Welcome back to school! I am excited to be starting a new school year. You may have noticed that the blog has a new look and a new name. Adrian, one of my fourth grade students, came up with the name Team Read. I love it. I love reading, I love sharing books, I love the idea of connecting through reading. We are all in this together. We are a team of readers!
This year I will continue to post slideshows of students and the books they have been reading on Fridays. Last Friday, I posted our first slideshow! The kids are already reading and excited to share their books! I love looking back at the books we have talked about through the week. I have a student teacher, Ms. Brennan, working with me for the first nine weeks of school so you'll see her in the Friday slideshows as well! She is from Illinois State University and loves to read, too!
When we met with the elementary students in the last two weeks, we read Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes by Eric Litwin with them. We love Pete and they love Pete! He's such a cool cat. We were singing and dancing along with Pete. You can visit the Pete the Cat site at the Harper Collins Children website to hear Pete's song!
Next, they'll be reading How to Teach a Slug to Read by Susan Pearson and developing some ideas to share with their parents about what they love about reading with their parents. Being read aloud to is one of the most important things for a child. Unlike flossing, reading together is actually a fun activity that also happens to be one of the best experiences in helping students find success in reading. I strongly believe that parents should read with their children all the way through high school. While reading to your child when he or she is young will look different than reading with your child when he or she is older, it's still worthwhile to continue your relationship as readers. As kids get older it's a great idea to read what they are reading and take time to talk about the book. One of my favorite parts of reading is being able to talk to others about books that I love...or sometimes books that I don't like. I usually learn something new!
I'd love to hear what kids think about Pete the Cat or other books they are reading! Please share! What do you love most about reading together? What do you do that works for you as a family?
It's not just about sharing the book, it's about sharing the experience together as readers. Go Team Read!
1 comment:
I hope everyone enjoyed reading Pete the Cat as much as I did! Keep reading in your school shoes!
Ms. Brennan
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