This week, we celebrated World Read Aloud Day for the entire week! Reading aloud is so important that every child should be read aloud to every single day. When children hear books read aloud, they learn new vocabulary, learn about text structure, learn new concepts, learn to love reading, and they learn so much more. World Read Aloud Day is a special day to highlight the importance of reading aloud to children.
Most classes heard the amazing book After the Fall: How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again by Dan Santat.
This is a fabulous story that teaches us that we need to follow our dreams and not be afraid to try again if we fail. This book has a surprise ending and I loved seeing the students' faces light up when they realize what happens at the end. One second grade student said, "I did NOT see that coming!"
After reading the book, many of our third and fourth grade students recorded themselves reading a book aloud using Flipgrid. We then shared the Flipgrid with our younger (PK-1) friends so they can enjoy hearing stories read aloud by their older friends. The older students really had fun reading doing this. Many worked as pairs to read the Elephant and Piggie books using the different voices.
Finally, Mrs. Ellis's class had a special opportunity to Skype with an author on World Read Aloud Day (Thursday)! Many authors volunteer their time on this special day to Skype with students and share a love of reading. We Skyped with author Beth Ferry and she read to us one of her books: Land Shark.
After reading the book, Beth answered some of our questions about being an author and we learned so much about the writing process. Beth was so enthusiastic and very inspirational.
What a fun week in the library!!
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