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Download our free summer toolkit from Start With a Book. "Tree Trekkers" gives kids a chance to read & learn about trees & their role in the ecosystem, their characteristics, life cycle, benefits & history, & how they've inspired art, music, & literature.
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Sign up for our 2025 #summerlearning tips. You'll receive 3 texts/week, with hands-on activities to keep kids reading, creating, exploring, & learning all summer! Text "READING" for tips in English and "LECTURA" for tips in Spanish to (855) 773-1019.
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Launa Hall’s travels take her to Crete, Greece, where she discovers the impact that the island’s deep tradition of writing and performing poetry has on developing readers: readingrockets.org/blogs/boo…
Reading with Heart: K-1 teacher, children’s book author & advocate Vera Ahiyya on how diverse books help nurture children's social & emotional development readingrockets.org/blogs/boo…
Celebrate Diwali: The Festival of Lights with 12 of our favorite picture books! tinyurl.com/mr2rk6d4 #Diwali2024
Today (Oct 18) is #DLDAwarenessDay. Kids with DLD have difficulty with language — whether they are speaking, listening, reading, or writing. Learn about this common but often "hidden" disability. readingrockets.org/helping-a…
Increasing the Flow of Understanding: Place-Based Learning With Rivers edutopia.org/article/place-b… Check out our free books-based River Rangers toolkit: startwithabook.org/summer-sc…
Name an animal, then put on some music and move like that animal to the music. Try it again with different animals and music. #SummerLearning #SummerActivities #SummerReading
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ALT Move to Music activity instructions
Take any printed word you see when out on a walk and challenge your family to mix up the letters to make other smaller words. #SummerLearning #SummerActivities #SummerReading
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Encourage your child to reread favorite books over and over again. Builds #confidence, #expression and #fluency
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Ask open-ended questions like "What do you think?" or "Why did that happen?" to build critical thinking skills. #SummerLearning #SummerActivities #SummerReading
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Put kid observations and journals to use and have your child create their own field guide to local #birds, #flowers, or #trees. #SummerLearning #SummerActivities #SummerReading
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Did kids do a lot of reading this summer? Have them write to a favorite author! #SummerLearning #SummerActivities #SummerReading
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Every summer, programs serving children & youth in the DC area put Start with a Book resources into action. See how #summerlearning providers at @UCAlexandria in the Sacramento Neighborhood Center in Alexandria, VA, have engaged kids in books, bugs, & fun. startwithabook.org/blog/catc…
Turn your living room into a theater! Take turns reading a story together, then act it out using puppets, dolls, or stuffed animals. #SummerLearning #SummerActivities #SummerReading
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Make a list of things to find outside (acorn, stone, feather). Give your child the list and let the hunt begin! #SummerLearning #SummerActivities #SummerReading
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After you've read books about heroes, help kids write a song or poem to recognize an important everyday hero in their own life. #SummerLearning #SummerActivities #SummerReading
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Bring along a journal or sketch book when you head outside and encourage kids to draw the #insects and #birds they see and make notes about their behavior. #SummerLearning #SummerActivities #SummerReading
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Doubt Crept In: Questioning My Faith in Reading Research: new blog post from literacy coach Margaret Goldberg @right2readproj tinyurl.com/bdd4n7hc #SOR