ONE NATION READING 2013

BRINGING BACK THE JOYS OF READING

St. Joseph’s High School

Wadala

03rd December 2013

One  Nation reading was launched by Scholastic in 2008 to celebrate the joys of  reading among students. They invited schools from all over India to spend a specific amount of time reading for fun and engaging in book-related activities.  Though the date for this event this year was fixed for 29th November 2013, our school got this organized a day prior to the scheduled date on account of the school Sports Festival on 29th Nov 2013.  The entire school (from Std. I to X) was immersed in this engaging activity from 12 noon to 12.45 pm.  The task was made simple through some meticulous planning and a detailed program for each of the classes.  This was how the program looked like:

Std. I      -              AV-aided Reading

The Class Teachers will get suitable stories in AV form for the students to read from the screen while viewing.

Std. II    -              Read A Story Book

The children may bring their own books or books may be taken from the library for individual reading in a soft voice. 

Std. III   -              Read A Short Story and Draw A Picture related to it

Children will be given books with short stories for them to read and then illustrate. 

Std. IV   -              Read A Book Of Your Choice and write about it

The children may bring their own books to read.  Listed below are points that they may elaborate on in their English exercise books. 

Std. V    -              Reading A Story In Unison

Books of the same kind should be borrowed from the library for the students to read aloud in unison. 

Std. VI   -              Reading A Story In Unison

Books of the same kind should be borrowed from the library for the students to read aloud in unison. 

Std. VII -              Read A Book Of Your Choice and write about it

The children may bring their own books to read.  Listed below are points that they may elaborate on in their English exercise books. 

Std. VIII                -              Read A Book Of Your Choice and write about it The children may bring their own books to read.  Listed below are points that they may elaborate on in their English exercise books. 

Std. IX   -              Chorus Recitation and Enactment of a Poem, Making a Bookmark

A poem will be given to the class for group recitation and enactment. The students should then design a bookmark based on it. Students must carry with them materials needed for the bookmark. 

Std. X    -              Read A Book Of Your Choice and write about it

The students may bring their own books to read.  Listed below are points that they may elaborate on in their English exercise books. 

Points to write about:

A new word I learnt from the story is ….  It means ….

This book is about ….

My favourite character is …. because….

The part I liked the best is ….. because ….

Now isn’t this a fabulous activity! Surely an idea worth emulating not only for a day, but most of the days of the week!