KCPS Loves to Read

At Home

Parents and caregivers can support literacy and social-emotional development at home. 

• Engage in KCPS Loves to Read activities with your student. Check out our monthly family guide for ideas!
• Promote the monthly reading campaign focus 
• Set monthly reading goals with your student and monitor their progress
• Read books with your student
• Challenge K-6 students to read at least 15 minutes each day and 7-12 students to set aside personal reading every day.
• Check out some of the reading resources on this page with your student

Classroom Lessons & Activities

Kindergarten through 6^th grade students will participate in monthly classroom lessons and activities that address key social-emotional skills and connect them to the knowledge they are building through their classroom reading. Students in grades 7-12 will have designated time during their advisory period for social-emotional learning, personal reading and goal setting.

Curiosity Focus Lesson: Curiosity Poems Interactive Reading Lesson: The Magician’s Hat Student Log

Resources

Storyline Online®: actors reading children's books with supplemental curriculum aimed to strengthen comprehension and verbal and written skills for English-language learners. https://storylineonline.net/

At Home

Parents and caregivers can support literacy and social-emotional development at home. 

• Engage in KCPS Loves to Read activities with your student. Check out our monthly family guide for ideas!
• Promote the monthly reading campaign focus 
• Set monthly reading goals with your student and monitor their progress
• Read books with your student
• Challenge K-6 students to read at least 15 minutes each day and 7-12 students to set aside personal reading every day.
• Check out some of the reading resources on this page with your student

Classroom Lessons & Activities

Kindergarten through 6^th grade students will participate in monthly classroom lessons and activities that address key social-emotional skills and connect them to the knowledge they are building through their classroom reading. Students in grades 7-12 will have designated time during their advisory period for social-emotional learning, personal reading and goal setting.

Confidence Focus Lesson: Your Own Superheroes Interactive Reading Lesson: Standing on Her Shoulders Student Log

Resources

Storyline Online®: actors reading children's books with supplemental curriculum aimed to strengthen comprehension and verbal and written skills for English-language learners. https://storylineonline.net/

At Home

Parents and caregivers can support literacy and social-emotional development at home. 

• Engage in KCPS Loves to Read activities with your student. Check out our monthly family guide for ideas!
• Promote the monthly reading campaign focus 
• Set monthly reading goals with your student and monitor their progress
• Read books with your student
• Challenge K-6 students to read at least 15 minutes each day and 7-12 students to set aside personal reading every day.
• Check out some of the reading resources on this page with your student

Classroom Lessons & Activities

Kindergarten through 6^th grade students will participate in monthly classroom lessons and activities that address key social-emotional skills and connect them to the knowledge they are building through their classroom reading. Students in grades 7-12 will have designated time during their advisory period for social-emotional learning, personal reading and goal setting.

Courage Focus Lesson: Courageous Character Cards Interactive Reading Lesson: The Rooster Who Would Not Be Quiet! Student Log

Resources

Storyline Online®: actors reading children's books with supplemental curriculum aimed to strengthen comprehension and verbal and written skills for English-language learners. https://storylineonline.net/

At Home

Parents and caregivers can support literacy and social-emotional development at home. 

• Engage in KCPS Loves to Read activities with your student. Check out our monthly family guide for ideas!
• Promote the monthly reading campaign focus 
• Set monthly reading goals with your student and monitor their progress
• Read books with your student
• Challenge K-6 students to read at least 15 minutes each day and 7-12 students to set aside personal reading every day.
• Check out some of the reading resources on this page with your student

Classroom Lessons & Activities

Kindergarten through 6^th grade students will participate in monthly classroom lessons and activities that address key social-emotional skills and connect them to the knowledge they are building through their classroom reading. Students in grades 7-12 will have designated time during their advisory period for social-emotional learning, personal reading and goal setting.

Hope Focus Lesson: Hope Heart Maps Interactive Reading Lesson: Martin Rising: Requiem for a King Student Log

Resources

Storyline Online®: actors reading children's books with supplemental curriculum aimed to strengthen comprehension and verbal and written skills for English-language learners. https://storylineonline.net/

At Home

Parents and caregivers can support literacy and social-emotional development at home. 

• Engage in KCPS Loves to Read activities with your student. Check out our monthly family guide for ideas!
• Promote the monthly reading campaign focus 
• Tune into our bi-monthly read alouds on Facebook Live or watch it in our video archive below
• Set monthly reading goals with your student and monitor their progress
• Read books with your student
• Challenge K-6 students to read at least 15 minutes each day and 7-12 students to set aside personal reading every day
• Check out some of the reading resources on this page with your student

Classroom Lessons & Activities

Kindergarten through 6^th grade students will participate in monthly classroom lessons and activities that address key social-emotional skills and connect them to the knowledge they are building through their classroom reading. Students in grades 7-12 will have designated time during their advisory period for social-emotional learning, personal reading and goal setting.

Belonging Focus Lesson:Community River Maps Interactive Reading Lesson: All Because You Matter Student Log

Resources

Storyline Online®: actors reading children's books with supplemental curriculum aimed to strengthen comprehension and verbal and written skills for English-language learners. https://storylineonline.net/

Khan Academy: reading, language, writing, math, social-emotional development, problem-solving skills, and motor development resources. khanacademy.org

Epic: digital reading platform for students 12 and under https://kids.getepic.com/

Teach Your Monster: reading games https://www.teachyourmonster.org/teachyourmonstertoread

Libby: allows students to borrow thousands of e-books and audio-books from the local library. https://www.overdrive.com/apps/libby

FunBrain: selection of free books to read online, as well as learning games and videos for preK-8) https://www.funbrain.com/books

At Home

Parents and caregivers can support literacy and social-emotional development at home. 

• Engage in KCPS Loves to Read activities with your student. Check out our monthly family guide for ideas!
• Promote the monthly reading campaign focus 
• Set monthly reading goals with your student and monitor their progress
• Read books with your student
• Challenge K-6 students to read at least 15 minutes each day and 7-12 students to set aside personal reading every day.
• Check out some of the reading resources on this page with your student

Classroom Lessons & Activities

Kindergarten through 6^th grade students will participate in monthly classroom lessons and activities that address key social-emotional skills and connect them to the knowledge they are building through their classroom reading. Students in grades 7-12 will have designated time during their advisory period for social-emotional learning, personal reading and goal setting.

Friendship Focus Lesson: Friendship Chain Interactive Reading Lesson: Maybe Tomorrow Student Log

Resources

Storyline Online®: actors reading children's books with supplemental curriculum aimed to strengthen comprehension and verbal and written skills for English-language learners. https://storylineonline.net/

Khan Academy: reading, language, writing, math, social-emotional development, problem-solving skills, and motor development resources. khanacademy.org

Epic: digital reading platform for students 12 and under https://kids.getepic.com/

Teach Your Monster: reading games https://www.teachyourmonster.org/teachyourmonstertoread

Libby: allows students to borrow thousands of e-books and audio-books from the local library. https://www.overdrive.com/apps/libby

FunBrain: selection of free books to read online, as well as learning games and videos for preK-8) https://www.funbrain.com/books

At Home

Parents and caregivers can support literacy and social-emotional development at home. 

• Engage in KCPS Loves to Read activities with your student. Check out our monthly family guide for ideas!
• Promote the monthly reading campaign focus 
• Set monthly reading goals with your student and monitor their progress
• Read books with your student
• Challenge K-6 students to read at least 15 minutes each day and 7-12 students to set aside personal reading every day.
• Check out some of the reading resources on this page with your student

Classroom Lessons & Activities

Kindergarten through 6^th grade students will participate in monthly classroom lessons and activities that address key social-emotional skills and connect them to the knowledge they are building through their classroom reading. Students in grades 7-12 will have designated time during their advisory period for social-emotional learning, personal reading and goal setting.

Kindness Focus Lesson: Kindness Heroes Interactive Reading Lesson: Addy’s Cup of Sugar Student Log

Resources

Storyline Online®: actors reading children's books with supplemental curriculum aimed to strengthen comprehension and verbal and written skills for English-language learners. https://storylineonline.net/