Folktale Reader Theatre Play

As part of our work on developing fluency when reading we have been practicing with reader's theatre. The class performed The Three Little Pigs, The Three Billy Goats Gruff, Little Red Ridinghood, and Little Red Hen (in this case, rooster). When asked, the kids will say that they are reading with expression. Thank you kindergarten classes for being our audience.

Here are videos of the plays.

LitWorld's First World Read Aloud Day March 3, 2010

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LitWorld's First World Read Aloud Day March 3, 2010

We will be participating by creating movies about what it means to be a reader.

Rockland Read In 2010

It was a fabulous and festive occassion on Friday for a Valentine's edition of Rockland Read-In. We had Dr. Leach, Mrs. Hoberman, Mrs. Rubin-Richards, Mrs. Tamburro, and Marcus (a former student) read to us.
A special thanks goes to Mr. Gonzalez from the Ramapo Central School Board for performing an animated and fun reading of Juan BoBo. Judging by the pictures the students were captivated.
The fun did not stop there. We had time to read to our special "friends" (aka stuffed animals) and each other.
Later on it was Pigeon Party time! We celebrated our work with Mo Willems' books involving his characters Pigeon, Gerald, and Piggie. I will have to get my hands on his latest books featuring the character Cat the Cat! Thank you to all the parents and grandparents that came in to support the children in their writing and reading endeavors. I hope you love Mo Willems' books as much as we do.
Check out a slideshow of pictures from the day.

We read to each other and our special stuffed friends.

Parents don't forget to sign your child up for Raise a Reader!

Stay tuned for more information on this great program!

Dear Parents,

Please help us spread the word:

Cherry Lane has entered the Raise a Reader program, sponsored by Parents, Parents.com, and the International Reading Association.
Please check out our school page with your child or children: www.parents.com/reading/cherrylaneelementaryschoolsufny Parents can register their children to read with our school beginning March 8. About Raise a Reader:Motivate your children to read by rewarding their reading milestones! The Raise a Reader program allows your children to log their reading minutes as they devour books throughout the spring. Raise a Reader will track which schools have the most logged minutes per student, one winning school will receive a $5,000 library grant!
The free program includes a personalized school page where our students, staff and parents can watch our school's progress. Online spelling games and worksheets keep it fun, and there are recommended books for every age level. Plus, children who log at least 60 minutes of reading each week will be entered for individual prizes.
Fondly,
Ms. Rubin-Richards

Top 5 FREE and great websites for kids when reading

Well some great websites have come my way over the years and if you are looking for websites as resources or for games here is a small list of all the great sites out there.

In no particular order:

1. Readkiddoread is a website to find books for kids at certain ages. There is a description of the books and links to buy the books from stores such as Barnes and Noble and Walmart.

2. Starfall.com not only has phonetic books but if you dig deeper into the site, you will find folktales and other types of electronic books.

3. Professor Garfield has all sorts of games and activities to do beyond reading.

4. iknowthat.com is a website that has games for all subjects. You do not have to pay for it either. When the registration page comes up you just click on "maybe later."

5. PBSkids Between the Lions is great as well because if you click on "stories" it will read stories aloud while highlighting the words said.