Summer Reading User Guide
Have you ever been bored during the summer? For whatever reason, did a friend cancel out or no show? Does your parent ever want you to baby-sit younger siblings?
Well these sites will give you plenty to discover, investigate, and occupy your time. Check them out!
Fort Vancouver Regional Library: 
Teens: http://www.fvrl.org/teens/index.cfm
Intermediate: http://www.fvrl.org/kids/index.cfm
- Click on the above link
- Double click on the “Catalog” button
- Enter a book tile that you might want to read and click “enter”
- Scroll for the book, check to make sure it isn’t an audio recording, then click “book detail” button to read reviews.
- To place a hold, click the “place hold” button and a screen will open for you to type in all of your library card numbers, then type in your last 4-digits of your home phone number. The last step is to locate the destination for pick up, use the scroll button to the end of the list and hi-light “mail.” Another screen will appear and you need to click the “ok” and your book is on its way to you at your home.
**** In your journal write today's date and then write: 1) Book Title: In one sentence tell why you chose that book for summer reading.
Summer Reading List:
Grades 6-12: http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/DIS/readlist/6.htm
Grades K-5: http://www.kidsreads.com
- Click on the above link
- Scroll and read one of the book reviews
- Choose one title that you could place a hold on at the Fort Vancouver Regional Library site for summer reading
**** In your journal write: 2) Author’s first and last name and the book’s title then write one sentence telling why you chose that book for summer reading.
Authors and Illustrators:
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/authors.html
- Click on the above link
- Scroll and locate one author’s name, click on the name and read about that author.
**** In your journal write: 3) Author’s first and last name and one item of interest that you learned about the author. Write one sentence telling why you chose that author to read about.
Just for Fun: 
http://www.bookadventure.com/ki/index.asp
http://www.funbrain.com/kidscenter.html
- Click on the above link
- Click on the “Games” button
- Scroll down to the “2Bee or Nottobee” and click
- Choose one of the level 1 bees by clicking on it
- Click the flower for the right verb, have fun
**** In your journal write: 4) Quiz score = fill in the score you received. Write one sentence about why you might revisit this site during the summer.
Summer Collection:
http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/students/index.html
- Click on the above link
- Click on the “Amazing Collections” arrow
- Click on the “Start” button
- Click “Amazing Collections” at the top – middle (blue and white writing)
- Click on “Rock & Minerals”
- Once you have read the introduction, click the left side bar areas to learn more
**** In your journal write: 5) Rock & Minerals = then write one sentence telling about something you just learned. Write one sentence about why you might revisit this site during the summer.
Discovery Sites: 
Eric-Sousa: http://www.kidsclick.org
Air & Space Museum: http://www.nasm.si.edu/exhibitions/gal100/gal100.html
Global Reading: http://www.icdlbooks.org
Scotland Museum: http://www.nms.ac.uk/kidsonly.aspx
Smithsonian: http://www.mnh.si.edu/explore/diversity.htm
National War Museum: http://www.warmuseum.org/Exhibits.htm
- Click on the above link and discover a new topic of interest by clicking on the link of your choosing
**** In your journal write: 6) Discovery link = then write two sentences telling which site you chose and what you discovered.
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