Do I have to be a teacher to participate?
No, not at all, but you do want to read the book aloud to someone since that is the experience we are sharing. So maybe your grandchildren would like to be part of this or another group of kids. Please join us.
Do my students have to share?
Preferably yes, however, sometimes just reading other students’ ideas and thoughts can be a form of sharing. So if you feel uncomfortable sharing first, read the discussion and jump in when you are comfortable.
How old should my students be?
This year we are reading two books, one aimed at 1st - 3rd or so and the other for the older groups. Whichever book you decide to participate in is truly up to you. You know your kids/students and whether the book is suitable for them. Don’t dismiss the project because the books may seem too easy, it is about the connections you make.
Why participate?
This is meant to make the world a little smaller, to open our eyes to the rest of the world and look at all of our shared experiences. How phenomenal for a child to know that the same book they are reading is being read in classrooms across the globe.
How Do I Sign Up?
You can sign up on our Google Form to just be a participant. This way you will receive all email updates about the project. If you would like to get more frequent updates and set up collaboration with me and others then sign up for our Google Group on right side of our blog. You choose how much you would like to do, no effort is gone unnoticed.
Who Is Behind This?
Pernille Ripp, a 5th grade teacher teaching in Middleton, Wisconsin started this project in the summer of 2010 because she wanted to expand her global collaboration. Since then many people have chosen to dedicate time to the project making it bigger and better. To contact Pernille please email her at p@globalreadaloud.com - she loves to hear from others.
No, not at all, but you do want to read the book aloud to someone since that is the experience we are sharing. So maybe your grandchildren would like to be part of this or another group of kids. Please join us.
Do my students have to share?
Preferably yes, however, sometimes just reading other students’ ideas and thoughts can be a form of sharing. So if you feel uncomfortable sharing first, read the discussion and jump in when you are comfortable.
How old should my students be?
This year we are reading two books, one aimed at 1st - 3rd or so and the other for the older groups. Whichever book you decide to participate in is truly up to you. You know your kids/students and whether the book is suitable for them. Don’t dismiss the project because the books may seem too easy, it is about the connections you make.
Why participate?
This is meant to make the world a little smaller, to open our eyes to the rest of the world and look at all of our shared experiences. How phenomenal for a child to know that the same book they are reading is being read in classrooms across the globe.
How Do I Sign Up?
You can sign up on our Google Form to just be a participant. This way you will receive all email updates about the project. If you would like to get more frequent updates and set up collaboration with me and others then sign up for our Google Group on right side of our blog. You choose how much you would like to do, no effort is gone unnoticed.
Who Is Behind This?
Pernille Ripp, a 5th grade teacher teaching in Middleton, Wisconsin started this project in the summer of 2010 because she wanted to expand her global collaboration. Since then many people have chosen to dedicate time to the project making it bigger and better. To contact Pernille please email her at p@globalreadaloud.com - she loves to hear from others.
