Have you ordered your Family Reading Night planning kit. This year's kit is brand new (we just this morning lugged 9,000 of the kits off of an 18-wheeler!) and great. New ideas. New posters and flyers. the works.
I have readers scheduled between 6 and 7 p.m., followed by reading-themed crafts, games, refreshments and contests in the gymnasium from 7 to 8 p.m.
I'd like to know what your reading-themed crafts and games are? We are having a book fair the same night as our family fun night. I'd like reading related ideas. Thanks!
We invite city council members to our Reading Night (even the mayor came last year), firemen & women, Police men & women, folks from the school district, board of education, etc.
We do use 4 or 5 classrooms for different reading levels.
Do you have a local theater company or a Drama Club at the High School? Maybe they would be willing to send some readers to read a one act play in costume? I think kids would get into that!
I like one reader at a time. But if you need to do a few at a time, have each reader read their book for 15-20 min. then have the kids move to another reader after the time is up. Good luck.
