Here is another school visit I did, all the way back in April! This one was in Slingerlands, NY where they did a One Book, One School Read (my favorite thing!) of Where the Mountain Meets the Moon:
Why do I love visiting schools that do this so much? Well, because the kids there are so awesome:
Of course, they are taught to be so awesome by their amazing teachers and librarians who take my little book and turn it into a school-wide opportunity for learning and community building.
For example, they used the idea of the red thread and had students draw who they were connected to:
They even had a red thread wrap on all the walls of the school to show everyone was connected...with the red thread ended at a mountain, of course.
And this is the first time I've ever seen a class use my TEDx Talk as part of their lesson curriculum. Kids reflected on which parts of the books were like a window and which parts were like a mirror:
As well as pinpointing and illustrating the figurative language in the book:
Oh, and there were also goldfish swimming in the halls:
And, after the visit, I received this:
Did I mention how the kids were so awesome? Thanks so much, Slingerlands!