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Read with us! This month’s theme is national volunteer month

Our reading theme for the month of April is “national volunteer month”, the perfect time to explore themes of generosity, empathy, and caring for others.

December: Holidays around the world

Grade level	English titles	Spanish titles
K-1	Celebrations Around the World: The Fabulous Celebrations you Won’t Want to Miss	‘Twas Nochebuena
2-3	A World of Cookies for Santa: Follow Santa’s Tasty Trip Around the World	¡Qué montón de Tamales!
4-5	What Do You Celebrate?: Holidays and Festivals Around the World	Nueve dias para navidad

January: Voting rights for women

Skill to practice: Ask questions

Grade level	English titles	Spanish titles
K-1	Miss Paul and the President	Sonia Sotomayor: A Judge Grows in the Bronx / La juez que crecio en el Bronx
2-3	Around America to Win the Vote	My Name is Celia/Me llamo Celia: The Life of Celia Cruz/la vida de Celia Cruz
4-5	Elizabeth Leads the Way	Be Bold! Be Brave! 11 Latinas who made U.S. History, Sé Audaz! Sé Valiente!: 11 Latinas que hicieron historia en los Estados Unidos

February: Black history month

Skill to practice: Make connections

Grade level	English titles	Spanish titles
K-1	Henry’s Freedom Box	Celebra el Día de Martin Luther King, Jr. con la clase de la Sra. Park
2-3	Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom	Quién fue Harriet Tubman?
4-5	Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.?	¿Quién fue Martin Luther King, Jr.?

March: Wild weather

Skill to practice: Visualize

Grade level	English titles	Spanish titles
K-1	Weather Words and What they Mean	Las Tormentas
2-3	Fly Guy Presents Weather	Cambia el tiempo, cambian las estaciones
4-5	Everything Weather	El clima y el tiempo

April: National volunteer month

Skill to practice: Predict

Grade level	English titles	Spanish titles
K-1	Have You Filled a Bucket Today?	¿Has Llenado una Cubeta Hoy?
2-3	The Big Umbrella	La Sombrilla Grande
4-5	Those Shoes	Esos Zapatos

May: Teacher appreciation

Skill to practice: Respond

Grade level	English titles	Spanish titles
K-1	How Rocket Learned to Read	Roc aprende a leer
2-3	A Letter to My Teacher	The Shark that Taught Me English/El tiburon que me enseno ingles
4-5	Thank you, Mr. Falker	Gracias, Sr. Falker

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