Each week you will come here for your READING learning choices. You should choose 2 READING tasks each week from the choices below for your Choice Board. New choices will be added weekly, but you can still choose a task from a previous week if you haven't already completed it. Some choices require you to do lessons in order. Tasks with more than one part will say so in their description. Other choices will be repeated every week (like silent reading) and can be chosen each week if you like. Eyes wide open as you peer through your READING tasks!
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Week 11 (June 15 - June 19) READING Learning Experiences
Choose 2 READING tasks below for your READING choices on your Choice Board.
Reading Task 1 - Non-Fiction Text Features can help you make sense of what you're reading.
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Reading Task 2 - "Oh, The Places You'll Go!" You made it! The end of the year is here (almost (: )! Enjoy this Read-A-Loud of Dr. Seus' wonderful book with Miss DeLong.
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Reading Task 3 - Historical fiction gives us a picture of the past. Learn more about Frank Slide and historical fiction in this learning task.
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Reading Task 4 - Independent reading time. Find a book, get a spot, and read!
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Week 10 (June 8- June 12) READING Learning Experiences
Choose 2 READING tasks below for your READING choices on your Choice Board.
Reading Task 1 - Explore the mood of poetry with this lesson on "Digging Deeper into Poetry". *This is a two-week task that was started last week*
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Reading Task 2 - Picture what you are reading by sketching in chunks in this lesson to remember new information and understand what a text is mostly about.
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Reading Task 3 - Reader's Theater is a lot of fun AND helps you practice your reading! Watch a video, pick a script, and then get started!
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After reading the instructions above, click on the script that you would like to use below:
Mother Goose Interrupted This Little Piggy
Reading Task 4 - Independent reading time. Find a book, get a spot, and read!
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Week 9 (June 1 - June 5) READING Learning Experiences
Choose 2 READING tasks below for your READING choices on your Choice Board.
Reading Task 1 - Explore the mood of poetry with this lesson on "Digging Deeper into Poetry".
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Reading Task 2 - Test your knowledge of sea creatures in this fun "Who Am I" READING task.
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Reading Task 3 - Learn to get the most details you can out of your nonfiction reading with this Text Mapping READING task.
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Reading Task 4 - Independent reading time. Find a book, get a spot, and read!
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Week 8 (May 25-29) READING Learning Experiences
Choose 2 READING tasks below for your READING choices on your Choice Board.
Reading Task 1 - Ever get stuck on a word when you're reading? This lesson will teach you to "Try, Try, Try Again" by giving you different strategies you can use.
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Reading Task 2 - Sometimes we get confused when we read something new. "Check Yourself" in this learning task and learn how to solve your confusion.
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Reading Task 3 - Characters can teach us a lot as we follow them through a story. Find out more about the importance of "Character Traits and Character Development" in this READING lesson.
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Click here to download the recording sheet for "The Present" that goes with this lesson.
Reading Task 4 - Independent reading time. Find a book, get a spot, and read!
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Week 6 (May 11-15) READING Learning Experiences
Choose 2 READING tasks below for your READING choices on your Choice Board.
Reading Task 1 - Time to Dig the Deepest in part 3 of Dig Deeper into Stories. You do not need to do part 1 and 2 from previous weeks to do this task, but it would be helpful.
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Reading Task 2 - As you become a better reader, it is important to Make Your Voice Match the Meaning of what you're reading.
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Reading Task 3 - It is important to understand what you read! Learn about how retelling can help you in understanding what you have read in this Read, Cover, Remember, Retell lesson.
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Reading Task 4 - Independent reading time. Find a book, get a spot, and read!
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Week 5 (May 4 - May 8) READING Learning Experiences
Choose 2 READING tasks below for your READING choices on your Choice Board.
Reading Task 1 - Dig even Deeper in part 2 of Dig Deeper into Stories. You do not need to do part 1 from last week to do this task, but it would be helpful.
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Reading Task 2 - Ever wanted to be a comedian? Here's your chance with Stand Up Comedy Night. Have fun entertaining your family with this task!
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Reading Task 3 - Do you like to act? Get to know the characters in your story better with this Role Play Characters task.
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Reading Task 4 - Independent reading time. Find a book, get a spot, and read!
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Week 4 (Apr 27 - May 1) READING Learning Experiences
Choose 2 READING tasks below for your READING choices on your Choice Board.
Reading Task 1 - Dig deeper into stories with the 3 R strategy.
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Reading Task 2 - Book Club Adventures Part 4. Continue your adventure with your book from the last 3 weeks as you journey through this Book Club.
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Reading Task 3 - Use the Visualize to Focus reading strategy to stop and think about what you have read and engage more in your books.
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Reading Task 4 - Independent reading time. Find a book, get a spot, and read!
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Week 3 (Apr 21 - 24) READING Learning Experiences
Choose 2 READING tasks below for your READING choices on your Choice Board.
Reading Task 1 - Ask Questions to Engage reading task.
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Reading Task 2 - Book Club Adventures Part 3. Continue your adventure with your book from the last 2 weeks as you journey through this Book Club.
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Reading Task 3 - Learn how to figure out who's speaking in the "Who's Speaking" reading task.
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Reading Task 4 - Learn about and research your favourite sea creatures in this "Under the Sea" reading task.
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Reading Task 5 - Independent reading time. Find a book, get a spot, and read!
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Week 2 (Apr 6 - Apr 9) READING Learning Experiences
Choose 2 READING tasks below for your READING choices on your Choice Board.
Reading Task 1 - Reread and Sketch reading task. Can you remember the information you read? Use rereading and sketching to help you understand and remember the information you've read.
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Reading Task 2 - Book Club Adventures Part 2. Continue your adventure with your book from last week as you journey through this Book Club.
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Reading Task 3 - Why Zebras Have Stripes reading task. Ever wonder why animals are the way they are? Learn about pourquoi tales in this informative and interesting task.
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Reading Task 4 - Buzz About Books reading lesson. Have you read a good book lately? Why not recommend it to someone you know?
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Reading Task 5 - Independent reading time. Find a book, get a spot, and read!
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Week 1 (Mar 30 - Apr 3) READING Learning Experiences
Choose 2 READING tasks below for your READING choices on your Choice Board.
Reading Task 1 - Picking a Spot reading lesson. Find the perfect spot to read in to make reading the most enjoyable for you.
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Reading Task 2 - Book Club Adventures Part 1. Get ready to go on an adventure with a new book as you journey through this Book Club.
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Reading Task 3 - Foraging for Mussels reading task. Learn about the ancient Inuit tradition of foraging for mussels as you listen to "The Very Last First Time" by Jan Andrews.
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Reading Task 4 - Independent reading time. Find a book, get a spot, and read!
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