The Books-to-Home Program for Grades K–5 Connect Students to Books. Connect Families to School.
Home Libraries Work. Families Help Them Work Better. My Books Every Day is a books-to-home program that combines building home libraries with family engagement—so you get the benefits of both. Every student receives five high-interest take-home books with book-specific activities. Families receive a robust Family Guide to help them support literacy development at home. Even if families are too busy to read the books themselves, they can have meaningful book conversations anytime with book-specific prompts!
Students with just one book in their home are twice as likely to stay on track in reading than those without books. 1
When caregivers engage in interactive reading with children, social and cognitive skills improve . 1
Students with engaged families get better grades , score higher on standardized tests, and have better attendance records. 2
1 Manu, A., Ewerling, F., Barros, A.J.D., & Victora, C.G. (2019). Association between availability of children’s book and the literacy-numeracy skills of children aged 36 to 59 months: Secondary analysis of the UNICEF multiple-indicator cluster surveys covering 35 countries. Journal of Global Health, 9(1).
2 Henderson, A.T., & Mapp, K.L. (2002). A New Wave of Evidence: The Impact of School, Family, and Community Connections on Student Achievement.
Three Themes to Promote Self-Development Foster a personal connection to reading with three themed book sets. Each set was carefully curated to nurture students’ confidence and life skills, as well as their compassion for others and the world around them.
Theme 1: Self-Awareness (Understanding Yourself)
Theme 2: Challenges & Solutions (Understanding Others)
Theme 3: Exploring with STEM (Understanding the World)
My son learned what he is capable of, in and out of the classroom. He learned to always be kind to others even when they are not kind to you, or they don’t look like you.
—My Books Every Day Parent, Philadelphia, PA
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Program Components
Student & Family Single Set Each single set includes: • Five high-interest fiction and nonfiction books • Student Journal packed with interactive, book-specific activities • Family Guide, including book-specific discussion prompts, literacy tips, and literacy milestones • Bilingual family digital resource site in English and Spanish with video content and additional literacy tips
Classroom Set Each classroom set includes:
16 sets included
• 16 single sets for 15 students and one educator • Teaching Guide with book-specific resources to foster classroom conversations and develop a literacy community • Educator digital resource site with conversation prompts, prewritten digital literacy messages for educators to communicate with families, and digital versions of the Student Journal and Family Guide
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Accessible and Meaningful Family Book Talks
ACTIVITY 4: New Experiences
Student Journal
BOOK CONNECTION: Mommy’s Hometown
Go Somewhere New In Mommy’s Hometown , a child finally gets to see where his mother grew up after hearing stories about it. Where have you always wanted to go? Let’s plan a trip there right now!
Each student activity ties the book to the overarching set theme.
Part 1: Where? Why? When? Answer the questions below to help plan your trip.
• Where would you like to go? Write down a place you’ve never been.
Activities prompt self-reflection, encouraging students to connect to what they’re reading.
• Why would you like to go to this place? Why is it interesting, special, or important to you?
• When would you like to go? Is there a reason why you’d like to go at this specific time?
Family Guide
Literacy Milestones It’s helpful for children to gain the following skills in each grade to keep them moving along on their reading journey. Incorporating literacy activities into your everyday life helps your child develop these skills. If you have concerns or questions about your child’s progress, talk to your child’s teacher or doctor.
The Family Guide directs families to key book passages for easy reference.
GRADE 1 • Understand the way letters work together to create words.
• Use letter sounds, word parts, and clues from the story to figure out new words . • Write short sentences, using capital letters to begin sentences and periods or question marks to end them. • Read and retell familiar stories in his or her own words. • Want to choose books to read, read aloud to you, and make up stories. GRADE 2 • Pick both fiction and nonfiction books on topics that interest them. • Spell words using common letter patterns and letter-sound relationships. • Show signs of a growing vocabulary and use of language rules when writing and speaking. • Have ways to figure out the meaning of a di ffi cult sentence or paragraph by rereading it or asking questions. • Write simple sentences that end with periods or question marks. Check his or her own work.
General literacy milestones by grade level help families gauge their child’s progress and understand what to expect.
GRADE 3 • Have increased fluency , which is the ability to read text accurately and quickly. • Read longer nonfiction books and chapter books independently for enjoyment . • Be able to discuss themes in fiction, and identify the main idea, details, facts, and opinions in nonfiction. • Have a rich and growing vocabulary . • Try di ff erent kinds of writing .
Families receive access to a digital resource site in English and Spanish with a quiz, video content, and additional literacy tips.
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Easy Implementation That Extends to the Home
Teaching Guide
About the Books Content and Goals: The Self-Awareness book pack features characters who learn about themselves by interacting with others and exploring their environment. Send the books home along with the student journals and family guides to help students: • discover who they are and build confidence . • see themselves in the stories. • make connections to develop a deeper understanding of the text.
Classroom Conversations Motivate your students to read independently at home by including post-reading communal class activities that they won’t want to miss. Each book in this My Books Every Day pack includes four classroom activity prompts to promote comprehension and personal connection.
Teachers are provided with four kinds of activities for each book: write, discuss, create, and poll .
Sample Prompts
Self-Awareness Book Pack
Book 1: Blackout DESCRIPTION
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Description
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On a hot summer night in the city, the power goes out. No TV, no phones, no computers—what’s a family to do? Stargaze, eat ice cream before it melts, and enjoy being together.
Blackout On a hot summer night in the city, the power goes out. No TV, no phones, no computers—what’s a family to do? Stargaze, eat ice cream before it melts, and enjoy being together. My Family Adventure Sofia is a fantastic problem-solver. With the help of her sisters and cousins, she figures out how to shine in her school photo, find a lost pet, and make her abuela’s birthday extra special.
This edition is only available for distribution through the school market.
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330L
PreK–2
J OHN ROCCO
1. WRITE At the beginning of the book, each member of the family is doing something different. When your family is home, what is everyone doing? Write one sentence for each family member, describing their favorite activities. Include your pets! 2. DISCUSS Why do you think playing board games was important to the child in the story? What about you? Do you like to play games with family and friends? Why or why not? Are you serious about winning, or do you just play for fun? Or would you rather be doing something else? 3. CREATE When the lights are off, the family makes shadow puppets, eats ice cream, and plays board games. Draw or write about your favorite thing to do “offline” (without electricity). 4. POLL Which idea do you think best captures what this book is about? Explain your choice. • Loneliness and togetherness • Darkness • A change from routine
This edition is only available for distribution through the school market.
www.scholastic.com Classroom Conversations are adaptable for all classroom learning environments . Sofia Martinez has a big personality and big plans, which makes every día memorable. Between her sisters and cousins, her familia is the focus of her many aventuras. From taking school pictures to doing chores, this 7-year-old knows how to make every moment count. Sofia Martinez has una vida fantástica! Big Dreams. Aventuras Grandes.
How to Fit This Into Your Literacy Block
360L
1–3
Includes SPANISH WORDS and glossary!
Whole group , if you assign the books consecutively Small groups , if you have students self-select books by complexity or interest Teaching reading comprehension strategies , such as: making personal connections to a text to draw on prior knowledge and experience; inferencing; or summarizing End with a reminder to read or review the next set of picture book pages for tomorrow, or the next set of chapters for the next week.
$4.95 US
ISBN 978-1-338-18323-8
This edition is available for distribution only through the school market.
50495
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Super Narwhal and Jelly Jolt Narwhal decides to become a superhero but doesn’t know what his superpower is. Luckily, his two friends Jelly and Star—and even his frenemy, Crab—help him figure it out.
GN510L
1–4
$5.99 US
This edition is available for distribution only through the school market.
ISBN 978-1-338-28272-6
9 781338 282726 Family Literacy Messages come prewritten in English and Spanish to send home via 50599 This edition is only available for distribution through the school market. text and email , and range from book- specific prompts to general literacy tips. MOMMY’S HOMETOWN Hope Lim illustrated by Jaime Kim A #1 New York Times best-selling illustrator scholastic.com Hope Lim is a children’s book author with a BA in English literature as well as an MA in conference interpretation. She is the author of I Am a Bird , illustrated by Hyewon Yum. This story was inspired by the changes she noticed to her own hometown while visiting with her son and husband. Born and raised in South Korea, Hope Lim now lives with her family in San Francisco. Jaime Kim was born and raised in Korea before moving to the United States at the age of eighteen. She is the author-illustrator of Ready for the Spotlight! and the illustrator of many books for young readers, including La La La: A Story of Hope by Kate DiCamillo, And Then Comes Summer by Tom Brenner, Around the Table That Grandad Built by Melanie Heuiser Hill, Isle of You by David LaRochelle, and Welcome to Your World by Smriti Prasadam-Halls. Jaime Kim lives in North Carolina. MommysHome_9781339034324_COV.indd 1 3/13/23 9:51 AM Illustrations by LORRAINE NAM By JENNIFER BERNE With an introduction by NEIL de GRASSE TYSON NEIL de GRASSE TYSON: A Life Among the Stars
Mommy’s Hometown When a boy and his mother visit the Korean village where she grew up, he is surprised to see that it has become a big city. But one thing remains the same from her stories—the river she played in as a child. Look Up With Me When astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson was a child, he went to the Hayden Planetarium in New York City, fell in love with the stars, and decided to share his passion for outer space with the whole world.
AD580L
PreK–2
AD860L
2–4
Get prompts for all five books mybookseveryday.scholastic.com Password: Contact your school administrator.
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Reading Levels: The book pack includes books of varying complexity to provide multiple entry points for students reading at different levels.
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All Classroom Conversations and Family Literacy Messages can be accessed on the educator digital resource site , along with digital versions of all print materials.
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Professional Learning Opportunities
Maximize My Books Every Day with research-based, high-impact professional learning.
Getting Started with My Books Every Day: Fostering Literacy-Rich Home Environments 3 hours, In-Person or Virtual In this session, participants will discover effective strategies for leveraging the books and hands-on activity sets from the My Books Every Day collection. These resources are designed to reinforce essential reading, comprehension, and vocabulary in students. We’ll explore the latest research and practical implementation techniques for the My Books Every Day program, all with the goal of encouraging children to become lifelong learners.
Expand your knowledge with additional family and community engagement courses:
Foundations of Family Engagement 6 hours, In-Person or Virtual
Effective Practices to Welcome All Families 6 hours, In-Person or Virtual Every family is different. Learn how to make families feel welcome in your school and empower them to become active participants in their child’s education. Increasing Attendance Through Effective Home-School Partnership Practices 6 hours, In-Person or Virtual Learn how to create a culture of attendance by engaging students and families positively and establishing trust.
What can research tell us about family engagement and its impact on student learning? We’ll show you and help you develop your own solid foundation for effective family outreach.
Implementing Capacity-Building Literacy Events 6 hours, In-Person or Virtual
Explore how to partner with families to support learning and apply new insights to transform a traditional literacy night into a capacity-building literacy event.
Ready to Make Home Libraries More Effective?
Contact your Scholastic Education partner or visit scholastic.com/mybookseveryday.
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