Today I spent 5 hours in the elementary media center. I had the opportunity today to do my reaching enrichment unit with 2 classes; the first was a fifth grade class, and the other was a fourth grade class. Fortunately, both of these groups had a lot of avid readers. There were excited about talking about books and they rejuvated my reading teacher spirit.
I began the day getting a chance to see the WBRE school news show prep for the morning news. This is the first week that Mrs. Mailey has had to work with the news crew this year. She has an application process in place by which students compete for the news staff. The four staff members did a professional job of sharing the news with the school. She works with this group for 3 weeks and then trains another group and continues this practice until the end of the school year.
I also spent some time trying to locate just the right book for a 3rd grade teacher who wanted a work of fiction to read along with her science lessons on the scientific method. I was able to find two possible choices that directly related to the 3rd grade standards.
I think one of my favorites aspects of the media center is helping young people pick out just the right book for them. Most of them are excited about reading; they just need the right direction and it's rewarding to think that I can pass on a love of reading that might never end.
I am headed back tomorrow and Thursday to complete sharing my reading enrichment with two other fourth grade classes.
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