It’s time for the Wednesday Website suggestion!! For two years, I was the Technology Specialist at a school in Georgia. During that time, I amassed a large collection of websites that I use with my students. If you want to search through some of them, you can check out my IKeepBookmarks site. Or, you can check back here each week for the Wednesday Website suggestion.
***Sorry my Wednesday Website suggestion is posting on Thursday – I have been lucky enough to have my aunt and uncle visiting us in Morocco this week, and so I have been spending time with them and have missed some time blogging. Back to regular schedule next week! ***
The website is very good and interactive, and far beyond a simple sales site. There are “adventures” the kids can go on, answering questions about the books and solving word puzzles, and a passport that the kids can fill in by answer 3-4 questions about each of the books. Kids can sign up for free and save their 
Best of all, for teachers and parents – there are teaching resources to go with each and every book! There is even a program that donates free Magic Tree House books to low income schools in the United 
What is your favorite series of books to read with kids?
I haven't looked at that website before, it it seems like a great resource! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteSeries books I enjoy reading: Pippi Longstocking was what I read last year. I use a lot with Literature Circles though: Flat Stanley, Junie B. Jones, Marvin Redpost, Ramona, Among the Hidden, Cam Jansen, and Box Car Children.
I love Junie B. Jones and Box Car Children. I actually read Box Car Children and the Baby Sitter's Club growing up!
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I didn't know about that site either. I have thought about doing the Magic Tree House books with my 2nd graders next year. I have never done them before. Where could I find printables for the books? Would 2nd graders enjoy the books? I am new to 2nd after 27 years with older kids. Thanks.
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Second grade is the best age for Magic Tree House, and if they're anything like my son or the kids in my class this year, they'll love them! They are long enough to be a "big kid book", but short enough, with just enough pictures to make them manageable for this age level. Plus, there are so many of them that tie into science and social studies curriculum. If you click on the Teacher Resource Center link above, you'll find printables and other resources right there.
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Is Second grade the only age?
ReplyDeleteI read them with my first grade class this year, and with third when I taught third a few years back. The reading level is 2nd and 3rd, with the books getting harder as they go. Some of the non-fiction companions can be a 4th grade reading range, depending on the subject. So overall, I think Magic Tree House books have a grade 1-4 range, but I guess it depends on the students reading and interest level.
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Thanks for the post. I was unaware of the website and I will be reading Magic Tree House books with some of my first graders after the first of the year.
ReplyDeleteThat's about the time I started these books with my first graders last year and they loved both the books and the site!
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