Follow ScottMBooks on Facebook for Reading Ideas, Free Resources, and Children’s Book Activities
If you are a teacher, homeschool parent, parent, or anyone who wants to encourage children to read more, we would love to have you join the ScottMBooks community on Facebook.
At ScottMBooks.com, our goal is to make it easier for adults to turn children’s stories into meaningful opportunities for reading, conversation, creativity, and character development. Our Facebook page extends that mission by sharing useful ideas you can quickly bring into your classroom or home.
Why Follow ScottMBooks on Facebook?
Following ScottMBooks on Facebook is an easy way to discover new reading ideas without having to search for them.
We regularly share content designed to help children become stronger, more thoughtful readers.
You can expect posts about:
- Free reading resources
- Children’s books and stories
- Printable reading activities
- Reading comprehension ideas
- Homeschool literacy activities
- Classroom reading suggestions
- Questions to ask after reading
- Vocabulary-building activities
- Writing and drawing prompts
- Character education
- Kindness and responsibility activities
- Reading tips for parents
- Ideas for busy teachers
- New ScottMBooks stories and resources
Our goal is to provide ideas that are practical, positive, and easy to use.
Reading Activities You Can Use Right Away
One of the best things about children’s books is that learning does not have to stop when the story ends.
A single book can lead to many different activities.
After reading with a child, you might ask:
What was the biggest problem in the story?
How did the character solve it?
How did the character feel?
What would you have done?
What lesson did the story teach?
You can also have children draw a favorite scene, retell the beginning, middle, and end, identify character traits, practice new vocabulary, or write a different ending.
We share ideas like these on the ScottMBooks Facebook page so parents and educators can easily add meaningful literacy practice to the day.
Resources for Teachers
Teachers are busy.
Sometimes you need an activity you can use without creating another complicated lesson plan.
ScottMBooks Facebook posts can give you ideas for:
Read-aloud follow-up activities
Literacy centers
Morning work
Early-finisher activities
Substitute-teacher plans
Small-group reading
Writing practice
Character-education discussions
Independent reading responses
A simple question or printable activity can sometimes turn an ordinary story into a complete literacy lesson.
Ideas for Homeschool Families
Homeschooling allows families to make reading personal and flexible.
On our Facebook page, homeschool parents can discover ways to use children’s books for:
- Reading comprehension
- Language arts
- Vocabulary
- Writing
- Creative projects
- Discussion
- Character education
- Independent learning
One story can even become a weeklong homeschool unit.
Read on Monday. Explore characters on Tuesday. Practice vocabulary on Wednesday. Write or create on Thursday. Discuss the lesson on Friday.
Simple routines like this can provide meaningful learning without making homeschool preparation overwhelming.
Resources for Parents
Parents do not need to be trained teachers to help children become better readers.
Some of the most valuable reading practice happens through ordinary conversations.
Read together for a few minutes.
Ask what happened.
Talk about a character.
Discuss a new word.
Ask what your child thinks.
Those small moments can help strengthen comprehension and confidence.
ScottMBooks Facebook posts are designed to give parents simple ideas they can use during family reading time.
Stories That Encourage Character Development
Reading can also help children think about how they treat other people and respond to everyday challenges.
ScottMBooks stories and activities provide opportunities to explore qualities such as:
Kindness
Friendship
Responsibility
Courage
Patience
Compassion
Confidence
Inclusion
Helping Others
Making Good Choices
Instead of simply telling children what these qualities mean, stories allow them to see characters experience problems, make decisions, make mistakes, and learn.
That can lead to meaningful conversations at school and at home.
Join the Conversation
Our Facebook page is not only a place to discover resources. It can also be a place to share ideas.
When you see a ScottMBooks post, join the conversation.
Tell us:
What books are your children enjoying?
What reading activities work in your classroom?
What challenges are your homeschool students experiencing?
What kinds of printable resources would help you?
What topics would you like us to write about next?
Your comments can also help other parents and educators discover new ideas.
Share ScottMBooks With Another Reader
If you find a post useful, consider sharing it with:
A fellow teacher.
A homeschool parent.
A grandparent.
A reading specialist.
A librarian.
A parent looking for activities to use at home.
One share can introduce another family or classroom to a resource that may help a child enjoy reading.
Stay Connected With ScottMBooks
New stories, activities, reading tips, blog articles, and educational ideas are continually being added to the ScottMBooks community.
Following us on Facebook is an easy way to stay connected and see new ideas as they are shared.
Follow ScottMBooks on Facebook
If you believe reading should be engaging, meaningful, and connected to the lessons children use in everyday life, we invite you to join us.
Follow the ScottMBooks Facebook page.
Like and share the posts you find useful.
Invite another teacher, homeschool parent, or family to join us.
And most importantly, keep reading with the children in your life.
Read. Think. Create. Grow.
At ScottMBooks.com, we believe a children’s story can be the beginning of much more.
It can begin a conversation.
It can inspire a drawing.
It can encourage a child to write.
It can teach kindness.
It can build confidence.
And it can help create a stronger reader.
Join the ScottMBooks community on Facebook and discover new ways to make stories part of learning every day.
