Summer Reading

Helping kids achieve the “Summer Leap”

IntroductionsTopics for today include:

● Choosing good books to read this summer● Library information and resources● Overdrive eBooks● Apps to track reading progress● Summer Reading Challenge

Choosing BooksReading Lists

● HAISLN (Houston Area Independent Schools Library Network)○ Book recommendations from professional committee members

that are updated each year○ Resource lists available in LS Library catalog

● Reading Rockets○ Links to multiple book lists ○ Articles for parents on helping struggling readers○ Video interviews with favorite children’s authors

● Diverse Book Finder○ Database of multicultural books for children○ Curated book lists on topics such as mindfulness,

refugees, and adoption

Choosing BooksReading Lists

● Common Sense Media○ Numerous “Best Books” lists○ Can select books based on topic and age○ “Best of” lists for movies, TV, websites, apps○ Essential Books guide for families

● Bookopolis○ Grade level book lists○ Summer reading challenges○ “Readers Also Liked”

Choosing BooksWhat to read next sites

● Scholastic Book Wizard● Your Next Read● MCPL Book Series

Websites with book suggestions

● Read Kiddo Read● A Mighty Girl● 38 Perfect Books to Read Aloud

Library informationFollett Destiny

● Summer Checkout - starts 4 June● ASL Creative Reading this summer

Westminster Public Libraries

● 95% of public libraries run a summer reading program● Be sure to visit your local library wherever you are

this summer!

For students

For adults

Summer Reading Challenge

Summer ReadingPhotos

Take a photo of your child reading and

send it to ls_library@asl.org

ASL ResourcesTumblebooks

● Over 1,000 animated eBooks for children● Choice includes picture books, graphic novels,

nonfiction, foreign language, and math learning

ASL LibrarySubscription Passwords

ASL ResourcesPebbleGo

● Research database for emergent readers● Browse topics such as animals, biographies, science,

and social studies● Read-aloud capability, videos, and games

ASL LibrarySubscription Passwords

ASL ResourcesPower Knowledge

● Science research databases on Life Science, Earth & Space Science, and Physical Science

● Use your Google account to login ● Educational games and science experiments to keep

children learning and entertained

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Overdrive Audio & eBooksOverdrive

● Audio & eBooks● Read or listen from your computer, phone or

device● Books for you & your children● Login Information

○ Username: regular ASL username○ PIN: last 4 digits on back of school ID

AppsApps to Track Reading

● Kids Reading Logs○ Multiple users○ Tracks reading time

● Reading Diary○ One user per account○ Able to record yourself reading

● 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten○ Keep track of books that you have read to your child○ Simple format○ Multiple users

Thank you!Please come visit us in the library for further ideas and

reading suggestions.

Wishing everyone a wonderful summer!

A Summer of Mathy Fun!

“Play is often talked about as if it

were a serious relief from learning. But for children, play is serious learning.

Play is really the work of childhood.- Fred Rogers

Card GamesTiny Polka Dot Go FishRat-A-Tat-Cat SetSleeping Queens RummyName That Number UnoClosest To Ten (or Hundred, or Half...)

A deck of regular playing or Uno cards are great because face or special cards can be removed so they can be used as digit cards for games learned in class or other invented math games.

Board GamesMonopoly BlokusQwirkle Mancala Battleship Rush HourMastermind Shut the BoxChess Othello

Almost any board game can be mathematized. Invite your child keep score, or be the banker, or count the number of squares they move, or talk about their strategies...

Domino &Dice GamesCreate a Ten StaircaseYahtzeeFarkleTenziAdmult DicePattern Making

PuzzlesJigsaw puzzlesTangrams and PentominoesKanoodleSudoku & other number puzzlesMatchstick puzzlesLogic puzzles

Here are a couple of articles about why spatial reasoning is crucial and how spatial reasoning links to number sense.

BooksBedtime Math series100 ThingsWhich One Doesn’t Belong?Great EstimationsGrapes of MathPerfectly Perilous Math (for Gr 4)

The Number Devil

Math is Everywhere!Money (shopping, exchange rates...)

Time (elapsed time, reading clocks...)

Distance (travel distances, map reading…)

Cooking (measuring, elapsed time...)

Sorting (use the nature around you!)

Pattern MakingShape HuntingBlock BuildingCounting (stones, toys, steps, road signs...)

How Many?

Ask your child open ended questions that have multiple answers. In this case, they might say, 8 seeds, 15 halves, 1 chopping board, or even 7.5 avocados!

Find Some Bad Math

The video above by Kent Haines has some great ideas on how to talk math with your kids.

For more ideas, follow #tmwyk on Twitter or visit Table Talk Math

The Math for LS Families Haiku Page has grade level specific suggestions and ideas, including selected start of the year expectations for the next grade level.

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Visit the Math for LS Families Haiku Page for more game ideas (including instructions and game boards for fact practice games

from previous Family Math Nights), app and website suggestions, and weekly math challenges from the year.