Farmingdale Elementary School Students Dress Up As Their Favorite Characters to Promote Literacy and Public Speaking

The library recently came to life as Farmingdale School District first grade students at Albany Avenue Elementary School shared their love of reading by dressing up as their favorite literary characters and putting on spirited performances for their parents, classmates and teachers. Students wore homemade wigs and costumes and performed skits to explain the plot of some of their favorite stories. This fun-filled event is part of a Farmingdale School District program to encourage students to develop a love of reading and help them feel at ease with public speaking.

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Photo 1 (3453): An Albany Avenue Elementary School first grade student dressed as Jack from “Jack and the Beanstalk” presents a speech he prepared about the story to parents and classmates. Students recently came to school dressed as their favorite literary characters as part of a District program to encourage students to develop a love of reading and help them feel at ease with public speaking.

Photo 2 (3523): Farmingdale School District first grade students dressed as their favorite literary characters celebrate reading at Albany Avenue Elementary School. By dressing up and presenting speeches on their favorite books to parents and classmates, they were participating in a District program to encourage students to develop a love of reading and help them feel at ease with public speaking.