World Read Aloud Day

World Read Aloud Day was on February 1st this year. To start off the event, Mr. Rodenberg's class was able to Skype with another 5th grade class in Maryland. We read the book After the Fall. Mrs. Stapleton's class was also able to Skype with a different 5th grade class from the same school in Maryland. It was pretty awesome.

Kicking off today’s #worldreadaloudday with @librarygrl2, 5th grade, and AFTER THE FALL #WRAD18 pic.twitter.com/A2TnjkkLJH

— Matthew C. Winner (@MatthewWinner) January 31, 2018

There were giggles for sure, but boy was it great to celebrate #WorldReadAloudDay with @librarygrl2 and Ss! #wrad18 pic.twitter.com/liKieJEFaP

— Matthew C. Winner (@MatthewWinner) February 1, 2018

Two of our 4th grade classes were the first to Skype with an author.

A big thank you to @soups25 for sharing some of her book AHIMSA with us for #WorldReadAloudDay. It was so nice to meet you & learn more about your book. #WRAD18 pic.twitter.com/XfpPgb1p7V

— Crystal Brunelle (@librarygrl2) February 1, 2018

Thank you @VeeraHira for giving us a sneak peek into The Night Diary for #WorldReadAloudDay. You definitely have some new fans eager to read your books. #WRAD18 pic.twitter.com/2Z4Q3bkFCU

— Crystal Brunelle (@librarygrl2) February 1, 2018

Mrs. Shay's first grade class met Laurie Thompson and she read My Dog is the Best. Mrs. Kromke's third grade class met her too and she shared Emmanuel's Dream.

First and third graders were happy to meet @LaurieThompson today for #WorldReadAloudDay. We loved hearing My Dog is the Best and Emmanuel's Dream. #WRAD18 pic.twitter.com/s3yuA9NUSM

— Crystal Brunelle (@librarygrl2) February 1, 2018

Mr. Zobeck's class was able to meet Karen Leggett. She shared her book called Hands Around the Library and taught us a little bit of Arabic.

Thank you @LeggettAbouraya for sharing your story with us for #WorldReadAloudDay. We appreciated hearing parts of your book Hands Around the Library. #WRAD18 pic.twitter.com/A2Qna6Y2ZP

— Crystal Brunelle (@librarygrl2) February 1, 2018

Mrs. Hundt's class was also able to Skype with the author and illustrator Julie Fortenberry. She read Lily's Cat Mask. What was especially fun was that she shared her computer screen and showed how she creates her illustrations digitally.

World Read Aloud Day was a lot of fun. Many of our classes were able to connect with classes, authors, and illustrators around the U.S. For those students who haven't had the chance to Skype with others yet this year, we will try to get them connected before the school year ends.