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Weekly Activity Ideas for Schools

Monday, January 12

Teacher Pre-K	Invite an elected official or local celebrity to come to read a book with a group of children. Invite the media to attend.
Parents Pre-K	Read a story about an official in your community, such as a police/sheriff officer or fireman with your child.
Teachers Elementary	Pick an author to feature, reading several selections throughout the week. Caldecott Winners: http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/caldecottmedal/caldecottmedal.cfm Newberry Winners: http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/newberymedal/newberymedal.cfm
Parents Elementary	Turn off the TV and read a story with your child at home. Read the newspaper and the comic page together.
Teachers Secondary	Go to Florida Teen Book Map to participate in the Florida Teen Book Map Project for Adolescent Literature. There is a list of Florida authors who write for adolescents and a map showing where the authors reside. Your students can recommend books too!
Parents Secondary	Let your teens or tweens catch you in the act of reading! Encourage them to read at home.
Teacher Adult Education & Literacy	Encourage students to write original poetry or essays and submit work for inclusion in the Florida Adult Learner Essay Book

Tuesday, January 13

Teacher Pre-K	Host a parent event where the children act out a favorite story they’ve read for their families.
Parents Pre-K	Turn off the TV and read a story with your child at home. Read the newspaper and the comic page together.
Teachers Elementary	Read one of the selected authors’ works and allow the children to rewrite a new ending to the story of the day. Links to help you find a book especially for your students!
Parents Elementary	Take your child to the public library and check out a book by the author your child is reading about at school. Sign up for a library card.
Teachers Secondary	Let your students catch you in the act of reading ~ and not just in the classroom ~ but also in the lunchroom, after school and before school. Work with other teachers to create ‘READ’ posters of faculty, staff, and students caught in the act of reading.
Parents Secondary	Go with your teen to the public library and check out a book by the author he/she is reading about at school. Sign up for a library card.
Teacher Adult Education & Literacy	Celebrate cultural traditions by having students write about a special family or cultural tradition that they enjoy. Discuss in class.

Wednesday, January 14

Teacher Pre-K	Include a special “Dress as Your Favorite Storybook Character” day. Read books that include these storybook characters.
Parents Pre-K	Take your child to the public library and check out a book.
Teachers Elementary	Ask your students to illustrate and write a narrative passage detailing a favorite part of one of the selected authors’ books.
Parents Elementary	Assist your child in calling someone on the phone and reading a passage from your library book to them.
Teachers Secondary	Read a picture book aloud to your students. Go to Alternative Teen Services for ideas on how to use picture books in your classroom. Have your students create audio books for elementary school students by taping their read alouds of the picture books.
Parents Secondary	Share a thought provoking newspaper article with your teen and discuss the topic of the article with him/her.
Teacher Adult Education & Literacy	Use cartoons to teach. Take newspaper comics, white out the words and have students fill them in.

Thursday, January 15

Teacher Pre-K	Select a favorite author and read books by that author during the week. Learn about the author, display his/ her picture
Parents Pre-K	After reading a story together, ask your child to dictate his/her favorite things about reading together and post the list on the front of the refrigerator.
Teachers Elementary	Ask your students to share their illustrations and passages with a buddy - then rewrite a new ending for their friend’s passage. Seeing how different views and experiences can effect what we write. Read aloud link: www.esiponline.org/classroom/foundations/reading/readalouds.html
Parents Elementary	Assist your child in sending an email to the author you are reading from or locate their blog or Facebook page and leave them a message about the books you are reading.
Teachers Secondary	Hold a book drive and donate books to an elementary school, a homeless shelter, or an organization that provides services to children.
Parents Secondary	Do some winter cleaning! Together with your teen, gather books from your shelves that you would like to donate to a charitable organization to provide reading material to those that otherwise might not have access to print.
Teacher Adult Education & Literacy	Have students make their own health history chart to include information commonly requested by doctors and hospitals. See Staying Healthy: ESOL Curriculum and Resource Book at www.floridaliteracy.org

Friday, January 16

Teacher Pre-K	Open a “Book Hospital” during the week, so children can bring books that need some TLC. Dress as a doctor and /or nurse and make necessary repairs to the books.
Parents Pre-K	Re- read the favorites list from Thursday and ask your child to draw a picture of one of his favorite things about reading together, posting this on the refrigerator as well.
Teachers Elementary	Make a class book of all of the students’ stories to share in the classroom library.
Parents Elementary	Encourage your child to write a thank you note to their classroom teacher, expressing how much they have enjoyed this week of Literacy!
Teachers Secondary	Have your students create a digital or video book trailer for their favorite book and share with the other students in your classes. Go to: http://digitalbooktalk.com/ for ideas and examples.
Parents Secondary	Visit a local second hand book store with your teen and trade in some books you’ve read for some new ones.
Teacher Adult Education & Literacy	Research fastest growing careers at the U.S. Dept. of Labor website. Invite a career counselor to talk to class.

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