Arlyn's Reading Challenge

​I am reading a book called The Book Whisperer by Donalyn Miller.  The author is a classroom teacher who is writing about her literacy work with 6th grade students and she sets high expectations for all her students.  Ms. Miller expects all her students to read a total of 40 books from across a range of genres (categories for books).  She does all this within a classroom culture that makes it ok for students to stop reading a book they don't like and one where kids can also read a book multiple times.  I have decided to take on her 40 book challenge and push myself to read kinds of books that I don't always read for pleasure.  So here goes...starting today and before the last day of school I will read 40 books.  Because I am an adult who gets to read books at work, I will not count my picture books towards my 40, but will share them in my reading responses.

Here is my Challenge List:

Poetry: 5

Traditional literature: 5

Realistic fiction: 5

Historical fiction: 2

Fantasy: 4

Mystery:2

Science fiction: 2

Informational: 4

Biography, autobiography, memoir: 2

Chapter-book choice: 9

I will post my reading responses on www.emesreads.blogspot.com

Anyone want to take on this challenge with me?

Arlyn

Legos, Blogging, Research, and Reading

It has been a busy week in the EMES Library and it s only Wednesday!  Students in 5th and 6th grade started learning about robotics through Lego NXT Mindstorm robots.  I will try and get some photos of this up soon. 5th and 6th grade students also started learning about blogs and how to get personal voice into their writing without giving away personal information.  3rd grade students are beginning to conduct research about the United States. Of course the most exciting thing happening in the library for many of us always comes from the books we read and discuss with friends. About once a month the Mrs. Fitch and I host book lunch talks.  Students in 3rd through 6th grade can come to the library during lunch to talk about a book they have read that relates to the theme of the month.  BLTS are a fun place for kids to have a conversation about books with peers and adults.  Book Lunch Talks will be starting soon!

Blogging Day 1

Welcome 5th and 6th Grade Bloggers

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http://libortech.blogspot.com/