Book and Grade Level
January 14th – January 18th School Wide Events
Monday: Wear your Silly Socks for the Million Minute Marathon.
Record your class minutes of independent reading.
Tuesday: Hats ON for Reading - Wear your favorite hat to show your reading spirit.
Wednesday: Reading Takes You Places - Dress like a Tourist.
“Name that Book Trivia” - Every hour an excerpt from a book will be read over the intercom and classrooms will have the opportunity to guess the book.
Thursday: Reading BRIGHTENS your World – Dress in bright colors.
Friday: Wear your shades for SURFF day - Silent, Uninterrupted Reading For Fun!
Each grade level will determine how they choose to participate in Literacy Week. Here are some suggestions; of course your grade level team can come up with your own ideas: * Decorate the outside of your door with your favorite book or literary characters. The emphasis is on student participation and student decorated doors. * Book Talks. Students can write Book Talk reviews for books they are reading. * Character Museums. Students can create posters of a book character with face cut-outs. The student places their face in the opening and holds the poster up to create a character museum. Visitors tour the museum and travel from character to character learning about each book. * “Book, Blankets and Bears” – Students bring their favorite blanket, and stuffed animal to read outside during the day. * “Poem in your Pocket” - Students create a poem and recite them to each other throughout the day. * “The Book Swap” – Students bring in a gently used book to swap with another student in their class or grade level. * Reader’s Theater * Book Chain – Students fill out a strip of paper with a title of each book they read during celebrate literacy week. * Bookmark decorating contest * Create a book jacket. Use paper bags to make a new book cover for a library book. Mrs. Ward will put them on display. *
Monday: Wear your Silly Socks for the Million Minute Marathon.
Record your class minutes of independent reading.
Tuesday: Hats ON for Reading - Wear your favorite hat to show your reading spirit.
Wednesday: Reading Takes You Places - Dress like a Tourist.
“Name that Book Trivia” - Every hour an excerpt from a book will be read over the intercom and classrooms will have the opportunity to guess the book.
Thursday: Reading BRIGHTENS your World – Dress in bright colors.
Friday: Wear your shades for SURFF day - Silent, Uninterrupted Reading For Fun!
Each grade level will determine how they choose to participate in Literacy Week. Here are some suggestions; of course your grade level team can come up with your own ideas: * Decorate the outside of your door with your favorite book or literary characters. The emphasis is on student participation and student decorated doors. * Book Talks. Students can write Book Talk reviews for books they are reading. * Character Museums. Students can create posters of a book character with face cut-outs. The student places their face in the opening and holds the poster up to create a character museum. Visitors tour the museum and travel from character to character learning about each book. * “Book, Blankets and Bears” – Students bring their favorite blanket, and stuffed animal to read outside during the day. * “Poem in your Pocket” - Students create a poem and recite them to each other throughout the day. * “The Book Swap” – Students bring in a gently used book to swap with another student in their class or grade level. * Reader’s Theater * Book Chain – Students fill out a strip of paper with a title of each book they read during celebrate literacy week. * Bookmark decorating contest * Create a book jacket. Use paper bags to make a new book cover for a library book. Mrs. Ward will put them on display. *