During the month of October the preschool students were challenged to read books (or have someone read books to them for younger students). They were participating in a program seen on Joyce’s blog Childhood Beckons.
During the first week of October the students solicited sponsors to donate a canned food or non-perishable food item for every book they read during the month.
Then, for two weeks, the students read and read and read. They were gaining new adventures and strengthening their language and vocabulary skills with each book they read.
Then during the final week of October, the students collected the canned foods from their sponsors. We plan to donate these foods to local organizations to help with individuals and families in need of healthy foods to eat.
This picture of canned foods is only a small portion of the ?collected cans and non-perishable food items. Thank you so much for your generosity and for your reading adventures.
Wow! What a great idea!
Quite a few canned foods came in that aren’t in this picture. These students read a lot of books.
What a wonderful activity to get children involved in an important cause! Great way to encourage reading and the habit of giving at the same time! I featured your post at the Living Montessori Now Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/LivingMontessoriNow
Thank you for joining in the fun at the Thursday Favorite Things hop. Happy Monday wishes xo P.S. sorry I’m so late visiting
They did such a great job! It means a lot to me that you liked this enough to bring it into your classroom and help kids make a difference. Thank you so much for posting the update. I hope to do this yearly and would love to stay in touch. I’ve shared your update on my Facebook page. I hope you don’t mind.
Thanks, Joyce, for commenting. This was a great month-long project and an honorable way to teach young preschool students about giving to others while exercising their reading skills.
Thank you for sharing on your Facebook page. I would love for others to participate in the project in the future.