Reading Week Ideas

The following article - thanks to: Everything Elementary

Get Carried Away . . . READ!  Hosted since 1919 by the Children's Book Council, reading week is dedicated to encouraging children to read. Educators, librarians, booksellers, and families alike have all joined in this special celebration of reading!

Take the opportunity of National Children's Book Week (May 11 - May 17, 2009) to host your own reading week. Below are several ideas to help your planning!

• Take a trip to your local library. Ask a librarian to discuss his/her duties, how books are attained, library rules, and a recommended reading list for children. Allow your students to browse through the children's section and (depending on their age) check out one or two books.
• Encourage your students to bring in their favorite book. Display them around the classroom. Allow time each day for one or two students to read their books to the class. If your children are too young, invite parents to read instead!
• Invite a local children's book author to visit your classroom. Ask him/her to share a little about his/her books, read one to the class, and discuss the process of writing. Tailor the topics to the age group of you class.
• Share your favorite books with the children! Bring in copies of books you had when you were little, if possible, and read them to the class. Your students will love it!
• Hold a reading contest for you class. The student who reads the most books during a chosen month is the winner! (Get the parents to sign a form verifying the book count.) Or, have a school-wide reading and the class reading the most books wins! Throw a pizza party for the class and award the students Bookmarks , Reading Award Pins, or Reading Certificates for their achievement.

Reading Week Classrrom Decorating Ideas

Reading is Succeeding Borders with Corners By Scholastic Teaching These fun, colorful borders come complete with four decoratives corners to give displays a finishing touch. 36 feet long, 3" tall straight borders. Borders are plastic-coated and fade resistant. Attach the border strips to your bulletin board as usual. Snip the four decoratives corners apart and attach them to each corner of your display to finish the look! You can also use the corners as accent pieces on your board.

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