SRC 2005: Librarians' Website - Reading Record Sketch

Reading Record Layout

The Reading Record comes with an extra tear-off panel with a cipher that can be attached to the actual reading record with a split pin/fastener so kids can develop their own coded messages. The split pins will be supplied with the reading records (a do-it-yourself activity for the kids) but please exercise caution when distributing them to pre-school children. The following languages in order are represented on the reading record: English French Chinese Punjabi Spanish Farsi Russian Might be an idea to run a contest for kids to identify the languages! Reading Record Content
Mission 1 (TRAVEL): Secret agents zip off around the world at a moment’s notice. They need to be able to blend in so they can remain secret! Read a book:
about another country in a different language set in a foreign country
Mission 2 (SPYING/OBSERVING): What do spies do? Spy, of course! Practice observing closely by:
watching from behind a magazine, newspaper or comic book (don’t forget to actually read it!) read an I Spy, Look Alikes or search & find -type book read a book about an artist or a kind of art
Mission 3 (TECHNOLOGY/GADGETS): Secret agents use technology and special gadgets to help them communicate, analyze info or spy. Sometimes they have to make their own gadgets! Read a book:
about gadgets or science experiments (try one yourself!) about how things work in which the characters use science/gadgets/technology (Einstein Anderson, Science Squad, Boggart, etc.)
Mission 4 (LISTENING): Spies listen well – they may have to eavesdrop on conversations or get assignments over the phone.
listen to a book on cassette or CD have someone read aloud or tell you a story read some poetry aloud (yes, to yourself!) and listen for rhymes and rhythm
Mission 5 (HIDDEN MESSAGES): Secret agents hide the messages they send to Headquarters—the other side wants to know what you know! Read a book:
about secret codes and ciphers with secret words or messages (Rumpelstiltskin, Artemis Fowl, Graeme Base, Chasing Vermeer, etc.) about hieroglyphics or other special written languages
Mission 6 (DETECTION): Spies are a lot like detectives—they have to gather clues and solve mysteries.
read a mystery read a riddle or puzzle book read about how detectives work (forensic science) or a true life mystery (Oak Island, Sasquatch, ???) or about real spies (WWII, etc)
Mission 7 (DISGUISES): Secret agents conceal their identity. Read about:
disguises, costumes, masks, make-up, face paint, etc. optical illusions or animals that use camouflage someone who has a secret/hidden identity (aliens disguised as human, some fairy tales, Shredderman, Aslan, etc)