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Add
Summer to Rhyming Poems and Songs
Playing with rhyming words helps children learn about the different sounds of
language. Try some of these activities for a new twist on nursery rhymes.
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Beyond
the Classroom
Virtual Field Trips. Book Clubs. Recipe Creation. These are a few of the
engaging activities and challenging online games and tools to do with children
and teens.
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Children's
Choices booklist
Who better to ask about which books are great than children themselves! This
booklist reflects the opinions of 10,000 children and is a perfect place to
start when encouraging kids to read for pleasure.
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Construct-a-Word
Your child can manipulate letters on the screen to make rhyming words. They
receive feedback as they experiment with different letters, alerting them when
they create a real word and asking them to try another letter if they choose an
incorrect one.
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Essay Map
Map out your essay with this interactive graphic organizer.
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Free
Course: Selecting and Sharing Books (Part I)
There are so many children's books at the library and in bookstores. How do you
know which ones your child will enjoy? Learn how important the right book is
and strategies to help you decide which to choose in this 45-60 minute course.
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Identifying
Colors
Playing naming games with your child helps build observation skills and
vocabulary. You can do this activity anywhere.
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Free
Course: Talking About Stories
Reading together is fun and important. What if you could make this experience
even more helpful to your child? Learn some easy techniques, using questions to
talk about books with your child. This 40-60 minute course can help you support
your child's early reading development .
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Learning
About Letters - Names and Sounds
Here are some ways to help your child learn the alphabet and the sounds of
letters. Read or print these activities.
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Let's
Go on a Reading Hunt
Take your children on a hunt for places where they can read and enjoy books
over the summer: on a family road trip, at the pool, at the doctor's office.
After their hunt and with inspiration from Dr. Suess, children can compose
their own books modeled on the rhythm and rhyme of Green Eggs and Ham.
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Letter
Generator
Hone your letter-writing skills with this online activity.
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Literacy
Activities for a Month!
Are you looking for fun ways to support your child's early literacy? This
calendar can help. It gives you 31 simple activities you can try in your
everyday routine.
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Literary
Glossary
Stumped by your child's language arts homework? Flip through this glossary of
literary terms for help.
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NCTE
Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children
Find outstanding nonfiction for children to enjoy.
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Podcast
Series on Talking About Stories
Listen to four-minute podcasts that describe activities you can do with your
child before, during and after reading specific books, like The Little Engine
That Could, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, and Alphabet Under Construction.
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Start
Your Own Book Club
Bring your friends together to read and talk about your favorite books, and to
do some arts and crafts!
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Take
a Virtual Field Trip
Can't make it to a zoo? Use webcams broadcasting from zoos and aquariums around
the United States and the world to observe animal habits and habitats.
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Young
Adults' Choices
Who better to ask about which books are great than teenagers themselves! This
booklist reflects the opinions of 4,500 teenagers and is a perfect place to
start when encouraging teens to read for pleasure.
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Teachers' Choices
Since 1989, the Teachers' Choices project has developed an annual annotated reading list of new books that will encourage young people to read. These are books that kids will enjoy-and that contribute to learning across the curriculum.
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