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Norma Meacham Reading Award Honorees
Opened Young Minds to Reading
The Norma Meacham Reading Award is a tradition at Union Chapel. Norma Meacham was a first grade teacher at Union Chapel from 1977-1993. She loved reading and she loved teaching children how to read. At the time of her death, her estate gifted many books to the Union Chapel library so that kids would always keep reading. You will notice the Norma Meacham label in the front of many of our books in the library. It says, “Norma Meacham Opened Young Minds to Reading at Union Chapel from 1977-1993.” This award was created to honor her memory in 1998. It has been presented to one student from each classroom each year since that time. It can be given to the most distinguished reader, the most enthusiastic reader, a reader who helps others to read or the most improved reader.
Award Books
We celebrate these award books! Updated lists come out each spring.
Mark Twain Award Nominees
Building Block Nominees
Show Me Readers Award
Written by Jen Arena and illustrated by Jessica Gibson
Written by Aaron Reynolds and illustrated by Peter Brown
Written by Philip C. Stead and illustrated by Matthew Cordell
Written by Cheryl B. Klein and illustrated by Abhi Alwar
Written by Rebecca Kraft Rector and illustrated by Shanda McCloskey
Written by Crystal Hubbard and illustrated by Alleanna Harris
Written and illustrated by Lindsay Ward
Written by Julie Falatko and illustrated by Ruth Chan
Written by Alyssa Satin Capucilli and illustrated by Gladys Jones
Written and illustrated by Alex Willan
Great Kids Can Read
Destiny Online Catalog
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Exploring Curiosity
- Biblionasium
- Code.org
Learn to Code -
Santa Tracker
- Instructables
Share what you make - Smithsonian
- Make Magazine
Projects - National Geographic for Kids
- School Tube
- San Diego Zoo Kids Animal Cams
- Wonderopolis
Book Recommendations
Award-Winning Books
- Missouri Building Block
- Show Me Readers Award
- The Caldecott Medal
- Great Kids Can Read
- Mark Twain Award