Introduction

'What does reading have to do with me?' This is an important question students sometimes ask. Why do I need to sound out words? Why do I need to know about word families and rhyming words. Why do I need to understand what I read?

Web Activities

Frog letters game.

1. Can you tell me how many letters are on the green rectangle?
2. How do you feel about the frog when he eats the letters?
3. Think of a food word that starts with that letter. Do you think frog would enjoy eating it?

Bear blending game

1. What happens when you click on the bear?
2. How do you feel about the bear without any clothes on?
3. Do you like to dance like the bear when you sound out words?

I know that

1. Can you find a game with a short vowel sound?
2. Can you play the short vowel sound word games?
3. How do you feel about reading now you know your word families?

E-books.

1. Can you find some books with the word 'My' in the title?
2. Choose a book. Read a book. How many times is the word 'my' in it?
3. Did you have fun reading these books?

Word builder

1. Do you like mixed up words?
2. Can you find sets of rhyming words?
3. Do you think you are good at unjumbling words?

The little animals activity center

1. Do you know how to click off the alarm clock for Micky?
2. Can you find Micky's pencil for him?
3. Did you like finding all of Micky's missing things?

Conclusion

By now you should have a better idea how reading relates to you. This Sampler was created because although it's important to learn information about things and to think critically about subjects, further learning doesn't always take place if a personal connection doesn't first exist. We hope that through this Sampler you've found such a connection. If you have, maybe you're motivated to learn more? The Internet and traditional resources offer plenty of other choices to explore on the topic so why not follow your interests?