Kindergarten's Bears, Books, and Blankets: Exploring 'Windows and Mirrors' Through Reading

September in the Lower School is punctuated by several events focused on supporting our students in thinking of themselves as readers. One of these is Kindergarten’s Books, Bears, and Blankets, which occurred on Friday, September 20. 

This year’s Books, Bears, and Blankets theme was “Windows and Mirrors.” Students were invited to think about a book that has a character similar to them (reflecting who they are like a mirror) and a book that has a character different from them (allowing them to see into another person’s life like a window). Once they selected their “window” and “mirror” books with their grown-ups at home to read together along with titles from our classroom libraries, students got cozy with stuffed animals and blankets and settled into reading in their homerooms. Parents and children also enjoyed a light breakfast and drew portraits of themselves using mirrors. To learn more about the windows and mirrors concept, enjoy this TED Talk by author Grace Lin and interview with author Rudine Sims Bishop.