dragonbreath (series) Schooled Liar, Liar Sports
Tiki and Rhonde Barber books Matt Christopher books 4 for 4 (series) Gym Shorts (series) Mudville Sports Camp Victory School Superstars (series) Heat Million Dollar Throw |
Knights of the Lunch Table (series) Lunch Lady (series) Missile Mouse (series) The Storm in the Barn Joey Fly, Private Eye (series) Bone (series) The Elsewhere Chronicles (series)
Boys of Wartime Starfish Bud, Not Buddy Weasel A Yellow Watermelon Born to Fly The Knight's Tale (series) I Survived (series) Most Wanted George Washington's Socks Al Capone Does My Shirts Samurai Kids (series) One Small Step
Extra Credit Frindle Jake Drake, Bully Buster Lost and Found Lunch Money No Talking Love That Dog The Gollywhopper Games The Talent Show Flush Hoot Ready, Freddy (series) Word Nerd Justin Case Hank Zipzer (series) Slob |