At the end of every day, we schedule time for Read Aloud. During this time a teacher reads to a small group of students.  Students often choose to draw in their sketchbooks as they listen. The groups change according to the book we read. At the beginning of the year we split into two mixed age groups and read The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe by CS Lewis. We needed to read the book before attending the Syracuse Stage’s musical adaptation of the book. in November. We have also divided groups according to age. The oldest children enjoyed listening to Johnny Tremain, the middle group listened to the fascinating story about the building of The Erie Canal and the youngest children listened to Search for Delicious.  Other titles read this year include Lafcadio, The Magician’s Nephew, and Animal Family,