Reading is so important in the academic development of a child. We all know that, and we know we approach that skill from many different methods here at Emanuel.
Combining reading with creating and sharing really has been one of those methods that seems to work very well, and produces a lot of excitement and joy during the day as well.
Let me share a few photos to illustrate that point this week.
Jonah and Chase
Kyle and Friend
The eighth graders have become reading buddies with this year’s first grade class and both grades love it. The first graders are so proud of their own personal eighth grader! Lots of “hi” in the hallways during passing time each day because of these relationships. And I can’t mention any names, but how precious is that to see an eighth grade boy take his first grader by the hand and walk him down the hall and back to class! Community building and skill building all wrapped up in one half hour on Wednesday afternoons. It’s great.
Grace and Landon
The second graders were the first class to use the iPads and the app Book Creator this fall. That is what they did, created a book as an extension of their science class. Groups worked together to combine their own scanned artwork and their additional text and color to create The Life Cycle of the Butterfly. And we have learned that sharing knowledge is the point of gaining it in the first place, so these little authors were thrilled to be able to read their own books to the Kindergartners. The Kindergartners have used the iPads already this year, but were very interested in how it could be used to create one’s own book. Perhaps they will be next!
Kirstyn and Friend
