Tag 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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10 Ways to Make 2011 a Year of Learning

Posted on December 31, 2010 by

One of my life goals is to continue to learn as much as I can about the world and how it works, about myself and my limits, and about how to make the world a more sustainable place for the … 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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Two 4 Tuesday: Learning Links

Posted on November 23, 2010 by

Each Two 4 Tuesdays post features two links to items I’ve discovered recently that shed some light on learning…enjoy! 1. LiveScience.com: Video: Brain Scientist Pushes Social Learning – “Patricia Kuhl, a brain researcher and director of the National Science Foundation’s … Continue reading →

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Can Images Create Value?

Posted on October 21, 2010 by

Cross-posted on realmenreadwithkids.wordpress.com – Oct. 21, 2010 During the past few weeks I’ve been combing through our family photos – both print and digital – looking for images of men reading – my son, my husband, my dad, cousins, friends, … Continue reading →

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Thanks Hendry County Library Folks

Posted on October 19, 2010 by

I had a great morning presenting “Real Men Read with Kids: Inspiring Boys to Read for Life” to librarians and volunteers with the Hendry County Libraries. We talked about boys and reading, what key factors it takes to engage boys … 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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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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