Fourth Grade Book Challenge
Your child will be participating in a independent book challenge. We will provide some time during the school day for independent reading and ask that each student is reading for 30 minutes each night at home as a part of their weekly homework. This reading challenge will begin beginning of December and end by the end of February.
What you can do at home to support and encourage your child
BOOK LISTS:
The following website will take you to a page where you can choose the age of your child and the genre of the book you are looking for.
You can buy the books from the website or you can look for them at a local library.
( http://www.scholastic.com/parents/books-and-reading/book-lists-and-recommendations/ages-8-10 )
Teacher Recommended Books
INFORMATIONAL BOOKS
AWARD WINNING
REQUIREMENT FOR SUMMARY
Read all the books mentioned on your challenge page and write a full, detailed summary for each book.
A non-fictional summary includes:
Description of the topic
Main Idea and Supporting Details
What did you learn from this book?
A fictional summary includes:
What you can do at home to support and encourage your child
- Arrange a regular time for reading
- Provide a quiet, comfortable place to read
- Show a genuine interest in the books you child selects to read
- Initial their paper after each book finished
BOOK LISTS:
The following website will take you to a page where you can choose the age of your child and the genre of the book you are looking for.
You can buy the books from the website or you can look for them at a local library.
( http://www.scholastic.com/parents/books-and-reading/book-lists-and-recommendations/ages-8-10 )
Teacher Recommended Books
- The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1)
- Number the Stars
- James and the Giant Peach
- Blubber
- Where the Red Fern Grows
- Freckle Juice
- Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
- Bud, Not Buddy
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
- The contest Everest #1
- 2030: A day in the life of tomorrow's kids
- The Story of the Holy Prophet Muhammad: Ramadan Classics: 30 Stories for 30 Nights
- Becoming Kareem: Growing Up On and Off the Court
INFORMATIONAL BOOKS
- Worst of Friends: Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and the True Story of an American Feud
- Pop! The Invention of Bubble Gum
- I, Fly: The Buzz About Flies and How Awesome They Are
- Weird but True! series
- Ken Jennings’ Junior Genius Guides
- El Deafo by Cece Bell
- Smile by Raina Telgemeier
AWARD WINNING
- Because of Winn-Dixie
- Bridge to Terabithia
- Sarah, Plain and Tall
- The Tale of Despereaux
- Walk Two Moons
- Call It Courage
- From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E Frankenwieler
- Moon Over Manifest
- Charlotte's Web
REQUIREMENT FOR SUMMARY
Read all the books mentioned on your challenge page and write a full, detailed summary for each book.
A non-fictional summary includes:
Description of the topic
Main Idea and Supporting Details
What did you learn from this book?
A fictional summary includes:
- A description of the main character (s)
- Where the story takes place,
- The problem the characters face,
- Events that happen to solve the problem,
- The solution and how the story ends
- The theme