Author: Pernille Ripp
I am a passionate teacher in Oregon, Wisconsin, USA, who has taught 4th, 5th, and 7th grade. Proud techy geek, and mass consumer of incredible books. Creator of the Global Read Aloud Project, Co-founder of EdCamp MadWI, and believer in all children. I have no awards or accolades except for the lightbulbs that go off in my students’ heads every day. First book “Passionate Learners – Giving Our Classrooms Back to Our Students” can be purchased now. Second book“Empowered Schools, Empowered Students – Creating Connected and Invested Learners” is out now from Corwin Press. Follow me on Twitter @PernilleRipp.
Book Suggestions 2013
I must admit, I am terribly excited; it is time to start book suggestions for the 2013 Global Read Aloud. Just a few reminders; book suggested must be chapter books to ensure they can be read aloud over a course of 4 to 6 weeks. Please do not suggest books previously used: The Little Prince, Flat Stanley, Charlotte’s Web, Tuck Everlasting and The One and Only Ivan.
Book selection will be made by June 1st, 2013.
The Video is Here!
Katherine Applegate graciously agreed to answer some of our many questions that we had about “The One and Only Ivan.” Wow, thank you Katherine!
See You in 2013!
To say that this year’s Global Read Aloud was a success is an understatement. With almost 30,000 students, more than 800 different facilitators and 6 continents represented, this project has truly taken on a life of its own. So thank you if you participated or helped in any way. Next year the project will be even better (hopefully) and will be either 5 or 6 weeks long per feedback from this year.
Who knows which books will be shared but I am already open to your suggestions. Sign up now to participate next year and stay in the loop of all things Global Read Aloud.
And you are not quite sure what the Global Read Aloud is, please read this.
And if you have signed up and don’t know what to do now, just wait, information will be coming in the summer of 2013.
A Super Cool Animoto from the Scholars in Room 239
Feedback for This Year’s Project
And the Winners Are….
With over 150 entries, the call from Katherine Applegate was very hard to choose. So we picked our top 30 entries and then did a random number generator. There were just too many of you that we would have loved to give a call to. But if you didn’t win, please don’t despair. Katherine is currently filming a video just for all of us it will be finished soon. And if you did win, congratulations, and do try to have as many classrooms part of the call. Spread the love just a little.
Drum roll please…
The winners are the classrooms of…
Janet Connoly
Jillian Heise
and
Lorie Bane
But wait, because Katherine was blown away by all of the entries she agreed to do just one more call, and that call goes to…
Stockwell Elementary School and Kim Howell.
Congratulations and thank you for reading and loving Ivan….
Show You Participated in the GRA
We finally took the plunge and decided to create some merchandise so we can show our pride of the Global Read Aloud. Through a partnership with Cafepress, there are now 130 items with the design up for grabs. Another design is coming as well. So consider sharing your participation with the world and showing your support to for this project. Click on any of the links to get to our store.
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| Our kids shirt comes in many colors and sizes |
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| A funky magnet for your file cabinet |
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| We certainly always need totebags |
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| Countless styles of t-shirts |
An Animoto of The GRA History
Week by Week Reading Schedule #GLRead12
Finally a weekly breakdown has been selected for both books. That means that I encourage you to read these pages or chapters in the designated week and then share your thoughts with the world that week. Although you can certainly read at your own schedule, part of the magic of the global read aloud is the discovery of new things together. As always, I ask that if you do read ahead of the weeks to not share with the whole group what will happen, it is such a spoiler for the kids.
Charlotte’s Web:
Week 1: chapters 1 through 6
Week 2: chapters 7 through 11
Week 3: chapters 12 through 17
Week 4: chapters 18 through 22
Week 2: chapters 7 through 11
Week 3: chapters 12 through 17
Week 4: chapters 18 through 22
The One and Only Ivan:
Week 1: pages 1-78
Week 2: pages 79-146
Week 3: pages 147-236
Week 4: pages 237-300
The Global Read Aloud 