A Poem for Read Across America Day! #ClassroomConnections

March 2 is Read Across America Day! Here’s a poem to start off your storytime. When I read this poem with kids, I act out the poem using simple motions that they can mimic. Give it a try!

Calling All Readers

I’ll tell you a story.
I’ll spin you a rhyme.
I’ll spill some ideas—
And we’ll travel through time.

Put down the controller.
Switch off the TV.
Abandon the mouse and
Just hang out with me.

I promise adventure.
Come on, take a look!
On a day like today,
There’s no friend like a book!

–Laura Purdie Salas, from BookSpeak! (Clarion, 2011)

Here’s a free downloadable mini-poster of this poem!

[My Classroom Connections posts will share a way to connect one of my books or poems to a classroom topic–often something timely that you might be covering in the next month or so. Please share this post if you have educator friends who might be interested–thanks!]