Alafia
Apollo
Beach
January 13-17, 2014
District Plan-Elementary Schools
*snowballs and cocoa~ celebrate those who met their reading goals
*mythology bowl kick-off
*enemy pie ( Kindergarten read & eat activity)
*qualifying test for the Magic Tree House bowl
Daily
Famous authors reading stories will be played before the morning show.
Monday
•
Morning show contest question- The winning class will be
announced Wednesday on the morning show and will receive a pizza party.
•
Mortimer will be on the morning show to hype up meeting the state
goal of 33 million extra minutes. Students will read an additional 33
minutes. You can be creative with this. Time can be split up throughout
the day, make it fun with Lounging for Literacy-PJs, pillows, or whatever
other fun you can think of.
Tuesday
•
Teacher Swap- during the normal RtI block, students will stay in
their homerooms and teachers will swap to be a guest reader. All specials
and ESE teachers will be stationed in the hallways to monitor students
during the transition. Please have a student hold your classroom door open.
Co-teach teachers may be used a substitute reader if someone is absent.
•
Bookmark designs will begin when you are finished reading to your
group. Bookmarks will be distributed to homeroom teachers and ready for
you. Please make sure students have supplies needed. Bookmarks can be
finished later and are due to the media center bucket no later than
Wednesday afternoon. Please make sure you stay in your guest room for
the full 30 minutes.
Wednesday
•
Contest winner announced on morning show.
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Hat’s off to Reading! Students wear hats to celebrate.
Thursday
Bookmark Bonanza! Students will receive a bookmark designed by
another ABES student when they check out books from the media center.
Friday
Circulation Craziness! As students visit the media center, alarms will
Ballast Point
randomly ring. If a student is first at circulation when the alarm goes off, they will
win a prize.
1) Teachers will track class total independent reading minutes for the week of
January 13-17th
2) Teachers will report their totals on Friday afternoon to the Reading Coach
3) Reading Coach will award the top reading classes from each grade level with a
treat
4) Grade level winners will be announced on the morning show
Bellamy
We will have a "guest reader" every morning on BIA. The reader will share a bit
about their own reading life and read a favorite book.
To encourage school wide reading, every student that reads a book next week will
receive a star. Students will write their name on it and return to their teacher.
Teachers will turn these in daily to Julie Barnes and they will be added to the
windows outside the media center. Our goal is to cover the windows with stars!!!
We will have a school wide DEAR (Drop Everythihg and Read). Our minutes
spent reading will be turned into the state to add to our Millions of Minutes.
The state wide goal is 30 million minutes.
Read with a buddy day. Students will be able to team up and read with a buddy
from another class to help build confidence.
Guest Reader Day with parents and members of the staff.
Reader's Theater Day to practice fluency.
Character Day is optional. This will be done on Friday.
Bevis
Monday: Lang. Arts teachers will provide an extra 20 minutes of reading time to
students in the classroom.
Monday - Friday: "Shoot for the Moon!" Read-at-Home classroom competition
A bulletin board will be created in the cafeteria. Each class with have a
rocket ship and total minutes read each day will be tracked.
Each night, students will log the total number of minutes they read at home.
Each morning, teachers add up the minutes and submit total to the Media
Specialist.
Parent volunteers will move the rockets each day to track progress.
At the end of the week, each student in the winning class at each grade
level will get a new book.
On-going: The media specialist will record a read-aloud of a space-themed book.
Teachers will access the video through her website to view with their class
sometime during the week.
Boyette
Broward
Cahoon
My schools are planning on participating in Buddy Reading across grade levels and
we are also working on building Reading Stamina to celebrate literacy week. We
will be charting how many minutes we are reading.
Ongoing
 Book mark Design Contest (Winning design for each grade level will be
printed and distributed. Winners will win a prize!)
 Mystery Reader contest in Media Center
 Daily Reading Trivia Contests in the Media Center
 Participation in the “Million Minute Marathon” (Students and teachers will
take time to read and we will add the minutes read to help reach the state’s 30
million minute goal. Any type of reading can be counted – teacher read alouds
OR student independent reading time. All you have to do is email Mrs. Stull
the number of minutes you or your class read to participate in this state-wide
reading marathon! A spreadsheet will be provided.)
Monday, Jan. 13
 “Hats Off to Books” Students wear funny hats in celebration of Literacy Week.
Tuesday, Jan. 14
 “Wear Red - Be Well Read” Students wear red in celebration of Literacy
Week.
Wednesday, Jan. 15
 “Reading Rocks so wear your funky socks!” Students wear funny socks to
school in celebration of Literacy Week.
Thursday, Jan. 16
 “Score with Books” Students wear their favorite team gear to show support for
Literacy Week.
Friday, Jan. 17
 “Be a Reading Rock STAR ” Dress like a Rock Star
• DEAR time (Drop Everything And Read). The ENTIRE school (teachers
included) will participate in DEAR time at the same time. Monday 12:50-1:20
and Tuesday-Friday 1:50-2:20. Students who have specials during that time
will take their DEAR books with them to Specials. All custodians, resource
teachers, etc...will join a classroom during DEAR time and immerse themselves
in their book of choice.
• Parent Read Alouds- Teachers may schedule 15-20 minute windows for parents
to come in and do a read aloud in their child's classroom.
• Favorite Books Chart- Classrooms can create a poster that highlights each
students' favorite book and why. Post it outside the classroom for others to see
book recommendations.
• Faculty Members Highlighted on Morning Show- Faculty members may sign
up to go on the morning show and celebrate literacy in any creative way they'd
like. Please see sign-up sheet in mailroom. Thank you to Ms. Campion for
already signing up and agreeing to dress as a favorite book character.
• Snowflake/Blizzard Challenge- Classrooms will work towards meeting their
snowflake challenge. Classes will read 100 books each prior to the 100th day
of school. (more information to come from Ms. Wells)
Buddy Reading- Classrooms may choose to 'buddy' with another class and have
students read with each other (Suggestion: Across grade levels)
Chiaramonte 1) Teachers will track class total independent reading minutes for the week of Jan
13-17th
2) Teachers will report their totals on Friday afternoon to the Reading Coach
3) Reading Coach will award the top reading classes from each grade level with a
treat
4) Grade level winners will be announced on the morning show
Just heard back from Cimino's Media Specialist, and she replied that a DVD for the
Cimino
PSA contest was submitted. Also, the focus that week will be a big push on all the
different genres! When expanding your minutes, expand your genres!
• All students are encouraged to read an extra 33 minutes on Monday. We
Citrus Park
will wear funky socks to spread the message, "Reading Rocks!"
• The Media Specialist will be reading "How Much is a Million" by David
M. Schwartz on the morning show throughout the week.
• The Question of the Week will be about reading and literacy this week.
• The book " How Big?" by Jessica Gunderson will be read on the morning
show to show students examples of wacky ways to compare size.
• A Peer Book Suggestion easel will be displayed for students to
recommend their favorite books to peers and write a short sentence why
they recommend it.
• Throughout the week staff members are invited to share their favorite
book on the morning show and any non-classroom teacher or teacher
assistant that are available are invited to read to classes.
• A bulletin board in the Media Center has been created that displays a
picture of teachers favorite books.
On Friday everyone is invited to wear a sport shirt to spread the message "Score
with Books."
Claywell
Day
Monday
Tuesday
Activities
"Read & Breath..."
o
Read Aloud:
o
Simply find a time throughout your day to enjoy a good book
with your students... just because we love to read. This is a good
opportunity to explain to the students the purpose for the week's
activities. Promote genuine excitement to just read!
"Reading Rocks!":
Wear your funky socks... to school.
33 Million Minute Marathon:
Last year's marathon yielded 31 million minutes read across Florida.
This year's goal is 33 million minutes. Help us reach this number by
allowing your students to read an extra 33 minutes outside of the
Reading Block."
"Hats off to Books!":
Wednesda Wear funny hats to school.
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Get Caught Reading:
Mrs. Howard will be roaming the halls, pods, and classrooms
looking for students to catch reading. Pictures will be snapped and
shared on the K.I.D.S show on Thursday morning.
Webcast:
Watch author's Jeff Kinney & Dav Pilkey (Diary of a Wimpy Kid &
Captain Underpants) @ 1pm. Look for a separate email to follow
with the hot link directly to the site.
"Be Well Read!"
Thursday Wear red to school.
Recommendation Round-up:
Have each student recommend one book to a classmate. (Optional:
Record class ideas on an anchor chart and post in the room for
everyone's access.)
Surprise Guest Read Alouds:
Tune into your closed circuit TV to watch live Read Alouds straight
from our K.I.D.S studio at 12:00, 1:00, and 1:30 PM.
Friday:
Clair Mel
"Score With Books!"
Wear favorite sports team gear to school.
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Buddy Reading:
o
Primary classes can find an intermediate class to "buddy up"
with and read. You can choose to have the older students read to the
younger students or have the little ones practice their reading to the
older students. Let them pick their favorite stories to share. :~)
Ongoing District/School Events
School-Wide Read Aloud on January 13th
Literacy Bookmarks (created in art class)
Monday, January 13th
7:30-8:00: Show pictures of students caught reading (Head Start & ESE)
During Reader’s Workshop: School-Wide Read Aloud: “Poetry for Young
People: Robert Frost”
12:30-1:00: Students will read an additional thirty minutes in celebration of literacy
All week Mystery Teacher will be setup in the Media Center where students will
guess the name of the reader.
Tuesday, January 14th
7:15-7:50: Show pictures of students caught reading (Kdg.)
7:50-8:00 Morning Show Read Aloud (Mrs. Marrazzo & Mr. Hughes)
Wednesday, January 15th
7:15-8:00: Show pictures of students caught reading (1st Grade)
15 Minute Read Alouds on the television throughout the day:
8:15-8:30: Mrs. Anderson
11:30-11:45: Officer Camacho
1:45-2:00: Mr. Grayes
Thursday, January 16th
7:15-7:50: Show pictures of students caught reading (2nd & 3rd Grade)
7:50-8:00 Morning Show Read Aloud (Mrs. DeVoe & Mrs. Bakst)
5:00-7:00 Literacy Night (each grade level will create an activity to share) with a
Book Swap
Friday, January 17th
7:15-8:00: Show pictures of students caught reading (4th & 5th Grade)
During Reader’s Workshop: Each teacher will select a book to read and dress up
Crestwood
Crestwood
as a character from the book. The students will wear their pajamas and rotate
through their grade level classrooms to listen to each book.
Grade
Themes
Social Studies
Kdg.
The Gingerbread Man
Holidays & Culture
& varied story versions
First
The Grinch That Stole
N/A
Christmas
Second
T’was the Night Before North American Holiday
Christmas
Traditions (Canada,
Mexico. & USA)
Third
The Baker’s Dozen & Comparing Various Cultural
holiday Tales
Groups in a Community
(Asian, African American,
Hispanic, …)
Fourth
Christmas in Florida
Florida
Fifth
Colonial Christmas
Colonial America
Stations
Location
Materials/
Person(s)
GiveEquipment Needed
Responsible Aways
Media
Katherine & Purchas
Winter Book
Center
Scholastic
ed
Fair
Books
Items
*Sign;
Katherine
Iced
Icing Cookies Cafeteria
Cookies, icing,
(icing),
Cookies
sprinkles
Soraya
*Sign;
Katherine & Book
Build-A-Book Cafeteria
Making Bk. Kits
Soraya
Product
(Writing)
Cafeteria
*Sign;
Glyph
Snow –Man
Poster w. directions;
Soraya &
Glyphs
Glyph Act. paper
Amalia :
(Reading &Following
Poster &
directions & to
Glyph paper
complete glyph.)
Cafeteria
*Sign; Posters
Soraya
Snowfla
One of A
(Info. Text &
ke
Kind
Directions); Yarn
Orname
Snowflake
nt
Ornaments
(Reading impressive
facts about snowflakes
& following directions
to make an ornament)
Candy Cane
Lane: Beaded
Candy Canes
Ornaments
Cafeteria
*Sign; Poster (Hist. of Soraya &
Candy Cane
Cindy
Tradition); beads; pipe
cleaners; yarn
Candy
Cane
Orname
nt
*Sign; bingo cards;
markers
Patty &
Peggy-Bingo
cards;
markers
*Sign;Read Aloud
Bks. ; Bk. Giveaways; Bk. marks
Katherine,
Cindy, &
Soraya
Winnin
g Prize:
Winter
Theme
Cup
Book
Give
Away
Inflatable Screen;
lyrics and music;
projector; amps &
microphone
Screen- PTA Old
Time
Mr. C
Holiday
(lyrics,
Fun!
music, amp,
mike)
leadership
team
(support)
Soraya,
Hot
Cindy,
Chocola
Amalia
te w.
marshm
allows
(Reading about candy
cane tradition history
& following directions
to make an ornament)
Cafeteria
Flurry of
Words Winter
Bingo
(Word Fluency)
Fireplace Rd.
Alouds
Winter SingAlong
(6:00-6:30)
(Reading Fluency:
rate, phrasing, &
expression)
Deer Park
Pod 300
(2 primary &
2
intermediate)
Court
Yard—
between
media center
& Pod 400
T. Lounge
*Sign;Swiss Miss
A Taste of
pkgs.; miniCocoa: Hot
marshmallows; crock
chocolate w.
pots; candy cane
marshmallows
(Distributed @
stirrers; ups; napkins
5:55)
Both Hammond and Deer Park are doing a MyOn Contest on most books read per
class for Literacy Week. We are making a race track in the Media Center and on
the track each teacher has a car. The Media Specialist will pull the MyOn report
each morning to see which class read the most books and move the cars for who's
in the lead for each grade level. She will announce it daily on the morning show.
At the end of the week there will be a winning class for each grade level and they
will receive a to be determined prize.
Dickenson
“Reading Accelerates Success”
Purpose: to integrate all content areas into the quest for greater success in literacy
across our state
Foster
1. Activities for Literacy Week
Daily— Slide Show -- Annee will take pictures of teachers holding their
favorite book at the January 7th faculty meeting. She will create a slide
show to air before the morning show each day)
Book Hooks-- One teacher models a “Book Hook” daily on
the morning show
Monday--Million Minutes Marathon –every child reads an extra 33
minutes
State goal is 33 minutes per child above the regular day’s activities
Dickenson Dolphins will read from 8:05-8:40 on Monday
Tuesday—Buddy Reading
Classes will be paired up top read to one another. Teachers will decide on
their on the time with their buddy.
Wednesday—Real Men Read
Maybelly will invite local policemen and firemen to come read. Teachers
are asked to invite husbands, fathers, friends to visit Dickenson to read to
a class or two.
Thursday—Thank Yous and Book Hooks
Students will write thank You notes to the gentleman who read to their
class. They will also be asked to create an advertisement for a book they
read and enjoyed. (Book Hook)
Friday-- Share a Book Day
Students will share their Book Hooks with their class
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
*Mystery Readers visit classroom for read alouds (parents, coach, Sligh Middle
School Readers, Administration) Schedule will be posted Friday, January 10th.
*Fluency- Campfire Songs/Reader’s Theater-Perform at Camp Read A
lot(Thursday evening)
*Building Stamina Under the Stars- Track minutes read throughout week
Thursday
Camp Read A Lot: 4pm-6pm
S’more Sight Word Station
Going Fishing for Vocabulary
Camp Fire-Up your Comprehension
Flashlight Fluency
Friday
S’more Reading and Writing: Post Card home about Reading(Reader’s Response)
Frost
All week long-Decorate your classroom door to represent a favorite book of the class.
The winner will be announced on Friday.
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Monday- DEAR Time- We are participating in the state’s Million Minute
Marathon. We will be having a school wide Drop Everything And Read from 8:10-8:30.
Please make sure everyone (including you) take a break to enjoy reading a good book.
•
Tuesday- Buddy Reading- Take 20 minutes out of your day and have your
students buddy read with a partner.
•
Wednesday- Mystery Readers- Sign up with your suitemate for a time for a
mystery reader to come to your class and read one of their favorite books. A sign-up
sheet will be next to the mailboxes on Monday morning. Please remember to pair up
with your suitemate and choose a time that will work for you both.
•
Thursday- Book Swap- Tell students to bring in an old book from home that they
no longer want. (Have students write a note in their agenda so they don’t forget) Then
give students 10 minutes during the day to swap the book they brought in with a book
another student brought in. The goal is that each child leaves that day with a “new to
them” book. If a student forgets a book on the day of the swap send them to our office
room 431 at 8:30 so we can give them a book to swap. (Teachers if you have books you
no longer want that you would like to donate for the kids that forget a book please send
them down to us.)
•
Friday- Wear a readable t-shirt day. Encourage the students to wear t-shirts that
have words written on them. During the day have students read other students’ shirts as
they travel throughout the school. Remind students that the shirts need to be
appropriate.
Grady
Million Minute Marathon on Monday
Thursday is Reading Night- Unlock the Treasures of Reading
Media Specialist is posting pictures of teacher recommendations for books in the
Hammond
Kingswood
media center
Both Hammond and Deer Park are doing a MyOn Contest on most books read per
class for Literacy Week. We are making a race track in the Media Center and on
the track each teacher has a car. The Media Specialist will pull the MyOn report
each morning to see which class read the most books and move the cars for who's
in the lead for each grade level. She will announce it daily on the morning show.
At the end of the week there will be a winning class for each grade level and they
will receive a to be determined prize.
Monday (1/13/19)- Kick off and Door Decorating Contest****
-Mrs. Teeter and Mrs. Jeffords will stop by the morning show to kick off
Literacy week!
-Begin decorating your classroom door like a book cover. Your door can
represent a single book or a compilation of books by 1 or more authors. You have
all week to work with your class to decorate your door (you can even start this
week!). Winners will be selected on Friday 1-17-13. We will select a winner from
Prek-1st, 2nd-3rd, and 4th-5th. Winners will receive a treat the following week.
We are looking forward to your creative, student led designs and to turning
Kingswood into a walking library!
Tuesday (1/14/13)- Read Alouds from non instructional staff
-We are currently working on a schedule for this. Any staff member who
does not have a homeroom that would like to do a read aloud will be able to select
2-3 classes to read to. They will then work with the teachers to set up a time
during that week to read. Read Alouds can occur on Tuesday, the designated day,
or at any time during literacy week. More to follow on this! Stay tuned.
Wednesday (1/15/13) DEAR (DROP EVERYTHING AND READ)
-School wide DEAR. Time will be announced prior to literacy week. We
will keep you posted.
-Feel free to bring a healthy snack and blanket and have a reading picnic
with your class or enjoy reading in the comfort of your classroom.
-Teachers will bring a book to read during this time as well.
Thursday (1/16/13)- Poetry Day
-Mrs. Teeter will invite some students to read poems on the morning show
(IF YOU HAVE ANY STUDENT VOLUNTEERS PLEASE LET ME
KNOW- THEY CAN READ ORIGINAL POEMS OR I CAN PROVIDE A
POEM).
-Use this day to read or write different types of poetry in your classroom!
Free choice! Have fun and share what you create.
Friday (1/17/13)- The BIG FINALE AND GALLERY WALK****
-Use butcher paper to create a poster for your favorite class book.
-You can make a book jacket, book recommendation poster, a poster
showing the strategies you used or learned while reading this text, etc. Be
CREATIVE.
-We would like to hang the posters up on Thursday (1/16/) afternoon, so
please have your poster complete if you wish to participate. Mrs. Jeffords and I
will stop by on Thursday of that week to pick up completed posters.
-During the day on Friday, take your class for a gallery walk to view the
posters. We will send out a schedule of suggested times for each grade level to
visit the gallery to make it manageable.
Knights
REMEMBER- All activities are voluntary, but we would love to have the whole
school participate. The activities for Monday and Friday are highlighted because
they will require you to create something with your class. We wanted you to have
this information prior to lit week so that you have time to brainstorm and create if
you wish. Thank you to the Reading Leadership team for helping to draft these
awesome ideas. Can't wait to see what you all come up with!
Theme: Reading Accelerates Success Goals @ Knights:
 Emphasize the connection between literacy and careers in science,
technology, engineering and mathematics.
 Promote thoughtful literacy throughout the school community.
 Share literacy building ideas across grade levels and content areas.
 Identify literacy within and beyond the school day.
 Encourage and motivate authentic literacy engagement.
 Articulate the connection literacy can have on future success.
Plan:
 Every class will participate in the “Million Minute Marathon” aiming to
add to the state’s collaborative goal of 30 million minutes. Fill out the
attached form and have your student’s sign it. Post on your class door.
 Each grade level will have one challenge to complete.
o The challenge activity is an option – feel free to modify it anyway
you choose!
o Classes should post evidence of their learning on their class door or
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in a central location on display. That way everyone can all see your
students’ great thinking.
Every morning there will be a guest speaker discussing their career and
reading a book – speakers will be addressing topic of how reading
accelerated their career - (scientist, firefighter, mathematician, nutritionist,
teacher)
Grade Level
Pre-K
Kindergarten
Activity
Predictable chart
Predictable chart/class
First Grade
Second Grade
Third Grade
Fourth Grade
Challenge
My Name is Special
Literacy in Kindergarten –
We can Listen, Speak, Read, & Write
Blast off into Literacy
Literacy is all around us
When do people use literacy?
Literacy - What? Who? Where? When?
Fifth Grade
Literacy in the Real World
Brainstorm, research,
RP goal setting & con
Commitment Pledge
Research, survey, grap
Research, discuss, rep
Pre-K Challenge - My Name is Special
Goal: For students to see that letters make the words we can hear, say, read, &
write.
 Have your students create a decorative name card of their name in large
letters and draw a picture of what they want to be when they get older.
 Take a picture of each student holding their name card.
 Make a predictable chart. (Example – My name is special, it has 3 letters)
 Turn the chart into a class book.
Kindergarten Challenge - Literacy in Kindergarten –
We can Listen, Speak, Reading & Write
Goal: Highlight all the ways Kindergarten students engage in literacy.
What is literacy?
 Teach the meaning of literacy.
 Take pictures of your students engaged in real literacy – Reading, singing,
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talking, listening, writing.
Show the students the pictures and have them tell what type of literacy the
students are doing.
Read a book about occupations.
Make a predictable chart about what they want to be when they get older.
Turn the predictable chart into a class book/multimedia presentation
highlighting your students engaging in literacy.
1st Grade Challenge – Blast off into Literacy
Goal: Promote independent reading through RP.
 Discuss the importance of literacy and how it impacts their education and
career.
 Check each students’ RP progress reports.
 Goal set with students their new RP goals.
 Provide support for students who are not yet able to independently read &
pass RP tests on their own.
2nd Grade Challenge – Literacy is all around us!
Goal: Help children see the importance of real reading.
 Brainstorm a list and show them real reading opportunities (ie. Menu, map,
email, etc).
 Have students make a statement about their commitment to Accelerate
Reading. This can be individual, in teams, or as a class statement.
 Take a class picture showing everyone’s commitment to Reading!
 Post statements and pictures.
3rd Grade Challenge - When do adults use literacy?
Goal: What is literacy?
How do people engage in literacy?
 Define literacy.
 As a class create a literacy survey.
 Have students create a survey to give people on how they use literacy in
their daily lives and in their careers.
 Share and post survey results.
4th Grade Challenge - Literacy – What ? Who? Where? When?
Goal: What is literacy and how does it relate to the real world?
Research Literacy through a multimedia source:
 What is it?
 Who engages in it?
 Where & When do people use literacy?
Don’t forget to post your findings on your door for everyone to see 
5th Grade Challenge – Literacy in the Real World
Lake
Magdalene
Goals: Research how people use literacy in their lives.
 Read about different types of occupations.
 Have students create a survey to give people on how they use literacy in
their daily lives.
 Students write…”Why I want to be…(an artist, mathematician, scientist,
etc.)
Post on your class door evidence of your class discussion
Other ideas for the week:
 Invite a special guest to read with the class.
 Study musicians and read/write lyrics.
 Make a class book about reading.
Lake Magdalene is kicking off its Read A Thon on Tuesday, Pirate stories are
being read, Reading log to track minutes read Monday through Friday.
Lanier
In regards to Literacy Week, below you will find some ideas to celebrate literacy in
your classroom:
~ Note the number of minutes your class read on Monday to participate in Florida's
Million Minute Marathon. Take part in exceeding the goal of 33 million minutes
of reading in one single day across the state!
~ Attached file has a book list of great titles to read during the week.
~ Students display their favorite book to the class by giving a presentation of their
book recommendation or a written recommendation.
~ Have a storybook character day! Students can dress up as their favorite character
from their favorite book!
~ Pictures of students caught reading.
~ View link to video, Gotta Keep Reading, with your students - AWESOME
remake to a song by the Black Eyed Peas.
http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=179728
~ Week long theme of reading:
Monday - Kick up Your Heels and Read! Wear your favorite silly,
mismatched or bright colored socks
Tuesday - Be a Good Sport and Read! Wear your favorite sports team
shirt/jersey
Wednesday - Hats Off to Reading! Wear your favorite hat
Thursday - Crazy About Reading! Wear mismatched clothes or wear your
clothes backwards!
Friday - Character Day! Dress up as your favorite character from your
favorite book
Please respond to the following opportunities for you and your students to take
part in Literacy Week.
 I would like to have a Special Reader come to my class to read to my students
______
 I would like to go on the morning show to give a book recommendation to our
Lanier Dolphins ______
 I would like to have my class participate in a drawing - the more you read, the
better chances are to win! _______
 I would like to have my picture taken with my favorite book to display for
students to see in the Media Center ______
Lee
Reading Accelerates Success!
Before Literacy Week:
Bookmark decorating contest that would be due 1/10/13. There would be a winner from
the primary grades and a winner from the intermediate grades. The winner’s bookmark
would be made and available in the Media Center.
Each class would choose at least 1 student to do a Book Hook for their favorite book. They
would come down to Mr. McGregor to be video-taped. Each day a different grade level’s
video will be shown on the Morning Show.
Every day of Literacy Week:
At random times throughout the day, there will be an announcement to Drop Everything
And Read (DEAR). Teachers, students, staff members, etc… everyone will read for 10
minutes! There will then be an announcement to resume typical activities once the time
has passed.
Door Decorating Contest – students decorate the door with something about reading. It
could be about class favorite text, a favorite author, etc.
Monday
Book Hook on Morning Show – 1st grade
Tuesday
Book Hook on Morning Show – 2nd grade
Teacher Swap Read Aloud
Wednesday
Book Hook on Morning Show – 3rd grade
Free RP Day!
Thursday
Book Hook on Morning Show – 4th grade
Door Decorating Contest done by today
Friday “Cozy Up With a Good Book”
Book Hook on Morning Show – 5th grade
Judging of Door Decorating contest
Literacy Week Read-In
Lowry
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All students are encouraged to read an extra 33 minutes on Monday. We
will wear funky socks to spread the message, "Reading Rocks!"
•
The Media Specialist will be reading "How Much is a Million" by David
M. Schwartz on the morning show throughout the week.
•
The Question of the Week will be about reading and literacy this week.
•
The book " How Big?" by Jessica Gunderson will be read on the morning
show to show students examples of wacky ways to compare size.
•
A Peer Book Suggestion easel will be displayed for students to recommend
Lutz
their favorite books to peers and write a short sentence why they recommend it.
•
Throughout the week staff members are invited to share their favorite book
on the morning show and any non-classroom teacher or teacher assistant that are
available are invited to read to classes.
•
A bulletin board in the Media Center has been created that displays a
picture of teachers favorite books.
On Friday everyone is invited to wear a sport shirt to spread the message "Score
with Books."
Schwarzkopf and Lutz will be highlighting a genre of the day, myon grade level
challenges, and building extra stamina in independent reading during Celebrate
Literacy week.
Mabry
Million Minute Marathon on Monday
Tuesday- Glory Be author, Augusta Scattergood will be here to talk to 3rd - 5th
Grade
RP Goals and Students who have achieved goals are posted
McKitrick
Day
Monday
Tuesday
Activities
"Read & Breath..."
o
Read Aloud:
o
Simply find a time throughout your day to enjoy a good book
with your students... just because we love to read. This is a good
opportunity to explain to the students the purpose for the week's
activities. Promote genuine excitement to just read!
"Reading Rocks!":
Wear your funky socks... to school.
33 Million Minute Marathon:
Last year's marathon yielded 31 million minutes read across Florida.
This year's goal is 33 million minutes. Help us reach this number by
allowing your students to read an extra 33 minutes outside of the
Reading Block."
"Hats off to Books!":
Wednesda Wear funny hats to school.
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Get Caught Reading:
Mrs. Howard will be roaming the halls, pods, and classrooms
looking for students to catch reading. Pictures will be snapped and
shared on the K.I.D.S show on Thursday morning.
Webcast:
Watch author's Jeff Kinney & Dav Pilkey (Diary of a Wimpy Kid &
Captain Underpants) @ 1pm. Look for a separate email to follow
with the hot link directly to the site.
"Be Well Read!"
Thursday Wear red to school.
Recommendation Round-up:
Have each student recommend one book to a classmate. (Optional:
Record class ideas on an anchor chart and post in the room for
everyone's access.)
Surprise Guest Read Alouds:
Tune into your closed circuit TV to watch live Read Alouds straight
from our K.I.D.S studio at 12:00, 1:00, and 1:30 PM.
Friday:
"Score With Books!"
Wear favorite sports team gear to school.
o
Buddy Reading:
o
Primary classes can find an intermediate class to "buddy up"
with and read. You can choose to have the older students read to the
younger students or have the little ones practice their reading to the
older students. Let them pick their favorite stories to share. :~)
Metropolitan
Ministries
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Each teacher posts what they are currently reading on their door
•
Middle school students (At Rampello) will sign up to read to elementary
classes
•
School adults, including APs, Principals, custodians, etc. will sign up to
read to classes. Those same adults will read on the morning show each day as well.
These readings will be from a variety of genres.
•
Students will keep track of number of words read (according to RP) for
class and grade level contests
Mintz
Literacy Week: January 13th -17th
o Monday: 33 million minute goal AND Mystery Readers
o
o
 (33 minutes)Grade level DEAR time—Decide as a grade level time.
 Calculate school goal of minutes
Tuesday: Mystery Readers
Wednesday: Book Recommendation (classroom) Door decorating AND
Mystery Readers
o
Thursday: Literacy Night "Read Around the World" AND Mystery
Readers
Friday: Share Minutes for Mintz/ Winner for the Door Contests for each grade
level on the morning show AND Mystery Readers
Muller

Our school wide challenge is to read at least 50,000 minutes during independent
reading. Each grade level will be competing against themselves.

Our 2nd/3rd grade reading elective students are writing a song called "What Does
the Reader Say" based off the popular song "What Does the Fox Say". They are creating
a music video to go along with their song lyrics.
Northwest
Northwest: Reading log to track minutes read Monday through Friday, Guess how
many gold doubloons are in the treasure chest for K-2 students - winners get a
book, pirate research in media center for grades 3-5 - winners get a book, pirate
glyphs, stories and poems about pirates will be read on the morning show.
Monday, January 13th: Million Minute Marathon- DEAR 12:45-1:15
Monday-Friday: Independent Reading during Guided Reading with book talks for
5 minutes following to discuss the careers in the books and how literacy helps in
those careers. School goal: 67,100 minutes
Technology/Content/Literacy connection:
Monday/Tuesday Math:
 MyOn book for Primary and Intermediate with Text Dependent Questions.
Students place answers in the boxes on the stage by Tuesday afternoon.
Winners announced on Friday for prize.
P= Bigger, Bigger, Bigger I=Half You Ever Heard of Fractions
 Math slide show in cafeteria. STUDENTS ONLY read the details on the
slides during lunch. Wednesday on the morning show a question will be
posed to the school based on the slide details. The first teacher to call in and
answer the question correctly will win a prize for their class… the students
must tell the teacher the answer.
Thursday/Friday Science:
Oak Park
Pinecrest
Rampello
Reddick
Elementary
 MyOn book for Primary and Intermediate with Text Dependent Questions.
Students place answers in the boxes on the stage by Thursday afternoon.
Winners announced on Friday for prize.
 Science slide show in cafeteria. STUDENTS ONLY read the details on the
slides during lunch. Friday on the morning show a question will be posed to
the school based on the slide details. The first teacher to call in and answer
the question correctly will win a prize for their class… the students must
tell the teacher the answer.
Pinecrest plans to broadcast (via closed circuit) a 33 minute, grade appropriate read
aloud for each grade level for the million minute marathon at various times
throughout the day. We are currently at 545 students.
Each teacher posts what they are currently reading on their door
Middle school students (At Rampello) will sign up to read to elementary classes
School adults, including APs, Principals, custodians, etc. will sign up to read to
classes. Those same adults will read on the morning show each day as well. These
readings will be from a variety of genres.
Students will keep track of number of words read (according to RP) for class and
grade level contests
The Just Read, Florida! office has begun their annual Celebrate Literacy Week,
Florida! events. The actual designated week is January 13 - 17th, 2014 but they
have some events that travel around the state so they start early to allow more
schools and children to participate.
Reddick Elementary (November 4th), Bartels Middle School (November 5th), and
Turner Elementary (November 6th) have been selected to host a portal planetarium
presentation at their sites next week. About 150 students will rotate through the
presentation in groups of 30 throughout the day at each site. The Museum of
Science and Industry is providing the 30 minute workshops for the groups rotating
through the exhibit and Just Read, Florida! is doing the welcome and
encouragement to the kids to "accelerate their reading".
At Reddick January 13th - 17th, 2011
“Reading Accelerates Success!”
Our goal is to promote the joy of Reading for children and adults alike in all
subject areas!!
Day
Theme
Activity
Mon.
Jan 13th
“We’ve got an appetite for reading”
– Teachers or students bring in a
snack for the day
Tues.
Jan 14th
Wed.
Jan 15th
Thurs.
Jan 16th
“Hats off to Reading” – Teachers
and students wear a hat to school
“Get mixed up in a good book” –
Wear mismatched clothes
“Reading is cool” – Teachers and
students wear shades to school
Students will read an extra
33 minutes from 12:03 –
1:03 outside of their
normal reading time
J or Michelle will do a read
aloud for students
Mystery Readers arranged
by Mrs. Zuniga
Door Decorating
“Cuddle up and read a good book!” Book and a movie selected
Teachers and students wear PJ’s
and read by the teacher
and bring a stuffed animal to school
*Throughout the week there will be a book scavenger hunt created by Suze.
Fri. Jan
17th
Robles
Ruskin
Monday: Poster contest-The posters can be done as a class or individually and
will be due on Friday Jan. 17. There will be a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winner from
primary and intermediate. Poster criteria will be given to teachers on Jan. 13.
Monday- Friday: Family Reading Time-“Million Minutes” of Reading- we will
participate in a state wide 20 minutes of reading school wide. It could be
independent reading or read aloud for 20 minutes during Family Reading Time,
7:30-8:00.
Wednesday: Buddy Reading- pair up with a class (primary pairs with
intermediate) and spend 20 – 30 minutes reading together in pairs or small groups.
Thursday & Friday : Book Hook- have students create written or oral
advertisements for their favorite book. They could be on paper, poster, or a
commercial. The book hooks will not be judged. However, commercials may be
shown on the morning show at Ms. Dixon’s discretion.
Lynn and I have worked hard to create a fun week for the students to
celebrate their literacy across the school. We have also worked hard to keep
from adding "extras" to your already busy schedules.
Below is a description of the week's events.
A 1/2 sheet flyer will go home Friday with students about the week's events.
In RED are the optional activities that would require you to schedule
something into your week.
School-Wide MyON Minute Challenge:
Grade levels will have an opportunity to compete for MOST minutes of reading on
MyOn in a week!!!
To help, classes will get to sign up for an additional 30min. of MyON reading
time in the computer labs.
K-2 in Media Center Lab (see the sign up sheet in the Media Center)
3-5 in the High Stakes Testing Lab- Lab closed from 10:45-11:45 for KG RTI (see
sign up sheet in the lab)
There will be one TOP winning class from K-2 and one TOP winning class from 35 who will get a PIZZA PARTY!!!!
Other top classes from K-2 will receive a reading pencil and winners in top classes
from 3-5 will receive a reading flashlight.
School-Wide Reading Theme Days & Morning Show Mystery Readers:
Friday- 1/10 Rako & Kendrick on the morning show for a quick blurb about
the exciting week ahead...
Monday- We are Reading Stars (wear sunglasses). Mr Vann on the morning show
sports some cool shades and mentions a quick blurb about reading music notes.
Rosello on the morning show to connect reading and math.
Tuesday- Hats off to Reading (wear a hat to school) Mystery Reader #1 Maria
Elena Taylor on the morning show
Wednesday-Team Jersey Day (wear a team jersey) Classes create a Top Ten
Reasons Why Our Team Loves To Read chart and posts it outside their room.
Coach B is on the morning show to do a quick blurb about reading a nutrition label.
Thursday-We are crazy about reading(wear crazy socks) Mystery Reader #2Melanie Hawkins.
Friday- Wild about Reading (wear a wild shirt) Mrs. Eastep visits the morning
show to talk about how reading helps create wild art ideas.
Mystery Reader answers will be turned into the media center and winners names
will be pulled for small prizes. There is NOT a special slip of paper for this, just
have students bring their guesses to Lynn or Ruth in the Media Center after the
morning show. We will notify winners.
Additional Activities:
• Monday 1/13: D.E.A.R time (classes may choose to participate at a BEST
time for them)
• K-1 Read Aloud Sign Up (the sign up sheet will be in the Media Center)
• Friday 1/17: G2 Bill Harris from the Ruskin Public Library will have a 2:00
and 2:30 presentation with 2nd grade to sign them up for a public library
card. He will see 5 classes at 1 time in the Media Center. Lynn with connect
with G2 for specific scheduling details.
• Math board activities will be designed around reading...thanks Cynthia!!!
Adopt-a-class: 3-5 teachers are encouraged to adopt a k-1 class to buddy read or
buddy write with (day and time frame are up to the teachers)
Schwarzkopf Schwarzkopf and Lutz will be highlighting a genre of the day, myon grade level
challenges, and building extra stamina in independent reading during Celebrate
Literacy week.
Each day next week we have teachers and staff members reading from their
Shore
favorite children's book or poem on the morning show. Throughout the week,
teachers will also be celebrating in their own classrooms with reading buddy
activities and guest (parent) read alouds.
Monday- Reading Coach on morning show to introduce Celebrate Literacy Week
and theme. Teacher reads from their favorite children's book / poem.
Tuesday-Teacher reads from their favorite children's book / poem.
Wednesday- Teacher reads from their favorite children's book / poem.
Thursday- Teacher reads from their favorite children's book / poem.
Friday- Teacher reads from their favorite children's book / poem.
My schools are planning on participating in Buddy Reading across grade levels and
Stowers
we are also working on building Reading Stamina to celebrate literacy week. We
will be charting how many minutes we are reading
Kick-off bulletin board outside Reading Coach's Door with footballs for each grade
Temple
level. As they read the extra 20 minutes on January 13, their football will be moved
Terrace
through the goal post.
All students will color and decorate a "Celebrate Literacy" bookmark.
Teachers will sign up to have guest readers come into their classrooms to read a
Town N
Country
Turner
Elementary
story from the recommended reading list this week.
•
Monday 1/13- Million Minute Marathon
o
We will Surf into Reading- students will be allowed to bring beach
towels to sit on during reading
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Wednesday 1/22- Door Decorating Contest
o
Kindergarten – Fairytales
o
First Grade- Poetry
o
Second Gradeo
Third Grade- Informational Text
o
Fourth Grade- Biographies
o
Fifth Grade- Historical Fiction
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Thursday 1/23- Buddy Reading (A schedule is forthcoming)
o
Kindergarten & Second
o
First & Fourth
o
Third & Fifth
•
Friday 1/24-Primary Vocabulary Parade & “Door Tour”
o
Students are invited to create a costume that depicts a vocabulary
word. We will have a [parade through the school showing
off our costumes and also taking a Door Tour looking at all
of the decorated doors.
The Just Read, Florida! office has begun their annual Celebrate Literacy Week,
Florida! events. The actual designated week is January 13 - 17th, 2014 but they
have some events that travel around the state so they start early to allow more
schools and children to participate.
Reddick Elementary (November 4th), Bartels Middle School (November 5th), and
Turner Elementary (November 6th) have been selected to host a portal planetarium
presentation at their sites next week. About 150 students will rotate through the
presentation in groups of 30 throughout the day at each site. The Museum of
Science and Industry is providing the 30 minute workshops for the groups rotating
through the exhibit and Just Read, Florida! is doing the welcome and
encouragement to the kids to "accelerate their reading".
Twin Lakes
West Shore
Wimauma
Elementary
The contacts at Turner Elementary is Rhonda McMahon.
We have finally nailed down our activities for literacy week. Here's a list of our
festivities.
Monday - students that have met their personal reading goals will have time to read
to the principal
Tuesday - Guest readers in classrooms
Wednesday - Buddy reading across grade levels/classrooms
Thursday - 1st grade phonics parade, 3rd grade favorite character parade, 5th grade
dress for your future career
Friday - whole school D.E.A.R
We are also are providing teachers with alternative ways to motivate students'
independent reading. looking forward to a fabulous week.
1) Track their class total minutes for independent reading (Mon-Fri)
2) Report their totals on Friday afternoon on their dry erase board on the
outside of their classroom door.
3) Reading Coach/Reading Resource will award the class (from each grade
level) with the most total minutes for the week with a small reading treat (ex:
"Bookmark and Brownie Bites"...for taking 'A "Bite" out of Reading!'--still
deciding upon this).
Literacy Week Plan for Wimauma Elementary.
Monday, January 13th: Students from pre-k through 12th grade will participate in
the Million Minute Marathon aiming to reach the collaborative goal of 30
minutes. We are asking that students in our school read for an additional 30
minutes during the day (beyond regular school work) in celebration of literacy.
These minutes may be available at various times across the school day.
Tuesday, January 14th: Media Center Scavenger Hunt
Wednesday, January 15th: Mystery Reader -Teachers will be able to swap classes
to do a read aloud. It will be a surprise to the students.
Thursday, January 16th: Bookmark Decoration Contest!
Friday, January 17th: Favorite Book Door Decoration Contest.
"The greatest gift is a passion for reading"
Woodbridge
Monday--Million Minute Marathon—Woodbridge will contribute to this state
project with 33 minutes of D.E.A.R. (Drop Everything and Read) time on Monday,
January 13.
Tuesday--Read Outside Day
Wednesday--Read to your Buddy Class Day (Kindergarten and 2nd, 1st and 3rd, 4th
and 5th)
Thursday--Share a Book Day (Students prepare a brief book review of a book
they wish to share with their class in the style of Reading Rainbow)
Friday--Dress Like your Favorite Storybook Character Day. Must be from actual
book and must have book in hand.