Reading Red Clover Books at EES

Red Clover Days at EES

    Students and staff have been gathering monthly to read and explore the ten new Red Clover
Award nominees from this year’s state list.  The Red Clover Award is given to the best picture
book as voted on by Vermont elementary students in grades K-4.

Making instruments using recycled materials like the students in the book Ada’s Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay by Susan Hood.

At EES, students are assembled in multi-age groups and then travel around the school listening to two of the nominees every month.  Fun and exciting activities connected to the books are then done by the students.

Constructing penguins based on the Red Clover book Penguin Problems by Jory John.      

 In April, the students will have a chance to vote for their favorite Red Clover book!  
Here are some pictures of our students during our Red Clover Days.

     

               

The teachers enjoy getting into character for their books!

Mr. Houchens, Ms. Palmer,  Mrs. Goldsmith along with their student teachers are various

crayons from their book Frankencrayon by Michael Hall.    Mrs. Walsleben and Mrs. Neil take on
the title character from the biography I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark by Debbie
Levy.

                  

Ask your child which book is their favorite so far!  
For more information on the Red Clover Award and a list of the books visit the
Vermont Department of Libraries.