The Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge
2018 Summer Reading Challenge Book Lists
The Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge is a free, online reading program designed to help students turn the “summer slide” — the learning loss which can occur over the summer months — into a “summer leap” by discovering the joy and magic of reading for fun.
These book lists for grades PreK-K, grades 1-2, grades 3-5, grades 6-8, and grades 9-12 include favorite books and series like Clifford, Dog Man, Fly Guy, Captain Underpants, and I Survived.
Sign up for the Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge and share in the magic of summer reading in celebration of the 20th anniversary of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.
GRADES
PreK–K , 1–2 , 3–5 , 6–8 , 9–12
Book Adventure is a fun, free way to motivate your child to read! Kids in grades K-8 can search for books, read them offline, come back to quiz on what they’ve read, and earn prizes for their reading success. Start your reading adventure below! Watch a video or explore the site.
**To explore the website, simply click on the link for: "Watch a video" or "explore the site" above. **
Reading Websites for Students K-5 (For more fun activities, click on "Links" at the top of the page.)
Starfall http://www.starfall.com _ Teaches children to read with phonics.
Fun Brain -- http://www.funbrain.com _ Free educational games, online books, and
comics.
PBS Kids -- http://pbskids.org/lions - Fun activities and games parents can do with their kids to help them learn to read.Also included, a list of recommended books and tips to get your kids wild about reading.
National Geographic Explorer for Kids -- http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/ - An online version of the award winning magazine.
Jumpstart World of Learning -- http://www.jumpstart.com/ Educational software that transforms math, reading and critical thinking lessons into adventure.
Discovery Education -- http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/ - Free student resources that bring learning to life both inside and outside the classroom. (Interactive games, videos, contests, virtual labs and activities.
Harcourt Brace Selling -- Grade level Spelling Practice and Word Work
Primary Games -- This website has one of the biggest collections of Reading Games for all ages and levels. Word Hunt, Word Tetris Game, and many more .
Clifford, The Big Red Dog: -- http;//teacher.scholastic.com/clifford1/ - Interactive Storybooks! Phonics, fun, games and stories for early readers.
Homework Alabama
http://webmini.apls.state.al.us
Homework Alabama offers FREE online tutoring and academic resources fro Tutor.com for Alabama residents from kindergarten students through college. Get help in math, science, English, Social Studies or writing
KidInfo.com
https://www.kidinfo.com
KidInfo.com Homework Helper is a FREE homework helper which provides PreK-12 educational websites, videos, and powerpoints. It also links to informative, interesting, and challenging educational kids' games.
BrainPop
https://www.brainpop.com
Engaging learning games,animated movies, and activities to encourage kids on their unique learning paths.
GoNoodle
https://gonoodle.com
Brain break kids will love in Math, ELA, Science, and Social Studies
Reading Theory
https://readtheory.org
Sign up for free and gain access to over 1,000 reading comprehension exercises
Accelerated Reader (AR) Book Finder
www.arbookfind.com
Searching for Accelerated Reader books. Students, teachers, parents, and librarians can search in English or Spanish using criteria such as ATOS book level or a lexile measure, interest level, title, author, fiction/nonfiction, subject, award-winners, CCSS Exemplars and more
Encyclopedia.com
Encyclopedia.com has more than 100 sources, including encyclopedias, dictionaries, and thesauruses with facts, definitions, biographies, synonyms, pronunciation keys, word origins, and abbreviations.
Dictionary.com
www.dictionary.com
World's leading digital dictionary. It provides millions of English definitions, spellings, audio pronunciations, example sentences, and word origins
Scholastic
www.scholastic.com
Provide a reading lists for all student reading levels and interests
School Library Journal
www.slj.com
Previews of upcoming title; access to reviews of books, audiobooks, DVDs, and other media
Information Literacy Standards K-12
www.ala.org
About Our Media Center
"Once you learn to read, you will be forever free."
--Frederick Douglass
The Crump Elementary Media Center is a cozy and comfortable place where students can explore the wonders of reading!
We operate on an Open/Flex schedule. Classes visit the media center once a week on a scheduled basis to check out books. Individual students make additional visits to the media center during flex time. Books may be checked out for one week and renewed as needed.
*The student is responsible for returning the book(s) they have checked out.
*If the book is not returned within one week, an overdue notice will be issued to the student from the media specialist.
*The student will not be allowed to borrow any more books until the overdue book is returned.
* Lost books should be paid for (replacement fee) or replaced with a new copy of the book.
Checkout Policy
K-1st grade: one book
2nd grade: two books
3rd - 5th: three books
Lost or Damaged Books:
Every effort will be made to provide access to resources in the media center. Students are taught to be responsible and will be held accountable for lost and/or damaged books. Books that are lost or damaged are subject to a replacement fee. Failure to locate the books will result in charges for the replacement cost of the lost book(s).
Media Center Hours
The Media Center is open from 8:30 - 2:30 Monday - Friday.
Vision
The Crump Media Center serves as an integral part of the school educational program. Media Services supports and enriches the curriculum, promotes a love of reading and encourages life-long learning. Flexible scheduling allows students and staff the best possible access to the facility, its staff, and its resources.
Mission
Crump Elementary Media Center will ensure that all students and staff are effective users of information by providing flexible access to library resources and creating a curriculum that is relevant to classroom instruction and aligned with state standards.
Goals
Crump Elementary Media Center will:
- Provide an environment that supports the curriculum and stimulates learning.
- Provide flexible scheduling that best meets student and staff needs.
- Provide an up-to-date collection and technologies that support the curriculum and student and staff needs and interests.
- Provide multiple opportunities for collaboration with staff to integrate information literacy skills with the curriculum.
- Provide on-going exposure to literature in a variety of formats that stimulate reading enrichment.
Media Center News and Upcoming Events 