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Inside the Classroom: Flashlight Fridays

Jamie Martines
Jamie Martines

Inside the Classroom: Flashlight Friday

First-grade teacher Debbie Walker, of Montour Elementary School, was browsing Pinterest one day when she came across a low-tech activity to help her students get engaged in reading: Flashlight Fridays. Every Friday, the first-graders spend a few minutes with a good book and read by flashlight. Walker says giving students the freedom to choose a comfortable spot in the room during the activity gets them excited about reading.

First-grade teacher Debbie Walker, of Montour Elementary School, was browsing Pinterest when she came across a low-tech activity to help her students get excited about reading: Flashlight Fridays.

Every Friday, the first-graders spend a few minutes with a good book and read by flashlight. Walker says giving students the freedom to choose a comfortable spot in the room during the activity--at their desk, under a table or snuggled in a book boat--motivates them to focus.

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Jamie Martines is a Tribune-Review staff writer. Reach her at jmartines@tribweb.com, 724-850-2867 or on Twitter @Jamie_Martines.


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Gabby Nolfi, a first-grader at Montour Elementary School, reads with a flashlight during a classroom activity called Flashlight Fridays, Dec. 15, 2017.
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Hanna Kantz, a first-grader at Montour Elementary School, reads with a flashlight while sitting under a table during a classroom activity called Flashlight Fridays, Dec. 15, 2017.
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Andrew Curcio (left) and Wyatt Kaleugher (right), first-graders at Montour Elementary School, read with flashlights while sitting in a coat cubby during a classroom activity called Flashlight Fridays, Dec. 15, 2017.