Winter Community Read
Enjoying Literature Together, Broadening Our Perspectives
Join us for a story!
- Thursday, January 14, 6:30 P.M.: Alma and How She Got Her Name by Juana Martinez-Neal
Thursday, January 21, 6:30 P.M.: Your Name Is a Song by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow and Luisa Uribe
- Thursday, January 28, 6:30 P.M.: Speak Up by Miranda Paul and Ebony Glenn
- Thursday, February 4, 6:30 P.M.: Evelyn del Ray is Moving Away by Meg Medina and Sonia Sanchez
In addition, older readers can share their thinking about the chapter book Dragons in a Bag by Zetta Elliott within Padlet and Flipgrid. This can happen on their own time.
Winter Community Read
Thursday, Jan 14, 2021, 06:30 PM
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The Name is a Song
Frustrated by a day full of teachers and classmates mispronouncing her beautiful name, a little girl tells her mother she never wants to come back to school. In response, the girl's mother teaches her about the musicality of African, Asian, Black-American, Latinx, and Middle Eastern names on their lyrical walk home through the city. Empowered by this newfound understanding, the young girl is ready to return the next day to share her knowledge with her class. Your Name is a Song is a celebration to remind all of us about the beauty, history, and magic behind names.
Speak Up
Join a diverse group of kids on a busy school day as they discover so many different ways to speak up and make their voices heard! From shouting out gratitude for a special treat to challenging a rule that isn’t fair, these young students show that simple, everyday actions can help people and make the world a better place.