5th grade and kindergarten team up!

During Red-Ribbon week festivities, 5th grade students from Mrs. Sberna's class joined students from Mrs. Kerzmann's Kindergarten class to "buddy-read" during Heritage's "Team-Up" day.  5th graders served as model readers with their Kindergarten buddies while reading decodable books.  Since Kindergarten students began learning about short vowels and word families, it was a great opportunity for 5th grade to act as "coaches" during this literacy activity.  Kindergarten students felt excited and motivated, and 5th graders felt purposeful and responsible as they took ownership in guiding their Kindergarten buddies through a read-aloud.  Mrs. Sberna and Mrs. Kerzman look forward to more partner-reading activities throughout the school year!