"Your mind is a garden and books are the seeds, so pick a favorite, and bloom as you read!" 

These beginning independent reader chapter books are perfect for your horse-loving developing reader. These are designed for 3rd grade reading level, but could easily be read by an advanced 2nd grader, or beginning 4th/5th graders. 

We will spend the class, reading directly from the reader to each other. Student will not need their own copy of the reader, though it may be to their preference. I will provide an online image of the pages for them to read, but some student prefer to hold the book in their own hands to reading it on a screen. These books may be found at libraries and new and used bookstores.

There are 4 chapter books in the set. We will take as much time as needed to read each book in class (This will be a learner-directed class pace). Thus, this class is ongoing until we finish all four books. You may join the class at any time and we will discuss the previously read content and catch a new student up quickly. 

The order of books is as follows: 

1) "Welcome Home" book
 -Week of 28 April: Chapters 1 & 2
 -Week of 5 May: Chapters 3 & 4 
 -Week of 12 May: Chapters 5 & 6
 -Week of 19 May: Chapters 7 & 8
 -Week of 26 May: Chapters 9 & 10
-Week of 2 June: Chapter 11

2) "Buttercup Mystery" book
 -Week of 9 June: Chapter 1 & 2
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3) "Runaway Pony" book 
4) "Finding Luck" book

Reading to peers and following along as peers read to one another is a necessary reading skill for elementary age readers. This skill will be honed while we enjoy reading about the fun and friendly Wellie Wishers!