Welcome to #3rdchat!
I'm excited about the topic of encouraging summer reading.
I have included a giveaway at the end of the chat to add some great books to your summer reading lists, so stick around for those details!
Let's chat!
Donna from Ft. Worth, Texas. I plan to read Deliberate Optimism, The Player King and The Diary of Anne Frank with my daughter, and a book still to be determined with my son. His choices are always awesome. #3rdchat
Wahoo! @victoriajcoe, awesome author and incredible person, popping in to #3rdchat! Totally check out her link and read Fenway and Hattie if you haven't (PS - that "might" be one of the giveaway titles!)
Hello again from Connecticut! Parent of a 3rd grader here. School summer vacation is still a few weeks away for us but good to chat now about it. #3rdchat
#3rdchat It is about to get real! Join us to chat about encouraging students to read over the summer. I can't wait to hear all your ideas! @_kirstenmurphy
A1 Students need to keep practicing their fluency skills. When parents read with their kids it gives them a glimpse into their fluency and comprehension skills. It also gives p's and kids a common literary language and something to make connections to together. #3rdChat
They're some pretty awesome readers and I'm sure glad they have some good librarians ;)
I'm also glad they have parents who read with them!
#FamilyReading4TheWin#3rdchat
Hi! Lesa Haney jumping in a bit late. You won't believe it, but I actually lost track of time while reading this evening! Glad to be here with my #3rdchat peeps!
A1: Reading over the summer and with the parents creates a culture of readers in the home and at school. One of the most important things to me is that my 3rd graders see themselves as readers. Readers read all the time, not just in school. #3rdchat
I don’t know. I can’t believe I haven’t read “Between the World and Me” yet. That’d be a good one. But let me remind myself of others I already bought... #3rdchat
A1: Reading opens students up to new ideas and ways to look at things. When families come together with a good book special memories are made. #3rdchat
A1) Speaking as one of those families, I just think it models that learning never ends, that when we have more time (presumably in summer, though not necessarily), that's a good time to quietly expand our minds. Oh, and I'm married to a children's librarian, so. #3rdchat
A2 At our school summer reading isn't optional so our librarian @_kirstenmurphy promotes it in a big way! We wear tshirts and always dress in costume for a big reveal video! The kids get very excited about the new list of books they can choose from each year. #3rdChat
A1: I read 'Long Walk to Water' with my kids one Summer. I enjoyed talking about the book. As my kids get older and head in different directions, it is nice to share a common experience like a good book. #3rdchat
I still remember building a model of the community in the book The Giver one summer with my daughter (who was in middle school at the time.) We stayed up until 2:00 a.m. one night spray painting boxes black, white, and gray. #3rdchat
A2: I offer up my books over the summer, and my Ss are starting their own Summer Reading wish list. We talk about the public library & even how to connect with each other over the summer about the books we are reading. #3rdchat
You married well, Jeremy! I love that you remind us that summer can be a good time to "quietly expand our minds." I think we all need that time! #3rdchat
A2: I really try to get students hooked on a series of books or certain authors so they can't give it up over the summer. I do need to get a list of recommendations for kids and parents though! #3rdchat
The enthusiasm for our summer reading challenge always blows me away and I know the faculty's participation in our yearly theme video helps stoke that fire! We love summer reading! #3rdchat
Yup! Though I know everyone works throughout the summer, including teachers, it isn't less busy for any of us. We have work, kids have camp. But the routine is different, and somehow that makes you look at time differently. #3rdchat
A3 we talk a lot about books in my class so most of my students have a list of books they want to read. I also try to help them find a series they enjoy toward the end of the year so they can finish it over the summer. #3rdChat
I wish I could take credit for the idea. It was actually her's. I loved that the only thing of color in it was a very small red apple. She poured over the book to make sure we got all the details. It was the first book that we really had deep conversations over. #3rdchat
That's awesome that you offer up your own books! I run an optional summer checkout from the school library, and wonder how you manage it from your classroom libarary. #3rdchat
I’ve had a summer reading blog that Ss could add to over the summer with 6th grade, and it might be worth seeing if it could work with 3rd as well! I love that the kids are starting a book club! #3rdchat
I've done a lot of read alouds with authors that have a lot of books or were the first in a series. I suppose sending home a list of those would be a good jumping off point so they don't have to remember them all! #3rdchat
A3: I am planning to share book lists, book trailers and reading blogs on our class website & im planning to share out ideas with Remind every so often during the summer😊 #3rdchat
Q2) I can speak to a public library's summer reading program because I just asked my resident public librarian. ;)
Electronic newsletter, Facebook, and the like. Still do a flyer but they appear to have gone pretty digital these days. #3rdchat
A4: I think it would be a neat idea for each student to write a letter about a book they read and then I would send one back. When I taught 6th grade we did literarcy letters every week and the students and I wrote back and forth about books. I love it! #3rdchat
A4 I tried to use @flipgrid last summer to stay connected about summer reading but it fell flat. I would really love some ideas. I plan to try @flipgrid again but would love to hear what has worked for everyone. #3rdChat
I kept our class blog running over the summer and would have the kids comment book suggestions & thoughts. There weren’t too many that used it, probably only 3-4, but they seemed to like the connection. #3rdchat
That's an awesome idea, Sara! I am going to figure out how to tweak that as a K-4 librarian because even though 300+ letters would be a challenge, I could do something with that nugget of an idea! #3rdchat
I have tried many things over the year and don't feel that I have found my grove. We start with great intentions but then all go our different ways over summer. I will say that I have former students drop by to ask for book suggestions or share what they are reading. #3rdchat
A4: @StantonAlana wrote a beautiful post about how she has a pizza party with former students during the summer. It was really an inspirational story for me. I need to do something like that. #3rdchat
Has he read where the red fern grows? That’s alway been a favorite of mine. Also any Jerry Spinelli or Louis Sachar... great for that #3rdchat ish age range!
a5 Our s's each create a project over one of the books read over summer. Then we have a celebration where we all wear our t-shirts and tour the school to look at the projects. But I don't follow up with my former students personally. Now I have a new goal for this year. #3rdchat
Another great idea. I think I will make the first move and write my students letters telling them what I am reading and encourage them to write back to me. #3rdchat Thanks for the idea!
Back when the Hunger Games was first popular, I was reading it at lunch and a bunch of the middle schoolers thought it was so cool that I was reading it. I actually ended up borrowing the 3rd book from one of them! Bonding over books is the best #3rdchat
A4: I have a Google Classroom called New and Super. Students post their happenings from the weekends. I leave it up all Summer, so students can share their Summer adventures with their family. We can definitely do our book sharing there. #3rdchat
A6: I have a class website & blog & we use Remind & Facebook as well. I think all these forums help keep kids & families connected to ALL the resources we’ve used, but is particularly awesome for sharing books & staying connected. #3rdchat
and it is a routine already established. I think that may be a key to success. I think I need to come hang in your classroom for a week to learn some new tricks! #3rdChat
You are always welcome. If not I am always a Google Hangout video conference away from my #3rdchat friends. I have much more to learn from all of you too.
A7) Make it the entire focus of summer learning. Offer a mix of fiction and nonfiction and launch a hashtag for families to share their reactions to what they’re reading. #3rdchat
A7 Our school has a summer family book. Each family is expected to read it together and send a pic to the librarians of them reading. Some of the pictures are so great! We are reading Mr. Poppers Penguins this year. #3rdChat
Love the idea of a hashtag for families to share they're reactions! Just added that to my notes for next year's summer reading challenge since this year is already underway! #3rdchat
Our middle school librarian did that. I kept reminding my daughter to post and it never happened. Did you use it all during the school year as well? #3rdChat
A7: I think providing parents with book lists, offering access to books, encouraging family reading & sharing & reminding them that reading should be FUN hopefully supports them😊 #3rdchat
It was actually on our playground. Our playground was actually officially one of our city parks and was open to public during the day. It was nice because we had restroom access. #3rdchat
Part of our K-4 summer reading challenge is the Family Book Club where all of our families and faculty are reading the same 2 books. There is always such great feedback and everybody can instantly talk about a common experience. It strengthens our community as readers. #3rdchat
Last year we had a day where the public library came and set-up a table at dismissal for families to get library cards before school got out. It was great! #3rdchat
A8 It is cool to love books in my classroom so we talk about our summer reading plans often. They also check out a BOB - bag of books for over the summer from our librarian @_kirstenmurphy#3rdchat
Another plug for summer reading programs. Public libraries put a lot into them. They ARE your summer resource and kids don’t think of them as school. #3rdChat
There are a lot of great resources for one book that the entire community is reading! And I personally love having that plus a selection of other titles on our summer reading challenge! #3rdchat
I would love to do it during the school year too. Maybe a little bit over the announcements each day. I plan to run an early morning reading club next year. I guess it would be easy to run a summer one too! #3rdchat
A8 It is cool to love books in my classroom so we talk about our summer reading plans often. They also check out a BOB - bag of books for over the summer from our librarian @_kirstenmurphy#3rdchat
And I’ll try to be a little more pushy. 😉 (though that daughter’s entering high school next year. Wonder if the elementary school would do it...) #3rdChat
I coordinate the big K-4 summer reading challenge at my school and a HUGE component for its success is the faculty/admin encouragement & enthusiasm.
I'd love to share what our program looks like with you AND GIVEAWAY some great kidlit!
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I hosted several Parent Power Hours this year where students and parents could come in to the library before school and read together. It was AWESOME! #3rdchat
I hosted several Parent Power Hours this year where students and parents could come in to the library before school and read together. It was AWESOME! #3rdchat
