Homework

Reading at home:

All fifth graders should be reading for at least 30 minutes every night. Even if it is not written down as homework in a student's planner, all students are expected to read for at least 30 minutes each day outside of school.

• At times, additional reading and/or assignments will be required in preparation for Book Club meetings, although some class time will be allotted for this as well.

While reading at home, students are encouraged to read in various genres and through various mediums. Some ideas are listed below:

• magazines

• novels, including their independent reading books from school

• newspapers (in print or online)

•  eBooks/audiobooks, using a Kindle/Tablet, or going to the Library with friends or family

• reading aloud to a family member or pet

• reading along with a family member

• listening to a family member read

• reading a book independently while a family member reads the same book independently in the same increments

• poetry

• plays

• graphic novels

• Remember, you can discuss what you read, whether it's something you're reading together or on your own, and whether it's a book you read at school or at home! Discuss your reading at dinner, in the car, or on your walk home from school.