Extracurricular Activities that prove work is play!
I have asked students and parents to suggest extracurricular activities they feel provide a healthy balance of fun and challenge. I am compiling these suggestions to share with families throughout the San Ramon Valley. One mother-daughter duo shared their experiences together with great links for contacting the organizations. Click here to discover how one student found work is play!
Reading Lists
Source: CTY Center for Talented Youth - John Hopkins University www.cty.jhu.eduInterested in reading really good books? Check out the links below to find time-honored classics and contemporary favorites.
Battle of the Books reading list for grades 4-6th for spring 2012
| Author |
Title |
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Brittain, Bill |
The Wish Giver: Three Tales of Coven Tree |
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Christopher, John |
The White Mountains |
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Christopher, Matt |
Ice Magic |
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DiCamillo, Kate |
Because of Winn-Dixie |
|
Dowell, Frances |
Phineas L. MacGuire…Erupts!: The First Experiment |
|
Fleischman, Sid |
By the Great Horn Spoon! |
|
Fleming, Candace |
Boxes for Katje |
|
Flournoy, Valerie |
The Patchwork Quilt |
|
Fritz, Jean |
What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin? |
|
George, Jean |
My Side of the Mountain |
|
Gipson, Fred |
Old Yeller |
|
Hahn, Mary Downing |
Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story |
|
Hobbs, Valerie |
Sheep |
|
Jacques, Brian |
Redwall |
|
King-Smith, Dick |
Harry's Mad |
|
L'Engle, Madeleine |
A Wrinkle in Time |
|
Levine, Gail Carson |
Ella Enchanted |
|
Lowry, Lois |
Number the Stars |
|
Manes, Stephen |
Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days |
|
Montgomery, L. M. |
Anne of Green Gables |
|
Paulsen, Gary |
Hatchet |
|
Pennypacker, Sara |
Clementine |
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Polacco, Patricia |
My Rotten, Redheaded Older Brother |
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Porter, Connie Rose |
Meet Addy: An American Girl |
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Roberts, Willo Davis |
Scared Stiff |
|
Ryan, Pam Munoz |
Esperanza Rising |
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Sachar, Louis |
There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom |
|
Scieszka, Jon |
Knights of the Kitchen Table |
|
Wiles, Deborah |
Love, Ruby Lavender |
|
Winthrop, Elizabeth |
Castle in the Attic |
Link to Summer Fun and Learning
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