Book of the Month

Dive Into Our Monthly Book Adventure!

PS 86K is proud to continue a wonderful literacy initiative we launched in the 2022-2023 school year: our "Book of the Month" program! Each month, students from Kindergarten to Grade 5 all focus on the same captivating book with a strong central theme. Teachers receive a new selection monthly, sharing stories that build cultural awareness and character education. The characters in these books model essential traits like honesty, tolerance, caring, responsibility, and respect for themselves and others.

This initiative does more than just boost reading skills—it aligns with our focus on the social and emotional needs of our students and helps increase vocabulary. By having every class from K-5 reading, discussing, and doing activities around the same book, we are excited to continue unifying our school community through the power of a great story!

Listen to the stories read aloud by finding them in our Book of the Month Playlist ↗️ on YouTube!

September 2025

What If Everybody Did That? by Ellen Javernick