Murphy Elementary students celebrate World Read Aloud Day on Skype

Murphy School celebrated World Read Aloud Day last week by Skyping with various authors across the United States. Each grade level was paired with an author and joined them in a Skype visit in the library on Wednesday.  In preparation for their visits, students read a book (or books) by their author and generated questions for their author ahead of time.

First grade met Michael Scotto from Pennsylvania; he read them one of his books using fun character voices.  Second grade met Carmela Coyle from Colorado; she introduced them to her letter writing book Thank You, Aunt Tallulah!  Third grade met author Janie Lynn Panagopoulos, a Michigan native who now resides in Virginia. Fourth grade met author Tanya Lee Stone.

The children read and discussed her nonfiction book Elizabeth Leads the Way: Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the Right to Vote.  Fifth grade had the pleasure of meeting New York author, Kenneth C. Davis; he writes the best selling nonfiction series You Don’t Know Much About.  Kindergarten classrooms will also participate in an upcoming Skype visit with author Natasha Wing on the 13th of March.