Dear Educator, Welcome to summer! During this summer session, you and your students will dive into three big themes of summer: Exploration (travel and pursuing your interests), Connections (spending time with other people), and Good Reads (getting lost in a good book). As you can see from the contents of your Scholar Zone Summer: Reading & Writing boxes, you and your students will immerse yourselves in a rich collection of fiction and nonfiction titles, including picture books, chapter books, realistic fiction, biographies, and informative texts. Some of these books you’ll read aloud; others you’ll use in small-group instruction; and others are reserved for students to choose from for their own book clubs. During this summer session, students will engage in a variety of activities to strengthen their literacy skills: • Listen as you read books aloud • Discuss big ideas with the class • Work with you in small groups on their reading skills and strategies • Interact with their peers in small, student-led book clubs • And throughout, write about what they’ve read This Teacher’s Guide will guide you as you work with your students to help them enjoy the summer—and improve their reading and writing.
Welcome to summer—and to Scholar Zone Summer: Reading & Writing.
Grade 7 I Teacher’s Guide iii
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