NOVEMBER FAMILY LITERACY MONTH CHOICES
Student Name:
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Teacher’s Name:
______/ Visit Poetry4kids.com.
Read one of Kenn Nesbitt’s funny poems. / Visit the Flint Library...sign up for a card if you don’t already have one. / Read a graphic novel with a friend or family member. / Ask a grown up to tell or write you a story. Share this story with someone. / Help plan your next family trip. Look up the location and learn about:
~Historic sites/landmarks
~Arts and culture
~Activities
~Climate
~Places to visit
~Food / Build a fort with blankets and pillows and go inside to relax and read.
Ask an adult to share his/her favorite children’s story and read that book together. / Create an early wish list for Santa and write a thank you note to his elves. / Find a newspaper, magazine, or any item with print. Create a list of new words to read and learn. / Grab your favorite picture book then cozy up to a petand read your story.
/ Select your favorite Dr. Seuss book and read this story to a younger child. / Select a NONFICTION Book. Next, preview Text Features such as: Table of Contents, Glossary, Illustrations, Captions, etc. Read the book and share 6 fun facts you have learned. / Buy a book or write a book for someone special.
Read a story then act it out using props! / Create a Thank You Card and send it to a Veteran. / Look up your favorite restaurant on line or grab a take- out menu and read it out loud!  / Read a story featuring an animal as the main character.
/ Find two nonfiction books about one of your favorite animals and read these books with a family member. / Create a “Reading Box” at home with all of your favorite titles and read from it this week! / Read a biography of a famous person. Share some interesting facts you learned with an adult.
Explore a free trial SPEAKABOOS.COM AND select some classics Fables, Fairytales, and/or Folktales to Read. / Change your voice for different characters. Make your voice soft and loud. Put life and energy into reading a book! / Visit the website: kidsreads.com.Read and learn about an author. / Buddy read the same chapter book with a friend or family member. Stop at the end of each chapter to talk about the characters, story events, and plot. / Turn off the TV and enjoy Family Game Night. Some ideas include: Boggle, Scrabble, Hedbanz, Tall Tales, Heads Up, Apples to Apples, and Read my List.  / Share and read a recipe with a family member and spend time making that dish together. / Call or Face Time a relative and read them a story!
Read The sports page of a newspaper with a parent or grandparent. / Invite a friend to your house and read a good mystery, in the dark, with flashlights! / Attend The Batch Book Fair from November 27th to December 1st. / Visit the library, a bookstore, or a website, and find two books to read by the same author. / Try listening to an Audio Book CD with a friend or family member for fun! / Create a bookmark and donate it to the Batch School Library. / Happy
Thanksgiving!

“There is no friend as loyal as a book.” Ernest Hemingway Parent or Guardian’sSignature ______

*PLEASE CIRCLE AT LEAST 6 ACTIVITIES YOU HAVE COMPLETED AND RETURN THIS SHEET TO YOUR CLASSROOM BY Nov. 30th.