Tall Tales

All About Landmarks

Newspaper Fun


NewsCurrents Extra!

-- Go in-depth each week to learn about today's newsmakers. Play Who am I?, challenge yourself with a quick quiz, and other fun extras.

Newseum

Wondering what is going on in the rest of the world? Visit Newseum and read the front page of over 680 newspapers from around the world, including 68 countries.

Strategies for Reading Nonfiction




Wax Museum

Celebrating Black History Month -Looking for a specific biography? Click here to search the Doylestown Library catalog system. You may also search the whole Bucks County library system if you wish. If you have a library card, they will send the book from another library to the Doylestown library for you to pick up. For more details, see Mrs. Cirulli.

Click here to see a list of the biographies available in Doyle's library.
Click here to review the Wax Museum schedule for 2009.



Book Picks

Choosing the right book.

Use this cool widgit to help you out with book selection.



The Five Finger Rule


We are going to begin the year by discussing how to make appropriate book
choices. We will learn about the many book genres available and how we can pick
a book that is "just right " for us. We will be learning the Five Finger rule:







  • Hold up your fist.
  • As you try to read the book, put up a finger for each word that you don't know.
  • If you get to five fingers before the end of the page, the book is probably too difficult for you.
    Try a different book.



Other resources


You will be encouraged to read a variety of genres this year- both fiction and nonfiction.
If you are looking for a good book to read, ask for a recommendation from the librarian,
Mrs. Cirulli, a friend, or try one of these websites
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NEWSTEAM Articles



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Skill Practice

Check out The Reading Tutorfor additional practice with skills!