"I Survived" books are a wonderful resource to use with students who are gaining independence with chapter books and who need work on sustaining reading comprehension over multiple chapters and improving reading strategies and skills.

"I Survived" books are engaging, draw the reader in, and make them feel like they are part of the action. Important moments in history are easy to learn about when they are presented in such a thrilling way!

Each week we will read one book before class. During class, we will discuss the book from that week and complete activities together, which may include: mapping the location the book took place, write a first-hand account as a reporter sharing the breaking news, illustrate images related to the story, create a social media post from the perspective of the main character, research the event making a poster to inform others, generate questions to ask an actual survivor of the event, write to explain items they would bring with them if they were to time travel, write about anything new or interesting they learned, create a timeline of the event, and write a letter to the author describing what book should come out next in the series.

Here is an overview of the books we will read each week.

Week One: I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 
Week Two: I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916
Week Three: I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005
Week Four: I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941
Week Five: I Survived the San Francisco Earthquake, 1906
Week Six: I Survived the Attacks of September 11, 2001
Week Seven: I Survived the Battle of Gettysburg, 1863
Week Eight: I Survived the Japanese Tsunami, 2011
Week Nine: I Survived the Nazi Invasion, 1944
Week Ten: I Survived the Destruction of Pompeii, A.D. 79

Each week, you will get a PDF to print for your child with activities we will complete in class. We will play a game in every class. Your child may also need something to color, cut, and glue with for certain activities.