My Library is a Travel AgencyA reading project for Primary students

Alejandra CamachoTeacher Librarian

The Importance of Reading

• Reading is essential for the learning process in Primary.

• Children need to read for intellectual, emotional and communication skills.

• Reading for pleasure is the key to academic success. They need to acquire that habit.

Our Travelling Plan

“Reading takes us places”

• Through books we can "travel" to other countries, learn about other cultures and experience other people's stories and feelings.

• International mindedness & open-minded spirit.

“My library… a real passport to the world”

• Students use a "Reading Passport" to keep track of the places/books they have traveled to.

• We offer them a wide range of stories from different countries and editors, in different languages, as destinations.

MOTIVATE them!

• Our challenge is traveling around the world: 40.000km.

• 1 book = 5 km• Our goal: 8.000 books read by all Primary students during one course.

What kind of books?

• Especialy Fiction books.• Students are free to choose the books

(with the guidance of librarians and teachers).

• Accelerated Reader informs us of students´ reading level and identifies students that are reading at a lower level age-wise. This gives us the opportunity for early intervention.

Reading Evidences

1. Reading comprehension tests in the Accelerated Reader platform.2. Reading comprehension tests in the Spanish Ranopla website.3. Make a SOUVENIR, bring a postcard from the "journey": a drawing and a summary.4. Many other writing exercises.

Strategies• “Design a logo for the Travel Agency-

Library” contest.• The individual continuum in every

classroom.• A display with the number of books read

by cycles and the total number in Primary.

• Rewards! A diploma for every student that reads the first 10 books and then a pin for reaching 20, 40, 60...

Information display

Information display

Total number of books and km 1st Cycle’s books

Transdisciplinary Focus

1. We use MATHS to calculate the km, the distances to different destinations.2. WRITING and VOCABULARY practice for the reading comprehensions.3. GEOGRAPHY to learn about the countries they are crossing through their big journey.4. CULTURAL aspects according to the stories and places they read about.

Final ideas

• The more kids read, the better they read and the more pleasure they get out of reading.

• Very helpful to identify children with reading difficulties and to engage reluctant readers.

• Great project to put Reading, Writing and Maths together.

• Individual progress and recognition, not competition between groups.