Today was so much fun! Children's author, Brooke Bessesen came to our school to talk about her books, the writing process, and protecting the Earth! She was an amazing presenter, and the kiddos loved her!
Brooke Bessesen has written Look Who Lives in the Desert, Look Who Lives in the Ocean, and Zachary Z. Packrat. Her books are compelling, creative, and unique. They are factual, but also contain literacy skills such as rhyming. I think what I admire most about Brooke is her ability to embed the important theme of "protecting and saving our Earth" into her books.
For this visit, Brooke teamed up with Author's for Earth Day, a coalition of authors who support conservation through literacy. Author's for Earth Day participants fund conservation organizations as directed by student votes at their hosting schools.
Once we found out Brooke was coming, we needed to research her five not-for-profit conservation organization "nominees".
After we finished our research, we were able to learn a little bit about the voting process. Students first, had to vote for the organization they felt most passionate about, and then submit their "ballot".
Last, we were able to entwine reading and math because we graphed the results.
I love when I am able to connect all subjects and create a real-life, meaningful learning experience. It was fun for me to see the students so engaged and passionate about protecting our beautiful Earth.
Thank you, Brooke for being so inspiring!
For more information about Brooke Bessesen and/or Author's for Earth Day, click on the links below!
http://www.brookebessesen.com/index.html
http://www.authorsforearthday.org/
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