# Lesson 80: Reading Celebration Day

📖 READING (40 Lessons) • 🟠 E. Reading Projects

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## Objective

Celebrate a year of reading growth by sharing favorite books and reading memories, and by choosing one or two goals for next year.

## Materials

- Pencil/paper for the activity
- The Sound Pad (bottom right corner) to hear letter and digraph sounds

## Letter & Sound Pad

Tap any button to hear its sound.

### Short vowels

### Long vowels

### Consonant sounds

### Digraphs

## Mini-lesson — What is a Reading Celebration Day?

A Reading Celebration Day is a time to stop and notice how far you have come as a reader.

On this special day you can:

- share your favorite books from the year
- talk about a reading moment you loved
- show how your reading has grown stronger
- thank the people who helped you practice
- choose goals for next year

You might say:

- "My favorite book this year was…"
- "I used to…, but now I can…"
- "Next year I want to…"

Today, you will plan your own Reading Celebration. You will pick books, choose memories, and get ready to share your reading story with someone you trust.

Picture strip: Reading party for your brain

## Guided Practice — Mini-book: Our Reading Celebration

How to use this mini-book:

- Read how one class celebrates their year of reading.
- Notice how they share books, memories, and goals.
- Use the same ideas to plan your own Reading Celebration Day.

On your paper, make a "Reading Celebration" page: favorite book, favorite reading memory, and one goal for next year.

Celebration words
celebrate proud favorite memory goal next year

Frames: "One book I loved was…" "My favorite memory was…" "Next year I want to…"

### Mini-Book: Our Reading Celebration

1

Getting ready

Ms. Green says, "Today is our Reading Celebration Day!"

She asks everyone to bring a favorite book.

The class puts their books on a special "We Love Reading" table.

2

Sharing favorites

Each child picks up a book and says, "One book I loved this year was…"

They tell what the book is about and why they liked it.

The room is full of stories, smiles, and proud readers.

3

Remembering the year

Ms. Green asks, "What reading moments do you remember?"

Some children remember learning new sight words.

Others remember reading jokes, poems, and animal facts together.

4

Looking ahead

At the end, each child makes a small reading goal for next year.

They write, "Next year I want to…" and share with a partner.

Now it is your turn to celebrate your reading year and choose goals for what comes next.

## Reading Practice — Planning your Reading Celebration

Read each situation. Drag the best sentence to plan a kind and joyful Reading Celebration Day. Chips stay in their own question. Then press "Check sentences."

You want to get ready for Reading Celebration Day.
A good first step is:

I will choose one or two favorite books from this year to bring or hold during my celebration. I will hide all my books and pretend I never read. I will choose a random object that is not a book.

Your teacher says, "Think about a favorite reading memory from this year."
A helpful plan is:

I will think of one favorite reading memory I can tell, like a funny story or a time I read with someone special. I will only remember times I was bored. I will say I have no memories at all.

Many people helped you become a stronger reader.
A kind celebration idea is to:

I can say thank you to the grown-ups and friends who listened to me read and helped me practice. I can tell everyone they did not help me at all. I can ignore the people who supported me.

You want to show how you changed as a reader this year.
A strong way to say it is:

I will share one sentence that shows my growth, like, “I used to…, but now I can…” I will say that nothing about my reading has changed. I will only talk about other people's reading, not mine.

Part of your celebration is choosing a reading goal for next year.
A good kind of goal is:

Next year I want to practice one special thing, like reading longer books or using expression. Next year I want to stop reading completely. Next year I want to forget all my reading skills.

You made a Reading Celebration page.
To complete your celebration, you might:

I can share my celebration page with a class, a small group, or my family at home. I can hide it and never let anyone see it. I can throw it away right away.

Your classmates are sharing their own reading celebrations.
A respectful choice for you is to:

I will clap softly, smile, and listen carefully when others share their reading celebrations. I will talk loudly and make fun of their work. I will turn my back while they are sharing.

On Reading Celebration Day you think about your hard work.
A healthy thought is:

I am allowed to feel proud of my reading work and all the effort I gave this year. I should pretend my effort did not matter. I should only think about mistakes and never about growth.

You notice that some classmates read faster or slower than you.
A kind thought during the celebration is:

Everyone grows at a different speed; we can celebrate each reader's progress. Only the fastest readers should be proud. Slow readers should not celebrate at all.

On "Reading Celebration Day," the most important thing is to .

notice my growth, share it kindly, and set new reading goals for what comes next forget reading and never talk about it again only think about what was hard and not what went well

## Quick Check — Reading Celebration Day

#### What is Reading Celebration Day mostly about?

Throwing away all your books Noticing your reading growth and sharing it with others Pretending you never learned to read

#### Which sentence is a good way to show growth?

"Nothing changed for me this year." "I did not try at all." "I used to…, but now I can…"

#### Why might you say thank you during Reading Celebration Day?

Because other people listened to you read and helped you practice Because no one ever helped you Because you did not want anyone to hear you read

#### What is a reading goal?

A rule that says you may not read Something you want to practice or get better at next year A list of things you did wrong

#### Which sentence is true for Reading Celebration Day?

Only the fastest readers should celebrate. No one is allowed to feel proud of their reading. Every reader can celebrate their own progress and make new goals.

## Assessment (parent/teacher)

Can name at least one favorite book or reading memory from this year Can state at least one way their reading has grown Can name one simple, clear reading goal for next year Uses positive language about their reading progress

## Exit ticket (student)

😀 I feel proud of my Reading Celebration and my growth 🙂 I see my progress and want to keep growing 😅 I want to talk more with an adult about my reading year

#### Next year I will practice…

Reading longer stories and books Sounding out tricky words without giving up Talking about what I read with others
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