Clinton Elementary School

Summer Reading Adventure

www.ccs.edu

Would you like to go on adventure? If your answer is yes, then the sky is the limit. You could travel to a jungle, take a trip to outer space, visit with famous people, find clues to solve a mystery, or even swim with a shark!Are you ready for an adventure? You could have any of these adventures and many more, by just opening up a book! The Summer Reading Adventure is simple, fun and exciting! So unlock your imagination and let your adventure begin!

Here’s what you need to do…

1. You will need to fill out the Reading Adventure Log You need to read a minimum of three fiction or non-fiction chapter books, or 15 picture books over the summer. A list of suggested titles is located on the school website, but any exciting book will do. http://www.ccs.edu/mediacenter/Reading%20Programs/reading_programs.htm

2. Choose one of the activities listed below or from one the listed sheets. You can also be creative and come up with an activity on your own.

3. Turn in your completed work and reading log to Mrs. Famaloro in the Elementary Media Center, by Friday, September 14, 2007. Activities need to be completed fully and neatly so they may go on display. Please make sure that your first and last name, grade level, and your new (Sept.2007) teacher’s name are written on your papers. So get started and have fun!!!!

The English Language Arts Core Curriculum is a standards-based document that provides an additional level of specificity to the New York State Learning Standards for English Language Arts. It is recommended that students read a minimum of 25 books or the equivalent, per year, across all content areas.

http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/ela/elarg.html

Suggested Challenge Activities

*Draw a favorite scene or character from the story. Use describing words around the picture to tell about the character or setting.

*Write a poem about one of the books you have read.

*Draw or write a new ending to the story, or draw or write about your favorite part.

*Make a poster to “advertise” your book.

*Choose a character you would like (or not) to have as a friend. Explain why.

*Make a diorama showing the setting or main event from the story.

*Cut out magazine pictures to make a collage or poster illustrating the idea of the book.

*For fun, exaggerate either a characteristic or events and write a news story related to your book.

*Write a letter to the main character of the book.

*Make a puppet of one of the characters in the story.

*Create a board game based on events and characters from the book you have read.

*Tape a mock interview with one of the characters in the book you have read.

*Create a new book jacket for the book.

*Create a crossword puzzle using the main events, characters, and plot.

*Compare your book to one with a similar theme.

*Write a biography of one of the characters.

*Write a few diary pages as if you were one of the characters.

*Make a mobile of the events in the story in sequential order.

*Create a bookmark that would highlight your book.