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Principal Shares Five Fun At Home Activities for March is
Reading Month
Special to The Truth
Schools across the country will put an extra emphasis on
reading for March is Reading Month with special programs,
activities, and events to celebrate. The principal of
Winterfield Venture Academy (WVA) says the celebration does
not have to stay in the classroom; parents can bring the fun
home as well.
Principal Nate Preston says it’s important for children to
see their parents are just as excited about reading as their
teachers. “It is always a positive experience when parents
get involved and excited about reading,” Preston said.
He provided a list of simple activities parent can do at
home to during March is Reading Month.
1. Theme reading night: If your child wants to
read about pirates, then create some paper pirate hats
together to wear while reading the book. After the story,
you can take turns reading it with a pirate accent.
2. Decorate Your Door: Let your child get creative
by decorating their bedroom door like the cover of their
favorite book.
3. New Word Wednesday: Select a new word to add to
your child’s vocabulary and challenge them to use it in a
sentence throughout the day on Wednesday. Have a reward
system in place for when they use the word.
4. Young Author Night: Select a picture from your
family album and ask your child to write a story about what
happened the day the picture was taken, then have them read
the book to you.
5. Black Out Day: Select one day where your child
can not watch television, play on the computer, or an
electronic device. Come up with a list of activities they
could do instead such as reenacting a scene from a book,
playing Scrabble, or tell a story on a T-shirt art project.
Preston said while these ideas are fun, the simplest way for
parents to help their children with reading is to set at
least 15 minutes out of every day to read together.
“Reading helps students in all subject areas. It allows them
to increase their vocabulary, gain confidence through
repetition, and sharpen their literary skills,” Preston
said.
WVA plans to hold several reading events at the school and
parents are encouraged to participate in those as well.
Sorority members from Pi Beta Phi (University of Toledo)
will come to the school to read to kindergarten through
second-grade students, local preschools will visit for a
“March Into Reading” event, and students will participate in
a variety of other literary events.
Winterfield Venture Academy is a free public charter school
serving students in grades kindergarten through eighth
grade. |
