January 14 – 18, 2013
District Plan
Broward County Public Schools – Literacy Events
District
Ongoing
Events
School
Annabel C.
Perry
Elementary
Arthur Robert
Ashe, Jr.
Middle School
Atlantic
Technical
High School
Atlantic West
Elementary
Reading Across Broward Reading Motivation Program, Florida Reading Association (FRA), Sunshine State Young Readers Award (SSYRA) and Teen Reads
programs and events, Battle of the Books, Jumpstart for Reading, Celebrate Literacy Week, School Library Month, Literacy Fair, Family Literacy Events, and
summer reading programs.
Jan. 14
Jan. 15
Jan. 16
Jan. 17
Additional Activities
(Jan. 18 Employee
Planning)
Million Minute Marathon
Favorite Book Show and Tell
Literacy Café
Drop everything and read
(DEAR)
Million Minute Marathon
Class Play--Read and act out
the parts of the story 'THE
EAGLES WHO THOUGHT
THEY WERE CHICKENS'.
Classes discuss the story as
related to self.
Million Minute Marathon
Book Pass Activity Note:
PSA submitted to Just Read
Florida Contest
Million Minute Marathon
Literacy coaches will be
asked to report the total
number of minutes and
students participating in the
Million Minute Marathon
This is the actual birthday of
Dr. Martin L. King, Jr. Each
student will orally read a
passage from his speech
'LINCOLN MEMORIAL
ADDRESS', and discuss as it
relate to self and community.
Book Pass
Current News: Read articles of
interest in the local newspaper
and share with others in class.
Math Word Problems: Follow
the directions to calculate and
solve word problems.
Book Pass
Book Pass
Guess the Mystery Book
Clues will be given in the
morning on a mystery book.
Students will have to name
the book and the author to
earn points for a prize at the
end of the week. Teacher will
read a story at the end of the
day over closed circuit
television.
Book Buddies Reading Club
Reading Blast
Guess the Mystery Book
Clues will be given in the
morning on a mystery book.
Students will have to name the
book and the author to earn
points for a prize at the end of
the week. Teacher will read a
story at the end of the day over
closed circuit television.
Students will hand in their
tickets from the points earned
from Mystery Books to select
reading posters. Author
Study: Each grade level will
have a different author study
from which they will create
book critiques.
Readers’ Theater Reading Club
K-2--Bring favorite stuffed
animal and read. 3-5 Sharing
Book Reports, Reading Club
Favorite book activity Students in elementary school
will brainstorm a list of
favorite books and then vote
on a class favorite. Students
will create a poster about the
class favorite book. Top 10 Middle and High school
students will create a Top 10
reasons to read list
(Letterman Style).
Students will be given the
opportunity to come up with
activities to follow through
monthly for the remainder of
the school year.
We have requested an author
to come in and speak to the
students during their media
time.
Banyan
Elementary
Million Minute Marathon
Ben Gamla
Charter
School South
Million Minute Marathon
School wide participation
grades K – 11. Kindergarten
through 5th grade will write
a never-ending story. The
story will start in
kindergarten and will be
passed from grade to grade
throughout the week. At the
end of the week, students
will get the story back to
read as a whole.
Bookmarks - Students in all
grades will create bookmarks
to encourage reading.
Students will be asked to
create unique slogans to
include on their bookmarks
to encourage others to read.
Hot Rod Hamster - Kindergarten
will participate in this activity.
Quotes - Students in upper
elementary, middle and high
school will take famous book
quotes and write about them.
Students can write what the
quote means to them or explain
why the quotes are important.
Boulevard
Heights
Elementary
Million Minute Marathon
Book Swap--Students will
begin to bring books from
home that they would like to
give to the book swap that
will take place on Thursday,
Jan. 17th.
Book Swap--Students will
continue to bring in books for
the Book Swap! Thursday,
January 17th. 2. 'Reading: Let's
Share the Fun!' Older students
will be paired with younger ones
and will read to each other.
Book Swap--Students will be
able to choose one book for
every book they brought in.
Broward
Charter
School of
Science and
Technology
Million Minute Marathon
The principal will introduce
the students to the
principal's monthly book
club. DEAR - Drop
Everything And Read.
Students will wear funny
socks to school in
celebration of Literacy
Week.
'Be a Star and Read' Students
will wear sunglasses to celebrate
Literacy Week. All students will
receive a book, grade
appropriate to read.
'Bananas for Books' - Each
student will be given a banana
at lunch and a bookmark.
Teachers will continue to
promote the 90-minute
reading block and DEAR.
Each class will use their class
library and students can
choose from a book to read.
Students can join the
principal's Book of the Month
Club. They will be given a
book each month to read and
they can have lunch with the
principal and discuss the book.
C. Robert
Markham
Elementary
Million Minute Marathon
Pre-K and kindergarten
teachers will read aloud to
their students from 9:009:30. Students in grades 15 will read independently
from 9:00-9:30.
Students will continue to
bring in books for the Book
Swap Thursday, January
17th. 2. 'Good Literature is
Knocking on Our Door'
contest. Classes will decorate
their classroom door by
highlighting a particular
story, or genre.
'Hats Off to Books' - Students
will wear funny hats in
celebration of Literacy Week.
Teachers in the different
grades will introduce a book
to the students in their grade
and students will begin
reading it in class during the
90-minute reading block. The
principal, teacher and entire
staff will promote family
literacy. 'Families Building
Better Readers'
Read My T-shirt Day--Staff
and students are invited to
wear a t-shirt with an
appropriate text printed on
it.
Buddy Reading Day-Intermediate classes will be
paired with primary classes for
buddy reading. Teachers will
allow students to read in the
classroom, outside, or other
designated locations.
Favorite Author Day--Each
classroom will adopt an author
for the day. They will read
different books by that author.
Students will be awarded T-NT bucks for anytime they're
caught reading. They will use
the bucks to shop at the T-N-T
store.
We will have dress up days to
support reading. Monday 1/14 is Reading Rocks Wear
Some Funky Socks Tuesday 1/15 is Hats Off to Books
Wednesday - 1/16 Be a STAR
and Read (wear sunglasses)
Each morning a quote from a
book will be read on the
morning announcements.
Students will need to try and
guess what book it is from and
who the author is. Students
will be encouraged to take as
many Accelerated Reader
quizzes throughout the week.
During the daily
announcements, staff
members and students will be
answering the question, 'So,
what are you reading?' or 'Tell
us what one of your favorite
stories is and why?'
January 14 – 18, 2013
District Plan
Broward County Public Schools – Literacy Events
Castle Hill
Elementary
Million Minute Marathon students read during media
classes - whole school Drop
Everything and Read 1:151:45 * Administrators read
on morning announcements
* Students read from
favorite books on morning
announcements
Million Minute Marathon
* Administrators read on
morning announcements *
Students read from favorite
books on morning
announcements * Get
Caught Reading - photograph
students reading around the
school and display the
pictures.
Coconut
Creek
Elementary
Million Minute Marathon
The fourth graders will read The
Last Egret with their classroom
teachers and complete a unit
study.
Public Library Presentations
Colbert
Elementary
Million Minute Marathon
School-wide, Drop
Everything And Read in
celebration of Literacy Week
and join Broward by
participating in the Million
Minute Marathon on
Monday, January 14, 2013.
Teachers will also encourage
their students to do
additional reading at home
on Monday.
Million Minute Marathon
All students must read
20mins - The amount of
students who participated
will be recorded and
reported to the state.
5th grade students will
create iRead posters to
promote reading and
decorate the halls around the
media center.
Book club members from
fourth grade will read to the
primary students (Pre K 1st).
Book club members from fourth
grade will read to the primary
students (Pre K - 1st).
Book club members from
fourth grade will read to the
primary students (Pre K 1st).
Poetry Daily Guest Reader on
Morning Announcements
(Glasford) -Guest Reader is
not seen as he or she reads a
poem -The first class to email
response to Ms. Glasford's
email box wins popcorn party
Buddy Readers (Glasford) Upper Grades read to younger
kids -5th reads to 2nd, 4th reads
to 1st. 3rd reads to K, 1st reads
to PreK/ESE and PreK/ESE reads
to Mr. Pasteur
Letter Writing to Sandy Hook
Students (Swanson),
completed by Thursday Primary Classes write a letter
as a group -Intermediate
students write individual
letters -PTA Snowflakes
Million Minute Marathon
CCTV Challenge Contest:
Make up new words for the
song 'Twinkle Twinkle Little
Star'
Million Minute Marathon
CCTV Challenge Contest:
Write a haiku about your
favorite book
CCTV Challenge Contest: What
is your favorite food? Make a list
of all the reasons why you like
it.
Poetry Cafe (Lee) - Poetry
Readings during Start Smart Poetry Presentation done by
Ms. Lee Door Cover Contest
(Jackson) -Decorate classroom
door based on a title of a
piece of literature -Doors must
be decorated by Tuesday
Morning 8:30am - Winners will
be announced on Thursday
Morning
Visit the site RIF.org/Kids in
the classroom and complete
some of the fun activities
Literacy Tips & book
giveaways on AM
Announcements
Literacy Tips & book giveaways
on AM Announcements
Literacy Tips & book
giveaways on AM
Announcements
Million Minute Marathon
Our Media Specialist plans
to read a preselected book
and have students respond
in various ways (discuss,
write, draw) based on the
story read. Classes that
don't have media that day
are setting aside time to do
a similar activity in their
classrooms and we will total
the minutes to submit.
Million Minute Marathon
Our students will be
encouraged to read an extra
20 minutes after school on
this day and return to the
media center the following
day to show their recorded
minutes and receive a
certificate for participation in
the Marathon along with a
pencil and bookmark.
Student read poetry and
responses to literature on
morning announcements.
Student read poetry and
responses to literature on
morning announcements.
Student read poetry and
responses to literature on
morning announcements.
Andrew Toffoli, author of the
book series 'Histories' will be
visiting our school on Jan.
22nd as a culminating activity
to Literacy Week. This will also
be a school fundraiser. All
students will participate in
grade level assemblies to meet
the author.
Classes will be highlighting
teacher/student read alouds
and student authors during
the week.
Our students will participate
in creating book trailers on
their favorite books to be
viewed on our schools news
channel 'Coltertainment'.
They will receive a certificate
for participation in Literacy
Week along with a pencil and
bookmark.
Our students will participate in
creating book trailers on their
favorite books to be viewed on
our schools news channel
'Coltertainment'. They will
receive a certificate for
participation in Literacy Week
along with a pencil and
bookmark.
Our students will participate in
creating a literacy board by
filling out a book review on
the latest book they've read.
They will receive a certificate
for participation in Literacy
Week along with a pencil and
bookmark.
Chapel Trail
Elementary
Collins
Elementary
Coral Cove
Elementary
Coral Park
Elementary
Coral Springs
Elementary
Coral Springs
High School
* Administrators read on
morning announcements *
Students read from favorite
books on morning
announcements * Get Caught
Reading - photograph students
reading around the school and
display the pictures.
* Administrators read on
morning announcements *
Students read from favorite
books on morning
announcements * Get Caught
Reading - photograph
students reading around the
school and display the
pictures.
We will continue to encourage
independent reading with the
continuation of Drop
Everything and Read during
the week and Media classes
reading during specials time.
Our Media Specialist is
conducting 'read-a-thon' on
the lawn!
We have ongoing book clubs,
book talks, book reviews, and
poetry clubs that keep literacy
a focus year round.
January 14 – 18, 2013
District Plan
Broward County Public Schools – Literacy Events
Country Hills
Elementary
Million Minute Marathon
Every classroom in our
school will P.A.R.T.Y.(Pick
Anything and Read to
Yourself) for 20 minutes
outside of regular
instruction. We will have an
additional challenge with the
goal being a total of 25,000
minutes for CHE on Monday.
Country Isles
Elementary
Million Minute Marathon
School-wide D.E.A.R.
participation. All students,
faculty and staff will
participate in the school
wide Drop Everything and
Read. Children are
encouraged to bring their
favorite books from home
and will 'Drop Everything
and Read.'
Million Minute Marathon
Cresthaven
Elementary
Croissant
Park
Elementary
Million Minute Marathon
Light Up Reading:
Teachers/Classes will choose
to read for 20 minutes
indoors using flashlights to
spotlight their reading OR
outdoors using beach towels
& sunglasses.
Reading Rocks - Wear Your
Wacky Socks! Children and
teachers will wear wacky socks
to celebrate reading.
Mystery Book Day: Our Media
Specialist will give clues on
the morning announcements
and each class will submit
their answer. There will be
one Mystery Clue for Pre-K
thru 1st, one Clue for 2nd &
3rd and one Clue for 4th &
5th. Each of the children in
the 3 winning classrooms will
win a bookmark.
Grand Opening of our Literacy
Room. Teachers and parent
volunteers have helped to build
our new resource room. This
new room houses leveled
readers and chapter books along
with teacher resources. Books
are checked out and used for
guided reading instruction.
Teachers will tour the new
Literacy Room with their grade
level and receive information
to support the use of materials
housed in the Literacy Room.
Teacher's Favorite Book
Share Reading Pals mentors
read a new story with
selected children
Soups and Stories Family
Literacy Night Reading Pals
mentors read a new story with
selected children
Read aloud, 'Hot Rod Hamster'
broadcast live on morning
announcements
Cross Creek
Million Minute Marathon
Crystal Lake
Middle School
All Crystal Lame Middle
School students will read for
20 minutes during their first
hour class from 10:1010:30 a.m.
Literacy Public Service
Announcement and crosscurricular projects created by
Crystal Lake Middle School
students will be featured on
the morning news.
Literature Creations. Students
will make origami bookmarks
during second hour class.
Literacy Parent Night at 6:00
p.m. The Book Fair will be open
for evening shopping!
Rev up Your Writing. Students
will write A to Z charts
featuring elements of
literature during their third
hour class.
Cypress
Elementary
Deerfield
Beach
Elementary
School
Million Minute Marathon
Book Buddies Activity
Mystery Reader
Snuggle Up with a Good Book
Deerfield
Park
Elementary
Discovery
Elementary
Million Minute Marathon
Create a class literacy
pledge
Million Minute Marathon
Monday- Principal shares
favorite children's
book/author on morning
announcements; Million
Minute Marathon
Million Minute Marathon
(School-wide from 8:15 8:35)
Every classroom will have a
guest reader, read a favorite
book.
Come read with me Student
council and/or support staff
will read a book to classes
Tuesday-Asst. Principal
shares favorite children's
book/author on morning
announcements; Essay
contest: My Favorite Book
and Why
Participate in a literacy treasure
hunt in their classrooms and/or
around the school
Wednesday- Reading Coach
shares favorite children's
book/author on morning
announcements; 2nd Grade
classes have reading picnic near
their garden.
At CHE, we proudly &
passionately celebrate the joy
of reading every single day. In
Nov., we had an author visit.
In February, we have our
annual Read-a-Thon. In
March, we will have a 2nd
author visit. We have two
Book Fairs each year. At our
annual Kindergarten
Orientation, every family goes
home with a book to celebrate
reading with their child who
will be entering Kindergarten.
Our Media Specialist has been
running our own Reading
Incentive Program, Stuck on
Books, since our school
opened 24 years ago. We end
every school year with a week
long, school wide Reading
Celebration in which children
are honored for meeting
certain reading goals in
school, county and state
reading programs.
Our Soups and Stories Family
Literacy Night will be a great
night for families to come out
and learn about ways to
support literacy in the home.
Various kinds of soups will be
served, donated by the United
Way as part of our Reading
Pals program.
Caught Reading Promotion Tackle a Book: Touchdown for
Reading throughout the week
Scholastic Book Fair Kick-off
Friday, 1/11/13, with Pastries
for Parents at 8:30 a.m., and
runs through Thursday,
1/17/13. Free book raffles for
during Literacy Night and for
students!
Everyday on the morning
announcements an
administrator or staff member
will talk about a favorite
picture book or chapter book
and encourage the students to
read the story. Since there is
no school on January 18, we
are going to host our 'Snowy
Day Read-In, on January 25.
Students will curl up with a
good book and read, while
sipping on hot chocolate.
Drop everything and read
(DEAR)
Thursday: Guidance Counselor
shares favorite children's
book/author on morning
announcements; 'Score With
Books'. Students wear their
favorite team's jersey and
read sports related books,
articles, or magazines.
January 14 – 18, 2013
District Plan
Broward County Public Schools – Literacy Events
Dolphin Bay
Million Minute Marathon
Mon-20 Minutes of Silent
Reading for the entire
school.
Eagle Point
Elementary
Million Minute Marathon
All K-5 classes will
participate in the Million
Minute Marathon on
Monday, January 14. In
addition to reading for an
additional 20 minutes, each
teacher will 'adopt' a leader
to promote the 'Take the
Lead to Read!' theme.
Teachers will use the
ducksters.com/biography
link to get information on a
wide variety of biographies
for children, ranging from
inventors and artists to
explorers and civil rights
heroes.
Embassy
Creek
Elementary
Million Minute Marathon
During the morning
announcements, quotes of
faculty promoting their
favorite books will be
shared.
Million Minute Marathon
Falcon Cove
Floranada
Elementary
Fort
Lauderdale
High School
Gator Run
Elementary
Hallandale
Elementary
Harbordale
Elementary
Harbordale
Elementary
Million Minute Marathon
Literacy is a Family Event.
Families are asked to turn
off the television and spend
time reading. Discuss
favorite family books.
Million Minute Marathon
We will have all English and
Social Studies classrooms
read silently for an extra ten
minutes on that day. We will
be reading a literacy quote
on daily announcements
celebrating Literacy.
Million Minute Marathon
Reading Book Worm Students participate in a
school wide read-a-thon in
the hallway, sitting shoulder
to shoulder, like a
bookworm! Minutes will be
recorded in the Million
Minute Marathon
Million Minute Marathon is
scheduled for this special
day. The students are
encouraged to bring
blankets and pillows and a
good book to this school
wide event. The students
will read silently in the
intermediate grades and will
be read to in the primary
grades during this fun and
relaxing way to begin
Literacy Week.
Million Minute Marathon
All media classes will read
outside for 'Reading in the
Florida Sunshine.' Time
spend reading will be noted
& submitted toward the
Million Minute Marathon.
Million Minute Marathon
Take the Lead Poster
Contest Outside reading
during media time Feature
kids and the books they are
reading on the morning
announcements Read Alouds
Tues.-Principal, AP, Reading
Coach, Guidance Counselor,
SRO, ESE Specialist and
Speech Teacher will read to K
and First grade.
Work on leader class
project(s) -- Classes will
complete an
activity/activities of their
choice during the Celebrate
Literacy Week, Florida, in
response to reading and
researching their adopted
leader.
Wed.- Reading Coach will read
to Pre-K
Early Release
Finalize leader class project(s)
Early Release Day - share
projects
Clips of students making
recommendations to read
books will be shared on the
morning announcements.
Literacy Coach will visit
classrooms to perform a read
aloud.
A mystery reader will read
aloud on the morning
announcements. Students will
have to guess who the reader
is.
Trivia/facts about literature
and authors read aloud on
morning announcements
Guest Readers. Classrooms
ask for guest readers from
the support staff to share
favorite books.
Trivia read aloud on morning
announcements
Trivia read aloud on morning
announcements
ongoing above activities
Ongoing above activities.
We will be reading a literacy
quote on daily
announcements celebrating
Literacy.
We will be reading a literacy
quote on daily announcements
celebrating Literacy.
We will be reading a literacy
quote on daily announcements
celebrating Literacy.
Read In The Florida Sunshine
- Students spend time
outdoors enjoying a great
book.
Using Skype throughout the
school, students will listen to a
special surprise reader from
Washington D.C.!
Bingo For Books - Students
participate in a school wide
bingo game using book titles!
Each grade level from K-5th
will be participating in a Book
Cover Contest. The student
chooses a favorite picture or
chapter books and creates a
book cover that relates to the
story. The book covers will
be displayed in the hallways
and will be judged on various
criteria by the reading
committee.
Students will participate in a
'DRESS LIKE YOUR FAVORITE
CHARACTER DAY'. Students are
encouraged to choose a
character from their favorite
book and dress like that
character for the day. Each
grade level will share with each
other the costumes and the
reasons why the student chose
that character from the book.
Today students will create a
hand puppet depicting a
character, setting or event
that was the most memorable
from a book that they read
during Literacy Week. Then
the students will act out a
scene from the book using the
puppets as props.
Reading in the Florida
Sunshine will continue for
media classes.
Reading in the Florida sunshine
will continue for media classes.
Take the Lead Poster
Contest, outside reading
during media time. Kids and
the books they are reading
will be featured on the
morning announcements,
Read Alouds.
Take the Lead Poster Contest,
outside reading during media
time. Kids and the books they
are reading will be featured on
the morning announcements,
Read Alouds
Reading Coach will read in K
hallway each morning
Reading Arcades are
scheduled for each grade
level. Each classroom in each
grade level will prepare a fun
reading activity station for the
entire grade level. Students
will rotate through every
reading station and will be
exposed to each of the
elements of reading using
Common Core Curriculum.
Student made posters with the
theme 'Take the Lead & Read'
will be highlighted & displayed
throughout the week. Racecar
themed bulletin board will be
displayed in the Media Center.
Take the Lead Poster Contest,
outside reading during media
time. Kids and the books they
are reading will be featured on
the morning announcements,
Read Alouds
January 14 – 18, 2013
District Plan
Broward County Public Schools – Literacy Events
Hawkes Bluff
Elementary
Million Minute Marathon
Henry McNeal
Turner
Learning
Academy
Hollywood
Central
Elementary
Million Minute Marathon
Drop everything and read30 minutes
Hollywood
Hills
Elementary
Million Minute Marathon
Book Giveaway 'The Great
Pencil Giveaway of Reading
Knowledge' 10:00-12:00 in
school cafeteria. 'Million
Minute Marathon'
All grade levels will
participate in the Million
Minute Marathon.
Each day a different genre
will be shared on morning
announcements.
Kindergarten-Grade 1 Listening and reading
comprehension-favorite
storybooks 30 minutes.
Book Giveaway Reading 'Miss
Nelson Has a Field Day' after
morning announcements.
Each day a different genre will
be shared on morning
announcements.
Grades -2 3-5 ActivityPeer/Buddy reading articles
stories and books on Dr.Martin
Luther King. 30 minutes
Book Giveaway 'The Great Pencil
Giveaway of Reading Knowledge'
12:00-1:00 in school cafeteria.
Each day a different genre will
be shared on morning
announcements.
Grades 3-5 Activity Peer/buddy reading articles,
stories, and books on
Dr.Martin Luther King.
Book Giveaway P.A.R.T.Y.
Time (Pick up Anything Read
To Yourself) AR Challenge
Students will design a
bookmark or book-jacket for
their favorite book.
Door contest-> Each class will
select a picture book and
summarize the story in a
creative way by decorating their
door.
Highlight on Hills Night -Student
Poetry Display Poetry Slam Book
Banner-Genre Get Caught
Reading Million Minute Marathon
Intermediate teachers will pair
up with a primary class and
'buddy read.'
We will have a Vocabulary
Parade, in which students will
wear a word with the definition,
synonyms, antonyms, or part of
speech identified depending on
grade level. On the back the
word will be used in a sentence.
Students will read each other’s
words as they parade around
the school.
Spelling Bee is implemented by
the language arts dept for 6th,
7th, and 8th grade.
Upper level students will read
to primary students in their
classrooms.
Hollywood
Hills High
Million Minute Marathon
Poetry Slam, Get Caught
Reading.
Poetry Slam, Book BannerGet Caught Reading, Million
Minute Marathon
Horizon
Elementary
Million Minute Marathon
Principal and Assistant
Principal will read to
classrooms.
We will have a Read A TShirt day when all students
will parade into classrooms
and read each other’s shirts.
Indian Ridge
Middle School
Million Minute Marathon
Ridge Reading in all classes.
Everyone carries a novel
and reads for 20 minutes.
School-wide book swap.
Students/staff bring gently
used books and trade for
other books.
James S.
Rickards
Million Minute Marathon
Administrative Read Aloud
during morning
announcements.
Administrative Read Aloud
during morning announcements.
Administrative Read Aloud
during morning
announcements.
JP Taravella
Million Minute Marathon and
Teacher Read Alouds from
Chicken Soup for the Soul
Read My Shirt Day-students
and staff will be encouraged
to wear a shirt with a
message.
JP Taravella
High School
*Rescheduled to January 28
due to exam week teachers
will read aloud to each
period for 5-10 minutes
Bookmark contest winner
will be announced
*Rescheduled to January 29
due to exam week 'Read My
Shirt Day'-students and staff
will wear a shirt with a
message Winning t-shirt
design will be announced
Book Swap-students and staff
who donate books to the book
swap will be able to choose
'new' books in the cafeteria
during lunch. Books are being
collected now in the Media
Center.
*Rescheduled to January 30 due
to exam week Book Swap to
take place during lunch period
Lake Forest
Elementary
Million Minute Marathon/Art
and Literacy Connections
Readers Theater
presentations
Vocabulary Hat Day-students
will create and be allowed to
wear vocabulary hats all day.
Lunch discussion in the Media
Center for the Florida Teens
Reads selection, Stupid Fast,
be-ginning at Noon.
*Rescheduled to January 31
due to exam week Vocabulary
Hat Day (students will create
and wear hats that
demonstrate a vocabulary
word all day) Book discussion
on 'Stupid Fast' in media
center at noon
Ezra Jack Keats author study
Lakeside
Elementary
Million Minute Marathon
Silent Sustained Reading
Session Storytelling for the
Primary grades. Reading in
the Hallways. Guest readers
on morning announcements.
Accelerated Reader program
School-wide vocabulary
learning program
Million Minute Marathon
Monday: Reading RocksStudents will dress as rock
stars and participate in a
motivational rock concert
during lunch. Million Minute
Marathon
Silent Sustained Reading
Session Storytelling for the
Primary grades. Reading in
the Hallways. Guest readers
on morning announcements.
Accelerated Reader program
School-wide vocabulary
learning program
Lauderdale
Lakes Middle
School
Tuesday: Score BooksStudents will wear their
favorite team gear to show
support for Literacy Week.'
Pinkaliscious Day! Focus skill is
compare and contrast book with
live performance
Silent Sustained Reading
Session Storytelling for the
Primary grades. Reading in the
Hallways. Guest readers on
morning announcements.
Accelerated Reader program
School-wide vocabulary learning
program
Wednesday: Be a Wimpy Kid' Kids will dress up like a Wimpy
Kid' inspired by the Wimpy Kid
Book Series. Students will take
part anti-bully presentation
during lunch.
Book Banner- Quotes Poetry
Slam Get Caught Reading
Million Minute Marathon
Student Recognition Prizes
Book Pass Activities with
students to promote student
reading wider selection of
books.
Reading teachers go into each
other's intensive reading
classes and implement read
alouds to the students.
Silent Sustained Reading
Session Storytelling for the
Primary grades. Reading in
the Hallways. Guest readers
on morning announcements.
Accelerated Reader Program
School-wide vocabulary
learning program
Thursday: 'Be a STAR and
Read' - Student will wear
sunglasses to celebrate
Literacy week. Students will
walk the Red Carpet during
lunch and take pictures with
books they are currently
reading.
On January 14, all school
personnel will participate in
the Read-A-Thon. Support
personnel will visit classrooms
to share their favorite reading
followed by a thirty-minute
reading period.
Scholastic Book Fair will be
available during lunch periods
all week
Mystery readers on morning
announcements, surprise
guest read alouds
Literacy activities and
programs are highlighted daily
at Lakeside Elementary. A
literacy article will be included
in our monthly parent
newsletter.
'Caught You with a Library
Card'- Students that are
'caught' with a public library
card will be awarded
tickets/tokens that can be
used for rewards.
January 14 – 18, 2013
District Plan
Broward County Public Schools – Literacy Events
Liberty
Elementary
Million Minute Marathon
Grade level activities:
Reader's Theater, Author's
Studies, buddy class
reading, etc. Drop
Everything and Read school
wide
Grade level activities:
Reader's Theater, Author's
Studies, buddy class reading,
etc. Drop Everything and
Read school wide
Grade level activities: Reader's
Theater, Author's Studies, buddy
class reading, etc. Drop
Everything and Read school wide
Lyons Creek
Middle
Million Minute Marathon
Students will take part by
reading for twenty minutes
in their first period class at
the conclusion of our
morning announcements.
The kick off for our Literacy
Week-A riddle will be shared
from three popular teen
novels, Monday-Wednesday.
Students will guess the book
and what the riddle is
referring to and will have a
chance to win a Kindle if
they answer correctly. A
winner will be chosen at
random.
Million Minute Marathon
Wear something you can
read day. Students and staff
members will wear
something that can be read.
For example a t-shirt with a
slogan. Administrators will
share a favorite book quote
or passage on the morning
announcements. Sharing of
book riddle on morning
announcements.
Administrators will share a
favorite book quote or passage
on the morning announcements.
Sharing of book riddle on
morning announcements.
*Author studies done within
each classroom
*Grade K-1 individual book
reports
Maplewood
Elementary
Million Minute Marathon
Drop Everything and Read.
The entire school will be
reading literature at the
same time from 8:35-8:55
on January 14th. Students
will bring in books, blankets,
etc and go outside or stay
inside, but all will be reading
at the same time.
All students will sign in to
take and Accelerated Reader
Test that tests their
comprehension on books
read. The classes will also
participate in the 'Caught
Being Good' program, by
bringing books with them to
lunch and recess and be
caught reading during when
they are finished with their
lunch or out at recess.
*Book reviews presented on
morning announcements for
grades 2-5
On this day and all days this
week, we will be having guest
readers come on our Television
Morning News Program (WOWL)
and read a book to the students.
Students will also begin
programs 'Studying the Authors'
to learn about their different
authors backgrounds and lives.
Margate
Middle
Million Minute Marathon
Reading is our Favorite Sport!
Students and staff are
encouraged to wear team
jerseys to show that reading is
their favorite sport!
Dress Up Like Your Favorite
Character Book Swap Reading
Theme Remake of a Popular
Song
Mary M.
Bethune
Elementary
Million Minute Marathon
McArthur
High School
Million Minute Marathon
School wide 'Drop
everything and read' from
12:10-12:30
Spartans Are Wild about
Reading! Students and staff
are encouraged to wear
animal prints to school to
show that they are 'Wild
about Reading'!
Primary Grade teachers will
select informational text from
our Buzz About It books. This
will be a read aloud with a
lesson to follow which will
address one of the following:
Experience-TextRelationship, Instructional
Conversation, or Think Aloud.
Intermediate grades will also
read informational stories in
relation to a unit of study in
either science or social
studies.
Book Exchange- students are
encouraged to bring a book
and swap with someone in
the media center all week.
Book Drive- We will be
collecting used books for a
treat all week. The books will
then get dispersed into the
classroom libraries.
Primary grades will continue
exploring the Informational text
from the previous day. The
students will reread the text to
deepen their knowledge and
understanding of the content.
They will then do a writing
extension activity related to the
text. Intermediate grades will
continue to explore their
informational text in social
studies or science and do a
writing activity or project related
to their book.
Book Exchange- students are
encouraged to bring a book and
swap with someone in the media
center all week. Book Drive- We
will be collecting used books for
a treat all week. The books will
then get dispersed into the
classroom libraries.
Primary grade teachers will be
reading aloud books related to
Dr. Martin Luther King. They
will then discuss and retell the
story and chart the retelling of
the story events. Students can
also do a turn and talk before
recording on a class chart.
Intermediate students will
silently read articles about Dr.
King and then ' partner share'
what they have read. They will
develop a timeline tracing the
life of Dr. King.
Book Exchange- students are
encouraged to bring a book
and swap with someone in the
media center all week. Book
Drive- We will be collecting
used books for a treat all
week. The books will then get
dispersed into the classroom
libraries.
McNab
Million Minute Marathon
Manatee Bay
Elementary
Grade level activities:
Reader's Theater, Author's
Studies, buddy class reading,
etc.
http://www.storylineonline.net
broadcast of celebrity read
aloud Drop Everything and
Read school wide
Administrators will share a
favorite book quote or
passage on the morning
announcements. Drawing for
the Kindle.
Classes will be meeting with
'Book Buddies' Primary will be
paired with intermediate and
read and complete literature
projects together.
Kindergarten will pair with 3rd
Grade, 1st Grade students will
pair with 4th grade, and 2nd
Grade will pair with 5th grade.
Planning day- no students
All week during morning
announcements special
'Literacy Facts' will be shared
with students. Our School
Wide 'It Pays To Read'
Program will be launched
giving students new Literacy
Challenges to meet throughout
the year. Students will
celebrate reading success by
earning special points when
they make their goals. These
points will accumulate and be
banked by students to go
toward special incentives.
January 14 – 18, 2013
District Plan
Broward County Public Schools – Literacy Events
McNicol
Middle School
Million Minute Marathon
The School will participate in
a school wide Battle of the
Books. Teachers will
continue the novel study
selected for their grade level
in the classroom setting.
The sixth grade students will
compete in a comprehension
based jeopardy style game
to motivate the love for
reading. Students will tape
an interview of their favorite
book character and display
the interview on the
morning show. Students will
also participate in school
wide vocabulary scavenger
hunt.
'Million Minute Marathon' We
are having students read
silently for an additional 20
minutes.
The School will participate in
a school wide Battle of the
Books. Teachers will continue
the novel study selected for
their grade level in the
classroom setting. The
seventh grade students will
compete in a comprehension
based jeopardy style game to
motivate the love for
reading. Students will tape
an interview of their favorite
book character and display
the interview on the morning
show. Students will also
participate in school wide
vocabulary scavenger hunt.
The School will participate in a
school wide Battle of the Books.
Teachers will continue the novel
study selected for their grade
level in the classroom setting.
The eight grade students will
compete in a comprehension
based jeopardy style game to
motivate the love for reading.
Students will tape an interview
of their favorite book character
and display the interview on the
morning show. Students will also
participate in school wide
vocabulary scavenger hunt.
Early Release Day, The
crowning of the Battle of the
Books teams will be
announced and students will
receive a prize. Students will
also participate in school wide
vocabulary scavenger hunt.
Academy Award Winning
Book Finalists and Top AR
Points Receivers will be
announced and viewed on
TV.
Teachers are encouraged to
celebrate 'Literacy Excellence'
by reading aloud an Award
Winning Book (suggestions
are Newberry and Caldecott
award winners).
Mirror Lake
Elementary
Million Minute Marathon K5th grade, Vote on a book
1st grade
Vote on a book K Buddy
reading 2nd gr. Read A Loud
5th gr. Formulate a letter 1st
gr. Read 20 minutes Teacher
shares favorite book 3rd 4th gr.
We are inviting students to bring
in their favorite book from home
to share. Take 20 minutes to
pair up your students to share
their books with one another or
write a persuasive essay
explaining why their story is
worth reading.
Buddy reading K Read 20
minutes 1st gr. Teacher/
students shares favorite book
1st, 2nd gr. Reading an Article
and critique 3rd, 4th, 5th gr.
New
Renaissance
Middle School
Million Minute Marathon
All students will read for 20
minutes from 9:50 am to
10:15 during 1st period.
Students may read novels,
stories, class textbooks, etc.
or teachers may do read
alouds.
Book Drive Students,
teachers, and all staff may
bring in gently used books
for elementary and middle
school aged students. Books
will be collected all week in
the Media Center. The books
will later be distributed to the
students in the Miramar
Zone's elementary schools.
New River
Middle School
Million Minute Marathon
30 Minute S.S.R. in all
classes for 30 minutes
followed with A.R. Tests
school-wide. AR Contest for
the week. Content Area
Read Aloud 5. 'Real Men
Read' Activity that involves
men in the Community as a
follow-up activity from
'Donuts with Dad's'
Million Minute Marathon
Meadowbrook
Elementary
Norcrest
Elementary
School
North
Andrews
Gardens
Elementary
Million Minute Marathon
A least 20 minutes of
sustained reading in each
classroom.
North
Broward
Academy of
Excellence
Million Minute Marathon
Bring in a Book - Students
are being asked to bring in a
book to read for the week
and donate afterwards to
the class. We will be offering
a prize for the class that
brings in the most books to
donate. School-Wide ReadIn - Students will read
silently for 20 minutes (8:40
AM -9:00 AM) throughout
the school.
Reading Specialist Read-AThon: Coach will provide
read alouds to various
classes throughout the school
day.
Book Talk Exchange Students will share their
favorite books with the class
in a 'show and tell' format.
Book Cover Design Students will
design artistic re-creations of
their favorite novels. Designs
must be the student’s original
work and reveal key ideas from
the novel. Designs will be
displayed in the media center for
all to see. Book covers will be
judge on originality,
communication of key points
through visual design, and
written summary.
Students and staff will dress as
their favorite storybook
character:)
Vocabulary OrganizationStudents will complete a graphic
organizer using the various
'Word of the Week' words
provided over the past several
weeks.
Teacher shares favorite book
K Buddy reading 1st gr. Read
20 minutes Formulate a letter
2nd, 4th gr. Read and analyze
nutritional labels 3rd gr.
Students learn how to
complete a job application 5th
gr.
Poetry Slam During Lunch
Students may display their
poetry skills during lunch on
January 17th. Please get an
application during your
Language Arts class on
January 8th - 11th. Students
must sign-up by Tuesday
afternoon, January 15th, in
order to participate. Please
include a copy of the poem/
rap you will recite.
SNOWY DAY READ IN Children
may wear their pajamas to
school. All students will spend
time reading their favorite
books in their classroom while
sipping on hot chocolate. This
is a school-wide event.
Students from various grade
levels will read aloud to other
classes and/or read selfwritten stories.
Poetry Slam - Students will
submit a poem that they
would like to read/perform in
the cafeteria. The first five
students will be selected.
Application and sign-up sheet
will be available this week in
the cafeteria. Open the Door
to Reading - Each class will
have a door contest. Classes
will decorate their door as the
cover of a book. Class winners
will be announced on Monday,
January 21st.
We will have surprise guest
readers out visiting classrooms
throughout the week.
January 14 – 18, 2013
District Plan
Broward County Public Schools – Literacy Events
Nova
Eisenhower
Elementary
Million Minute Marathon'
(MMM). The purpose of the
marathon is to promote
literacy and raise awareness
that cumulative readings
add up to BIG Successes!
Look Who's Reading Posters
(Daily) Posters will be hung
up around the campus to
promote the Celebration of
Literacy in the month of
January.
What's Your Favorite Book?
Come take a picture with your
Favorite Book. Students can
take pictures holding their
favorite book at the entrance of
the media center. A bulletin
board will be displayed of the
pictures. Please send students
only during Open library hours.
Nova Middle
School
Million Minute Marathon - we
have high school exams
scheduled that week. We
will participate to the best of
our ability. Book Drive for
our zone, Mothers in
Distress or Hurricane Sandy
Relief
Million Minute Marathon
Book Drive for our zone,
Mothers in Distress or
Hurricane Sandy Relief
Book Drive for our zone,
Mothers in Distress or Hurricane
Sandy Relief
Book Exchange - bring a book.
Exchange with someone else.
Poetry/Rap Jam during lunch Students read a preapproved
poem/rap to the kids during
lunch.
Book Drive
Book Exchange
Poetry Slam
Million Minute Marathon
Reading in the hallway
Get Caught Reading
Buddy Reading
Reading in the hallway Get
Caught Reading tickets
Buddy Reading
Reading in the hallway Get
Caught Reading tickets Buddy
Reading
Reading in the hallway Get
Caught Reading tickets Buddy
Reading
Olsen Middle
School
Million Minute Marathon
Everyone wears Read and
Read
Guess the Mystery Reader
Contest Reading Leaders
Club meeting
Book Swap Get Caught Reading
(Pictures taken and placed on
bulletin board in media center)
Orange Brook
Elem
Million Minute Marathon
Different passages with
questions by grade level
Literacy Comprehension
Passages
Book Exchange-students trade a
book for a new book Parent
Literacy Night- showcasing
student literacy projects and
mini trainings for parents
Read Aloud: Eighth grade
NJHS students will go to
various 6th and 7th grade
Science classes and read a
short story to students Read
Martin Luther King's Speech
and discuss questions
Students will be reviewing
books- Common Core on the
morning announcement
Palm Cove
Elementary
Million Minute Marathon
Students will participate in
the Million Minute Marathon.
We will have a PARTY at the
end of the day: Pack-up And
Read To Yourself. Teachers
will record the number of
minutes their students have
read in class that day.
We will be introducing a new
reading program that will
hopefully motivate our
students to read. The
program is entitled 'Rise and
Shine Readers'. Basically,
students will be encouraged
to read in the mornings
outside their classroom.
Students who are caught
actively reading will earn a
coupon that will then give
them the opportunity to win
a prize in a weekly classroom
draw.
We will have our Accelerated
Reader (AR) kick-off!
Park Lakes
Elementary
School
Million Minute Marathon
Nova Middle
School
Oakridge
Elementary
Nova News-Book Trailers Each
morning our news show will
present book trailers from
Sunshine State Young Reader
selections. Book Drawings
Each student who checks out a
book during Open Library will
be entered in a drawing for
new books. Drawings will be
held the week of Jan. 14th.
CELEBRATE 'AR' Classes with
the highest accuracy rates this
week; in each grade level will
receive an ice cream party.
The Accelerated Reader
reports will be pulled on
Friday, Jan. 18th and winning
classes announced.
We will continue with PARTY,
Rise and Shine Readers, and
AR.
Get Caught Reading tickets
are made up and will be
copied and given out
throughout the day including
lunch.
Students will listen/interview
an author (tentative) Poetry
reading in Media Center. Read
each other T-shirts throughout
the week
The above-mentioned
programs will be the main
school-wide events. Individual
teachers will also celebrate by
implementing classroom
activities during the week to
promote literacy.
We have an ongoing Reading
Challenge that all of the
students are currently
participating in. In that they
read a book and log the title
or the minutes read per night.
We have placed counters in
the shape of thermometers
(Read O Meters) that we
update monthly. The students
have pledged to read as well.
That reminder is put in a very
prominent place (the
cafeteria).
January 14 – 18, 2013
District Plan
Broward County Public Schools – Literacy Events
Park Ridge
Elementary
Million Minute Marathon
Students will participate in
D.E.A.R. for 20 minutes to
be a part of the State's
contest to accumulate
30,000,000 minutes of
reading across the state of
Florida. Beginning today
and ending on Thursday:
Grades K-1-2 students will
make reading bookmarks
and will give them to
students in Grades 3-4-5.
Grade 3-4-5 students will
make bookmarks and give
them to Grades K-1-2.
Million Minute Marathon
Students read an average of
20 minutes at home with a
family member and
document on a Reading Log.
- Get Caught Reading Students 'CAUGHT' reading
for pleasure will receive a
'Get Caught Reading' slip.
The slip will be filled out and
pulled for drawings.
Homeroom teachers will do a
Read Aloud of their
FAVORITE book to their
students. Continue to work
on your bookmarks
All classes will schedule a time
to go to the Media Center and
come up with a plan to guess
how many books are in the
Library. One guess for each
homeroom will be submitted to
Ms Littlefield by the end of the
day. While classes are in the
Media Center Ms McKnight will
show the video, 'Take the Lead
and Read.' This video was
submitted to Just Read Florida
and shows Park Ridge
Elementary students.
Thursday January 17 (Early
Release Day) Students will
wear crazy socks to show how
they are 'Crazy about
Reading.' Guest readers will
read to grades K-1-2-3-4-5 o
Principal (K), Assistant
Principal (1st), Reading Coach
(3rd), Math Coach (4th),
Science Coach (5th), Office
Manager (2nd). Winner of the
'Media Book Guess' will be
announced.
Students will create a book
report placemat or brown
bag book report. - Students
read an average of 20
minutes at home with a
family member and
document on a Reading Log.
- Get Caught Reading Students 'CAUGHT' reading
for pleasure will receive a
'Get Caught Reading' slip.
The slip will be filled out and
pulled for drawings.
Students will work on book
activities (brown bag report or
placemat) - Students read an
average of 20 minutes at home
with a family member and
document on a Reading Log. Get Caught Reading - Students
'CAUGHT' reading for pleasure
will receive a 'Get Caught
Reading' slip. The slip will be
filled out and pulled for
drawings.
Parkside
Elementary
Million Minute Marathon
Partner reading. (K-2 will be
designing a t-shirt of their
favorite book. 3-5 will be
decorating a bookmark.
Students will bring in their
favorite book and their favorite
stuffed animal to read with
during the school day.
Students will share book
activities (brown bag report or
placemat) - Reading Logs are
submitted to classroom
teacher - Students read an
average of 20 minutes at
home with a family member
and document on a Reading
Log. - Get Caught Reading Students 'CAUGHT' reading for
pleasure will receive a 'Get
Caught Reading' slip. The slip
will be filled out and pulled for
drawings.
We will be wearing funky
socks and getting caught
reading.
Parkway
Middle School
of the Arts
Parkway Middle Million
Minute Reading Challenge:
In support of Broward
County Public Schools
Parkway Middle will Take the
Lead and Read for 39,000
minutes on January 14th
from 8:05 to 8:35.
Event 2: Parkway Middle
Vocabulary Challenge:
Students will be given a list
of 100 vocabulary words over
the winter break to review.
On January 15th students
will take the multiple choice
Vocabulary Challenge quiz.
The top student who
correctly answers the most
words within the least
amount of time will receive a
gift card
Event 3: Door Decorating
Contest: Teachers will be asked
to decorate there doors with
their favorite children's author
using the theme ' Take the Lead
and Read' the teacher with the
best creative door will receive a
Gift Card (amount not
determined
Pasadena
Lakes
Elementary
School
Million Minute Marathon with
scheduled DEAR time
(minimum of 20 minutes)
for every student and staff
member
Pembroke
Lakes
Elementary
Monday: Kick off for
Reading Across Broward
with DEAR Time-Drop
Everything and Read from
1:15-1:45 for Million Minute
Marathon.
Hats Off to Books- students
and staff will be wearing
crazy hats to celebrate
Literacy Week AR Store- top
K-5 readers will be headed to
the AR Store to select prizes
for reading the most books
and taking AR tests
Tuesday: TOP READER
AWARDS- Students who have
the most AR points from
August to January will
receive an award. (Two
students from each class)
Reading Rocks- wear Funky
Socks! Students and staff will be
wearing crazy socks in
celebration of Literacy Week. AR
Store- top K-5 readers will be
headed to the AR Store to select
prizes for reading the most
books and taking AR tests
Wednesday: 'Give the Gift of
Literacy Day:' Students bring in
a new or gently used book to
help Park Lakes School build
their class libraries. Class that
brings the most books will be
rewarded with an ice cream
party.
Park Spring
Elementary
Event 4: Parkways Poster
Challenge: Students will
create a poster using their
favorite author using the
theme ' Take the Lead and
Read'. There will be a Hall of
Fame; each student’s work
will be displayed on the main
hallway of our school showing
support for Literacy. Event 5:
Meet the Author: This is the
culminating event for our
celebration of Literacy week.
We will have a night that
published authors of our
school and community will
come out and share their
works with our school family.
Dessert will be provided while
we listen to the authors share
their work with the audience
Score with books! Students
and staff will be wearing their
favorite team clothing in
celebration of Literacy Week.
Thursday: Book Buffet- At the
end of the day, teachers place
a book on each desk to read
for 6 minutes. Then students
switch to read another book.
Rotate reading for 24 minutes
from 11:15-11:39.
This is also Martin Luther King
Jr. week at Parkside. We will
be running the video 'Our
Friend Martin' through out the
week. Teachers and students
will be reading books on the
life and times of Martin Luther
King Jr. I will read to the
entire school through our TV.
broadcast.
The Elementary C.I.T.Y
program will do a character
parade. Sharing their favorite
books and characters,
students will dress as their
favorite book or character in a
book.
None, but other programs
have been, or will be, offered
during the school year (e.g.parent workshops on K-2 ELA
CCS; parent workshops on Gr.
3-5 FCAT; Reading FCAT Camp
for Gr. 3-5 students; etc.)
Media: Guess the Number of
Books in the Media Center
during Media Special this
week. Art: Make bookmarks
that promote reading. Music:
'Poetry Out Loud': Read
poems, dramatize them,
discuss stanzas, mood,
rhythm, pattern, & rhyme.
Morning News: Reading Coach
presents a reading strategy
each day on morning news
applied to 'My Favorite Book or
Article'
January 14 – 18, 2013
District Plan
Broward County Public Schools – Literacy Events
Pembroke
Pines Charter
Elementary
East Campus
Wear Red and be well Read'
Million Marathon: students
will participate in D.E.A.R.
time for a min. of 20 min.
Wear crazy socks to show
you are crazy about books.
Show it is cool to be a good
reader and wear your shades to
school.
Hats off to Reading
Pembroke
Pines
Elementary
Administration & support
staff will read to the
students during media time.
Million Minute Marathon
Administration & support
staff will read to the students
during media time. Students
will read their favorite book,
illustrate it and summarize it.
Administration & support staff
will read to the students during
media time. Students will focus
on an author study by reading
and discussing books.
Pembroke
Pines FSU
Charter
Elementary
School
Million Minute Marathon
TBA/tentative: Puppet Show
TBA/Tentative: Public Library
presentation
Administration & support staff
will read to the students
during media time. Students
will focus on an author study
by reading and discussing
books.
Early Release Day
Pine Ridge
Education
Center
Pioneer
Middle School
Million Minute Marathon
Literacy Broadcast- student
written poetry, song lyrics and
Slam Poetry
1.Students will donate the
favorite gently used books to
other fellow classmates. 2.Prior
to the book exchange, students
will create a video or audio
commercial (w/music, dance,
etc.) for their books as an
advertisement to their
classmates. 3.After all books
have been exchanged students
will take 30 minutes to the
entire class period (each day) to
read their new gently used
books. 4.At the end of the week
or sometime shortly after,
students will possibly present a
5 minute oral summary detailing
their respective perspectives of
their new gently used book and
compare it to the book's original
owner's perspective.
Literacy Broadcast- student
written poetry, song lyrics and
Slam Poetry
See previous.
Piper High
School
Million Minute Marathon!
Ladies Book Club after
school!
Literacy Broadcast- student
written poetry, song lyrics
and Slam Poetry
Some reading students will
be asked to read a pleasure
reading book on their grade
level by Thursday, January
17th, 2013. The students will
choose an activity once the
reading assignment is
complete. Some Reading
Classes will have a student
book exchange: ESE/ESOL
students in small clusters for
30 minutes each day.
7th/8th grade
intensive/developmental
students will meet together
(for 30 minutes to the entire
class period) outside on the
pavilion (in the back of the
school) and intermittently
read the same book to each
other. 2.The student goal will
be to model how a fluent
reader reads to an audience.
3.Students from each grade
level will select the most
fluent reader from their
respective grade levels
(some sort of
prize/acknowledgement will
be awarded to the most
fluent readers).
Gentlemen's Book Club after
school and recruiting new
member initiative with
football team!
Initiating new reading club after
school...Anime Yu-Gi-Oh!
Check out a library book and
receive a prize all day!
Plantation
Park
Elementary
Our school will participate in
the Million Minute Marathon,
and our school SRO will read
to PreK, kindergarten, and
first grade classes.
Quiet Waters
Elementary
Million Minute Marathon
Author Visit - Dr. John
Becker will conduct a writing
assembly with grades 4&5.
He will then work with three
fourth grade classes in a
non-fiction writing
workshop. He will also have
a special lunch with selected
students.
Author Visit - Dr. John
Becker will conduct a writing
assembly with grades K&3.
He will then work with four
fourth grade classes in a
non-fiction writing workshop.
He will also have a special
lunch with selected students.
Ramblewood
Middle school
Million Minute Marathon
Monday: books are
enlightening! Dress is NEON
and get candy. All week
daily: Name that book:
listen each day to a short
passage from a book. Name
that book and win
Tuesday: Make Friends with
BOOKS! Twin day, dress in
matching outfits and get a
FREE snocone. All week
daily: Name that book: listen
each day to a short passage
from a book. Name that book
and win.
Million Minute Marathon,
Book Club - This month our
special guest hosts will be
the Social Studies
Department. The title for
this month is The Woods
Runner by Gary Paulsen. All
teachers will be encouraging
their students to attend the
Book club. Language Arts
Department- They will be
having their students read
20 minutes during class.
After reading, students will
visualize what they have
read and use sensory details
to create a visual
representation of their
selection to share with the
class.
Tuesday, January 22nd:
Reading Under the Stars
Family Night Share a Great
'Tail' Theme: Animal Stories
Wednesday, January 23rd:
Community Reading Day
Literacy Awards to participant
students
New clubs will be initiated to
my Literacy Programs after
school and the existing clubs
will remain in place with guest
speakers!
Our school SRO will read to
PreK, kindergarten, and first
grade classes.
Author Visit - Dr. John Becker
will conduct a writing assembly
with grades 1&2. He will then
work with four fourth grade
classes in a non-fiction writing
workshop. He will also have a
special lunch with selected
students. PTA will be hosting a
family night event with Dr.
Becker on January 16. During
this event, select fourth graders
will showcase their writing from
Dr. Becker's workshop. Dr.
Becker will speak to students
about the life of an author and
will autograph books following
his presentation.
Wednesday: What would you do
for a Klondike bar? Show your
math teacher your 'talent' and
win a Klondike bar All week
daily: Name that book: listen
each day to a short passage
from a book. Name that book
and win.
Students will continue to work
on their writing and research
projects in relation to the
assemblies with Dr. Becker.
Thursday: Brainiac Day: Dress
like a Brainiac and score a free
bag of popcorn All week daily:
Name that book: listen each
day to a short passage from a
book. Name that book and
win.
During the month of January,
we will also be hosting our
annual Books & Blankets
event. Students will snuggle
up in their favorite pajamas
and listen to wonderful stories
read by our teachers and
media specialist.
January 14 – 18, 2013
District Plan
Broward County Public Schools – Literacy Events
RISE
Academy of
Science and
TechnologyMargate
Campus
RISE
Academy.
Lauderhill
Riverland
Elementary
1. K-8. Kick-off Celebrate
Literacy, Florida! Million
Minute Marathon 2. K-5.
Create book covers and/or
sketch favorites characters
from books. Continues
throughout the week.
1. K-8. Kick-off Celebrate
Literacy, Florida! Million
Minute Marathon 2. K-8.
Door decorating beginscontinues throughout week
3. K-5. Create book covers
and/or sketch favorites
characters from books.
Continues throughout the
week.
Million Minute Marathon
Middle School Kick Up Your
Heels and Read. Middle
School. Period 1. Wear crazy
socks. DEAR.
Middle School Good Sports
Read. Period 2. Wear team
jerseys. DEAR.
Middle School Crazy About
Reading. Period 3. Wear
mismatched clothes. DEAR
1.K-2. Drama club presents
Readers Theater (fairy tales)
to grades K-2. 2.Middle
School. Kick Up Your Heels
and Read. Middle School.
Period 1. Wear crazy socks.
DEAR.
Middle School. Good Sports
Read. Period 2. Wear team
jerseys. DEAR.
Middle School. Crazy About
Reading. Period 3. Wear
mismatched clothes. DEAR
Canine Assisted Therapy Inc.
- Company brings dogs for
students to read to- selected
classes.
Author assemblies with
Andrew Toffoli (author and
illustrator).
Share-A-Pet OrganizationCompany brings dogs for
students to read to- selected
classes.
Get out and Read-students and
teachers will be bringing in
beach towels, blankets,
sunglasses, etc. and reading
outside on the grassy areas for
20-30 minutes with reading
material of their choice.
Classes pair up with each
other to read.
We are having a Family PajamaRama Reading Night on
Wednesday, January 16, 2012
from 5:30-8:00pm where we will
have several guest readers,
students and parents will take
part in make and take activities.
Riverside
Million Minute Marathon
Royal Palm
Elementary
Million Minute Marathon
Teachers will display their
diorama, cereal box projects,
and much more around the
school!
Sandpiper
Elementary
Million Minute Marathon
Display books from
suggested Literacy Week
Reading List throughout the
Media Center. All teachers
and students will drop
everything and read from
1:15 - 1:45.
Million Minute Marathon
Media Classes will be
reading outside on the lawn
sitting on blankets.
Principal/Assistant
Principal/Reading Coach will
talk about the importance of
reading every day on
morning announcements.
Principal will read a story on
morning announcements.
Media Classes will be reading
outside on the lawn sitting on
blankets. Reading through
Textin', ie, informational
TEXT
Million Minute Marathon
DEAR, Read In the Sun
Shine.
Million Minute Marathon
Collect Books to Donate to
Kids In Distress/Million
Minute Marathon-students
will bring gently used books
from home to donate to
organization.
Million Minute Marathon
All classes will DROP
everything and read for 20
min.
Sawgrass
Elementary
Sawgrass
Spring Middle
Sea Castle
Elementary
Sheridan Hills
Rock Reviews-the reading
coach will be reading a book
to K-2 classes and another
book for grades 3-5 on close
circuit TV. The children will be
writing a short book review,
proofreading, editing, and
rating the book either 1, 2, 3,
4, or 5 stars! When the
students go to Media, the
Media Specialist will assist the
students in placing the
reviews on Destiny.
Students will present their
reading book projects on the
intercom.
We will also be having a
Family Book night and our
author Andrew Toffoli will be
coming to school and signing
books and making illustrations
for the students.
Reading Coach and Media
Clerk will read to classes in
the Media Center
Guest readers from our
business partners will read in
the classrooms.
Media Classes will be reading
outside on the lawn sitting on
blankets. Reading through
Textin', i.e., Context Clues
Media Classes will be reading
outside on the lawn sitting on
blankets. Reading through
Textin', i.e., TEXT Features
Every day for Literacy Week
our students will be focusing
on reading various types of
text and engaged in rigorous
activities that focus on the skill
of the day.
I Read Posters
Book Talk On A.M.
Announcements
Reading Websites Tumble
Books
Read-In by Male Volunteersindividuals from the
community will go into
classrooms to read their
favorite story to students.
Book Exchange-students will
bring in previously read books to
exchange with a classmate.
School media center will be
open to Parents and children
from 5:00 -7:00 to check out
books and work on literacy
programs
Reading Coach will read a story
on closed circuit T.V. for all
children to view.
Pajama Day students will wear
their favorite pajamas for
story time with the teacher in
grades K-3. Students in
grades 4 and 5 will share
original poems at a Poetry
Slam.
Principal will read story on
closed circuit T.V. for all
children to view.
Buddy Reading Day.
January 14 – 18, 2013
District Plan
Broward County Public Schools – Literacy Events
Sheridan
Park
Elementary
Million Minute Marathon. All
students will read an extra
20 minutes, either alone or
with a buddy. Extra minutes
read by students will be
totaled by grade level and
reported to the Reading
Coach. She will report the
number of minutes read to
the District database.
Silver Lakes
Elementary
Million Minute Marathon
Also each student will bring
in a book to swap with a
friend.
Million Minute Marathon,
Silent Sustained Reading
session, story telling for the
primary grades, reading in
the hallways, guest reader
at school site to read to the
students, Accelerated
Reader program, schoolwide vocabulary learning
program.
Million Minute Marathon
Invited Guest
Readers/Administration will
be featured on morning
announcements reading a
book.
Silver Palms
Elementary
Silver Ridge
Elementary
Silver Shores
Elementary
School
Silver Trail
Middle School
Million Minute Marathon
At 8:30 am students from
Pre-K -5th grade will
participate in the Million
Minute Marathon by reading
or listening to a story read
for 20 minutes. This is a
school-wide event.
Million Minute Marathon
The Reading teachers will be
teaching 'Miscellaneousisms'
from the Debra Frazier
book, Miss Alanineus.Each
grade will have a specific
focus that will be illustrated
on a T-shirt. Grade 6multiple meaning words,
Grade7- Figurative language
and Grade 8- advanced
vocabulary. The multi-media
class will air their Public
Service Announcements that
will celebrate and promote
literacy. After the PSA
viewing each class will
participate in the Million
Minute Marathon.
Each class will be asked to
make a class book. One class
on a grade level (K-2) or
group of students in a class
(3 - 5) will begin a story and
then pass it on to the next
class or group to continue
the story. All finished stories
will be read to the students.
Stories will be included in the
class library center.
All classes will participate when
guest readers read their favorite
book in the classroom or on the
TV broadcast.
All primary classes will be
teamed with an intermediate
class for a 'buddy read'.
Students will read together
and then discuss what was
read.
1. On the morning news
broadcast, we will conduct the
'Guess My Favorite Book'
contest. Each day one book
will be highlighted for primary
and one for intermediate.
Teachers or administrators will
prepare a list of clues about
their favorite book. Students
will try to reason out the name
of their selection and submit
the title of the book. Students
will be encouraged to look
through books to confirm their
reasoning. Student winners
will receive a pencil titled
'Readers are Leaders'. 2.
Throughout the week,
teachers will daily report the
number of minutes read by
their students to the Reading
Coach. A reading graph will be
displayed indicating the
number of minutes read.
Each student will bring in a book
to swap with a friend.
Silent Sustained Reading
session, story telling for the
primary grades, reading in
the hallways, guest reader at
school site to read to the
students, Accelerated Reader
program, school-wide
vocabulary learning program.
Silent Sustained Reading
session, story telling for the
primary grades, reading in the
hallways, guest reader at school
site to read to the students,
Accelerated Reader program,
school-wide vocabulary learning
program.
Silent Sustained Reading
session, story telling for the
primary grades, reading in the
hallways, guest reader at
school site to read to the
students, Accelerated Reader
program, school-wide
vocabulary learning program.
Literacy activities and
programs are highlighted daily
at Silver Palms Elementary. A
literacy article will be written
in our monthly parent
newsletter.
1/15 Invited Guest
Readers/Administration will
be featured on morning
announcements reading a
book.
1/16 Invited Guest
Readers/Administration will be
featured on morning
announcements reading a book.
1/17 Invited Guest
Readers/Administration will be
featured on morning
announcements reading a
book.
Week of 1/14-1/18 All classes
will make a poster featuring a
book and an activity the class
has completed together. The
posters will be shown in the
cafeteria where all students in
the school will be able to view
them. These posters will
encourage students to want to
read the books that have been
featured.
Law Enforcement Read-aThon- Our school resource
Police Officer will read a book
to students throughout the
day in grades K-5 during
their Media Special class.
Prekindergarten Simultaneous
Reading of Hot Rod Hamster, By
Cynthia Lord- Pre-K teachers will
read the book, Hot Rod Hamster
to their Pre-K classes
simultaneously beginning at
9:30am.
Early Release Day-no event
planned
At every grade level lunch,
students that are 'caught'
reading may receive a ticket.
They will put their name on
the ticket and deposit in in
the 'caught' reading box for a
random drawing.
At every grade level lunch,
students that are 'caught'
reading may receive a ticket.
They will put their name on the
ticket and deposit in the 'caught'
reading box for a random
drawing.
The Reading teachers will be
teaching 'Miscellaneousisms'
from the Debra Frazier book,
Miss Alanineus. Each grade
will have a specific focus that
will be illustrated on a T-shirt.
Grade 6- multiple meaning
words, Grade7- Figurative
language and Grade 8advanced vocabulary. All
students will participate in a
school wide Vocabulary parade
displaying their vocabulary
and literary devices on Tshirts and hats.
Using the theme, 'Take the
Lead and Read' the students
will illustrate the theme by
making reading pennants and
displaying them in the school.
Students will set goals, read,
and take AR quizzes.
January 14 – 18, 2013
District Plan
Broward County Public Schools – Literacy Events
South
Broward High
School
We currently have a schoolwide reading program in
place. Our Literacy Initiative
for the year is Bulldog
Fastbreak. Students read for
20 minutes a day in one
specific class everyday of
the week.
This conflicts with Mid-Term
exam week for all high
schools in Broward County. It
is a great idea, but would be
better suited at another time
in the year when exams are
not planned for the entire
school.
Midterm Exam Week 1/14-1/17.
Review for exams 1/7-1/11.
South
Plantation
High School
Million Minute Marathon
School Wide Drop
Everything and Read Event
Principal Read Aloud
Reading Marathon
Administrative Read Aloud
MidTerm Exams
Administrative Read Aloud
MidTerm Exams
Stephen
Foster
Elementary
Million Minute Marathon
Students are encouraged to
bring a book to the cafeteria
to read during lunchtime.
Stirling
Elementary
School
Million Minute Marathon
All students will 'Read to
Self' or 'Read to Someone'
as an extension of our Daily
5 Literacy Activities and
report total minutes read for
today.
Read Aloud: Epossumondas
by Janet Stevens presented
by a guest reader. Follow-up
activities include choice of:
K-2 Story Map; Creating a
skit and acting out a special
part of the narrative; Followup activities in 3-5: Reading
Response journaling with
possible topics: 'Why I liked
or didn't like the story' with
text evidence to support
reasons; Moral or lesson to
be learned with text
evidenced-based responses.
Read Aloud: Classroom Teachers
choose from their favorite
author: Follow-up activities in K2: Students can retell the story
with a 'turn and talk' activity;
Draw or write the sequence of
events; Follow-up activities in 35: Students may respond by
rewriting the ending to a
particular chapter book or
narrative depending upon the
Read Aloud.
Sunland Park
Elementary
School
Million Minute Marathon
Students will read a book of
their choice and share with
the class.
Teacher Read Aloud activity
Sunset Lakes
Elementary
Million Minute Marathon!
Partner reading!
Buddy reading! Circle Story
Continuation! Principal
Charpentier dresses up as
book character and reads a
story on Morning News!
Sunset
School
Million Minute Marathon
All Classes, K-12 will read
an extra 20 minutes.
Students caught reading will
have their picture taken.
The pictures will be posted
throughout the school with
the caption 'Take the Lead
and Read'.
Million Minute Marathon
The week of Jan. 14th 18th - Media Specialist will
read Award Winning books
to students and utilize
various strategies/project
based activities to enhance
students' comprehension.
Teachers and students will
utilize close circuit (WSUN)
to participate in a book talk
about their favorite books.
Million Minute Marathon
Monday: 'Reading Rocks,
Wear Some Funky Socks!'
Students wear funny socks
to school. Million Minute
Marathon 1:50-2:10 PM
Announcements: 'Caught
Reading' winners
Sunshine
Elementary
School
Tedder
Elementary
Literacy Week is a great idea.
I look forward to participating
when it does not conflict with
Mid-Term Exams that are
planned for all Broward
Schools.
Administrative Read Aloud
MidTerm Exams
Due to Mid Term Exams we
postponed our literacy
activities until February 11th
when we will hold a parent
event at West Broward Library
for our Innovation Zone. We
will have literacy activities that
link to the common core for
parents and students.
Book Swap for Grades KG-5th
at 7:30am -8:00am.
Read Aloud: How Do
Dinosaurs Go to School? by
Janet Yolen and Mark Teague
presented by a guest reader.
Follow-up activities in K-2:
Complete a class-created
Venn Diagram or other
graphic organizer comparing
or contrasting the Dinosaur's
behavior in school and
appropriate student behavior.
In grades 3-5, students can
lead a discussion or respond in
writing on the importance of
following school
guidelines/rules.
Student Paired Reading
Activity
Additionally, teachers will
continue to report minutes
daily for the entire week and a
Reading Graph for the week
will be produced and
prominently displayed.
Write Your own Short Story!
Write a song about your favorite
books.
Student-Teacher Take Over
Reading Aloud for 20 minutes!
AP tells the students about her
favorite children's book on
Morning News!
Students caught reading will
have their picture taken. The
pictures will be posted
throughout the school with
the caption 'Take the Lead
and Read'.
Students/classes are scheduled
to visit the Media Center, read a
book, write the name of the
book on a strip of paper. A chain
will be made and hung in the
Media Center. Caught
Reading/Picture activity
continues.
Students/classes are
scheduled to visit the Media
Center, read a book, write the
name of the book on a strip of
paper. A chain will be made
and hung in the Media Center.
Caught Reading/Picture
activity continues.
School is switching from
Reading Counts to the Webbased Accelerated Reader.
This will give our students
better access to more books to
READ! Students who are
available will participate for
short periods of time.
Throughout the week extra
incentives will be provided for
those students reading
Accelerated Reader Books and
completing the quiz.
The week of Jan. 14th - 18th
- Media Specialist will read
Award Winning books to
students and utilize various
strategies/project based
activities to enhance
students' comprehension.
Teachers and students will
utilize close circuit (WSUN)
to participate in a book talk
about their favorite books.
The week of Jan. 14th - 18th Media Specialist will read Award
Winning books to students and
utilize various strategies/project
based activities to enhance
students' comprehension.
Teachers and students will
utilize close circuit (WSUN) to
participate in a book talk about
their favorite books.
Teachers and students will
utilize close circuit (WSUN) to
participate in a book talk
about their favorite books.
Tuesday: 'Hats Off to Books'
Students wear hats to
school. PM Announcements:
'Caught Reading' winners
SAC Meeting - Drawing for
Books/ Reading Tips for
Parents
Wednesday: 'Score With Books'
Students wear their favorite
team shirt/jersey. PM
Announcements: 'Caught
Reading' winners
Thursday: 'Snuggle Up With A
Good Book' Students wear
pajamas. DEAR 1:50-2:10 PM
Announcements: 'Caught
Reading' winners
Our schools hosted family
literacy night on November
27th. We had a large number
of families come out and
participate.
Parents are encouraged to
share a read-aloud with their
child/children for enjoyment.
Students are encouraged to
create a project (Create a
RAP, song, poem etc.) on
favorite book read to them.
January 14 – 18, 2013
District Plan
Broward County Public Schools – Literacy Events
Tequesta
Trace Middle
School
Million Minute Marathon' Our
students will join other
Florida students from
prekindergarten through
12th grade and participate
in the Million Minute
Marathon aiming to reach
the new, collaborative goal
of 30 Million Minutes!
Students that read an
additional 20 minutes during
the day (beyond regular
school work) in celebration
of literacy will be counted.
Million Minute Marathon Jan. 14th
Tuesday: 'Pledge to Read'
Banner- Students will sign
during their lunch in the
courtyard.
Wednesday: Classes make a list
of their TOP 10 Student
Recommendations. Combine all
together to make a long school
list.
Thursday: All classroom
teachers read aloud- favorite
picture book or chapter from
novel.
Interactive Read Alouds in
each class
Interactive Read Alouds in each
class
Interactive Read Alouds in
each class
Million Minute Marathon.
Students will be given a
block of time to read a book
of their choice. The minutes
will be logged and entered.
Million Minute Marathon
Each student will receive a
free children's book. Their
teacher will incorporate the
story into the classroom
discussion.
Million Minute Marathon
All students will participate
in the Million Minute
Marathon. Students in
grades k-5 will D.E.A.R.
from 9:30 to 10:00 on that
day.
Million Minute Marathon
Students will read for an
additional 20 minutes during
the day
N/A
Teachers will conduct various
activities in their classroom like
acting out portions of book.
They will compare and contrast
stories.
N/A
Reading Book Buddies students in primary grade
classrooms will meet with
students in intermediate
grade classrooms to read
together to promote reading
enjoyment as well as
motivate the strengthening
of reading fluency.
School wide Time Out To
Read! Just before dismissal on
Early Release, the entire
school will participate in 15
minutes of reading for
pleasure - read to self. Also,
Third grade will be reading
original Fairy Tales and
spoofs. The students will
create his/her own spoof and
this will be placed in a class
book.
Westpine
Middle school
Million Minute Marathon
Literacy Week Poster Contest
Winners Announced
Students will focus on main idea
and details by engaging in a
'Cause and Effect Scavenger
Hunt. Students will make a
Cause/Effect flipchart to record
evidence from their favorite
stories. Also, in music we will do
the graphic organizer called
Word O Meter where our first
grade students will show the
progression of speeds in music
which include very slow, slow,
moderately, fast, and very fast.
Later, we will attempt to use the
'real' music words such as lento,
adagio, moderato, allergro, and
presto as we associate the less
recognized terms with their
English counterparts in the same
graphic organizer. Of course,
these words will be associated to
the beats and songs we've
learned.
Literacy Week Door Decorating
Contest Winners Announced
Westwood
Heights
Elementary
Million Minute Marathon
Intermediate students read
high interest books to
primary class.
The fifth Grade Team will have
a Visual Vocabulary Parade
based on the story Miss
Alaineus.
WhiddonRogers
Literary Trivia Question for a
prize
Literary Trivia Question for a
prize
Interactive Read Aloud and a
variety of literacy activities such
as participating in reader’s
theater, the use of graphic
organizers, and writing poems
will be utilized. After reading
aloud two different books the
kindergarten team will also
engage students in a compare
and contrast activity and then
have them participate in an art
project where students will
create a gingerbread person and
engage in discussion and writing
activities.
Literary Trivia Question for a
prize
Thurgood
Marshall
Elementary
Walker
Elementary
School
Walter C.
Young Middle
School
Watkins
Elementary
West
Hollywood
Elementary
Our media specialist will
incorporate various literacy
activities into her lesson
centered on 'Celebrating
Literacy'.
Literacy Evening for parents
Literacy Week activities will be
promoted through out the
school and community via
school website, marquee, and
school wide announcements.
Literary Trivia Question for a
prize
January 14 – 18, 2013
District Plan
Broward County Public Schools – Literacy Events
WhiddonRogers
Education
Center and
DJJ sites
Students from
prekindergarten through
12th grade will participate in
the Million Minute Marathon
aiming to reach the
collaborative goal of 30
Million Minutes! Have
students to sign the Data
sheet
Teachers, Administration,
and students across
Whiddon-Rogers campuses
will participate in a
simultaneous reading event
beginning at 9:30 am
Whispering
Pines School
Million Minute Marathon:
Students will be reading for
an additional 20 minutes
beyond their normal school
work during the day. In
periods 1, 2, 6, & 7 teachers
will be asked to set aside
the last 5 minutes of class
for students to read their
favorite book.
WPS Poetry Corner: Students
will be encouraged to write
original poems to read during
lunch. We will have a prize at
each level for the best poem.
In addition, school staff
members may read their own
poetry or some of their
favorite poems during a
lunchtime word slam.
Wilton
Manors
Elementary
During 'Literacy Week' at
Wilton Manors all classes will
begin a focus on reading,
discussing, and then
creating an 'information
text' with text dependent
questions, for an audience
of their peers. We thought
this would be a great way to
help students learn more
about informational texts
from the inside out.
Although the project will
begin during 'Literacy Week'
it will no doubt extend
beyond that time frame. We
will be culminating our
current units of Inquiry at
each grade level during the
next 2 weeks. Throughout
the units many non-fiction
texts have been read and
dissected as teachers and
students search for
knowledge about their
topics. On day one, teachers
will facilitate group
discussions around the key
information learned through
read aloud as well as
independent study. Students
will refer to their notes and
back to the texts used
throughout the unit thus far.
Classes will collect key facts
and information and create
a chart for reference later in
the week.
Million Minute Marathon
All classes will read for 30
minutes. School- wide
Writing Project: students will
write about their favorite
story/book.
On day two, classes will refer
back to the resources they
used during the unit for
information, with special
attention to text format and
features. They will discuss
the text features and how
they help the reader process
the information in the text.
This will be the beginning of
a discussion about the most
effective way to present the
information in a text format.
On day three, classes will
continue their discussions by
referring to the chart created on
day one. Each group will have to
consider the type of information
they have to present and
determine the best format to
use to get that information
across to their audience. The
goal here is to create a class
text that will include the key
facts and details they want to
share about their topic in an
'informational text' of their own
creation. Individuals and groups
will be assigned portions of the
text to write and illustrate. Upon
completion this text will be
shared with another grade level.
A student from each grade
level will introduce their
favorite book on the morning
news each day. All classes
will stop and read for 15
minutes each day. Guest
reader will read a story in the
afternoon on the news. The
Guest readers will dress up
like the major character in
the book.
A student from each grade level
will introduce their favorite book
on the morning news each day.
All classes will stop and read for
15 minutes each day. Guest
reader will read a story in the
afternoon on the news. The
Guest reader will dress up like
the major character in the book.
Winston Park
Elementary
Activity 9: Story Writing What to
do: Encourage beginning and
developing writers to keep
journals and write stories. Ask
questions that will help children
organize the stories, and
respond to their questions about
letters and spelling. Suggest
they share the activity with a
smaller brother, sister, or friend.
Teacher Read Aloud: Teachers
will read excerpts from their
favorite books to their students
from 3:00 - 3:15pm. Students
will be encouraged to discuss
what was read.
Activity 4: Poetry in motion
What to do: Suggest acting
out a verse, a stanza, or the
entire poem. Ask your child to
make a face the way the
character in the poem is
feeling. Remember that facial
expressions bring emotion into
the performer's voice.
School-Wide Silent Sustained
Reading (SSR): From
10:00am - 10:15am all
students will read one of their
favorite books for 15 minutes
in whatever class they are in a
school-wide silent sustained
reading marathon. Then
students will be allowed to
discuss those books with their
class from 10:15am 10:30am.
On day four, classes will
continue the process of
creating their text individually
and in groups, working from
their plan and including the
appropriate text features
(table of contents, labels,
graphs, pictures with captions,
glossary, etc.) to deliver their
information in the most
effective way.
A student from each grade
level will introduce their
favorite book on the morning
news each day. All classes will
stop and read for 15 minutes
each day. Guest reader will
read a story in the afternoon
on the news. The Guest
reader will dress up like the
major character in the book.
The activities described above
will clearly stretch beyond
Literacy Week as classes share
the books they have created
and the information within.
Classes will have students
write about their favorite story
or book and then share them
with other classes. Students
will be able to dress up like
the characters and share their
stories or books as an Early
Release Day activity.