Thanks to everyone who has participated!
11 year old Cody was my shining star. This young man first participated in a reading fundraiser that I held with his 5th grade class. He took his challenge to be sponsored to read and ran with it. He collected the most in pledges for his class. The entire class participation was very high and they earned 30% cash or $1,200 plus in cash for their Boston trip this spring. Each child who brought in pledge money received 50% of their pledges in free books for their home and their teachers picked out 20% in books for the classrooms. I love my job! I get to give free books to kids and teachers who are in need of learning tools.
Well, after the fundraiser, Cody was so excited about earning free books that he called me and scheduled a Book Show with me. What an enthusiastic child. He took catalogs to all of his neighbors and friends and within a week, he needed lots more order forms. His mom should be very proud of her son. I know she is. He called everyone the day before to remind them to come see the great books and his turnout of 12 guests the night of his show was tremendous. His show was my best all year! I love it when kids love to read!
Successes!
Thursday, February 17, 2005
Successes!
Thursday, February 10, 2005
These are my favorite books for Kid/Teens and even Adults.
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A favorite poem
20 Minutes A Day
Read to your children twenty minutes a day;
You have the time, and so do they.
Read while the laundry is in the machine;
Read while the dinner cooks;
Tuck a child in the crook of your arm and reach for the Usborne books.
Hide the remote, let the computer games cool, for one day your children will be off to school;
"Remedial?" "Gifted?" You have the choice;
Let them hear their first tales in the sound of your voice.
Read in the morning; Read over noon; Read by the light of the Goodnight Moon.
Turn the pages together, sitting close as you'll fit.
Till a small voice beside you says,"Hey don't quit."
Wednesday, February 09, 2005
It's never too early
Raising a Reader...Read to your child 20 minutes a day!
Read aloud from the moment you bring your new baby home from the hospital. Cloth books are wonderful for your youngest reader who needs the soft touch.
The new chunkie books are great ~ Just the right size for little hands to hold and will stand up to punishment.
At 9 months Touchy Feely Books will hold your child's attention with all of the textures to feel and discover.
Give your baby time to look at the pictures, which should be held about eight to ten inches from his/her face.
Teach your children to play in books instead of in front of the TV or video games. This is something that is habit forming at an early age.
Play rhyme, rhythm, and sound games with your child. Look for objects in pictures or around the house that begin with a specific letter of the alphabet.
Quotes
A room without books is like a body without a soul. ~ Marcus T. Cicero
"Never tell a young person that anything cannot be done. God may have been waiting centuries for someone ignorant enough of the impossible to do that very thing." - John Andrew Holmes
