The program has been off to a fantastic start. The children have finished reading the first book in the Magic Tree House Series.The goal of the program is to not only inspire the children to develop a love of reading and work for their education, but also to provide them an outlet from their day. Writing in a journal can be as therapeutic as talking to a confidant, but unfortunately the majority of the children have not had never experienced the feeling. So to introduced them to writing we created a contest where not only would they have to self reflect, they would be able to play with their imagination. We gave the a simple prompt: If you could any animal, what would you be and Why?
The results were amazing. Below is a video of one of the children (Brian) reading his creation.
The results were amazing. Below is a video of one of the children (Brian) reading his creation.