Albany Avenue Students Build Reading Skills And Unique Structures

Press release from the Lindenhurst School District:

May 12, 2021

First grade students at Albany Avenue Elementary School in the Lindenhurst Union
Free School District recently took part in a virtual program on “Building Structures” offered
by the Long Island Children’s Museum.

After a virtual discussion with the museum’s outreach manager Jennifer Henriquez
in which students explored the various elements needed to successfully build a structure,
including the use of good materials and a strong foundation, they used prepared materials
such as packing peanuts and toothpicks to create their own freestanding structures.

The program aligns with the “Building Structures” reading theme in the schools Wonders Reading program and allowed students to develop their reading skills and utilize their creativity in the classroom.

This press release was produced by the Lindenhurst School District. The views expressed here are the author’s own.