Read Across America- Homework

Read Across America Day is celebrated on March 2 and it is an annual reading motivation and awareness program that celebrates the importance of reading. This date was chosen to coincide with the birthday of a famous children’s author, Dr. Seuss. Theodor Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, was born on March 2, 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts. Dr. Seuss is one of the most beloved children’s book authors of all time.

In honor of Read Across America Day, Mrs. Kline has planned all sorts of fun activities for us on Friday (including a special visit from author, Kim Baker).

In your response, explain why it is important to read. How is reading helpful, how can it be fun, why do we learn to read? What is a favorite book you've read lately? Why did you enjoy it?

*Remember to respond with at least five COMPLETE sentences, correct spelling, and grammar!

23 comments:

justin:3 said...

Well...Reading can help you learn stuff like,math,art and more!Its fun reading because it might be funny,crepy and more!Books like comics,chapters and more!Book can be like chines and more!rightbooks fit you if you read a few pages.

Spoorhi #17 said...

I think reading is important because it helps you learn new words. It also helps you learn more vocabulary. Some books are very informational. They help you learn things you never knew. Some books are for entertainment. They let you pass time. They are enjoyable to read. That’s why I think books are important.

Malisa!:) said...

Well it is important to read because everyone need to know how to read. If you say I hate reading well your wrong because reading is basically teaching you everything. Think about it in math you have to read in text books sometimes, and in writing too don't you have to reread what you wrote and try to see if there is any mistakes. Reading is fun because it helps you learn things. And makes your mind think about things which starts your curiosty which turns into creativy. Thats how your personality works. Its fun because in other countries they force kids to read certain books about certain things that you don't want to read about.And thats it cause thats all the books they have. And they can't afford it. But we live in america we have our rights to read what we want! So respect it

Unknown said...

If you don't know how to read you could not do math, science and know how to write. You would not even know how to read a street sign. I have been recently reading the American Doll Felicity series. I like them because I like historical fiction.
Mercedes

katie!!!! said...

Well it is important to read because you learn all things like math,witing and all that stuff that you cn learn and thats how i am so good at reading hahaha like the book i am reading right now is called lawless my brother got it for me it is a good book. and if you did not have a book you could no read and that would be so sad for people. and thats why i think books are very important i your live.

Aidan said...

Reading is important because it teaches you new words and shows you proper grammar. It is also a way for poeple to communicate stories and ideas. Reading is helpful because you can learn by reading? Reading can be fun if you read books that you enjoy. Hachet is my favorite book because it tells a true story about a boy who survives in the wild for 54 days with only a hachet.

Kareena #20 said...

I think reading is important because it helps you build your vocabulary and how you learn about history. Reading is helpful because if you have a report or something you need help on you can go to the library or a find a book that you think will help and give you information on what you need to know. some books aren't just for learning they are also just about entartainment and well, having fun!! Another reson reading is fun is that if you have a favorite movie and you really like the story but you got bored of the movie they could have the exact same story in a book formate then you can read it and still have a good time!!Plus, if you are very intrested into fantasy books you basicly have a liftime supply of fantasy books and others!That is why I think reading is VERY important to our life.

Jake :) said...

I think reading is important because life be boring with out story's. TV and movies need to have story's. Reading can be helpful with informational book you learn stuff. be can be fun like, Realistic fiction,
fantasy, historical fiction, traditional literature, mystery,and
sci-fi give us entertainment. My favorite book that I have recently read is "Side Kicks".



Grace! said...

Reading is something everyone can do. It is important to read because reading teaches you everything. It helps you vocabulary grow more and more. Reading even help some people learn our lanuage and if we want to learn a new lanuage guess what we do. We Read! Reading help everyone and it is just fun. I hope everyone has a chance to read because reading is amazing.

Matt said...

Reading is important because new things can be learned, like in text books. Other books are for your imagination. Books are fun and enjoyable. Also, it is better for your brain. That's why reading is important.

Gracie #7 said...

Reading is definitely my hobbie. I personaly love to read day or night. I think it's important to read beacuse you learn lots and lots of stuff. Also you can know things other people don't know(if you read sertain books). Last I think you can have alot of emotion reading beacause you can laugh, cry, smile, pout, or maybe even walk away.

Maggie #5 said...

It is important to read because lets say one day you were driving and you need to go to T-mobile and don't know how to read. How do you get there? That's how reading is helpful too. It can be fun when you are reading a very fun book and a not aloud to watch T.V. We learn to read because it's a form of learning. I have read Zip lately I enjoy it because all of the adventure.

Maddie MMB said...

I think it's important to read cause it's intertaning and it helps you learn about what there saying in the books. Books are helpful in lots of ways but there very helpful in learning to understand writing.It can be fun in alot of ways but reading mysterys are very fun for me.My favorite book is Someone Was Watching like I said I love mysterys. I enjoyed it cause its a mystery and I like mysterys because I like guessing whats going to happen and find out if im right or not. I love reading I read almost 24 7 I hope you like reading just as much as I do!

reese.j said...

i tink we sohed read all day for doktersosa and set in class.and at home.

Cade said...

Books are important because we wouldn't be able learn about Famous people like George Washington. An it would make math harder. It would also make driving hard.I have recently started the Hobbit. I like the book because it'san action adventure.

Matthew N :) & ;)) said...

When we read, we learn new words and we know more knowledge so it`s easier to answer questions on tests. Reading can be helpful when you learn new words for your vocabulary. Reading can be fun when you’re sucked into the book because it`s so interesting. My favorite book that I have been reading is Everything on a Waffle. Everything on a Waffle is about a young girl who just lost her parents, and now in the story the girl is in an argument about where she should go to live. I am enjoying this book because at the end of every chapter there is a recipe like Cherry Pie Pork Chops.

Liam said...

I think reading is important because you always use it in your everyday life--going to a store, reading instructions, and using the computer. Reading improves your vocabulary and your intelligence. One of my favorite books is "Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief". I enjoyed it because of the Greek mythology. Another reason I like the book is because Percy gets to travel to places like Las Vegas, New York, and TN.

arman said...

I think books are important. Because some books you need for your life. Like math,social studies, science and
what you learn in school. Also might need it to build stuff. You might also need it for stuff you might not know in your life.

Arthur said...

It is important to read because if you do not know how to read you cannot write or enjoy books. Also if you can’t read you cannot answer questions on homework or on letters. My favorite book is the Candy Shop War 2. I like it because it is fiction and really funny. I also enjoy comic books.

Adam said...

I think that reading is important because reading helps improve our grammar. As we learn new vocabulary we often like to use it in our writing. The more we read the better our vocabulary will get. We practically have to read every day from road signs to news papers. You can't really write if you don't know how to read. reading is how we write,type and basically learn. With reading we can spread our imagination with fairy tales and fantasy books. Also if you needed to do a report the first place you would probably go is the library or the internet and you couldn't use either of them if you couldn't read. One book that I really enjoyed in the past was called "Pendragon" there are actually twelve books in the series but I'm only on the second book. I love it because it tells a story about a regular- well sort of regular- travel through time and space to save other territories. I like how the author makes it feel like your actually being in the story and he also gives you the actual emotion that there feeling instead of just saying he was happy or he was angry.

omar said...

i think books ane inportant because they give you all sorts of info like math and science. people like books. kids like books.there are books like comics and fariy tales.they are cool

Omar said...

i think books ane inportant because they give you all sorts of info like math and science. people like books. kids like books.there are books like comics and fariy tales.they are cool.

ANNIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! said...

I think reading is important because like Kim Baker said today, reading is one of many important things you need to know to be an author. Also, kids should get better at spelling. Once you read a lot you memorize those words that you see in books you read. Also, it gives you information if it's nonfiction. Books inspire readers to be imaginitive.