¡Nos encanta leer! My students and their families love having books that they can read together at home and in their home language. Our school's home literacy program provides books that students can bring home to read in Spanish.
Students enter my school for 4 year old kindergarten and continue here until fifth grade.
All of our classes are taught in English, so our school has a lot of books available in English. To encourage reading at home, I have a book cart full of books in Spanish that over 50 students use to have Spanish language materials to use at home. Many of the older students have been picking books from our book cart almost every day since the program began five years ago.
After five years of reading, some students have read every book we own and some of our favorites have become very well used. I hope to continue to provide books that students can share with the families, but am looking for a few new options for them. After talking with students and families, we've collected a list of more chapter books, extra books from some of our favorite series, a collection of books on science topics, and new books about sports.
My Project
The books from our book cart are mostly read at home. Some students choose to read alone in order to practice reading in their first language, while others look for books to read with family members. The youngest students simply choose books that look interesting and bring them home to have an adult read with them. I love to see the kids excited about reading and want to keep having materials available that interest them in reading and will turn reading into a daily, family activity.
I want all of my students to maintain their Spanish fluency that they learned at home and I want to support literacy in their home language.
Even more than that, I want to keep all of them excited about books and reading. Any time we have new books on the cart, students begin talking about their favorite books with their friends and searching for new books to read with their families. Our school library is full of great books in English, but I also want to support reading in any language.
Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her FamilyÂs Fight for Desegregation
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My Name is Gabito / Me llamo Gabito: The Life of Gabriel Garcia Marquez (English, Multilingual and Spanish Edition)
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$12.58
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$12.58
Diario de Greg (Spanish Edition)
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$12.15
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$12.15
Chicharito: La historia de Javier Hernandez (Vintage Espanol) (Spanish Edition)
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$11.70
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$11.70
Diario de Greg 7: Tres no es compañÃa (Spanish Edition) (Diary of a Wimpy Kid) (Diaro De Greg / Diary of a Wimpy Kid)
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$11.29
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$11.29
Dias de perros / Dog Days (Diario De Greg / Diary of a Wimpy Kid) (Spanish Edition)
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$11.19
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$11.19
La Ley de Rodrick (Diario de Greg 2) (Spanish Edition)
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$11.19
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Esto es el colmo / The Last Straw (Diario De Greg / Diary of a Wimpy Kid) (Spanish Edition)
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$11.19
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La horrible realidad / The Ugly Truth (Diario De Greg / Diary of a Wimpy Kid) (Spanish Edition)
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$11.19
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Diario de Greg 6 sin salida (Spanish Edition) (Diario De Greg / Diary of a Wimpy Kid)
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$11.19
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Scholastic explora tu mundo: Los pingüinos: (Spanish language edition of Scholastic Discover More: Penguins) (Spanish Edition)
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$10.79
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$10.79
Scholastic explora tu mundo: Los planetas: (Spanish language edition of Scholastic Discover More: Planets) (Spanish Edition)
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$10.79
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$10.79
Scholastic Explora Tu Mundo: Insectos y Otras Criaturas: (Spanish language edition of Scholastic Discover More: Bugs) (Spanish Edition)
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$10.30
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Scholastic Explora Tu Mundo: Dinosaurios: (Spanish language edition of Scholastic Discover More: Dinosaurs) (Spanish Edition)
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$10.22
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Scholastic Explora Tu Mundo: La selva tropical: (Spanish language edition of Scholastic Discover More: Rainforests) (Spanish Edition)
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$10.22
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$10.22
Scholastic Explora Tu Mundo: Los tiburones: (Spanish language edition of Scholastic Discover More: Sharks) (Spanish Edition)
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$9.99
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$9.99
Ilustradas Las Vidas de Los Santos
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$9.76
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Scholastic explora tu mundo: CrÃas de animales: (Spanish language edition of Scholastic Discover More: Animal Babies) (Spanish Edition)
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$7.19
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Scholastic Explora Tu Mundo: La granja: (Spanish language edition of Scholastic Discover More: Farm) (Spanish Edition)
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$7.19
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El impactante mundo de la electricidad con Max Axiom, supercientÃfico (Ciencia gráfica) (Spanish Edition)
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El mundo explosivo de los volcanes con Max Axiom, supercientÃfico (Ciencia gráfica) (Spanish Edition)
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$7.16
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El suelo: Tierra y arena (Ciencia asombrosa) (Spanish Edition)
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$7.16
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$7.16
Aventuras con el sonido con Max Axiom, supercientÃfico (Ciencia gráfica) (Spanish Edition)
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$7.16
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Explorar ecosistemas con Max Axiom, supercientÃfico (Ciencia gráfica) (Spanish Edition)
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$7.15
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Cómo comprender la fotosÃntesis con Max Axiom, supercientÃfico (Ciencia gráfica) (Spanish Edition)
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Comprender el calentamiento global con Max Axiom, supercientÃfico (Ciencia gráfica) (Spanish Edition)
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Un viaje por la adaptación con Max Axiom, supercientÃfico (Ciencia gráfica) (Spanish Edition)
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El mundo de las cadenas alimentarias con Max Axiom, supercientÃfico (Ciencia gráfica) (Spanish Edition)
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Un curso intensivo sobre fuerzas y movimiento con Max Axiom, supercientÃfico (Ciencia gráfica) (Spanish Edition)
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$7.15
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$7.15
How a Seed Grows (Spanish edition): Como crece una semilla (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 1)
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$6.29
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$6.29
Como Se Adaptan Los Animales?/ How Do Animals Adapt (La Ciencia De Los Seres Vivos/Science of Living Things (Spanish)) (Spanish Edition)
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$6.26
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$6.26
El Ciclo Del Agua/ The Water Cycle (Cambios Que Suceden En La Naturaleza / Nature's Changes) (Spanish Edition)
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$6.26
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$6.26
Que Son Los Reptiles? / Waht is a Reptile? (La Ciencia De Los Seres Vivos/Science of Living Things (Spanish)) (Spanish Edition)
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$6.26
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$6.26
El ciclo del agua/ Earth's Water Cycle (Mi Primer Paso Al Mundo Real - Descubriendo Los Ciclos De La Naturaleza /First Step Nonfiction - Discovering Nature's Cycles)) (Spanish Edition)
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$6.25
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$6.25
La Noche De Las Ninjas / Night Of The Ninjas (La Casa Del Arbol / Magic Tree House) (Spanish Edition)
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$4.95
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Osos Polares Despues de la Medianoche (La Casa Del Arbol / Magic Tree House) (Spanish Edition)
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$4.95
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Tigre Dientes De Sable En El Ocaso / Sunset of the Sabertooth (La Casa Del Arbol / Magic Tree House) (Spanish Edition)
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$4.95
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El Caballero Del Alba / The Knight at Dawn (La Casa Del Arbol / Magic Tree House) (Spanish Edition)
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$4.94
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Una Momia Al Amanecer / Mummies in the Morning (Magic Tree House) (Spanish Edition)
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$4.85
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Guerra civil en domingo / Civil War on Sunday (La Casa Del Arbol / Magic Tree House) (Spanish Edition)
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