Creating Reading Memories by Colby Sharp https://padlet.com/colbysharp/stlcreatingreadingmemories What are some ways you can create unforgettable reading moments for your students? en-us 2016-06-19 02:19:43 UTC 2016-06-21 18:43:34 UTC hello@padlet.com Principals Book Club https://padlet.com/colbysharp/stlcreatingreadingmemories/wish/115168242 This year I am starting a principals book club to encourage reading, blogging about books and creating a reading community in the school.]]> 2016-06-21 16:32:40 UTC https://padlet.com/colbysharp/stlcreatingreadingmemories/wish/115168242 https://padlet.com/colbysharp/stlcreatingreadingmemories/wish/115168256 We have hosted Buddy Days where all of our go school students come over and read with our K-4 students. We also host ]]> 2016-06-21 16:32:49 UTC https://padlet.com/colbysharp/stlcreatingreadingmemories/wish/115168256 Harry Potter: Book and Movie https://padlet.com/colbysharp/stlcreatingreadingmemories/wish/115168257 We started reading the first Harry Potter and as we finished a chapter or two the students also were able to compare and contrast the movie and book. Before I knew it the students were finding Harry Potter books to read themselves or follow along as I was reading. ]]> 2016-06-21 16:32:49 UTC https://padlet.com/colbysharp/stlcreatingreadingmemories/wish/115168257 Parents' favorite childhood book https://padlet.com/colbysharp/stlcreatingreadingmemories/wish/115168260 I got all the parent to send me the book title of a book they loved or got them hooked on reading when they were in young and why they loved it. I made a huge bulletin board in the class of all the parents responses. The kids loved it!! They would stand around the board in the mornings. They were shocked at the books their parents loved that are still around today. Lots of kids started reading the book their parent loved! It was fabulous!!]]> 2016-06-21 16:32:51 UTC https://padlet.com/colbysharp/stlcreatingreadingmemories/wish/115168260 Reading Moments https://padlet.com/colbysharp/stlcreatingreadingmemories/wish/115168278 Host read-ins where Ss bring in pillow and blanket and read. Class adopts a gorilla along with Ivan read aloud. Traveling journal and rabbit when reading Edward Tulane. March Madness Book Bracket. Roald Dahl month.]]> 2016-06-21 16:33:07 UTC https://padlet.com/colbysharp/stlcreatingreadingmemories/wish/115168278 Books and mo https://padlet.com/colbysharp/stlcreatingreadingmemories/wish/115168279 We read a story and then watch the movie. We compare how well these two stories are ]]> 2016-06-21 16:33:08 UTC https://padlet.com/colbysharp/stlcreatingreadingmemories/wish/115168279 https://padlet.com/colbysharp/stlcreatingreadingmemories/wish/115168297 Letting students tell me what they want in the library. Delivering the book to them in the classroom. They are helping build our school library]]> 2016-06-21 16:33:24 UTC https://padlet.com/colbysharp/stlcreatingreadingmemories/wish/115168297 Read Aloud https://padlet.com/colbysharp/stlcreatingreadingmemories/wish/115168302 Even with my 6th and 7th graders. I would even say ESPECIALLY with 6th and 7th graders]]> 2016-06-21 16:33:27 UTC https://padlet.com/colbysharp/stlcreatingreadingmemories/wish/115168302 Book of the month club.  Kids sign up to read this read aloud that is aligned with that particular month with what's going on maybe in science or soc. studies.  Signing up to read it is optional but then if they do, we have a pizza party discussion on it. https://padlet.com/colbysharp/stlcreatingreadingmemories/wish/115168313 2016-06-21 16:33:38 UTC https://padlet.com/colbysharp/stlcreatingreadingmemories/wish/115168313 https://padlet.com/colbysharp/stlcreatingreadingmemories/wish/115168314 We often do reading like real readers to in the real world. In book clubs. I share
My experiences of my own adult book club I'm involved in. Then they create their own. They establish the norms,they set the agenda of what to discuss. ]]> 2016-06-21 16:33:39 UTC https://padlet.com/colbysharp/stlcreatingreadingmemories/wish/115168314 During March Madness, I do March Reading Madness and do a bracket of books that we read and vote on.  https://padlet.com/colbysharp/stlcreatingreadingmemories/wish/115168316 2016-06-21 16:33:42 UTC https://padlet.com/colbysharp/stlcreatingreadingmemories/wish/115168316 Reading buddy trading cards astout1 https://padlet.com/colbysharp/stlcreatingreadingmemories/wish/115168325 I'm at a Early Childhood to 8th grade school. I have the students make trading cards about themselves that they give to the students they read with during reading buddies. The young students love collecting the cards of the older students!]]> 2016-06-21 16:33:49 UTC https://padlet.com/colbysharp/stlcreatingreadingmemories/wish/115168325 https://padlet.com/colbysharp/stlcreatingreadingmemories/wish/115168332 Read first chap from various books/series to get kids hooked]]> 2016-06-21 16:33:54 UTC https://padlet.com/colbysharp/stlcreatingreadingmemories/wish/115168332 https://padlet.com/colbysharp/stlcreatingreadingmemories/wish/115168334 I read to my students everyday and check out books from our school library read them and share.]]> 2016-06-21 16:33:55 UTC https://padlet.com/colbysharp/stlcreatingreadingmemories/wish/115168334 Newbery Mockers https://padlet.com/colbysharp/stlcreatingreadingmemories/wish/115168336 Collaborate our school library with public library to do monthly meetings of new books and vote... Pub lib buys each member a copy of their winner and the actual winner.]]> 2016-06-21 16:33:56 UTC https://padlet.com/colbysharp/stlcreatingreadingmemories/wish/115168336 Reading night  https://padlet.com/colbysharp/stlcreatingreadingmemories/wish/115168339 Families invited to come in and read books with their children, book number tallied, school-wide award/celebration when number of book goal is met!]]> 2016-06-21 16:33:57 UTC https://padlet.com/colbysharp/stlcreatingreadingmemories/wish/115168339 Creating two new libraries at our small school with the help https://padlet.com/colbysharp/stlcreatingreadingmemories/wish/115168342 2016-06-21 16:34:06 UTC https://padlet.com/colbysharp/stlcreatingreadingmemories/wish/115168342 Red Carpet Book Reports https://padlet.com/colbysharp/stlcreatingreadingmemories/wish/115168346 2016-06-21 16:34:14 UTC https://padlet.com/colbysharp/stlcreatingreadingmemories/wish/115168346 Halloween Harry Potter party https://padlet.com/colbysharp/stlcreatingreadingmemories/wish/115168347 After reading Sorcerer's Stone during October the class is surprised by a Harry Potter party. Classroom is transformed into Great Hall. ]]> 2016-06-21 16:34:15 UTC https://padlet.com/colbysharp/stlcreatingreadingmemories/wish/115168347 https://padlet.com/colbysharp/stlcreatingreadingmemories/wish/115168351 As many author Skypes as possible]]> 2016-06-21 16:34:18 UTC https://padlet.com/colbysharp/stlcreatingreadingmemories/wish/115168351 https://padlet.com/colbysharp/stlcreatingreadingmemories/wish/115168362 We also host parent readin days and nights where parents come in and read with there students, see reader theatres performances, and create make and takes to use at home.

]]> 2016-06-21 16:34:36 UTC https://padlet.com/colbysharp/stlcreatingreadingmemories/wish/115168362 https://padlet.com/colbysharp/stlcreatingreadingmemories/wish/115168374 Tweet at authors as much as possible ]]> 2016-06-21 16:34:43 UTC https://padlet.com/colbysharp/stlcreatingreadingmemories/wish/115168374 Red Carpet Book Trailers https://padlet.com/colbysharp/stlcreatingreadingmemories/wish/115168378 My students read books in book clubs and created book trailers. They came up with idea to make a curtain and red carpet and made fancy invitations for their parents to come and view the videos. Their parents couldn't believe the digital work they were able to create!]]> 2016-06-21 16:34:47 UTC https://padlet.com/colbysharp/stlcreatingreadingmemories/wish/115168378 World Read Aloud Day https://padlet.com/colbysharp/stlcreatingreadingmemories/wish/115168388 We skyped with authors and celebrated teading]]> 2016-06-21 16:34:54 UTC https://padlet.com/colbysharp/stlcreatingreadingmemories/wish/115168388 https://padlet.com/colbysharp/stlcreatingreadingmemories/wish/115168391 I have the teachers and staff fill out a form about what they read over the summer and/or their favorite book and post them in the hallway under the heading "Everybody Reads!"]]> 2016-06-21 16:34:59 UTC https://padlet.com/colbysharp/stlcreatingreadingmemories/wish/115168391 https://padlet.com/colbysharp/stlcreatingreadingmemories/wish/115168393 DEAR time on Fridays]]> 2016-06-21 16:34:59 UTC https://padlet.com/colbysharp/stlcreatingreadingmemories/wish/115168393 read aloud time after lunch with my kindergartners.  https://padlet.com/colbysharp/stlcreatingreadingmemories/wish/115168395 I would read junie b jones to them and they always got so excited! If I would forget, they were always quick to remind me! They even started moving my chair to the middle of the room for me!]]> 2016-06-21 16:35:01 UTC https://padlet.com/colbysharp/stlcreatingreadingmemories/wish/115168395 Author Birthdays https://padlet.com/colbysharp/stlcreatingreadingmemories/wish/115168505 In our school we choose 1-2 author birthdays each month to celebrate as a school. Staff members record themselves reading a book by the author and make it into an iMovie. We usually have about 5 videos each month that are uploaded to YouTube and sent to teachers to show in the classroom. It helps them get to know teachers/staff members that they may not know and hear new and old favorite stories.]]> 2016-06-21 16:36:04 UTC https://padlet.com/colbysharp/stlcreatingreadingmemories/wish/115168505 Family night https://padlet.com/colbysharp/stlcreatingreadingmemories/wish/115168529 Parents read with children, tally number of books read, celebrate when number of books read goal is met.]]> 2016-06-21 16:36:15 UTC https://padlet.com/colbysharp/stlcreatingreadingmemories/wish/115168529 Childcraft https://padlet.com/colbysharp/stlcreatingreadingmemories/wish/115177553 My mom buying me the whole set of Chikds craft book. I remember feeling do smart for knowing lots of facts.

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