Building a School-to-Home Connection from Day One
Parents, teachers, and administrators all start the new school year with the mutual goal of helping children grow and succeed. Building a strong school-to-home connection from the very first day is...
View ArticleCreating a Home Library
Building a home library for your child’s books is a wonderful way to show that reading is an important part of life, and not just for school or the library. Not to mention that it can help teach...
View ArticleA Happy and Healthy Start to the School Year!
Start off the year right by engaging children in learning about their own amazing bodies! Reinforce healthy habits with your children so they can do well in school and at home. Discuss how eating a...
View ArticleTeachers’ Top Recommended Titles
Which books and collections are teachers recommending? Read on to see what K–5 teachers suggest their students read from Scholastic Reading Club this month. Kindergarten teachers are recommending fun...
View ArticleThe Book Is Always Better—or Not
I never watch a movie based on a book without reading the book first. There is a reason: in my opinion, the book is always better than the movie, and I don’t want the movie to spoil the ending of the...
View ArticleLet’s Write!
We think you’ll love this FREE writing activity from the Knowledge Quest! My Human Body Network Read-Aloud Collection. It’s one of hundreds of activities, designed by literacy experts, from the...
View ArticleArt to Inspire Young Readers
“Read Every Day. Lead a Better Life.” is our company’s global literacy campaign, the backbone of all that we do here. Helping children gain access to books, improve their reading skills, gain...
View ArticleIntegrating an RTI Program with Scholastic Storia
Reading Manager Lexile levels are simple to locate, which is a phenomenal component of the Storia Reading Manager. They are shared along with the Guided Reading level when you assign eBooks. Also,...
View ArticleLions, Tigers, and Bears, Oh My! Animal Collections Are Here!
As I walked home through the park yesterday, I looked and listened. I saw all kinds of animals adapting to the change in seasons. Squirrels were gathering acorns. Sparrows puffed up their feathers and...
View ArticleReading Club Confidential: Lori Ess
As you’ve heard before, there are any number of “behind the scenes” people at Scholastic Reading Club—many doing jobs you’ve never even heard of! Today we’re talking with Lori Ess about her previous...
View ArticleKarma Wilson in the Classroom
Hi, folks. Jeremy Brunaccioni here from the Conway Grammar School kindergarten in Western Massachusetts. If you’re not already using Karma Wilson’s Bear books in your classroom, you’re going to want to...
View ArticleSharing the Journey: Reading Aloud in the Classroom
Today we’re pleased to share a guest post from one of our former Teacher Advisors about using the fifth grade Book of the Month as a classroom read-aloud. Check out the bottom of this post for more...
View Article#100ReasonstoRead: Classroom Edition
This is the first post in a series where teachers tell us how they celebrate reading in their classrooms. Today’s post is written by Ms. Madarang, a second grade teacher from Pennsylvania. We love to...
View Article#100ReasonstoRead: Classroom Edition #2
This is the second post in a series where teachers tell us how they celebrate reading in their classrooms. Today’s post is written by Ms. Bagai, a fifth grade teacher from California. When I asked...
View Article#100ReasonstoRead: Classroom Edition #3
This is the third post in a series where teachers tell us how they celebrate reading in their classrooms. Today’s post is written by Mrs. Hartman, a fourth grade teacher from Pennsylvania. Reason to...
View ArticleAward Winners…and Other Amazing Books
The children’s book world is still buzzing with excitement from the ALA award announcements on January 27. Here at Scholastic Reading Club, we’re passing around the winners and also taking time to...
View ArticleFREE Fossil Activity!
Barnum Brown was named after legendary circus showman P. T. Barnum—and he lived an exciting life to match his name. As one of the most famous fossil hunters in history, Barnum traveled the country...
View Article#100ReasonstoRead: Classroom Edition #4
This is the fourth post in a series where teachers tell us how they celebrate reading in their classrooms. Today’s post is written by Ms. Drusin, a sixth grade teacher from New York. Reason #48 to...
View ArticleHow I Survived Can Help Struggling Readers
Recently we were contacted by Mike Lewis, one of our Teacher Advisors, who wanted to share his thoughts on the I Survived series and how it can be beneficial for struggling readers. I work with kids...
View ArticleCelebrate the Winter Olympics with Books and Activities!
If reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body, then what is reading about exercise? Well, for one thing, it can be fun! Especially when there’s an exciting event like the Winter Olympics to...
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