Piping in the Reading Motivation
December 22nd, 2009
 Verve Pipe lead singer Brian Van Der Ark celebrates the glory of cereal. |
RIF coordinators are frequently challenged to find new ways to build on the excitement at book distributions. So when Bath (Mich.) Elementary School RIF Coordinator Stephanie Signs heard that she might be able to get a local rock band to kickoff her first distribution of the year, she jumped at the chance.
With a theme of “Reading Is Music to Your Mind,” Signs approached members of The Verve Pipe to help out with the RIF program. The band, which had Billboard chart-topping singles in the 1990s including The Freshman, agreed. On the eve of their first distribution for the year in late October, the band wowed the entire school with several selections from a new album of family music, singing about topics like behaving at birthday parties and their love of cereal. |
“The coordination behind this event is another amazing example of the involvement we have from the parents of our students,” said Mary Larson, Bath Elementary School principal. “This is something very special for the children.”
 Bath Elementary School kindergarteners proudly display their new books. |
The following day at school, each class was brought to the RIF tables to choose a book to add to their home libraries. From the ceiling hung musical notes and CDs labeled with favorite characters and genres. And the symphony of smiles couldn’t have been larger as children chose their books while the sounds of The Verve Pipe drifted from a stereo in the corner.
Henry Dunbar |
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Tags: Bath, Mich., Reading Motivation
2 Comments Add your own
1. Rebecca | December 23rd, 2009 at 7:52 am
What a great motivational activity! Kudos to Bath Elementary for thinking outside the box.
2. Carol Rasco | February 16th, 2010 at 9:35 pm
And thank you for dropping by Rasco from RIF and giving this shout out to a great program!
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