Raven Summer Reading Workshops
Free Opportunity for K-5th Grade Students
Introduction:
Hello Raven Families! I am excited about the prospect of working with your children on some fun summer reading. As a 30-year educator, my specialty is literacy and I have had the pleasure of teaching all ages and grades. Your district is providing an opportunity for 3-day guided reading workshops in July. There will be three sessions offered and each will have a different focus. We will use the Bluejeans platform with which your child is already familiar and they can participate from the comfort of your home computer. Learning activities will be individualized for grade level bands K-1, 2-3, and 4-5. We will incorporate new titles, and ask your child to share some of their favorites. July is a great time to bolster skills and kick back with great books. I look forward to meeting and reading with the K-5 students, and reinforcing strategies through interactive mini-lessons and simple projects!
~Lesa Meath, M.Ed, NBCT
Schedule/Topics:
- Week One Workshop - July 7-9 (Topic: Print/Word Work & Fluency)
- Week Two Workshop - July 14-16 (Topic: Fluency, Comprehension, & Engagement)
- Week Three Workshop - July 21-23 (Topic: Comprehension w/Information Text)
View the sample schedule for preliminary info. The actual time/activities might differ once we receive responses to the survey to find out what interest there is for each grade level and topic.
Cost: Free!
Suggested Materials:
- magnet letter sets or letters on card stock
- printer paper/construction paper
- crayons/pencils
- dry erase board w/black marker & rag
- zip-lock type baggies
- tape/glue stick
- lg index cards
- ability to print modest # of pages
- tongue depressor sticks
- scissors
- sticky notes (sm and med)
Optional for Home Extensions:
- sock for puppet and scraps for features
- box or bag to hold independent books for reading to self
- poster paper
- markers
- recycled magazines
Sample Activities/Interactive Tasks:
Anchor Charts/Screen Shares:
- looks/sounds/feels
- cross-check
- goal setting
- uh-oh phew…
- snap/heart words
- genre wheel
- flip the sound
- non-fiction features
- movement cards game
- hink pinks
Make it/Take it:
- pointer/fluency wand
- word bags
- stamina chart
- scavenger hunt in text
- foldables (BME, features of text, SWBS)
- comprehension bookmark
- double bubble
- character traits
Models for Home Extension:
- sock puppet (fluency)
- reading tool bag
- high frequency word list pocket folder
- R2S bag
- squash book (poetry/word collections) word jar
- genre wheel