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This week we celebrated Read Across America Day.  Yes, we celebrated.  Our school has historically used this day to spread the love of reading by inviting students and staff to dress as their favorite book characters.  In our school, the day is more of a celebration of READING rather than a celebration of a single author. Our week had several parts, but all were student-centered and student-led.  Our activities for the week: All classes participated in a Dr. Seuss BreakoutEdu. We celebrated as a school by dressing up as favorite book characters. We gathered as a school to celebrate reading, hosted by our Student Council.  The assembly featured a teacher costume contest (with student judges) and a video of student costumes, with our Reader Leaders as event photographers. Here I reflect on our school-wide celebration. Collecting photos Students and staff were invited to dress as their favorite book characters.  In the morning, I enlisted in ...

This week we celebrated Read Across America Day.  Yes, we celebrated.  Our school has historically used this day to spread the love of reading by inviting students and staff to dress as their favorite book characters.  In our school, the day is more of a celebration of READING rather than a celebration of a single author. Our week had several parts, but all were student-centered and student-led.  Honestly, it was an exhausting week of trying to stay one step ahead of activities (like racing to relock the Breakout box), but the independence and leadership that I saw in students made it all worthwhile.  Our activities for the week: All classes participated in a Dr. Seuss BreakoutEdu. We celebrated as a school by dressing up as favorite book characters. We gathered as a school to celebrate reading, hosted by our Student Council.  The assembly featured a teacher costume contest (with student judges) and a video of student costumes, with our Read...