May Read Aloud Booklist
MAY The month of May has several special events/themes for choosing books to read to students. Here are some sample ideas for May read alouds. In many cases the authors chosen have additional titles. Spotlight Reads: Author and Illustrator Kevin Henkes: Spotlight on Books by Kevin Henkes: Kevin Henkes (pronounced HENK-us) thought he would be an artist until his junior year of high school, when one of his teachers encouraged him in his writing efforts. He discovered that children’s books combined both his literary and artistic interests. Henkes is author and...
Read MoreHearty Congratulations to BookPAL LeRoy Mitchell, Jr., Hillsborough County Volunteer Award Winner!
It will be hard to fit on one page the positive impact Mr. Mitchell, from the Screen Actors Guild Foundation’s BookPALS: Performing Artists for Literacy in Schools program, has on our Kindergarten and first grade students. He dependably enters Essrig Elementary every Wednesday morning to visit three first grade classrooms, and Friday morning to visit seven Kindergarten classrooms with a cheerful grin and a boisterous greeting for all. I would be delighted to share how our young learners feel about Mr. Mitchell and in turn how he affects all of our lives, as he is an important member of our...
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