Every week, for 30 minutes, the high-energy world of Julia Peterson’s fourth-grade classroom meets the curious world of Andrea Kelemen’s UPK students. Together, the classes have become “Book Buddies.”
“Andrea and I were talking one day and we thought it would be a good idea for our classes to get together weekly,” Peterson said.
While the program’s foundation is built on literacy, the bond has quickly grown to include writing sessions, storytelling, and even crafting friendship bracelets together.
“The fourth graders read books to the preschoolers, but we’ve also branched out,” Peterson said. “It is really a special relationship that we’ve been working on.”
by MiddletownBooks