The librarian promoted reading a variety of genres through Genre Speed Dating lessons designed to expose students to rich text for student choice. This was completed by book talks, personal recommendations, and group read-alouds with all ages.
Many students accepted the fall reading challenge for our November school break. Students were challenged to read from various library resources, such as an online article from News-O-Matic or a book on SORA. They read in 20-minute increments for three-plus hours during their break. Just over a hundred students returned their completed challenge! Second grade has bragging rights for having the most participants!
Celebrating Read Across America Week this year had us “Book a Trip!” Students were invited to read books with settings in time zone areas. We started on the East Coast and started our journey with our principal reading a book about the Statue of Liberty on the announcements. As each area’s books were read, we posted colored map pieces to map the trip. It was great learning about new places.
Guide Dogs in Training came to visit with students in the library who could use a good listener. Teachers signed up students to go and read with a furry listener. It is helpful for the dogs as they are trained to be calm in all situations. This is a confidence booster for some of our students as well. It is a win-win!