This picture just says it all about our love and excitement for Reading Rainbow in our class. I always remembered watching Reading Rainbow when I was in kindergarten. I loved it! When I found our school library had some old VHS tapes (yes VHS) of Reading Rainbow I was so excited. After finding one of the last VCRs in the entire school, our class was able to watch two different episodes- the first was "Murfaro's Beautiful Daughters" which featured an African danced troupe and helped us learn more about African-American History. The second episode which we watched today was "Jack, the Seal, and the Sea" which explored pollution and different ways to keep our Earth clean. This helped our class better understand the importance of recycling, pollution, and conservation (all science SOLS). Even though some of these episodes are from the late eighties, they still have the magic blend to captivate five year olds with fiction book, a nonfictiontopics, and a virtual field trip to a new location. Do you have any memories of Reading Rainbow? Leave a comment if you like...
