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Every year, Read for the Record connects millions of teachers and students across the country in support of one common goal: early childhood literacy. Jumpstart’s Read for the Record event challenges students of all ages to discuss the critical importance of literacy in their lives. At Johnson, this event is especially important as Jumpstart’s main goal […]
Read MoreCreepy Carrots took over Johnson Elementary this week! Look out for these spooky orange guys throughout this week’s photos… 3 and 4 year old pre-school students work on their Creepy Carrot craft. The story Creepy Carrots, written by Aaron Reynolds and illustrated by Peter Brown, follows Jasper Rabbit as he realizes that he has a […]
Read MoreThe Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Clear I think you should read Mouse and the Motorcycle. Cause it’s a funny adventurous book. A boy and a mouse loving each other. It’s hard to be friends with a mouse cause you don’t trust the mouse, but the boy did trust the mouse. I hope you […]
Read MoreThe Big Wave by Pearl S. Buck The Big Wave is written by Pearl S. Buck. It is realistic fiction and is about two boys, Kino and Jiya. They live on a coast of Japan. A big wave comes and kills Jiya’s family. Jiya is asked if he would like to live with Old Gentleman. […]
Read MoreLess than 24 hours after being posted to the DonorsChoose website, our project, Help Our Students Fall in Love with Reading, was fully funded! Thanks to donations from family, friends, and generous strangers, more than 60 brand new, engaging books are on their way to Johnson. These books will be awarded to our Book It […]
Read MoreYou’ve read about it on the blog, you’ve heard about it from your student, maybe you’ve even started tracking and coloring towards reaching your child’s reading goals. It’s official – you’re a part of Johnson’s brand new Book It incentive. Congratulations, and welcome! We’re glad you’re here! Today, I’m going to tell you about an […]
Read MoreSecond grade students continue working on their Library Advertisement posters. Each group is creating a poster to advertise their assigned section of the library. I asked students to consider: What makes your section of the library exciting? What makes it special? Why should people check out from your section? Once all of our posters are […]
Read MoreWarriors, Book 1 by Erin Hunter You should read this book if you like cats and highly descriptive books. Also, if you like reading about the importance of loyalty, friendship, family, and leadership then you’ll love this book! By the way, if you read this book you will learn about warrior code and Clan battles. […]
Read MoreAshley FitzGerald, Johnson’s incredible instructional coach, sent me this video on why graphic novels are worthwhile reading materials for our students. Although graphic novels have been embraced in many schools worldwide, some teachers and parents still struggle to see a “comic book” as a legitimate choice for growing readers. “We are realizing more and more […]
Read MoreThree year old pre-school students took a walk outside this week, and had the difficult job of choosing just ONE leaf to bring back inside! After reading the book I Am a Leaf, by Jean Marzollo, we put our scientist hats on to study leaves up close. We wanted to answer the following questions: Is my leaf […]
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