School-wide Read In

It was pajama day on Friday for Reading Week. We spent 30 minutes with the other classes reading in the hallways. The kids read independently for the first fifteen minutes, then I read _Click Clack Moo, Cows that Type_.



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The Votes are In!

Next week is Reading Week, so we voted for our top ten favorite books. Each student received two Post-Its and they stuck them above their favorite books.

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Reading Week 2010

My students LOVE Reading Week. We participate in numerous literacy-centered school-wide activities. Here are some of the activities.

I read the book above and then right after I turn the pages as "What a Wonderful World," plays on my iPod. The children sat so still as they listened to the music. I got a little teary-eyed. :)

We designed shirts that were from our favorite books, like "The Great Fuzz Frenzy" and "Thomas the Train".

(My examples.)

We also listed our favorite books like last year, chalked our favorite story characters, had Clifford the Bug Red Dog read to us, another kinder and some first grade teachers read to us, guessed mystery readers, read with 4th graders, had an amazing storyteller, Antonio Sacre, come to our school, and we dropped everything and read (D.E.A.R.)...

Our Top 10 Favorite Books

During Reading Week, each class made a list of their favorite books in our school. Here are our favs!

Student Work

For art projects, I print out a quick sheet of labels, so parents can save their child's work and know exactly when they made it. Also, it reminds kids to WRITE THEIR NAME!

During Reading Week, we read "Hooway for Wodney Wat" and they chalked their favorite characters. As you can see, they liked Wodney and Camilla.