Flashlight Friday

Once a month the kindergarten classes have a Flashlight Friday. They bring books, flashlights, and a stuffed animal or blanket from home. The lights go off and the flashlights get turned on. They love that they are getting out of “school work” for part of the afternoon. I love that for 30-45 minutes they are snuggled up with a good book and a friend to share the joys of reading. Sometimes I hear the words, “but I can’t read”. Although now that they have quite a few sight words under their belt and are beginning to sound out some words those comments are happening less often. I try to remind them that not all “reading” is done with words. The illustrations tell an important story as well!