Book Boxes

Friday is an exciting day because I will be sending home book boxes! 

These boxes are meant to be a safe place for keeping the paper books that we read in school which will be sent home. I will talk to the kids about choosing a special spot for their box where they will have easy access to store and re-read the paper books from school.  The paper books have an important role in the development of reading skills because of the controlled vocabulary and presence of the particular word of the week, and letter of the week that we are studying. Part of the weekly homework is for the children to read to someone or have someone read to them each day of the week. For some children, these books are fairly easy, but for some they are just right and are the perfect books to use for completing that homework. Children in Kindergarten vary greatly in their skill levels so if your child prefers to read other books at home, I definitely encourage that! Regardless, it will be exciting for the kiddos to have a special place for their books and I am sure they will proudly show off their boxes when they arrive home! As we progress this year, children will also have opportunities to bring home "real," more challenging books as well.

This weekend I will post some information about sharing stories and reading to your children. I just got a great new book and I love how the author describes the benefits of reading with children or lap reading.

Speaking of books....we had a lot of online Scholastic Book Orders this month which means lots of free books for our classroom! I already have over 1,600 bonus points!! I will also get $3 to spend on next month's orders for each online order in September. Thanks for your support and for selecting books with your children that they will be excited to read/listen to!

Stay tuned for photos from the Jog-a-thon!