The above mosaic was created by hundreds of photos of students reading that were sent to me by their parents.
The photo used as the mosaic is from my 2017-18 class. Keep reading below to find out how you too can be part of this mosaic.
The photo used as the mosaic is from my 2017-18 class. Keep reading below to find out how you too can be part of this mosaic.
Let's face it, nobody likes timed reading. The students feel like they can't read something fun because it will never give them the required minutes needed to make the teacher happy. So they go to the library, check out a boring book about the space-time continuum, and plod their way through it because it's expected of them. That is usually where the loathing for reading begins.
And then there are the parents. Trust me, with five kids myself, I have been in this situation. You're dropping off the kids at school, and suddenly your child remembers that the reading log is DUE TODAY!!! As the tears start streaming, you scramble to look for a pen in your glove compartment, and sign the reading log with a signature that may or may not resemble your own.
And here's the teacher's side of this. To be completely blunt, we're just trying to keep our cool when we receive the reading log of little Johnny. You know, the kid that has mentioned his hatred of reading the entire year, and will refuse to read in class. Yet, by some miracle, little Johnny is able to read 15,000 minutes the week before the reading log is due.
EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE ONLY 10,080 MINUTES IN AN ENTIRE WEEK!!!!
I feel that kids are more likely to read something they like. And since reading is supposed to be enjoyable, why make it more difficult? So I try to keep my reading program simple:
WHAT = READ BIOGRAPHIES, FICTION, COMIC BOOKS, NEWSPAPERS, RECIPES
I DON'T CARE! JUST READ!
WHO = READ TO YOUR PARENTS, SIBLINGS, FRIENDS, PETS, STUFFED ANIMALS
I DON'T CARE! JUST READ!
WHERE = READ IN BED, UPSIDE DOWN, AT THE POOL, ON TOP OF OLD SMOKEY
I DON'T CARE! JUST READ!
Instead of counting minutes, points will be given based on the following:
I DON'T CARE! JUST READ!
WHO = READ TO YOUR PARENTS, SIBLINGS, FRIENDS, PETS, STUFFED ANIMALS
I DON'T CARE! JUST READ!
WHERE = READ IN BED, UPSIDE DOWN, AT THE POOL, ON TOP OF OLD SMOKEY
I DON'T CARE! JUST READ!
Instead of counting minutes, points will be given based on the following:
What(2 Points Each)
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Who(5 Points Each)
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Where(10 Points Each)
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How It Works
Every month you will get a reading chart, which shows the points for every book that you read. You earn 10 points for any of the month-specific books. You earn two points for every different book you read. 5 points if you read it to someone. 10 points if you read it in an interesting place. For example, if you read "Something Wicked This Way Comes" by Ray Bradbury in October, you get 10 points for reading a scary book and 2 points for reading a chapter book. If you read the book to your older sister, you get 5 more points and if you're reading it to her in a graveyard, that's another 10 points. That's 27 points for just one book!
Each option can only be used once. Also, to get credit for the Who and What, parents need to send me a photo through email or text. That's it! It's simple, it's fun and you can read pretty much anything you want.
Each option can only be used once. Also, to get credit for the Who and What, parents need to send me a photo through email or text. That's it! It's simple, it's fun and you can read pretty much anything you want.
