We both love to read and we know the value of reading for enjoyment and reading to learn. As educators, we know the importance of literacy in the classroom, for all ages and subject areas. Reading with our students has always brought us great joy and we love how the schools we’ve worked with embrace I Love to Read Month in February each year. This year, we’re sharing a few of our own ideas for how you can celebrate I Love to Read Month!
I Love to Read Activities with KG Education
Enter our I Love to Read month book giveaway draw! Win a book from our list of recommended reads. You can earn entries throughout the month of February. Earn your first entry by sharing our I Love to Read Month celebration post on Facebook or Instagram. Follow along on social media for more chances to enter this month!
Join our Teacher Book Club: Connect, learn and share with fellow teachers in our 6 week online book study group! We are reading Social LEADia by Jennifer Casa-Todd as our first book pick. The book explores how students and teachers can use technology, including social media, in positive ways to make a difference in the world. We’ll meet live on Zoom for 2 book club discussions and share ideas between those calls using Flipgrid. Check out all the details here.
Listen to our podcast episode Reading for Self-Care & Professional Learning: Reading is a great way to reduce stress and practice self-care. It can also be an excellent form of professional learning. In this episode of the Cultivating Connection podcast, we share the benefits of reading, what we’re currently reading and tips for how to make more time in your schedule for reading. Listen here now or find the episode in your favourite podcasting app.
Check out our book reviews to find your next book! You can browse a selection of books we’ve reviewed on our blog here.
I Love to Read Activities for your Classroom
Participate in the MES Loves to Read Twitter Chat hosted by a local Grade 5/6 class and their teacher. Each week, they’ll post two new questions to discuss on Twitter. See the details in this Tweet.
Join the World Read Aloud Day Challenge. Read aloud, snap a picture, then share on social media to join the movement to call attention to the importance of sharing stories. Get the details here.
Create Booksnaps with your Class This fun form of reader response involves photographing a page of your book and then annotating it to reflect on what you’re reading. Read this blog post to learn more.
Celebrate joyful reading with activities from the Reading Council of Greater Winnipeg Get their calendar of suggestions for daily reading activities to engage in this month!
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