Ready, Set, Read!

Author Mo Willems https://www.kennedy-center.org/education/mo-willems/ Mo Willems invites YOU into his studio every day for his LUNCH DOODLE. Learners worldwide can draw, doodle and explore new ways of writing by visiting Mo’s studio virtually once a day for the next few weeks. Grab some paper and pencils, pens, or crayons and join Mo to explore ways of writing and making together.

• Unite for Literacy provides free digital access to picture books, narrated in many languages.
• International Children's Digital Library a collection of digital books that represent outstanding historical and contemporary books from throughout the world. Over 4000 digital books are included in 59 languages.
• Storyline Online streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations. Readers include Viola Davis, Chris Pine, Lily Tomlin, Kevin Costner, Annette Bening, James Earl Jones, Betty White and dozens more.
• Rivet offers over 3,500 leveled books for kids - all free to read online.

Dramatize: Write a script, create a music set, interview a character, or become a character from the author’s or a character’s perspective

Screencastify Video: Summarize the book, create a new ending, or explain the author's or a character's perspective

Create a comic book version of the book or a storyboard, try https://www.storyboardthat.com/

Illustrate your favorite part of the book and write about why it is your favorite part

Create a character sketch and write a description of the character

Write a letter to a character

Write a letter to the author

Write a journal or diary entry as if you are a character in the book

Scrapbook

Write a book review

• Play a word game! Scrabble, Boggle, and Hangman are all great games for building vocabulary and spelling skills.
• Visit Starfall for fun online reading, phonics, and word work activities.
• Check out word games organized by grade level at ABCYA.