Read for a Bead encourages love of reading, student interaction with community businesses Read for a Bead is a reading endeavor which allows students in grades K-4 to connect with Delmae Element ary School’s business partners and encourages reading at the same time. Students have the entire month of March to fill out their “Read for a Bead” reading log and collect colored beads. After reading a book, the student records the title and a sentence about the book on their reading log. They then have to visit a business partner where they share a little about the book, such as why they liked the book. Each business partner location has a representative available to sign the reading log and presents the student with their bead. Students need to collect five beads, one of each color. This is the third year that Delmae students participated in Read for a Bead. Delmae is excited to have gained five new business partners this year, bringing their total to 33 business partners who are supporting literacy through Read for a Bead! Business partners range from fast food restaurants and banks to gas stations and the Drs. Bruce and Lee Library. After collecting all five beads students wear their ‘Read for a Bead’ necklace to school and their name is added to the ‘Bead Board’ display. A completed necklace qualifies students to play in the spring ‘Bead Ball Game” at Delmae.
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