Four Guidelines for Summer Reading

Four Guidelines for Summer Reading Blog 

post by Kylene Beers

In my previous post, I wrote about the research that links enjoyment of reading to reading achievement.  Perhaps one of the most enjoyable times to read is over the summer.  No reports. No tests. No vocabulary lists.  Just getting lost in a book.  Sadly, most kids don't turn to summer reading-even when it's a school requirement.  What happens when kids don't-or do-read over the summer?

1)   Kids who don't read during summer vacation lose two to three months of reading achievement. 

 2)   Elementary students who read 10-15 books at home over the summer gain as much in reading achievement as students who attend summer school. 

3)   Middle school students who read only five to six books over the summer don't suffer from that summer reading loss.

Food Chain games

Click on the picture to play the game! The Producers, Consumers, Decomposers Game- 5th Grade Standard - 4-5 LS2C Plants and animals are related in food webs with producers (plants that make their own food), consumers (animals that eat producers and/or other animals), and decomposers (primarily bacteria and fungi) that break down wastes and dead organisms, and return nutrients to the soil

Food Chain Game - 5th Grade Standard 4-5 LS2C: Plants and animals are related in food webs with producers (plants that make their own food), consumers (animals that eat producers and/or other animals), and decomposers (primarily bacteria and fungi) that break down wastes and dead organisms, and return nutrients to the soil

Animal Diet Game - 5th Grade Standard 4-5 LS2B Plants make their own food using energy from the sun. Animals get food energy by eating plants and/or other animals that eat plants. Plants make it possible for animals to use the energy of sunlight.