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Massapequa Students Bond Over Books AT McKenna
Fourth graders spent time with kindergartners to read books together.
From Massapequa School District: Fourth-graders recently served as reading role models for kindergartners at McKenna Elementary School in the Massapequa School District.
Students in Christine Cardone’s class read to their younger peers in Gina Ring’s room on March 16 for their Books are Golden celebration. Each kindergartner chose a book from the classroom library for their fourth-grade buddy to read. Selections included classics like “The Three Little Pigs” and “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” to more modern books from the “How Do Dinosaurs?” series. After reading together, each student filled out a sheet with the name of the books, the name of the author and his or her favorite part of the story. The buddies then worked together on a St. Patrick’s Day craft. Ms. Cardone explained that her fourth-graders helped the kindergartners with their literacy skills such as word pronunciation and reading comprehension. “The fourth-graders are positive role models for the kindergartners,” Ms. Ring added. “They see them reading, and then they want to learn how to read even more.”
Photos courtesy of Massapequa School District
