Schools
Ocean City Teacher Reads Stories Online As Coronavirus Hits NJ
First-grade teacher Carrie Merritt is dressing up and keeping students engaged as they learn from home.
OCEAN CITY, NJ — As New Jersey deals with the novel coronavirus, an Ocean City teacher found a way to keep her students smiling. Carrie Merritt has been reading to students through online videos, dressing up as characters from each story.
Merritt teaches first grade at the Ocean City Primary School. One of her favorite parts of teaching is "read aloud." But New Jersey closed all schools because of the virus, so she had to find a new way to reach them.
New Jersey Coronavirus Updates: Don't miss local and statewide announcements about novel coronavirus precautions. Sign up for Patch alerts and daily newsletters.
Find out what's happening in Ocean Cityfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
She has uploaded a couple videos to YouTube. The videos have helped students stay engaged and also maintained normalcy during these times.
The Ocean City Chamber of Commerce named Merritt the Citizen of the Year in November. She also earned earned 2018-19 Cape May County Teacher of the Year and was a New Jersey State Teacher of the Year finalist. Read more: Ocean City Teacher Is Cape May County Teacher Of The Year
Find out what's happening in Ocean Cityfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Watch Merritt read "Nobody Hugs a Cactus:"
Click here to get Patch email notifications on this or other local news articles or get Patch breaking news alerts sent right to your phone with our app. Download here. Follow Ocean City Patch on Facebook. Have a news tip? Email josh.bakan@patch.com.
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
