Choose your Activities & Explore in today's Lit Lab!
Apply the reading strategies that you have learned
in past years of Reader's Workshop to read the articles
& participate in the games below!
Have fun! Love, Ms. R
in past years of Reader's Workshop to read the articles
& participate in the games below!
Have fun! Love, Ms. R
Kid Pitches at Fenway?!
Do you like baseball? This Sports Illustrated kid reporter does! Read about his big idea & how it led him onto the field at Fenway Park. Growing Salads in Space?
Check out this article to read what the crew members aboard the International Space Station are doing with their food! The video is super cool too. |
VIRTUAL FIELD TRIP:
Ever wonder how crayons were made?! By clicking the image below you can watch a Scholastic News video that visits a crayon factory to watch how these are created... ONLINE BASEBALL GAME:
Practice identifying various Figurative Language examples in this game! Click the image to play. PLAY BALL, FRIENDS! |
Are you a soccer lover?
In this article from Sports Illustrated Kids, a young girl uses the sport she loves to also give back to the community! Read "Kicking for a Cause" by clicking the image. MOOOO! Don't have a Cow!
Play "Cows Context Clues" by making inferences and generalizations to help move the cows into their new pasture! Click the image below. |
All About...Characters!
Do you think you can win a million dollars by analyzing characters through their thoughts, words, and actions?! Play "Rags to Riches" to find out by clicking the image below! |
Virtual Field Trip to the MOON:
What did it take to put a man on the moon? What were the dangers? Visit this online IdeaLab to navigate through the Apollo 11 mission & read the fascinating facts! |
GO BACK IN TIME!
Take a Virtual Field trip to Massachusetts and visit a historical house where families have lived for the past 200 years! How was life different back then? |
See ya later, Elephants!
The most famous Circus in the world has said goodbye to the famous elephants who have performed in their shows for years. Read about why by clicking the image below! |
What color is this again?
Oh no, it's back! Read about the frenzy this dress created and why you see black and blue but your BFF sees white and gold. (PS: It's definitely black and blue...) |
In the mood for a fun read?
Read "An Eel in the Aquarium" for a fun read! Click the image below to read the short story, written by Dulce Rodrigues. |
Have you heard of Thunder Cake?
Read one of Patricia Polacco's award w inning books called "Thunder Cake" and look at the beautiful illustrations! |
Calling all Hunger Games Fans!
Look at pictures and their captions to read about the new Hunger Games Exhibition in NYC that allows fans to experience the society of Panem. |
10 Year Old Shark Victim Saves Friend in Ocean
Read & watch a video about ten-year-old Florida resident Kaley Szarmack and how she saved her friend even after a shark bite! |