Read and Feed - Illinois Reading Council
West Suburban Reading Council’s Summer Read and Feed Project Greetings, As you know from the earlier newsflash, West Suburban Reading council was selected to participate in the Read and Feed Project in conjunction with the International Literacy Association (formerly IRA) and the National Title One Association. Read and Feed is a summer project that will provide literacy activities for students in low- income families. Having met the requirements for this project, Maywood District 89 was selected for this project. It is at this point that we need your assistance to make this project a success. We are looking for third grade activities that students can take home and do over the summer. These activities should be nonfiction/comprehension based. These third grade literacy activities should:1) be easy to use with minimum parental help; 2) be ready for duplication; 3) should contain explicit directions for the student and parent; 4) provide the answers where needed; 5) be submitted as a PDF file or Word document, if done electronically; 6) copy ready if submitted by snail mail. Here are some suggested activities. However, feel free to send other third grade literacy activities that focus on nonfiction/comprehension. Games *Trail Game: Attached are some samples of a template to make a trail game. The game must fit onto one 81/2 x 11 sheet of paper. Include complete directions, cards if needed, and suggestions for markers. Attached is also District 89’s third grade Academic and PARCC vocabularies for possible use. There are other blank trail game templates on Google. Google blank trail games. Remember the trail game must fit on an 81/2 x 11 page. Feel free to use a template you may already have. *Concentration Game: Make two sets of flashcards* one set of cards contains the Academic, PARCC, or other third grade vocabulary and the other set has the definitions. Provide directions on how to lay out the cards and play the game. (See below for websites for making flashcards.) Vocabulary Here are some suggested vocabulary activities: matching, word search, scrambled letters, crossword puzzles, four square, and flashcards. Please provide directions and answers where needed. Feel free to send other vocabulary activities. The vocabulary words can be the attached Academic and PARCC vocabularies and/or other third grade words. If you do not already have a website(s) to make some of the above activities, here are two helpful websites: Lakeshore’s free website www.lakeshorelearning.com and www.toolsforeducators.com also a free site. Reader’s Theatre Nonfiction reader’s theatre scripts are preferred. These scripts may be ones you have found and used or ones that you have created or adapted from other sources, such as a social studies unit or a language arts story. When sending the script please include the source and keep in mind the reading level of these summer school students. Journal Writing Ideas During summer school the students will be doing journal writing. What are some topics you have used? Send them to us! Once all the activities have arrived, they will be placed in a binder and given to District 89’s literacy coordinator who will be responsible for the duplication. These activities need to be received by May 15, 2015. These can be sent electronically or snail mail to: Barbara Ashton 1770 Hemlock Drive Glendale Heights, Illinois 60139 [email protected] Please provide: * Your Name *School name *School address *Phone *Email address ( not blocked by filters ) *This information is needed in case there are questions about the activity(s). Thank you so much for your assistance with this great literacy project. With your help we will be making a difference for these students. Looking forward to receiving your wonderful activities. Barbara Ashton, Kathleen Sweeney -‐ Co-‐chairs in charge of activity collection And Members of the West Suburban Reading Council Board (BA/KS 2015 PARCC Vocabulary analyze illustrate cause influence cite moral convey narrate effect phrase elaborate plot element recount evaluate stanza evidence strategy examine structure explicit synthesize fable text folktale theme foreshadow theory hypothesis trait (District 89-‐Maywood) Reading/ELA Reading/ELA Academic Vocabulary Grade 3 Reading/ELA Mathematics achievement influence version angle acknowledge information writing process answer acronym inquiry area aliteration integrate bar graph analysis introduction capacity argument literature centimeter author's purpose main idea classify biography narrative cluster communication note taking compare conclusion opinion conclusion content passage coordinates context clues phases cube contrast plural forms data decode possessive forms decimal descriptive previous denominator determine probably describe dialogue reference design discuss resources diagram example revise dividend entertain sequencing division essay specific elapsed time example story elements equation experience supporting details equivalent feedback summarize estimation flexibility summary expanded future title factors graphic organizer verb formation District 89 -‐ Maywood Mathematics fractions function geometry gram horizontal axis identify imprpoer fractions interpretations investigation mean measurement median meter mode multiplication obtuse angle odd numbers outcome parallel perimeter probability property pyramid quotient remainder rotation survey Mathematics tallies trial & error triangle valid vertices volume notation
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