EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT
MEDIA SPECIALISTS MONTHLY UPDATE - #EHTREADS
April 2024
"To read a poem is to hear it with our eyes, to hear it is to see it with our ears." Octavio Paz
This smore highlights enrichment reading resources provided by the EHT School district library media specialists. Please feel free to contact any of us by email to share ideas, concerns and questions. Also a reminder that we have resources listed on our individual websites.
April Observances
4/2 International Children's Book Day
4/2 World Autism Awareness Day
4/12 National D.E.A.R. Day
4/17 Haiku Poetry Day
4/22 Earth Day
4/24 National Library Week
4/30 Arbor Day
Slaybaugh Elementary Career Day
D.E.A.R. Day, April 12th
Elementary Level Resources Grades PreK - 5
Celebrate Poetry Month with Shel Silverstein
April Virtual Makerspace/STEM activities
Middle School Libraries
Autism Acceptance Month
April is National Poetry Month!
Have you discovered Blackout Poetry yet? It’s equally fun for kids and adults and you probably have all you need to do it without buying a thing!
Blackout Poetry is a form of “found poetry” where you select words that catch your interest from a newspaper, book, or other printed text – along with a few additional words to make it flow. Then you “redact” all the words you don’t want. This is often (but not always) done with a black marker, hence the name “blackout poetry”. Your chosen words will form a new message, giving the text a whole new meaning. Click the picture below for directions!
Spring Book Fairs were a Huge Success thanks to YOU!
High School Resources
National Poetry Month
CELEBRATE EARTH DAY EVERYDAY
Check out Earth Day resources below to help celebrate: