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1. Summertime! Hallelujah!

By: SSPP Reads, on 6/3/2012
Blog: SSPP Reads (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
JacketFlap tags: Summer School 2012, New York Times, Literacy, Find a Book, summer slide, summertime, Add a tag

Summertime! Hallelujah! I’ve written about the summer slide–don’t get caught in that–and last year gave a list of engaging activities for students and their families, check that out here.

Don’t lose track of the summer reading requirement from Sts. Peter and Paul Salesian School. Below are a few books in the top of the New York Times Children’s Best Sellers. SSPP Reads will be back come the Summer Solstice June 20, 2012. Happy Reading!

Children’s Picture Books

Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons by Eric Litwin, Illustrated by James Dean (Harper/Harper Collins) Ages 3-7
The Duckling Gets a Cookie? by Mo Willems (Hyperion/Disney) Ages 2-6
Dinosaur Pet, lyrics by Marc Sedaka, Illustrated by Tim Bowers (Imagine!) Ages 4-7

Children’s Chapter Books

Insurgent by Veronica Roth (Katherine Tegen/HarperCollins) Ages 14 and up
Middle School: Get Me Out of Here! by James Patterson and Chris Tebbets. Illustrated by Laura Park (Little, Brown) Ages 8-12
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (Dutton) Ages 14 and up

Children’s Paperback Books

Divergent by Veronica Roth (Katherine Tegen/HarperCollins) Ages 14 and up
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (Knopf) Ages 14 and up
The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan (Disney-Hyperion) Ages 10 and up

Children’s Series Books

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic) Ages 12 and up
Kane Chronicles by Rick Riordan (Hyperion) Ages 10 and u0p
Theodore Boone by John Grisham (Dutton/Puffin) Ages 9-12

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2. Beat the Summer Slide

By: SSPP Reads, on 5/16/2012
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Beat the Summer Slide with ReadWriteThink, a partnership of the International Reading Association, National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE),and Verizon Thinkfinity. Summer slide is the term used to describe the academic loss that kids suffer as they take a break from school during the summer months. Check out the Bright Ideas for Summer campaign for more information, to see the activities, and to print out an informational sheet.

Here’s a preview of the activities:

Poetry writing: Using the popular poetry interactives–Acrostic Poems, Diamante Poems, and Theme Poems–write a poem about a summer topic.
Prewriting: Use Cube Creator to organize a super story about a hero with summer-specific powers.
Character writing: Explore the qualities of characters from your favorite summer books and create Trading Cards to share with your friends.
Persuasive writing: Craft a convincing argument for a summertime treat or special privilege using the online Persuasion Map.

Check it out, you’ll have some fun, and might even beat the slide!

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3. Summer School 2012 Links

By: SSPP Reads, on 3/5/2012
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Summer is just around the corner and many summer school programs are geared up to accept applications. Plan ahead and make sure your student is enrolled in the best program for his or her needs. SSPP Reads offers this list as a courtesy to our readers only and recommends you speak with your child’s teacher for recommendations. See also some STEM Summer Programs featured in an earlier blog here. Updated periodically.