What is your favorite genre, or type, of book? Do you like adventure? Fantasy? Non-fiction? Write a brief letter to your librarian, persuading him or her to buy more of your favorite genre. Include
December 21 is the first day of winter. Below is a well-known quote from Verna M. Kelly:
Snowflakes are one of nature’s most fragile things, but just look what they do when they stick together.
What do you think this means? What does Mrs. Kelly want us to learn from this quote? Have you ever had an experience where “sticking together” has made a difference?
What book are you reading now? If you were the author of this book, of what would you be most proud? What would you want to change?
This is a line from a famous poem titled “Little Orphant Annie” by James Whitcomb Riley. You can read the whole poem at http://www.poetry-archive.com/r/little_orphant_annie.html. Riley actually wrote the poem about Mary Alice Smith, a hired girl who lived with his family when he was a child.
October is a great time to enjoy scary poems and stories! What’s your favorite?
Welcome back to the new school year! 5th Grade Readers Rock! hopes that you had a great summer – and one that included a lot of reading!
This would be a great time to share something about your summer reading with other 5th graders. Did you find a really great book? Where did you like to read – at the beach? In your yard? By a lake? Did you buy new books or go to the library?
Tell us all about your summer reading experience!
