Monthly Challenges discussion

One Point Tasks

1.1 Wiggle Your Toes Day (8/6)
Read a book that show bare feet or sandals on the cover. (show cover)

1.2 Pick A Genre
Read a book with CHICK LIT listed in its main page genre.

1.3 Reading Rainbow
Celebrating National Watermelon Day (8/3)
Read a book that is predominately RED, GREEN, or BLACK. (show cover)

1.4 (Amberly's task) Remembrances: Dog Days of Summer
Read a book with a dog on the cover. (show cover)

1.5 National Girlfriends Day (8/1)
Read a book about some girlfriends together for an adventure, get-away, a recurring group meeting or a girls' nite out.

1.6 Relaxation Day (8/15)
Find a cozy spot and read a book that will help you relax.

1.7 (Tessa's task) August Birthdays
My Dad, my brother and my niece all have August Birthdays. They obviously share a last initial, but interestingly enough they all share a middle initial (though their middle names are different).
Read a book whose author First AND Last initials are any combination of: A E M P S (you can ignore middle initials, if used). You may repeat a single initial (e.g. Sam Smith).


Two Point Tasks

2.1 Surprise Me
Read two books

Go to link: Surprise Me Task

2.2 We Bought A Zoo
Read Two Books

This month we're learning some fun facts about our Hippopotamus and Anteaters.

1. Hippopotamus
Complete one of the following tasks.

a. Hippopotamus comes from the ancient Greek 'river horse'.
Read a book with the word river in the title -or- has a horse(s) on the cover. (show cover)

b. Hippos are considered the second largest land animal on Earth.
Read a book that is second in a series. (list series)

c. Hippos can weight up to 3.5 tons.
Read a book with a 3 or 5 in its page count.

2. Anteaters
Complete one of the following tasks.

a. You can find Anteaters in Central and South America.
Read a book set in Central or South America. (list country)

b. Anteaters use their long and sticky tongues to catch prey (usually ants and termites).
Read a book with an author whose first name starts with a letter in Ants and last name starts with a letter in Termites.

c. Main predators are Jaguars and Cougars.
Read a book that starts with a J or C (excluded A, An, and The)
Check out this video:
https://video.nationalgeographic.com/...


2.3 (Bethany's task) #weneeddiversebooks
Read Two Books
For my class this year, I'm trying to partner with Project Lit and We Need Diverse Books to add more books that reflect the makeup of my classroom.

1.Read a book in the Young Adult genre.

2. Read a book where the MC's race, religion, or ethnicity is different from yours.

2.4 (Marilyn's task) The Dog Days of Summer
August is the time of year for the dog days. Read 2 books:

1. Read a book featuring a dog as a pet or character. Be sure to include his name.

2. Read a book whose author’s initials are included in “Dog Days”.

Three Point Task

3.1 (Bethany's task) Great American Read
The Great American Read is coming up!
Read three books on the Great American Read list, or by one of the authors on the list.
www.pbs.org/the-great-american-read/b...




Five Point Task

5.1 Clowning Around
Read Five Books

In August, we will be celebrating International Clown Week (8/1-7) and National Smile Week (2nd week of August)

For this month, spell-out: CLOWN or SMILE

For example :
spell-out: SMILE

Sandra Brown's Tailspin
Money Shot (The) by Stuart Woods
Indianapolis: The True Story of the Worst Sea Disaster in U.S. Naval History and the Fifty-Year Fight to Exonerate an Innocent Man by Lynn Vincent
Ladder to the Sky (A) by John Boyne
Evanovich, Janet - The Mark



You may use the first letter of the first word of the book title (exclude a, an, or the) -OR- the initials of an author's first or last name).
Don't forget to list the date you read your books.