Teaching Guide
Book Pack Topic: SELF-AWARENESS
Program Resources My Books Every Day is a books-to-home literacy program that encourages personal connections to books, strengthens self-development skills , and engages families .
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Books and Guides to build home libraries and support family literacy
Classroom Conversations that connect
Family Literacy Messages to enhance the school-to-home connection
independent reading with the classroom
Grade 2
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.
Self-Awareness Book Pack
Grade Level
Book
Description
Lexile
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
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Big Dreams. Aventuras Grandes.
360L
1–3
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!
Includes SPANISH WORDS and glossary!
$4.95 US
ISBN 978-1-338-18323-8
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9 781338 183238
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
50599
9 781338 282726
ope Lim is a children’s book author with a BA in English literature as well as an MA in ference interpretation. She is the author of I Am a Bird , illustrated by Hyewon Yum. This story was ired by the changes she noticed to her own hometown while visiting with her son and husband. n and raised in South Korea, Hope Lim now lives with her family in San Francisco. ime Kim was born and raised in Korea before moving to the United States at the age of teen. She is the author-illustrator of Ready for the Spotlight! and the illustrator of many books young readers, including La La La: A Story of Hope by Kate DiCamillo, And Then Comes Summer om Brenner, Around the Table That Grandad Built by Melanie Heuiser Hill, Isle of You by David ochelle, and Welcome to Your World by Smriti Prasadam-Halls. Jaime Kim lives in North Carolina.
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.
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PreK–2
MOMMY’S HOMETOWN Hope Lim illustrated by Jaime Kim A #1 New York Times best-selling illustrator
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NEIL de GRASSE TYSON: A Life Among the Stars
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2–4
Illustrations by LORRAINE NAM By JENNIFER BERNE
With an introduction by NEIL de GRASSE TYSON
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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.
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.
Sample Prompts
Book 1: Blackout DESCRIPTION
J OHN ROCCO
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.
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
How to Fit This Into Your Literacy Block
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.
Get prompts for all five books mybookseveryday.scholastic.com Password: Contact your school administrator.
Family Literacy Messages Send weekly text messages or emails to families with this robust series of family literacy messages. Maintain a positive school-to-home connection and build families’ skills with messages about:
Reading routines | Reading skills | Personal connections to books Grade-level expectations | Book-specific info
By sending messages specific to each of the five books, you can build excitement about its story while notifying families of which book to prioritize for home reading.
Week 1: Reading Routines Topic: Read 20 minutes a day
SHORT-FORM
Reading a book is a wonderful way to pause your busy day and connect with your child. - Try to build in 20 minutes of reading together each day. - You might grab time right after school or just before bed.
- Find a comfy spot and enjoy the time together! Where do you and your child like to read together?
LONG-FORM
Dear Families, Reading a book can be a wonderful time to pause and connect with your child. Taking a moment to read for a short time each day can have a tremendous impact on your child’s growth and development. Try to build in 20 minutes each day to read with your child. You might grab time right after school, just before bed, or whenever works best for your family. When reading, find a comfortable spot to read together. Try to remove any distractions and focus on being present and enjoying the book with your child. Scheduling daily time to read shows your child that reading is important—and that you can work together to support their learning. It’s powerful to establish the habit of reading while your children are young to build a strong foundation for their learning and growth. Where do you and your child like to read together?
Download the Family Literacy Messages mybookseveryday.scholastic.com Password: Contact your school administrator.
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