Reader’s Chair

Each Wednesday one student has the opportunity to share a book of his/her choice with the class. This week, Nuru had the opportunity to share one of her favorite books.

Students are given one week to choose a “just right book” to share. Students are expected to practice reading their book aloud to family and friends at home. Students present the book to their class, reading the book aloud, engaging the audience by making eye contact, showing illustrations and asking questions to check for their understanding.

This week Nuru recreated some of the characters from her book to help re-tell the story she read to the class.

This Week’s IST Grade 2 Reading Recommendation:

Key Words: 1a Play with Us
Written by W. Murray
Ladybird Series – Ladybird Learning to Read

Synopsis (from Ladybird Publishing)

Key Words with Peter and Jane uses the most frequently met words in the English language as a starting point for learning to read successfully and confidently. The Key Words reading scheme is scientifically researched and world renowned.

Reader’s Chair

Each Wednesday one student has the opportunity to share a book of his/her choice with the class. This week, Aliyah had the opportunity to share one of her favorite books.

Students are given one week to choose a “just right book” to share. Students are expected to practice reading their book aloud to family and friends at home. Students present the book to their class, reading the book aloud, engaging the audience by making eye contact, showing illustrations and asking questions to check for their understanding.

This week Aliyah took some extra steps in order to be prepared for her reading. She used sticky notes throughout her book to remind her when to stop and engage her audience. She wrote down comprehension questions for her audience on stickies to check for understanding.

This Week’s IST Grade 2 Reading Recommendation:

Maurice Sendak’s Little Bear: Mother Bear’s Picnic
Written by Else Holmelund Minarik
Illustrated by Teri Lee

“It’s Mother’s Day and Little Bear wants to give Mother Bear the best picnic ever. He and Father Bear get to work, but will they be able to surprise Mother Bear?” from Amazon.com

G2 Raz-Kids Reading STARS!

What? You say you’re bored and need something fun to do – well then READ!

That’s right, you can always practice reading no matter where you are – at home, at school or somewhere out in the world.

What? You don’t have a book? Not a problem as long as you have Internet! Mr. McKillip’s class can log into Raz-Kids read books and earn more stars.

Congratulations to students earning over 1000 Raz-Kids Stars!

Krisztian is a star reader earning more than 3000 Raz-Kids Stars! Krisztian has been using Raz-Kids both at school and at home. He is quickly becoming a better reader using Raz-Kids because he likes reading on the computer. Keep reading Krisz!

Danni is a another star as she has earned almost 2000 Raz-Kids Stars! Danni loves to read. She reads whenever and wherever she can! She often encourages others to read. Great job reading Danni!

And last but not least, Lenno has also earned more than 1000 Raz-Kids Stars! Lenno likes books that challenge him. He enjoys non-fiction books and other genre of books too. Way to go Lenno – Keep reading!

You too can earn more stars and become a STAR reader on Raz-Kids. NOW students can board the Raz Rocket and blast off to a distant planet for an out-of-this-world experience!

Star System
Students earn stars for every book read and listened to, and quizzes and assignments successfully completed. Students use earned stars to buy items from the Raz-Rocket Catalog to personalize their rocket.

Rocket Ranking System
As students earn stars, they move up in rank. Ranks are displayed on each student’s individual assignment page.

Have fun reading and remember, the more you read, the better you read so READ READ READ!