March is Reading Month!

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To celebrate reading month we will be doing many fun reading activities at school. To continue the fun and to celebrate at home your child will be bring home a new special reading calendar today. Instead of recording minutes each night, there is a special activity for each day. These activities can be completed in any order and you many even do them more than once! The goal is to read in a variety of different ways and to many different listeners. There are also a few special days at school to look for. Directions for filling in the calendar are located at the top of the page. Below you will also find a few useful links for the month. Please refer back to this blog post throughout the month for these links. I will put at tab at the top of the page titled READING MONTH for quick access. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Have fun Reading!!

Mrs. L and Ms. K

Online Newspapers and Magazines:

   www.timeforkids.com

   teacher.scholastic.com/activities/scholasticnews/index.html

   www.greenbaypressgazette.com/

Tumble Book Link—   Brown County Library 

  http://www.co.brown.wi.us/departments/?department=58da4860ce85&subdepartment=36a342f887ae

To record yourself reading here are some ideas:

   Use an iPad app like educreations, showme, or quickvoice

   Call the literacy hotline number and leave a message. 309-6775

Online Joke Book

   http://kids.yahoo.com/jokes

Other Links:

   www.storylineonline.net

   www.wegivebooks.org

   www.seussville.com

   robertmunsch.com

   www.starfall.com

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