Third Grade Reading Log Dear Parents/Guardians, It’s time to start our reading logs. Reading is an important part of your child’s everyday life. Research shows that 20 minutes of reading each day helps with fluency, comprehension, and other literacy related skills. Each day your child will bring home his/her reading log folder to complete at home. Your child is required to read 40 pages each week and record his/her book(s) of choice and pages read. You will find a place on the log to initial that your child did their weekly reading. At the end of each week we will collect reading logs to make sure students are reading at home and have 40 pages of reading. Students will be given a test grade at the end of the nine weeks for his /her participation and weekly completion. Grade deductions will be made for pages not completed. Along with reading logs, your child will also be required to complete one book project each nine weeks. The project list sheet has been attached and your child can choose which book he/she would like to complete their project on. This is a self paced project. We have listed each nine week deadline on the book project sheet for you. This project will count as a reading test grade. By doing these projects, it is our hope that your child will see the value in reading books for enjoyment! Please let us know if you have any questions regarding your child’s reading log. Third Grade Teachers

Reading Log Project Deadlines Each nine weeks your child is required to complete a reading project on a book that they read outside of school. This is a self paced project and can be turned in anytime before or on the due date. A test grade will be given for the completed project. One project is due each nine weeks. Your child must complete a different project each time and a summary must accompany the project. Your child must also be able to share his/her project with the class. Please see the deadlines below: First Nine Weeks: Monday, October 19 th Second Nine Weeks: Monday, January 11 th Third Nine Weeks: Friday, March 18 th Fourth Nine Weeks: Friday, May 27 th

Reading Log Project Options Please help your child choose one of the following reading log projects to complete each nine weeks. Your child should not do the same project each time. A book summary is due with each project. A checklist for the summary and project has been provided. Please keep this sheet with your child’s reading log for future reference. Movie Poster Pretend your book is being made into a movie. Create a movie poster to promote the movie. Book In A Box Decorate a box (cereal, shoe, etc.) for your book. Fill the box with objects to represent different parts of the book. Mobile Using story elements (characters, setting, plot, and conclusion) create a mobile about your book. Collage Create a collage using pictures that represent important parts of the book. Book Cover Create a new book cover for the book that you read. Timeline Create a timeline of important events that took place in the book you read. Diorama Create a diorama to depict a scene from the book you read. Character Model Make a 3-D model of the main character from your book Scrapbook Pretend that you are the character of your book. Make a scrapbook with items and pictures of important items in the story. Character Dress Up Dress up like the main character from the story. Share a short summary about your story.

Summary Checklist Please make sure your child’s summary has the following: _____ Events happened in chronological order _____ Has a beginning, middle, and ending _____ Transition words (First, Next, Finally) _____ ONLY the important details _____ Main Characters _____ Setting (Where and when) _____ Written Neatly _____ Indented _____ Capitalization where needed _____ Punctuation Project Checklist ____ Colorful ____ Neatly presented ____ Title and Author Present ____ Creative ____ Student Created ____ Student is able to tell about his/her project Points will be deducted for projects that are late or have missing components.

First Nine Week’s Weekly Reading Log DateBookPages ReadParent Initial

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Second Nine Week’s Weekly Reading Log DateBookPages ReadParent Initial

Second/Third Nine Week’s Weekly Reading Log DateBookPages ReadParent Initial 1-11Project Due

Third/Fourth Nine Week’s Weekly Reading Log DateBookPages ReadParent Initial

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Fourth Nine Week’s Weekly Reading Log DateBookPages ReadParent Initial Project Due