Aikin Elementary celebrates Read Across America this week with Read Across Aikin using different teachers dressing up as a character from a book and recording themselves reading on location
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On Monday, first grade teacher Madison McDowell dressed up like a mermaid by her castle and read The Mermaid by Jan Brett.
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On Tuesday, the students were surprised with a video from Reading Coach Vickie England dressed up as a bear in the woods and read Bear Feels Scared by Karma Wilson
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Wednesday 4th grade teacher Wendy Hamer dressed up as a cowgirl on her ranch reading Bubba, the Cowboy Prince: A Fractured Texas Tale by Helen Ketteman.
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On Thursday, kindergarten paraprofessional Cindy Crawford dressed up as Annabelle in her home reading Big Bouffant by Kate Hosford
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The week concluded with ESL instructor Adrianne Lowry dressed up as Amelia Earhart by her airplane at the airport reading I am Amelia Earhart by Brad Meltzer.