By Callum Ludwig
Yarra Junction Primary School students enjoyed the opportunity to get dressed up as their favourite book characters for a parade celebrating Book Week.
Book Week event organiser at Yarra Junction Primary School Rebecca Thomas said kids shared the book they were inspired to dress up as in class with them.
“They came in very creative outfits, and parents came and enjoyed the parade as well. I think both students and their parents enjoyed creating their costumes,” she said.
Grade 1/2 teacher Brianna Spendlove said she thinks books are an integral part of all learning.
“We do fractured fairytales in writing, where we read a fairytale, break it up and rewrite them. We instil reading skills every single day, we do 15 minutes of independent reading, and we encourage our parents to do daily 20 minutes of reading every night after school,” she said.
“We also go to the library every week for a reading session, encouraging kids just to read at home or even listen to their parents read is so important. It builds their imagination and creativity, and gives them lots of ideas. There are lots of lessons to be learned from stories and social and life skills as well.”
