This past Wednesday, 58 third graders at John F. Kennedy School received new dictionaries thanks to the dictionary project I’m participating in with local bloggers, PositiveDetroit.net and Operation: Kid Equip. The whole team (Jen Wright, Becks Davis, Lauren Weber, Erin Rose and Menachem Kniespeck) was there to witness the kids beam from ear to ear when we put the dictionaries in their hands.
The kids showed their appreciation with plenty of “thank yous” and hugs. The principal called on a few students and asked them to share how they were feeling. Answers ranged from “special and loved” to “very happy and excited.” A few of the third graders asked us questions about the dictionaries and our personal blogs. I was impressed that the kids knew what a blog is!
You can read more about the distribution and the dictionary project in this article in The Oakland Press. Becks Davis has more photos on her Flickr page.
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