Category Archives: Reading

Nature-based literacy – building lifelong learning and connecting kids to nature

Posted on October 26, 2011 by

Nature-based literacy is combining reading with being outdoors, helping kids (and adults) develop a love for both, and nurturing a lifelong connection to nature and learning. Having been an environmental educator for more than 30 years and a librarian for … Continue reading →

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Four Circles Learning Supports Reading with Matching Funds

Posted on September 6, 2011 by

Four Circles Learning is putting its money where its mission is… helping people learn to love learning – and this time it’s for kids. Kids need books – good books – to read so they learn to love reading, and … Continue reading →

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Collaborative Poem Challenge: Celebrate Books, Libraries, & the Earth

Posted on April 13, 2011 by

Join the fun… contribute to this collaborative poem! April is for celebrating a lot of my favorite things: National Library Week (April 10 – 16), Let’s G.O.! (Get Outside) Month, National Poetry Month and Earth Day. So, what better way … Continue reading →

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March 9 – Celebrate World Read Aloud Day

Posted on March 9, 2011 by

It’s World Read-Aloud Day – a day to celebrate reading and combat illiteracy by reading a favorite book, poem, story, article, anything aloud to someone else. The day is sponsored by LitWorld, a NY-based literacy organization. The goal is to … Continue reading →

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12 Gifts that Encourage Kids to Read

Posted on December 15, 2010 by

photo © 2009 Zechariah Judy | more info (via: WylioThis holiday make your gift-giving count for your young readers. Give them gifts that will encourage them to want to read…here are twelve suggestions for starters: A Basketful of Books – … Continue reading →

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What Do Boys Want in Books?

Posted on October 6, 2010 by

and… short books, non-fiction, humor, biographies, extremes. Learn more at Real Men Read with Kids .

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Celebrating Intellectual Freedom

Posted on September 25, 2010 by

Banned Books Week is today through Oct. 2, 2010. It’s a great time to read a banned or challenged book and remind everyone how important it is to our democracy to have intellectual freedom – the freedom to be able … Continue reading →

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The Power of One:One

Posted on September 24, 2010 by

There’s been a lot of buzz about 1:1 learning/classrooms/environments in education circles during the past few years (One-to-One K-12 Information Resources, Anytime-Anywhere Learning Foundation). The one laptop:one child or one learning device (of some technological kind) per child concept is … Continue reading →

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More Martial Arts Books for Kids

Posted on August 31, 2010 by

I got so much positive response from yesterday’s post listing select martial arts books for kids, that I decided it was worth adding to that list. Here are some newer (mostly) books, both fiction and non-fiction, that should appeal to … Continue reading →

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Martial Arts Books for Kids

Posted on August 30, 2010 by

Lots of kids take karate or taekwondo classes after school. How about connecting their love for the martial arts and movement with reading? Here’s a starter list of books that might get your little karate kid to turn into a … Continue reading →

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