Books, beautiful books.
Where on earth would we be without them? They submerge us in other worlds without requiring us to leave our seats. They get inside our heads and hearts. They unite us and divide us. They come alive without the flick of a switch. They are Joy.
Our school celebrated World Book Day in a big way. We gave students book tokens, there was a book sale, every single lesson in the day began with the teacher reading an excerpt from a short story (the story was divided into parts and each successive part was read as the day went on) AND we dressed up as book characters.
I decided to channel Alice in Wonderland. Among the plethora of characters were Lady Galadriel, Daenerys Targaryen, Little Red Riding Hood, Cruella de Vil, Daisy Buchanan, Snow White, Captain America, Lady Macbeth and a whole host of others. It was a joy-inducing spectacle!
We should never stop making a big deal out of books. They teach things we couldn't possibly fathom otherwise and nurture literacy explicitly and implicitly. Above all, they make us feel.
Let's hear it for books!
Where on earth would we be without them? They submerge us in other worlds without requiring us to leave our seats. They get inside our heads and hearts. They unite us and divide us. They come alive without the flick of a switch. They are Joy.
Our school celebrated World Book Day in a big way. We gave students book tokens, there was a book sale, every single lesson in the day began with the teacher reading an excerpt from a short story (the story was divided into parts and each successive part was read as the day went on) AND we dressed up as book characters.
We should never stop making a big deal out of books. They teach things we couldn't possibly fathom otherwise and nurture literacy explicitly and implicitly. Above all, they make us feel.
Let's hear it for books!
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