First, take advantage of the fact that many authors have given permission for their books to be read aloud and recorded during this time.

Next, create a questionnaire using Kahoot , Google Forms , or paper and pencil and have students share their opinions on the book you are considering. We can read portions of the book using Google Meet , Zoom , Flipgrid , or other platforms—consider recording and posting these for students to access in YouTube , a shared class Google drive, or whatever virtual file-sharing-platform your school is using.

One or two pages or a specific paragraph can also be sent to students to read to determine their favorite choice. They can share their favorite choice by participating in an online debate to defend their reasoning. One way to do this is to have students share their views orally if the class is together on Zoom, Google Meet, or other virtual platform.

They can also write about it on a shared Google Document. Once you have shared the portions of the books and your students have completed their questionnaire, you can determine what novel will serve as your next class book.

A great way to reveal the book choice is to wrap it and share a picture of it on your Class Dojo , Google Classroom , or another platform, and then unwrap it in front of the class during your scheduled digital visit. You can also create an iMovie and share it on your Google Classroom as a teaser.

Book tasting gives students the opportunity for choice and defending their reasoning. All children have a way to access the book whether it is read to them or they read a portion independently.

Students are predicting, connecting, and reflecting during this engaging activity. After your students have chosen THE book for them, it is time to read for a purpose. You might want to read the entire chapter for your students, during your Google Meets or Zoom session, to get the gist and then ask text-dependent questions.

You could also record yourself reading the chapter using Loom, Google Slides, or Zoom. Students can explain their thinking on Google Meet, on a Google Document, or in another way. Remember our students who are English Language Learners can use Google Translate and digital books that are translated into their native language to access the learning.

The key is to keep them engaged and build and then sustain that love for reading. A family book tasting is similar to a class book tasting and is a great activity to share when everyone is home for long periods of time.

One of the ways I have accomplished this with my own two children and my husband is choosing four or five books that support their interests.

You can do this using the same resources I mentioned in the class book tasting section, or you can use books in your own home library.

My husband and I would read a few pages of each of the books aloud to my son and daughter. Then, all four of us would discuss which book we should read as a family. Over the years, we have read Magic Tree House books , Paul Catanese books, and the Harry Potter series.

Family book tasting events promote the importance of literacy within the home. Children of all ages can participate in the family reading time by listening to other family members read the book in person or virtually , asking questions to make sense of the text, making predictions, and sharing the lessons they learned from the characters.

Families can choose to read books in their native language, too. I will never forget when one of my students told me that she, her grandma, mom, dad, and siblings all chose a book written in their native language to read each night as a family.

These are memories that last a lifetime. Parents and grandparents can share books that were their favorites as kids. I remember when I introduced my daughter to Are You There God?

The conversations we had reading that book together helped us grow our relationship. She read to me, and I read to her. Sometimes, she would want to read a chapter independently and then discuss it with me.

It motivated her to want to read more books with independent female characters. They play the theme music as they read to set the tone. Once your family finishes the book, the children can write a letter to a family member or friend about why they recommend it using specific details from the text.

Many times while reading a novel, students will have questions about the setting in the text. This is a great time to hand over the heavy lifting to the students and to support the balance of reading fictional and informational text.

They can use Google Earth , a paired informational text, or National Geographic for Kids to learn more about where and when this novel took place. mp3 About Blog Podcast Shop Membership Menu. FREE RESOURCES. About Blog Podcast Shop Membership About Blog Podcast Shop Membership.

How to Host a Book Tasting Free Resource. March 6, pin it. Have you been seeing all the fun book tasting posts on Pinterest, Instagram, and Facebook? I love how every teacher puts a different twist on this fun book hook option. Three Simple Steps to a Great Book Tasting. Step 1: Determine the Goal.

What do you want students to get out of the book tasting? You can use it to help them make their choices before a literature circles unit. Or you can use it to set them up for success with a choice reading unit.

OR you can use it to launch your independent reading program or to help students refresh their excitement about your independent reading program mid-year.

Step 2: Set up your Classroom. Before your book tasting, get copies of the books you want your student to taste — either popular reads from your independent reading program or your literature circles selections. Photocopy your book tasting menu grab it right here from Google Drive at least onto the front and back of one page for each student.

That will allow them to take notes on their six favorite books you may want more copies than this for each student. Then set up your classroom however you wish to make it look a bit like a cafe. Pull your seating together into cafe-style tables.

Throw some table cloths over them or put out colorful paper as placemats. Add a little music, some snacks, perhaps a few vases with flowers from your yard. Put a Welcome to the Literary Cafe sign up on your door. Whatever works for you! Then spread the books out over the tables.

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Learn what it means for instructional materials and assessment to be aligned to college- and career-ready standards. Explore classroom guidance, techniques, and activities to help you meet the needs of ALL students. One of my favorite parts of the day with my students is reading a novel with them.

Regardless of age, children love when their teacher or family member reads to them. Many of my colleagues have mentioned that this is the time they miss the most with their students during this period of remote learning. But we can still share purposeful read-alouds with our students during distance learning.

What child does not enjoy choice and getting to have a say in what they get to hear and learn about? How do we do that during distance learning, though?

First, take advantage of the fact that many authors have given permission for their books to be read aloud and recorded during this time. Next, create a questionnaire using Kahoot , Google Forms , or paper and pencil and have students share their opinions on the book you are considering.

We can read portions of the book using Google Meet , Zoom , Flipgrid , or other platforms—consider recording and posting these for students to access in YouTube , a shared class Google drive, or whatever virtual file-sharing-platform your school is using.

One or two pages or a specific paragraph can also be sent to students to read to determine their favorite choice. They can share their favorite choice by participating in an online debate to defend their reasoning.

One way to do this is to have students share their views orally if the class is together on Zoom, Google Meet, or other virtual platform. They can also write about it on a shared Google Document. Once you have shared the portions of the books and your students have completed their questionnaire, you can determine what novel will serve as your next class book.

A great way to reveal the book choice is to wrap it and share a picture of it on your Class Dojo , Google Classroom , or another platform, and then unwrap it in front of the class during your scheduled digital visit. You can also create an iMovie and share it on your Google Classroom as a teaser.

Book tasting gives students the opportunity for choice and defending their reasoning. All children have a way to access the book whether it is read to them or they read a portion independently. Students are predicting, connecting, and reflecting during this engaging activity.

After your students have chosen THE book for them, it is time to read for a purpose. You might want to read the entire chapter for your students, during your Google Meets or Zoom session, to get the gist and then ask text-dependent questions.

You could also record yourself reading the chapter using Loom, Google Slides, or Zoom. Students can explain their thinking on Google Meet, on a Google Document, or in another way. Remember our students who are English Language Learners can use Google Translate and digital books that are translated into their native language to access the learning.

The key is to keep them engaged and build and then sustain that love for reading. A family book tasting is similar to a class book tasting and is a great activity to share when everyone is home for long periods of time.

One of the ways I have accomplished this with my own two children and my husband is choosing four or five books that support their interests. You can do this using the same resources I mentioned in the class book tasting section, or you can use books in your own home library.

My husband and I would read a few pages of each of the books aloud to my son and daughter. Then, all four of us would discuss which book we should read as a family.

Over the years, we have read Magic Tree House books , Paul Catanese books, and the Harry Potter series. Family book tasting events promote the importance of literacy within the home. Children of all ages can participate in the family reading time by listening to other family members read the book in person or virtually , asking questions to make sense of the text, making predictions, and sharing the lessons they learned from the characters.

Families can choose to read books in their native language, too. I will never forget when one of my students told me that she, her grandma, mom, dad, and siblings all chose a book written in their native language to read each night as a family.

These are memories that last a lifetime. Parents and grandparents can share books that were their favorites as kids. I remember when I introduced my daughter to Are You There God?

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I decided to scale it down a bit and provide my students the "basics". My goal was to keep as much of the fun as I could, but to also experience an easy set up and easy clean up.

The following is how I run Boo k Tasting in my classroom I use different genres each time. If I have more than one book tasting in a school year, I try to have different genres compared to the previous book tasting. Ways to Use Reading Response Graphic Organizers in Your Classroom includes a free set of organizers Easy Back to School with Picture Books Best Character Analysis Strategies for Your Elementary Classroom Best Vocabulary Strategies for Your Elementary Classroom Best Comprehension Strategies for Your Elementary Classroom.

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