Book resources

If you are like me, you are always on the search for a good book - for yourself and your children.
This can become increasingly difficult as their interests develop. Our well stocked GSP library is a good place to start and luckily our students get to go there each week during class. One of the skills they are practicing there is how to choose a good book for their reading level. Besides being interesting, the reading level needs to be challenging enough but not too hard. Especially with a second language it can be a good strategy to read a book in German that your student read in English before, this can help them expanding their vocabulary and follow even a more complex story line. We have many popular series available in both languages.
If your child rereads his/her favorite book over and over again, do not despair!
There are many websites with lists of award winning books, but the following is one of my favorite for English books because it has suggestions from Oregon students. ORCA.
For German books the following link can be a good start: Goethe Institut
And if your child is stuck with Diary of the Wimpy Kid and Captain Underpants, maybe the following can change things up a bit. I believe there aren't many children's books out there written by a mathematician. This book can start conversations about how the author creates a story line, but also about how your choices lead to consequences, or you can just enjoy the quirky story together with your child! It is the winning book in the upper elementary category from ORCA this year and I promise it will change the way you order your ice cream forever! Here is the link to the book. Meanwhile
And if you like Mystery stories, I invite you to read through our 5th grade mystery stories on display next to the English room.