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Explore the Universe of Books!
Rocket Reader Program
Rocket Reader is an exciting program that inspires a love of reading! From September to March, students track minutes in Beanstack to earn a spot at the year-end celebration.
The program helps build literacy skills, spark imagination, and grow a lifelong love of books. Join us in celebrating the joy of reading!
How it works
Become a Rocket Reader!
Each month, from September through March, students will log the minutes they read on Beanstack, a free online reading tracker. The student must complete the required number of minutes and log them on Beanstack by the last day of the month. Each student will then receive a certificate and a small prize. Prizes will be given out near the beginning of the next month.
Seven COMPLETED months are required to attend the end of the year Rocket Reader Celebration. Please review the following steps with your child(ren):
Step 1: Read the Book
Students may choose any author or category of book they wish to read that is on their reading level (unless guided differently by their teacher). Students may check books out from our Library Learning Commons or they may visit their local public library. All students in Cobb County have a free library PASS for any Cobb County Public Library (for more information, please take a minute to visit: http://www.cobbcat.org/librarypass/ )
Ebooks, audio books, and graphic novels count as well! We suggest having family reading nights when you leave the TV off, and the whole family reads together (children learn by example).
Step 2: Log Your Minutes
Every Cobb County student is registered in Beanstack, an online reading motivation platform. Students can access Beanstack through Clever, by visiting the direct link, or by downloading the app for Android or Apple devices. Students sign into Beanstack with their student ID number and their 4-digit birth date (mm/dd). Once logged in, simply click the “log reading” button and your student will be given the option to start a reading timer, or log the minutes they have already read (if not using the built-in timer). Students must log 300 minutes by the last day of the month to earn a completion for that month.
Step 3: Earn Your Rewards
Students who complete the required 300 minutes will immediately receive a digital badge in Beanstack. Additionally, students who have completed the monthly challenge will receive a certificate and small prize the first week of the next month.
Rocket Reader Celebration
Only students who complete the monthly challenge for ALL 7 months will be invited to a Celebration of Champions in May. More information will be sent home in the spring regarding this celebration.