5th Grader Readers
Kindergartners naturally look up to the older students as role models. Last week, our kindergartners had the opportunity to share their love of reading with fifth graders. The fifth graders paired up with a buddy or two and read books to them. The kindergartners also had the opportunity to share their books with their buddy.
“What really impressed me was that the fifth graders really practiced reading with expression and voice,” said kindergarten teacher Mrs. Scharr. She also added that they were able to conquer the short attention span of the students.
“They also did a great job of building confidence with the kindergarten students.” said Ms. Gurney, “The fifth graders encouraged them with their sight word knowledge and reading strategies to decode unfamiliar words.”
The experience was enjoyed by both the teachers and the
students.
Here is what some fifth graders had to say:
“I thought they would be hyper, but they listened the whole time to us.”
“I liked how much they appreciated
us reading to them.”
“I thought it was going to be
kind of fun, but it turned out to be really fun.”
Fifth grade teachers Mrs. Harmon and Mr. Sumner suggested
that this would be a great tradition to start with the lower and upper
elementary classes! The kindergarten teachers and students couldn’t agree more!
Some of the kindergarten students said…
“It was good and fun to read with the fifth graders.”
“When they read funny books, they made me laugh.”
“It was very nice of them.” –Rex H.
