Some Fridays, we read by flashlight instead of the overhead lights! It’s amazing how this engages the students.
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Family Literacy Day
For Family Literacy day this year, our school hosted a “Breakfast and Books” morning. Yummy pancakes made by our administrators and school community council followed by a chance to read without parents at school. Here are some of the sightings.
Reading to Someone–Near By or Far Away
Today while we were doing “Read to Someone” we didn’t just read to kids in our classroom. We also read with students in Ms Lirenman’s class in Surrey, B.C. via Skype. Learning with kids who live 1600 kilometers away!
Still More Reading
Reading is an important part of every day in our classroom. Here are some photos of readers from today.
Reading to the Kindergarten Kids
Every spring, my students read to the kindergarten children to show off their newly acquired reading skills. This is a highly anticipated event as they all remember being read to when THEY were in kindergarten.
The students justifiably felt very proud of what they have accomplished in reading this year!
Reading by Flashlight
This week, Moose Jaw is Reading Town Canada! Classes all over Moose Jaw are dropping everything and reading. Other special activities are happening around the city as well.
In our classroom, we already read every day, but to make this week special, we are reading by flashlight on a couple of occasions and beginning next week, we will have a regular “Flashlight Friday” reading time. This is what it looked like earlier this week.
The Warriors Visit
Today two players from the Moose Jaw Warriors visited our classroom. They read us a Brady, Brady book about hockey players and gave us some bookmarks. Even hockey players need to learn how to read!
Reading to the Kindergarten Kids
All of the students remember being read to by the “big kids” when they were in kindergarten and look forward to their turn to be the readers. Today was the day!
Reader’s Theatre: The Videos
After lots of practice in our classroom, in other classrooms in our school and with other classes in Florida and Pennsylvania, we at last did our reader’s theatre for a video camera. Despite interruptions like ringing phones and announcements over the intercom, the students performed like troopers!
They are (and should be) very pleased with themselves for the way they did their parts.
Reading With a Buddy
Reading to and with a friend is one of the most popular things we do in our classroom!