Where are YOU reading? Some of my favorite summer memories of third and fourth grades include taking my book along on my exploration of the day. I read beside clear NH streams, up in trees, with a flashlight in a tent, on top of glacial erratics, in the field with the cows, and . . . . .
So have your adult snap a photo of YOU reading in a summery spot. They can e-mail it to me anytime. I can’t wait to hear from you, Wild Reader!
Mrs. Shedd and Miss Blessing crossed the “finish line” of the Forty Book Challenge this week! Yahoo! In their interview, they collaborated on favorite places to read.
***When I was in third/fourth grade, I loved to read . . . .
–up in my favorite climbing tree along our field (Miss B)
–in my pink gingham windowseat in my room (Miss B)
–on the sofa in the living room (Mrs. Shedd)
***Some unusual places we have read. . . .
–at the gas station while my husband is pumping gas (Mrs. Shedd)
–in every line or wherever I am waiting for people no matter where it is (Miss B)
–on the ferry to Newfoundland (Miss B)
–in my bunk at Camp Maranatha (Mrs. Shedd)
***Places we love to read now . . . .
–my recliner (Mrs. Shedd)
–laying on the couch (Mrs. Shedd)
–in my hammock (Mrs. Shedd)
–in a comfy chair by the ocean in Maine (Mrs. Shedd and Miss B)
–on the porch in a rocking chair, even when it is below freezing (Miss B)
–out in the garden among the flowers (Miss B)
***We keep books everywhere–by the bed, by the chair, in the bathroom, in the car, in the kindle on the phone, at school, at work–so no matter where we are, we can read, read, read! Leave a comment about where YOU like to read!
Our fourth SuperReader passed 40 books in the Forty Book Challenge today! Congratulations, Ethan!
In his reading interview, Ethan commented,
“I recommend reading a Superman book. There is a lot of action, like Superman saves buildings from falling over, and saves boats from crashing into icebergs, and saves trains from falling off broken tracks. It includes interesting details in the graphics, like the colors and the shadows. They blend the colors in to make a new color. I really like these stories because they have interesting words and super-long words. Some examples are “kryptonite” and “Krypton.” I really didn’t know that Superman was an alien. I had only heard he was a superhero on earth. So I learned new things about him in the graphic novel.
This was a fairly new genre to me this year, although I had read the Wings of Fire graphic novels before. I really like it and want to read more.”
Thank you, Mrs. Post, for sharing your expressive and enthusiastic reading of Jan Brett’s Hedgie’s Surprise with our preK book buddies and us!
So many readers have shared this summer! Look at Mrs. Holleran’s glorious garden, perfect for tea and a good book! Have you shared your summer reading spot with us yet?
Mrs. Shedd is the Reading Champ of our class! She beats us all every single year in the 40 Book Challenge, no matter how we try. As we watch her reading habits, we notice she is an expert at the “wild reader” strategy of having a book everywhere and using snippets of time for reading wherever she is. She often finishes a book every day or two rather than the book a week we aim for! Imagine all the places she has gone in her mind! Thank you for inspiring us, Mrs. Shedd.
Dr. Schwamb and his friend are enjoying some summer reading. Hope you are too!
Mrs. Barnes is enjoying reading with a pretty cute friend.
Where are YOU reading this summer?
I often post on our blog about Donalyn Miller’s books, The Book Whisperer and Reading in the Wild, chatting about lifelong reading habits. Here is one example of a “wild reader”. Natalie’s mom said, “Are you smiling as we did to see Natalie faithfully doing her chicken chores all while keeping her book in hand?” Yes!
We are not just readers. We are PASSIONATE readers.
One of my friends from the National Writing Project, previous NH Teacher of the Year Angie Miller, is spending a year teaching high school in Costa Rica. She has been inspiring her students with reading workshop, and they are catching fire. They came up with the idea of adding each book they finish to window graffiti in their room, and I asked if we could steal their idea to add to our medley of book celebrations. We hope to trade photos with them as the year goes on even though they are older students because being a lifelong reader makes us joyous companions no matter our ages.
What are some of the ways you grab moments here and there to add reading to your day? Even very busy “wild readers” find ways, just as Natalie did in the chicken yard. I have numerous books of all kinds going all the time, and I stash them everywhere, such as one in the car, one in my carry bag, one in the bathroom, a pile at my school desk and home desk, . . . . Then I grab a minute to read another chapter wherever I might be.
Read on!