World Read Aloud Day 2024

Let's celebrate World Read Aloud Day (WRAD), observed on February 7th, 2024 to create a shared experience of the art of reading. This is a time to strengthen community through storytelling in classroom, libraries and home.

What is the theme for World read aloud Day 2024? Discovering a Social-Emotional Lifeline Through Reading. Perfect opportunity to share your favorite books with people all over the globe. 

         Photo memories 2019 #ReadAloudDay  📖 

Read Aloud Tips

• Find a time to read when you can relax.
• Read the book before you read it to your child.
• Go to the library with your children regularly.
• Build a home library space. 
• Trade books with friends.
• Talk about the stories with your child. 
• Make reading a fun time.
• Follow up a reading activity

Let's celebrate today with Bilingual Literature LuzDelMes 

FREE activities: www.luzdelmes.com 

Reading Vanilla and Chocolate
 at Barnes & Noble Jensen Beach, FL

El 7 de febrero del 2024 es el día mundial de la lectura en voz alta. Oportunidad perfecta para compartir sus libros favoritos con gente de todo el mundo. Día Mundial de la lectura en voz alta motiva a niños y adultos en todo el mundo a celebrar el poder de las palabras.

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Getting ready to read Grandma's Treasure at Barnes & Noble, Jensen Beach, FL

FREE Reading Activities #LuzDelMes 

Maritza Martínez Mejía

Mother, Author, Educator and Translator

Member: FWA, SFWA, SCBWI, Board of Advisors MCBD, Delegado ANLMI
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World Read Aloud Day : Día Mundial de leer en voz alta

February 1st, 2019  it is World Read Aloud Day. Perfect opportunity to share your favorite books with people all over the globe. World Read Aloud Day motivates children and adults worldwide to celebrate the power of words.

Read Aloud Tips

• Find a time to read when you can relax.
• Read the book before you read it to your child.
• Go to the library with your children regularly.
• Build a home library space. 
• Trade books with friends.
• Talk about the stories with your child. 
• Make reading a fun time.
• Follow up a reading activity

Let's celebrate today with Bilingual Literature Lessons for Living and FREE activities. 

Reading Grandma's Treasure at Barnes & Noble Jensen Beach, FL

El Primero de febrero del 2018 es el día mundial de la lectura en voz alta. Oportunidad perfecta para compartir sus libros favoritos con gente de todo el mundo. Día Mundial de la lectura en voz alta motiva a niños y adultos en todo el mundo a celebrar el poder de las palabras.
Visit: www.luzdelmes.com

Maritza Martínez Mejía

Mother, Author, Educator and Translator

Member: FWA, SFWA, SCBWI, Board of Advisors MCBD, Delegado ANLMI
FREE Reading Activities visit: www.luzdelmes.com

Received Crystal Apple, VCB Poetry, Latino Book Awards, Author’s Talk

Vanilla and Chocolate Read Aloud

Read Aloud & Activities with Vanilla and Chocolate

Surprise your students on Read Aloud Day with Vanilla and Chocolate story
Objective: Build TOLERANCE in your classroom

After reading the story: Follow the Vocabulary Page Activities.
FREE Activities: http://www.luzdelmes.com/ldm.php?ldm=learningactivities

If time and space allow, EXTRA activities
 to have FUN & CONNECTIONS

1.  Chocolate Pie with Vanilla and Chocolate by AgathaRodi.

Objective: Read Vanilla and Chocolate Bilingual Children’s Book to build Tolerance.

Chocolate Pie

· 3 cups of cake flour

· 1 ½ cup of sugar

· 6 tablespoons of cocoa

· 2 tablespoons of vinegar(I prefer the apple cider one)

· 10 tablespoons of corn oil

· 1 teaspoon of vanilla powder

· 2 ½ cups of water

· 1 teaspoon of soda powder

Chocolate Frosting

2 ½   tablespoons of corn oil

· 200 gr of black chocolate

You will mix the ingredients using the above order and you will carefully stir with a mixer. You preheat the oven for 10 minutes at 450°F and then you  bake  for 45 to 50 minutes, at 350°F. When the Chocolate pie is ready you let it cool.

You put the  black chocolate in a pan and you add 2 tablespoons of corn oil to let it melt, then you spread it on the top of the Chocolate pie. Enjoy!

   2.  Ice-cream Party with Vanilla and Chocolate by Mrs. M.

Objective: Make connections between ice-cream flavors to skin colors to build tolerance.

Ingredients: For K- 3er graders

1/2 gallon of Vanilla Ice cream

1/2 gallon of Chocolate Ice cream

Plastic bowls (one per each student)

Plastic spoons (one per each student)

Additional Optional ingredients: For 3-5 graders

Cherries

Caramel Syrup
Sprinkles 

Instructions:

1.    Set-up a table with the ice-creams tubs, bowls and spoons.

2.    Call each student to take one spoon of each ice-cream even if they don’t like one of the flavors.

3.    Let them be free to mix the colors, separate them or eat it.

The last page of the story contains a vocabulary page and questions for discussion with children about TOLERANCE. After the recipe activity, use the questions to reinforce the lesson.

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