Let Us Read and Let Us Dance

“Let us read, and let us dance; these two 

amusements will never do any harm to the 

world.” ~ Voltaire

• Oral storytelling
• Sharing books together
• Searching a topic on the internet
• Reading or listening to a book on line
• Reading the animal fact plaques at the zoo
• Making up rhymes or puppet plays
• Using iPads
• Changing the words to a favourite song
• Writing a shopping list
• Reading a recipe and doing some cooking or baking
• Making birthday invitation
• Sending an e-mail to a friend or relative
• Reading the comics
• Writing thank you cards
• Playing board games 
• Visiting a public library
• Drawing
• Reading your cereal box
• Listening to and moving to music
• Writing stories
• Looking at and discussing advertisements in magazines
• Singing along to a song with the lyrics

That is just a SHORT list of some of the ways that literacy skills are used and practiced at home and at school. I am sure you can think of more! On a short walk through the halls and classrooms this afternoon (and on any given day at DDS!) I caught some wonderful shots of children and adults engaged in reading.

Just a reminder that we are currently collecting gently used books for the upcoming Calgary Reads book sale that is being held at the end of May. For more information visit: http://calgaryreads.com/news-events/cbccalgary-reads-book-sale/
Thank you for all your generous donations!