HOW IT WORKS

📚SUMMER CLASSICS READING LIST

Step 1: Choose Your Grade Level Book List
Select from our 2025 SUMMER READING LIST for K–12. Each list includes classic books that inspire creativity, improve reading skills, and enhance historical knowledge. Or shop book titles at our American Teacher Store.

Step 2: Purchase Through the ATA Amazon Store
Click on the book title or cover to buy from our American Teacher Amazon Store. We earn a small commission on each sale to support resources for educators.

Step 3: Join the Timeless Tales Book Club Activities
Students, parents, and teachers can join fun reading challenges over the summer:
🎨 Book Art Challenge – Create a drawing, painting, or model based on your favorite book.
✍️ Reader’s Reflection – Write a short reflection about the story or your favorite character.
📸 Share and Celebrate – Send photos of your book-inspired projects for our social media and website!

Step 4: Submit Your Work
Send completed book projects, reflections, or artwork to: info@americanteachers.me

Step 5: Get Featured!
Select submissions will be featured online on the ATA website and social media accounts!

📚BACK-TO-SCHOOL PREP

American Teachers Alliance (ATA) publishes a curated list of suggested classic books per grade level at the  American Teacher Store. ATA also publishes an annual academic year Reading List (coming soon) by grade level: “Timeless Tales Book of the Month.”

1. Teachers select a “Timeless Tale Book of the Month” to assign to their class(es) to read. They can follow ATA’s reading list or select their own titles.

2. Students take the monthly “Timeless Tales Book Art Challenge.”

a. Students engage their creativity with classic books by drawing a scene from the Timeless Tale Book of the Month, selected by their Teacher.

b. Students create their drawing/design based on a scene, setting, or character. Teachers can incorporate the book art challenge in their lesson plans and correlate to English  Language Arts standards.

c. Teachers designate a monthly due date for the drawings to be submitted. Drawing size of 8.5 x 11 is suggested for uniformity (portrait or landscape). Teachers can display the student artwork in their classroom and students do a “gallery walk.” Students vote anonymously for their favorite Timeless Tales Book Art, with suggested 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners.

d. Teachers can upload and showcase their students’ classic books artwork with parent permission on sites like Artsonia.

3. At the end of the month, the Teacher assigns the next month’s book and the Timeless Tales Book Art Challenge begins again!