Arizona BookPALS Celebrate Dr. Seuss’ Birthday on Read Across America Day
Arizona BookPALS read in classrooms around the state to celebrate this special literacy day- Dr. Seuss’ birthday. Here are some of our readers in action:
Read MoreArizona BookPALS institutes a monthly Coffee and Chat
The first Thursday of each month Arizona BookPALS meet at Starbucks, 4:00-5:30pm, (locations may change, e-mail notifications sent). Volunteers share books, ideas, and just get to know each other. Coffee is supplied by BookPALS. Come and join us. It’s lots of fun. No RSVP necessary. BookPALS volunteers enjoy coffee and holiday treats and get to know each...
Read MoreArizona Telephone Story line — Gardner’s Story Box
Gardner’s Story Box is a joint partnership between Washington Elementary School District, Gardner’s Book Service, and the Screen Actors Guild Foundation’s BOOKPALS Call (602) 864-3870 ext. 9800 to hear a story read aloud by an Arizona BookPAL The Story Box Theme for the 2012-2013 School year is: Superheroes and Super Heroines of Literature Faster than a speeding bullet! More poweful than a locomotive! Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound! Up in the sky. Look! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s SUPERMAN! This year’s...
Read MoreArizona PencilPALS a big hit during the 2011-12 School Year
PencilPALS makes reading and writing a first-person experience for elementary and middle school children. Each child has an opportunity to write and illustrate his or her own letters and stories. The letters are then mailed to a PencilPAL, a Performing Artist for Literacy in Schools: volunteer performers from the BookPALS program with whom the children can share their thoughts about favorite books and school happenings. PencilPALS write response letters to the children, and before long, intergenerational relationships prosper! Children learn the value of reading and writing, but they also...
Read MoreMountain View PencilPALS Program Hosts Parents
On May 10, 2012, Mountain View School hosted a family PencilPALS party. Families were invited to dinner at the school to hear about the writing program and see the letters that their students had written and received since the beginning of the year. Karen O’Keefe, reading coach, explained the program to the parents and outlined the specific steps the teachers had taken to teach the proper way to write a friendly letter. Fourth grade teachers, Diane Distler and Jenna Mott and Stacey Smith, helped serve dinner and mingled with the families who were delighted to review the letters...
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