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• Arthur- "Buster Hits the Books"
  How has Buster managed to get through school without ever reading a book? Now he only has one week to read a whole book - with chapters - and write about it!
• Reading Rainbow - "Three by the Sea"
  Lolly, spider, and Sam lay on the beach and all agreed it was the perfect time for each of them to tell their very own story. LeVar learns that telling a story or listening to one can unlock the imagination as he watches Chicago City Limits, an improvisational performance group. Kids tell their own stories in the books they make.

Do in Class

• Arthur: Book Critic - Transform students into book reviewers by introducing them to a set of rating symbols.
• PBS Parents: Create a Read Aloud Book Club - Use these printable pages to start your own PBS KIDS GO! Read Aloud Book Club.
• Reading Rainbow: Three by the Sea - Have students create a chapter book about their life or make an autobiography using pictures and words.

Play Online

• Reading Rainbow: Sequence Game - Learn what it takes to put a book together and then play our game to see if you could make one yourself!

Read

• Math Rashes: And Other Classroom Tales
  By Douglas Evans and Larry Di Fiori
  Published September 2000 by Front Street, Incorporated
  What can a substitute teacher do when her class breaks out in math rashes: plus and minus signs, digits zero to nine, multiplication and division signs, and entire math problems? Cure them by taking the class out for recess. Some very strange things happen in this collection of stories set in W.T. Melon Elementary School. This chapter book would make a good classroom read aloud book.
• Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride
  By Kate Dicamillo and Chris Van Dusen
  Published May 2006 by Candlewick Press
  Every Saturday after lunch, Mr. Watson takes Mercy for a ride in his convertible. Mercy wants to drive, but pigs can't drive. One Saturday when Mr. Watson is distracted by an unexpected passenger, Mercy takes the wheel with comic results. Short chapters and Van Dusen's bright illustrations will satisfy beginning readers.

*As most PBS children's programs offer one year extended taping rights for teachers, please feel free to tape them now and save them for use in your classroom during the school year.