Reading and Writing

Where could I find something to read?

CELA, Libby, Audible (kids can listen free), Currents for Kids, NewsELA

How often should I read?

You should read every day for at least 30 minutes.

What should I read? 

What interests you? Fiction or non-fiction?  Mr. Huffman will post weekly suggestions below. If you are reading print or braille make sure to practice your Empower Reading Strategies.

Science Chicago aquarium releases penguins after exhibits close due to coronavirus

Me and My Habits

What’s for Breakfast?

The Boy Who Loved Trains

High School Makes Masks

Temporary Employment

I Want a Phone

Daily Dad Joke

Lockdowns offer a lesson in humans’ impact on wildlife and biodiversity

Kids Venture Out in Spain

Reflect on your reading

Start a Thinking Book or Journal

Before Reading

What do you think will happen?
What do you think it will be about?
Why did you choose it?
What do you hope for?

During Reading

What’s happening?
What are the important facts?
What is surprising for you?
What is confusing for you?
What questions are you asking yourself?
What connections did you make?

After Reading

What happened in the story?
What was the text about?
What was awesome?
What didn’t you like?
What confused you?
What is the big idea?
What did you learn?
What were the characters like?
What was the most important part?

Use …

Words
Sentences
Drawings
Symbols
Images

Writing Ideas

100 Word Challenges

Use up to 100 words to respond to one of the following prompts.  You must include the words below.

…suddenly they froze with nothing to say…

Blue    Sad    Giraffes    Snowflakes    Coco

…’ It doesn’t matter what you think, does it?’…

Sign    Kick    Hole    Flower    Sun

… was this really the only…

Diamond    Book   Upset    Lost   Sprinting

…we disappeared into the night …

…but should I really do this?…

…The deafening screams echoed through the cold night…

Box    Racoon    Chair    Sky    Leaf

…that’s when I knew I should run…