Author: emilysefcik

  • 1st Annual Reading Carnival

    Goal: Plan a family literacy event as part of the Coastal Bend Writing Project’s Panda Cares Fellowship at Metro Elementary. Create a little bit of normalcy for our students in a year that lacked many of the traditional school events. Encourage families to experience the joy of reading together. Give away as many books as…

  • Finding Joy in Literacy

    What would you like to accomplish through this programing?  I’ve been thinking about this question for months and I haven’t been able to settle on one answer. I want our literacy project to engage families. I want to bring a little normalcy to the school year. I want to do something fun with my students.…

  • Building Trust, Virtually

    Each fall before school starts I obsess about what activities I’ll use to get to know my students at the beginning of the year. In 5th grade there is a fine balance between fun and too childish. I don’t want to ask personal questions too soon and scare them off but I want them to…