{"id":5729,"date":"2021-12-21T09:17:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-21T14:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/?p=5729"},"modified":"2021-12-21T09:14:36","modified_gmt":"2021-12-21T14:14:36","slug":"reading-and-winter-break","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/2021\/12\/reading-and-winter-break\/","title":{"rendered":"Reading and Winter Break"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Helping Students Make Winter Break Reading Plans\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5OlP0lRfC-o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Winter break, a time for <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beanstack.com\/blog\/rest-relax-read-how-to-keep-students-reading-during-a-long-break\" target=\"_blank\">rest, relaxation, and reading<\/a>! Students may not think of reading as their favorite use of time <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/cnosekliteracy.com\/2018\/12\/11\/4-practical-tips-to-keep-students-reading-over-winter-break\/\" target=\"_blank\">over break<\/a>, but you can change that. Helping students formulate a plan and get excited about their reading choices will go a long way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2021-DEC-Reading_and_Winter_Break.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2021-DEC-Reading_and_Winter_Break-200x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2021-DEC-Reading_and_Winter_Break-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2021-DEC-Reading_and_Winter_Break-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2021-DEC-Reading_and_Winter_Break.png 735w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.literacyworldwide.org\/blog%2Fliteracy-now%2F2019%2F03%2F07%2Fstudent-choice-is-the-key-to-turning-students-into-readers\" target=\"_blank\">Student reading choice<\/a> is an <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/classtechtips.com\/2018\/01\/19\/book-choice\/\" target=\"_blank\">important factor<\/a> in encouraging students to read. The <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.edutopia.org\/article\/reading-wars-choice-vs-canon\" target=\"_blank\">debate between student book choice and assigning students books to read <\/a>still rages on. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/teacher.scholastic.com\/education\/classroom-library\/pdfs\/The-Power-of-Reading-Choice.pdf?esp=TSO\/ib\/202104\/\/\/\/label\/card\/classroom\/reading\/\/\/\/\/\" target=\"_blank\">Research conclusively shows<\/a> that <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/loosecanon.com\/resources\/research-on-reading\" target=\"_blank\">when students are allowed to use personal choice<\/a> when selecting books to read, they are better students overall, are better readers, and are more motivated to read. Book choice can be <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.readwritethink.org\/classroom-resources\/lesson-plans\/bookmatch-scaffolding-independent-book\" target=\"_blank\">scaffolded into the classroom<\/a> for those that have not been given a lot of personal choice in their reading selections. Make it a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/08\/30\/books\/30reading.html\" target=\"_blank\">recurring assignment<\/a> in your classroom! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reading over winter break should be your students&#8217; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.weareteachers.com\/no-homework-winter-break\/\" target=\"_blank\">only assignment<\/a>. Students need to be <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/choiceliteracy.com\/article\/preparing-students-for-winter-break-reading\/\" target=\"_blank\">prepared to read over the winter break<\/a> before leaving the classroom, especially <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.edmentum.com\/teacher-tips-keeping-elementary-students-reading-over-winter-break\" target=\"_blank\">elementary students<\/a>. The first step is to <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.readnaturally.com\/about-us\/blog\/fun-ways-to-encourage-reading-over-winter-break\" target=\"_blank\">make it fun<\/a>! Many <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/lalilo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/GoodieWinterReadingLog.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">free and quick-to-use<\/a> activities are available to make reading fun over winter break. Make it a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Winter-Break-Marshmallow-Reading-Challenge-961026?epik=dj0yJnU9eHhOemJiVUJ2QnFfNXpsRGpHMHNvY3JfNExNb0NVYVImcD0wJm49akxCMzVLd01ieVJLUENEV0NFVDN6dyZ0PUFBQUFBR0d5cm9J\" target=\"_blank\">challenge<\/a>, make it a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/app.seesaw.me\/activities\/g0xuj1\/winter-break-reading-challenge\" target=\"_blank\">game<\/a> (in<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1zawxVO95I4smdySGDW4SBAa5TnLcNBtp\/view\" target=\"_blank\"> English<\/a> or <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1kQli8vYClWyvDQBrbwn7y_GTEeVi_QFV\/view\" target=\"_blank\">Spanish<\/a>), or send home some <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.learning-loft.com\/blogs\/learning-loft-blog\/winter-break-reading-activities\" target=\"_blank\">family winter break reading tips for families<\/a>! Another important step is to send the students home with books and fun <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.classroomfreebies.com\/2011\/12\/winter-break-incentive-bookmarks.html\" target=\"_blank\">bookmarks<\/a>! Collaborate with your school librarian to make this happen or supply books from your classroom library. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Student reading choice and fun, a wonderful winter break combination! As always, check out more fun winter activities and resources from <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/search_action.cfm?grade_low=0&amp;grade_high=12&amp;searchtext=winter&amp;searchtype=all\" target=\"_blank\">TeachersFirst<\/a> and the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/?s=winter++read\" target=\"_blank\">TeachersFirst blog<\/a>. We hope you and your students enjoy a restful, relaxing, and reading-filled winter break!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Winter break, a time for rest, relaxation, and reading! Students may not think of reading as their favorite use of time over break, but you can change that. Helping students formulate a plan and get excited about their reading choices will go a long way. Student reading choice is an important factor in encouraging students &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/2021\/12\/reading-and-winter-break\/\" class=\"more-link\">read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[48,68,252,251],"class_list":["post-5729","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-classroom-application","tag-books","tag-reading","tag-reading-choice","tag-winter-break"],"modified_by":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5729","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5729"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5729\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5755,"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5729\/revisions\/5755"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5729"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5729"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5729"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}