THIS BOOK IS COOL! in School

THIS BOOK IS COOL! in School Teacher Resource Page

SCGLR’s THIS BOOK IS COOL! received the prestigious Bright Spot award from the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading. This program is a great opportunity for parents and caregivers on the Suncoast to help boost their children’s confidence in learning!

Premiering on June 1, 2020, thousands of children and their families across the Suncoast region learned about new books, increased their vocabularies, and created works of art aligned to the book’s themes. Due to its success, and because the community wanted more, SCGLR is offering guided conversations to teach you how to help children process new information from books and the world around them.

- THIS BOOK IS COOL! In School
  Created as a response to the global pandemic that halted summer camps in the summer of 2020, THIS BOOK IS COOL! was piloted as an opportunity to engage children PreK-3rd grade in summer reading.
  
  The overwhelming success of THIS BOOK IS COOL! summer program helped us understand the opportunities for expanding the offerings to teachers and educators during the school year. In the fall of 2020, we began working with educators and administrators throughout the four-county region to develop standards-based lesson plans, classroom resources, and family engagement activities to assist teachers in their efforts to help children in grades PreK-3 become superstar readers.
  
  These lesson plans and resources were developed to provide maximum flexibility for teachers.
  
  What You Receive for Your Classroom
  As an educator in Charlotte, DeSoto, Manatee or Sarasota counties participating in THIS BOOK IS COOL! In School, The Patterson Foundation will provide you and your students with the following materials:
  - A set of 3 high-quality books for each student to keep and to take home to add to their home libraries.
  - A teacher’s copy of each book to add to your classroom library.
  - Guided Lesson Plans developed by teachers for teachers. Each lesson plan covers approximately 30–45 minutes of classroom time, including extension activities that you can choose to incorporate. The extension activities include writing, learning activities and experiences, and exercises designed to foster increased student engagement. Check out this sample lesson plan.
  - Activity Sheets to use in your classroom and for students to share with their families as part of their extended learning experience.

Please click here to register for THIS BOOK IS COOL! IN SCHOOL.