We finally were able to share the dictionaries in the schools. YEAH! It is a joyful and exciting project. We are most grateful to Denise Kelly, Queen of the Dictionary Project, and her project partner, Alan Hansen for making all of the arrangements. The time in the classroom included an introduction to Rotary, the 4 Way Test, personally giving a dictionary to each child, and closing with an introduction to the dictionary.
Here are teacher comments: "The students are so excited. They know it is coming and it is like a right of passage for them." "The media specialist at our school does a lesson using the dictionary before we send them home." "I use the dictionary with the class. I have many of the past dictionaries given and use them during lessons."
We will send a survey to parents and teachers to help evaluate the impact of this project. (more photos - - - )
