Enrichment Guide

Get Caught Reading!

• Families signed up to Epic Books through a classroom teacher get 2 free hours of reading/week all summer long.

• TD Summer Reading Club through the Halifax Public Libraries

• Scholastic Canada Read for Fun

Phonics

• Learn to read from Starfall.com

• Jolly Phonics - worksheets, activities and information.

• Jolly Phonics apps for phonics practice available through the App store

Sight Word Apps

Mrs. Murray approved apps for increasing sight word fluency! Available through your favourite app store:

• Sight Word Sentence Builder

• Sight Word Adventures

• Sight Word Games and Reading Flash Cards

• Sight Words by Little Speller

• Sight Words: Dolch Coach

Understanding Diversity Through Literature

• A World of Kindness - Anne Featherstone

• Get Up Stand Up - Bob Marley, Codella Marley , John Jay Cobuay

• Black Is a Rainbow Color - Angela Joy

• Boonoonoonous Hair! - Olive Senior

• Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13 - Helaine Becker

• The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family - Ibtihaj Muhammad and S.K. Ali

• Lila and the Crow - Gabrielle Grimard

• Africville - Shauntay Grant

• Up Home - Shauntay Grant

• The Stone Thrower - Jael Ealey Richardson

• Black All Around - Don Tate

• Ron's big Mission - Rose Blue and Corinne J. Naden

• If Kids Ran the World - Leo and Diane Dillon

Get Caught Reading!

• Families signed up to Epic Books through a classroom teacher get 2 free hours of reading/week all summer long.

• TD Summer Reading Club through the Halifax Public Libraries

• Scholastic Canada Read for Fun

• Summer Reading BINGO

Understanding Diversity Through Literature

• Let’s Talk About Race - Julius Lester

• Hair Love - Matthew A Cherry

• Alma and How She Got Her Name - Juana Martinez-Neal

• Intersection Allies: We Make Room for All - Chelsea Johnson

• Ohana Means Family - Ilima Quintero

• Paper Kingdom - Helena Ku Rhee

• My Papi Has a Motorcycle - Isabel Quintero

• A Chair for My Mother - Vera Williams

• The Other Side - Jacqueline Woodsen

• Freedom on the Menu - Carole Boston Weatherford

• These Hands - Margaret H. Mason

• Something Happened in Our Town - Marianne Celano

• I Believe I Can - Keturah A. Bobo

• Not Quite Snow White - Ashley Franklin

• Fry Bread - Kevin Noble Maillard

• The Stone Thrower - Jael Ealey Richardson

• The Proudest Blue - Ibtihaj Muhammad

• Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut - Derrick Barnes

• Under My Hijab - Hena Khan

• A Map Into the World - Kao Kalia Yang

• Mixed Me - Taye Diggs

• Between Us and Abuela: A Family Story From The Border - Mitali Perkins

• Separate is Never Equal - Duncan Tonatiuh

• Secret of the Dance - Andrea Spalding and Alfred Scow

• Lila and the Crows - Gabrielle Grimard

• Go Show the World: A Celebration of Indigenous Heroes - Wab Kinew

Magic Tree House Series

The Grade One students completed the first book in this series as a novel study. It would be a great summer activity to continue reading about Jack and Annie’s adventures.

Canadian Flyer Series

The Canadian Flyer Adventures series introduces Emily and Mat--and the magical antique sled that takes them on amazing adventures through Canada's history.

Let's Get Writing!

• Got a story? Write it down! Enter the Woozles Writes! Writing Contest! Contest closes July 31 at 4:00 pm.

• Travel Reporter - Keep a journal of your family’s adventures. Don’t forget to add drawings and photos.

• Write a letter or email to a family member or friends. Pick up postcards on your family outings to share your adventures.

• Write and illustrate your own poetry.

• Create your own comic books.

• Make a joke book. Find some funny kids’ jokes or create your own. Write the jokes in your book and then illustrate them.

• Write a play and perform it with your family.

• Make Lists - Lists of things you’d like to do, books you’d like to read, favourite foods, fun experiences, packing lists for your camping trips and grocery lists for mom and dad. I am sure you can come up with some cool ideas for lists too!

Get Caught Reading!

• Families signed up to Epic Books through a classroom teacher get 2 free hours of reading/week all summer long.

• Woozles Summer 2020 Reading List Suggestions Ages 8-12

• TD Summer Reading Club through the Halifax Public Libraries

• Scholastic Canada Read for Fun

• Summer Reading BINGO

Looking for a Good Series?

• Dear Canada series

• Our Canadian Girl series

• Canadian Flyers Adventure series

• I Survived series

• Diary of a Wimpy Kid series

• How to Train Your Dragon series

Canadian Historical Fiction

• A Blinding Light -Julie Lawson

• Run - Eric Walters

• Me and Mr. Bell - Philip Roy

• Pit Pony - Joyce Barkhouse

Understanding Diversity Through Literature

• The Undefeated - Kwame Alexander

• Not My Idea: A Book About Whiteness - Anastasia Higginbotham

• Stone Angel - Jane Yolen

• Number the Stars - Lois Lowry

• The New Kid - Michael Berry

• Rosa - Nikki Giovanni

• Elijah of Buxton - Christopher Paul Curtis

• I Am Not a Number - Jenny Kay Dupuis and Kathy Kacer

• Fatty Legs - Christy Jordan-Fenton and Margaret Pokiak-Fenton

• Stranger at Home - Christy Jordan-Fenton and Margaret Pokiak-Fenton

• Go Show the World: A Celebration of Indigenous Heroes - Wab Kinew

• Whoosh! Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions - Chris Barton

• Can I touch Your Hair? Poems of Race, Mistakes and Friendships - Irene Latham and Charles Water

Let's Get Writing!

• Got a story? Write it down! Enter the Woozles Writes! Writing Contest! Contest closes August 31 at 4:00 pm.

• Travel Reporter - Keep a journal of your family’s adventures. Don’t forget to add drawings and photos.

• Write a letter or email to a family member or friends. Pick up postcards on your family outings to share your adventures.

• Missing your friends? Write a story with them - email it back and forth or use a Google doc.

• Just finished reading a great book or have an old favourite? Rewrite the ending!

• Write and illustrate your own poetry.

• Create your own comic books.

• Make a joke book. Find some funny kids’ jokes or create your own, write them in your book and then illustrate them.

• Make Lists - Lists of things you’d like to do, books you’d like to read, favourite foods, fun experiences, packing lists for your camping trips and grocery lists for mom and dad. I am sure you can come up with some cool ideas for lists too!

• Write a play to act out with your family.

Get Caught Reading!

• Woozles Summer 2020 Reading List Suggestions Ages 8-12

• Woozles Summer 2020 Reading List Suggestions Ages 13+

• TD Summer Reading Club through the Halifax Public Libraries

• Scholastic Canada Read for Fun

Looking for a Good Series?

• Crossover series - Kwame Alexander

• A Wrinkle in Time series - Madeleine L'Engle

• Artemis Fowl series - Eoin Colfer

• The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series - Michael Scott

Understanding Diversity Through Literature

• Clutch - Heather Camlot

• Black Women Who Dared - Naomi. M. Moyer

• Woke: a Young Poet’s Call to Justice - Mahogany L Browne

• The Breadwinner -Deborah Ellis

• Inside Out and Back Again - Thanhha Li

• Amal Unnbound - Aisha Saeed

• Ghost - Jason Reynolds

• Brown Girl Dreaming - Jacqueline Woodson

• Harbour Me - Jacqueline Woodson

• Front Desk - Kelly Yang

• Counting by 7s - Holly Goldberg Sloan

• King and the Dragonflies - Kacen Callender

• Pretty - Justin Sayre

• The Skin I’m In (Gr. 6-8) - Sharon Flake

• Pieces of Why - K.L. Goring

• Amina’s Voice - Hena Kahn

• Paper Wishes - Lois Stephenson

• Pretty - Justin Sayre

• Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World - Ashley Blake Herring

• Be My Love - Kit Pearson

Let's Get Writing!

• The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition - deadline June 30th!

• Got a story? Write it down! Enter the Woozles Writes! Writing Contest! Contest closes August 31st at 4:00 pm.

• Review It! After visiting new places, write a review of your adventure, include your thoughts and experiences.

• Missing your friends? Write a story with them - email it back and forth or use a Google doc.

• Just finished reading a great book or have an old favourite? Rewrite the ending!

• Write and illustrate your own poetry.

• Create your own comic books.

Get Caught Reading

• Woozles Summer 2020 Reading List Suggestions Ages 13+

• Halifax Public Libraries Virtual Library for Teens

Understanding Diversity Through Literature

• Stamped - Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi

• Dear Martin - Nic Stone

• The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini

• The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian - Sherman Alexie

• The Hate U Give - Angie Thomas

• The Marrow Thieves - Cherie Dimaline

• Turtles All The Way Down - John Green

• Carry On - Rainbow Rowell

• The Catcher in the Rye - J.D. Salinger

• The Pearl - John Steinbeck

• Monster - Walter Dean Myers

• The Outsiders - S.E. Hinton

• Animal Farm - George Orwell

• Split Tooth- Tanya Tagaq

• Inconvenient Indian- Thomas King

• As Long As The River Flows - Oskiniko Larry Loyie

• The Book Thief - Markus Zusak

• Does My Head Look Big in This? - Randa Abdel Fattah

• Tyler Johnson Was Here - Jay Coles

• Stars Beneath Our Feet - David Barclay Moore

• The Map From Here to There - Emery Lord

• Between the Lines - Nikki Grimes

• Kids Like Us - Hilary Reyl

• I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter - Erika Sanchez

• Lord of the Flies - William Golding

• Annaka - Andre Fenton (Published June 30)

Please note many of the titles tackle challenging issues and may not be appropriate for all readers.

Time to Write!

• Got a story? Write it down! Enter the Woozles Writes! Writing Contest! Contest closes August 31st at 4:00 pm.

Get Caught Reading

• Woozles Summer 2020 Reading List Suggestions Ages 13+

• Halifax Public Libraries Virtual Library for Teens

Understanding Diversity Through Literature

• Indian Horse - Richard Wagamese

• Stamped From The Beginning - Ibrahim X. Kendi

• 1984 - George Orwell

• Huckleberry Finn - Mark Twain

• The Hate U Give - Angie Thomas

• Brave New World - Aldous Huxley

• The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini

• The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian - Sherman Alexie

• Invisible Man - Ralph Ellison

• Beloved - Toni Morrison

• The Color Purple - Alice Walker

• The Illegal - Lawrence Hill

• Girl at War - Sara Nović

• Under the Udala Trees - Chinelo Okparanta

• The Residue Years - Mitchell S. Jackson

• The Pearl That Broke Its Shell - Nadia Hashimi

• Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda - Becky Albertalli

• Symptoms of Being Human - Jeff Garvin

• Slaughterhouse-Five - Kurt Vonnegut

• The Marrow Thieves - Cherie Dimaline

• The Water Dancer - Ta-Nehisi Coates

• The Road - Cormac McCarthy

• The Nickel Boys - Colson Whitehead

• The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - Rebecca Skloot

• Hidden Figures - Margo Lee Shetterly

Please note many of the titles tackle challenging issues and may not be appropriate for all readers.

• Discovery Centre - Hands on activities and lessons designed with NS Curriculum topics in mind.

• IXL- Math practice website with specific activities for curriculum outcomes per grade.

• 30 Days of Science Activities.

• Hands on Activities from Let's Talk Science.

• Problems of the week from the Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing at the University of Waterloo.

• Hands on Activities from Let's Talk Science.

• Problems of the week from the Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing at the University of Waterloo.

• Ted-Ed Riddles

• Daily math and science challenges

• Engaging and fast-paced videos about STEM topics and much more.

• Hands on Activities from Let's Talk Science.

Careers in STEM

• Career Exploration from Let's Talk Science.

• Learn about real world applications of school topics and career journeys in science with Behind the Scenes at MIT.

Reading and Listening about STEM

• The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - Rebecca Skloot

• A Short History of Nearly Everything - Bill Bryson

• Hidden Figures - Margo Lee Shetterly

• Check out Radiolab, a podcast investigating our world.

• Try Science Friday for entertaining and educational stories about STEM.

Activities

• Try Imagineering in a Box for Disney sponsored project-based activities connecting science and art.

• Art for Kids Hub

• Free art packages from http://www.wonderneath.com Follow them on social media.

• Try some of the activities at the Gordon Smith Gallery Artists for Kids.

• Check out the art lessons, resources, and games at the Incredible Art Department.

• Try some of the activities at the Gordon Smith Gallery Artists for Kids.

• Cosmic Kids Yoga

Yoga, mindfulness, and relaxation designed for kids age 3 and up.

• Peace Out Guided Relaxation

• PE with Joe: 5 Minute Move

• Try Yoga with Adriene.

• Try these challenges:

  • Fitbit challenge with friends or family

  • Bring Sally Up Push Up Challenge

  • Bring Sally Up Squat Challenge

• Set your own goal for golf putting, basketball shooting, soccer footwork, walking, or any activity you enjoy. Track your performance and see how much you improve each week.

Explore Nova Scotia's cultural heritage and history. Be sure to check the websites before visiting.

• Africville Museum

• Explore what it was like to be an immigrant at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 by downloading their app.

• Halifax Citadel National Historic Site

Explore Nova Scotia's cultural heritage and history. Be sure to check the websites before visiting.

• Grand Pre National Historic Site

• Port Royal National Historic Site

• Ross Farm Museum

• Sherbrooke Village

• Fortress Louisbourg National Historic Site