Create Your Reading Log
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What you will learn
- 1Design and set up a personal reading log booklet
- 2Record every book read with title, author, date finished, star rating, and a short response
- 3Write a short personal response using sentence starters
Mini Lesson
Welcome to Planet 5 — Reading Projects! This is the final unit of your Grade 1 Reading course. Every lesson from here is a project that celebrates and extends everything you have learned. We start with the most important reading habit you can build: keeping a reading log.
What is a reading log?
- A reading log is a personal record of every book you read.
- It is like a diary, but for books — a growing list of your reading life.
- Real readers, authors, and even scientists keep reading logs!
- Looking back at your log shows you how much you have grown as a reader.
What goes in each entry?
- Title — the name of the book
- Author — the person who wrote it
- Date finished — when you completed it
- Rating — 1 to 5 stars: how much did you enjoy it?
- Response — 1–2 sentences: what did you think?
Response sentence starters
- "My favorite part was… because…"
- "This story taught me…"
- "I would / would not recommend this book because…"
- "This book made me feel… because…"
Words to know
Reading log
A personal record of every book you read — title, author, date, rating, and response
e.g. I added Amazing Bees to my reading log last night.
Entry
One page or row in your log, covering a single book
e.g. My latest entry was a 4-star rating.
Rating
A score from 1 to 5 stars showing how much you enjoyed the book
e.g. I gave the bee book four stars.
Response
A short 1–2 sentence reflection about what you thought of the book
e.g. My response explained my favorite part.
Ask yourself after every book: "What would I write in my reading log about this one — title, rating, and what made it mine?"
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