For the LOVE of Reading...

Crazy Hair Day

Our school celebrated Read Across America Week a little late this year due to benchmark testing that took place the week of March 3.  It was worth the wait!  This year, each day had a theme to build excitement.  Monday we had numerous Seuss characters pay a visit to our school.  Tuesday, we enjoyed a variety of crazy hair styles. Wednesday, we wore Silly Socks. Thursday, we wore our wackiest hats. Friday, was Read Across America T-Shirt day.   While this week is designed to promote reading, it had the added plus of students and teachers creating something for each day out of what they had available.  It was so neat to see how everyone interpreted each day.  I'll never forget the laughs we shared this week.  In addition to having theme days each week, we hosted a wide variety of guest readers from parents to community members.  We are so thankful for our volunteers. Every day is a great day to read with a child!

Grab your hat and read with the Cat!

A Snapshot of My Reading Life

I just learned about the WRAD (World Read Aloud Day) blogging Challenge.  I have decided to participate even though there are only two weeks left.

The prompt for this week is a snapshot of my reading life.  So here is my reading life.

This is a picture of a portion of the "Easy" Section in the Clifton Hills Elementary School library.  I chose this picture because I love sharing picture books with my students.  The picture book section offers something for everyone. There are books that make us laugh and books that bring us to tears and books that teach us about life. Students shouldn't be rushed out of the picture book section.  They should be invited to linger and stay a while. I tell my older students all the time that they may find their favorite book in the picture book section.  Some of my favorite books are found here such as Make Way for the Ducklings, Library Lion, Flotsam,  Why I was Young in the Mountains and The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Maybe this summer, I'll change the name to Everybody Books.