WSRA Families and Literacy Committee Presents… The Calendar of Ideas for October 2016 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 Read: How To Negotiate Everything by David Spellman 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Write a letter to your teacher or a relative asking for something you want give specific clear reasons why you should get your way. Watch a reading show on PBS check your local listings for Martha Speaks, Word Girl or Read Between the Lions Read: Journey by Aaron Becker it is a Caledecott Honor Book Make up a story to go with the pictures. Read: Goodnight Baseball by Michael Dahl Read: Shades of People by Shelly Rotner Family Reading Day: Read: The Hero Two Doors Down by Sharon Robinson *This is a powerful book geared toward mature kids 10+ Read: Sports Illustrated Kids My First Book of Baseball by Beth Bugler & Mark Bechtel 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Check out the comic book section at your public library. Columbus Day Google Columbus Day to learn what Columbus did to earn his own day. Read: The Rainbow Book by Kate Ohrt Read a cereal box or check out the nutrition labels on any can in your cupboard Read: Pooh’s Honey Tree by Isabel Gaines Family Reading Day Read: Volleyball Victory by Jake Maddox Read: The Trucker by Brenda & Mark Weatherby 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Ask an adult to help you read and make a recipe from one of your family’s cookbooks or recipe boxes. Read: Oti’s Odyssey A Rescue Dog’s “Tail” by Oti & John Duggleby Read: My Dog Thinks I’m a Genius by Harriet Ziefert Read: Wednesday Is Spaghetti Day by Maryann CoccoLeffler Write a story from an animal’s point of view. Family Reading Day: Read: The Unusual Mind of Vincent Shadow by Tim Kehoe Check out the magazine section at your public library. There’s something for everyone in the family. 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Read: How To Swallow A Pig by Steve Jenkins & Robin Page Write your own “How To Book” be sure to number your steps. Ask your parents to tell you the story of the 3 little pigs or is you know the story tell it to your family. Read: The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs! By A. Wolf & Jon Scieska Compare and contrast the 2 versions of the 3 Pigs Family Reading Day: Read: Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie Read: Nerds book 2 M Is For Mama’s Boy by Michael Buckley He is the New York Times best selling author. 30 Read: Dem Bones by Bob Barner 31 Read: Harriet’s Halloween Candy by Nancy Carlson Enjoy time learning, writing, and reading together as a family!