Red Apple Reading - August/September 2016

RED APPLE READING AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2016 MAGAZINE

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GETTING YOUR TODDLER READY TO READ

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WAYS TO HELP YOUR CHILD FIND A GOOD BOOK

READING SPECIFICS:

A BALANCED APPROACH TO TEACHING READING

EASY READER:

ELLIE GOES

BACK TO SCHOOL

POPULAR BOOK

SERIES

DINNER AND A BOOK:

FIRST DAY TIKKI TIKKI TEMBO JITTERS SPOTLIGHT ON...

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Ideas to start little ones on the path to reading.

DINNER AND A BOOK Make a quick weeknight meal and enjoy First Day Jitters by Julie Danneberg.

READING SPECIFICS: A Balanced Approach to Teaching Reading

BOOK REVIEWS 6 popular book series your children will love!

TIPS! 7 ways to help your child find a good book.

STORY TIME! Read about Ellie’s first day in Ellie Goes Back to School.

14 LEVEL A - ELLIE GOES BACK TO SCHOOL Best for reading out loud to pre-readers or for fluent reader practice – plus two pages of fun literacy activities.

27 LEVEL B - ELLIE GOES BACK TO SCHOOL Simplified story text for emerging readers – two fun pages of literacy activities after.

40 LEVEL C - ELLIE GOES BACK TO SCHOOL Early reader version of the story – followed by two fun pages of literacy activities.

53 COMPREHENSION SKILLS

Check in with these story questions after reading Ellie Goes Back to School.

54 LITERACY TIME

Engaging activities that promote literacy.

56 LITERACY LINEUP

Birthdays and special days for the months of August and September.

58 SPOTLIGHT ON...

…TIKKI TIKKI TEMBO Review from a young and nostalgic book critic.

59 BEST OF THE WEB

Editor picks of incredible online resources for families.

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Letter from the Editor This issue marks the one year anniversary of the Red Apple Reading magazine, and we still love the process of putting content and stories together for every issue! We hope you continue to enjoy the reading content, reviews, and stories.

Beginning this month you’ll see longer storybooks, as we increase the page count of our leveled readers from eight to ten pages.

We hope you are entertained with Ellie Goes Back to School – it’s the first of a new writing collaboration with my oldest daughter!

We also share six popular book series this month, an easy weeknight meal paired with a back-to-school read, and a book review of Tikki Tikki Tembo (a favorite read-aloud in our house for many years). The Reading Specifics article explains how parents can encourage a balanced approach to literacy at home. Other parent

resources include ways to get your toddler reading, tips to help your child find a good book, the calendar lineup, and some fun literacy activities for families at home.

Enjoy whatever time remains with your little ones before they head back to school. Summer goes by fast when you are having fun!

Sincerely,

Tammy Bennecke EDITOR IN CHIEF tammybennecke@redapplereading.com

“A book is a dream you hold in your hands.”

- Neil Gaiman

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GETTING YOUR TODDLER READY TO READ KEEP BOOKS ACCESSIBLE

Even though it will be a few years before your toddler is an independent reader, it’s never too early to put him or her on the right track! Here are

Keep sturdy board books in a place where your little one can reach them during play time. Even if he is only interested in the pictures, he is learning to enjoy books.

Lift-the-Flap books or other interactive books are perfect for this purpose.

some ideas for introducing literacy to your little one.

READ TO THEM This is one of the most important steps in promoting literacy to your children at almost any age. Regularly reading to them, and starting when they are very young, will teach them to be excited about books and help them associate reading with positive experiences.

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MAKE IT FUN There are so many fun toys for young children that incorporate literacy. Let your kiddo play with alphabet blocks, letter refrigerator magnets, and letter stencils. You may also consider getting toys that say the names of letters out loud.

Not only is this yet another great way to associate words and letters with fun, but it also helps your child become familiar with letter names and sounds.

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RECITE NURSERY RHYMES

BE AN EXAMPLE

Believe it or not, these simple stories are important to your kiddo’s development. Their rhythmic nature helps her cognitive development, and the rhymes help her learn that words are made up of different sounds.

As with anything you want your children to do, the best way to promote it is by doing it yourself. It doesn’t matter if it’s a book, magazine, newspaper, or e-reader. As long as he sees you reading regularly, he’ll be encouraged to read as well.

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DINNER AND A BOOK If your nights are as busy as mine are lately, a quick evening meal is a necessity. You can put together these yummy pineapple and sausage skewers in no time with the kiddos; and while you have the skewers out on the barbecue you can build strawberry brownie kababs for dessert!

Glazed Pineapple and Sausage Skewers These yummy kabobs are just the right meal to serve up hot off the grill. The kids will love to thread the sausage and pineapple chunks on skewers (with adult supervision please!) and mom or dad can grill them up in no time flat!

Brush on the delicious honey and pineapple glaze and your family has a tasty grill goody from Foody Schmoody!

Strawberry Brownie Kababs If you’re looking for a quick and fun treat, then these sweet dessert kababs from Awesome Food Recipes are perfect! Made with fresh strawberries, these fruit skewers are a delicious way to wrap up a family meal! Add brownie bites and marshmallows, drizzle with chocolate sauce, and your dessert kabobs are complete!

First Day Jitters Your little one’s thoughts might be turning toward school with the first day just around the corner. With that in mind, this month’s book pick is First Day Jitters by Julie Danneberg.

Sarah Jane Hartwell is not at all excited about starting a new school; she’s sure it will be terrible. With a bit of coaxing, Mr. Hartwell eventually gets Sarah Jane out of bed and off to school. Kids are sure to laugh when the surprise ending is revealed! Memories of this story will help put a smile on your kiddo’s face if she wakes up a little nervous on her first day back to school.

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SERIOUS LEARNING THAT’S SERIOUSY FUN!

www.RedAppleReading.com Help your child become a better reader with videos and games that make it fun to learn.

SCHOOL WORDS

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READING SPECIFICS A BALANCED APPROACH TO TEACHING READING With a strong foundation in reading, children are more likely to be successful in school. How do parents know that their children are receiving the best possible reading education?

Research has shown that children learn best from a combination of research-based strategies.

Most educators today follow a balanced approach to reading, not only between phonics and whole language practices, but also with teacher-centered instruction, guided or shared reading, and independent work. Let’s take a peek at five general

1) PHONEMIC AWARENESS AND PHONICS This is perhaps the most critical area to work on before a child begins school. This area includes learning the sounds of letters and language, rhyming, recognizing syllables, and learning to both blend and segment sounds in words. Through word study children learn phonics skills, moving from letters to blends, digraphs, complex vowel sounds, prefixes and suffixes, and other advanced phonics concepts (e.g. diphthongs and silent letters).

At home parents can help by providing a print-rich environment, reading or reciting nursery rhymes, playing rhyming games, teaching letter sounds, clapping syllables in words, substituting beginning and ending sounds to make different words, and of course reading out loud regularly.

In Red Apple Reading over half of the content in Level A promotes phonemic awareness and learning letter sounds, and about half of Levels B and C focus on simple to advanced phonics skills.

components of a balanced reading program, what you can do at home to nurture each of these areas, and how Red Apple Reading can help.

2) HIGH-FREQUENCY WORDS AND VOCABULARY Children need to understand the meaning of words in order to communicate effectively.

An average 6-year-old understands over 10,000 words (receptive vocabulary), and while parents don’t often think about its importance, the effects on a child when vocabulary is lacking are quite noticeable.

A fun fact: only about one hundred highfrequency words (aka sight words) make up half of all the words found in day-to-day reading. This is why it is so important to teach these words to children for mastery.

The single largest impact on a child’s vocabulary is the amount of reading he or she does, so the best thing parents can do is to read a lot of different material beginning at a very young age. Also important is conversation, since children pick up a lot of new words and their meanings through

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verbal interactions with others. Reading, talking, and pointing out familiar words in everyday life will go a long way in building your child’s vocabulary.

Red Apple Reading explicitly teaches over 250 high-frequency words (from Fry’s word lists). The program also exposes children to thousands of common vocabulary words and teaches them specific vocabulary concepts (e.g. contractions, abbreviations, homophones, synonyms, antonyms).

3) READ-ALOUDS In addition to developing phonemic awareness and building vocabulary, reading aloud to a child helps model correct reading behaviors. Teachers and parents read with enthusiasm, rhythm, fluency, and the proper intonation so that children hear what good reading sounds like. Read-alouds also allow children to experience the joys of reading long before they can read on their own.

It’s no surprise what parents can do here: read to your child more! Get books from the library, give books for special occasions, go to a bookstore, or swap books with other families to keep plenty of reading materials on hand. Reading doesn’t have to just be from picture books either. It can include reading recipes out loud, directions for operating a new gadget, magazines, comic books, and more. Don’t make the mistake of thinking that children no longer need to be read to once they can read on their own. Kids of every age benefit from and enjoy a good read-aloud!

There are ten original read-aloud stories in Level A of the Red Apple Reading program for young children to enjoy. Over 50 stories are available altogether in printable format to share with children.

Parents can provide support in this area by helping their child read books at the child’s current reading level. For young readers these are usually phonics or beginner books. For older kids it might be a chapter book that she or he reads out loud to you each evening or on the weekend.

You can practice together by taking turns reading sentences or a page. It also helps to encourage repeated readings of favorite stories, as this helps the child’s fluency.

Red Apple Reading Levels B and C have 25 stories with guided practice for early readers. A child can click on any word to hear it read out loud, and in Level B each page can be read aloud to model fluent reading.

5) INDEPENDENT READING During independent reading children choose the books they want to read. Usually books are picked out from a school or classroom library. Having a wide variety of books to choose from is essential, offering different genres such as science fiction, mystery, fantasy, historical fiction, and non-fiction or informational books. This is important so that reading becomes an enjoyable experience, not a chore. Keeping children excited about reading helps ensure they will become lifelong readers.

Let children choose the books they get from the library or bookstore. They may enjoy a different genre than you do, and that’s okay! Expose them to a wide variety of books to help figure out what they really like. Recommendations from friends and families with children of a similar age can be helpful too. Remember, what your child reads is not nearly as important as how much he or she reads.

4) GUIDED AND SHARED READING

Over 50 stories are available in printable format from Red Apple Reading for children to practice reading independently.

In guided reading teachers work with a small number of students who are at the same reading level. Students are given their own book, and the teacher works with each student to help develop the skills they need.

During shared reading the teacher and students read together. This helps students discover new words and practice fluency.

The goal of a balanced approach to reading is to develop competent, lifelong readers.

Whether you homeschool or your child attends public school, paying attention to and offering a variety of reading experiences will significantly increase your child’s chance at reading success.

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POPULAR BOOK SERIES JUNIE B. JONES

by Barbara Park This hilarious book series tackles the challenges of kindergarten from the perspective of an “almost six” year old. Junie B. might be a bit too sassy for some parents’ liking, but if your child is old enough to understand, her outrageous attitude can bring up teachable moments while giving you both a laugh.

Ages 6 to 9.

FROG AND TOAD

by Arnold Lobel Frog and Toad’s childlike friendship and lighthearted adventures are especially appealing to younger children. All of these books are beautifully illustrated and full of cute short stories that are good to read with your child before naptime or bed.

Ages 4 to 8.

RAMONA THE PEST

by Beverly Cleary This classic, wholesome series is still a great way to introduce a child to longer chapter books. Cleary’s wonderful depiction of the struggles between siblings and challenges of childhood are still relevant today, and it is sure to entertain your young reader.

Ages 8 to 12.

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DIARY OF A WIMPY KID

by Eric Carle Middle schooler and middle child Greg Heffley’s struggles are familiar to many children, especially late elementary and middle school aged boys. Your child will relate to Greg as he makes poor decisions and learns from his mistakes.

Ages 10 to 13.

WINNIE THE POOH

by A. A. Milne There’s a reason why these whimsical stories about Pooh’s adventures and his friends in the Hundred Acre Wood are still so popular.

The characters are charming, and it’s easy to pick it up and read the stories in any order.

Ages 6 to 10.

IF YOU GIVE A MOUSE A COOKIE

by Laura Numeroff This series of short picture books describes the comical slippery slope that could happen if you “give a mouse a cookie,” “give a pig a pancake,” or “take a mouse to school.” These ridiculous situations and funny illustrations will have you and your little one laughing.

Ages 4 to 8.

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HELP YOUR CHILD FIND A GOOD BOOK 1.

FIND AN AUTHOR

If your child loves one book by an author he’ll probably like other books written by that same author.

2. CONSIDER INTERESTS Does your kiddo love learning about animals or other cultures? Find books about her favorite topics and she’ll have trouble putting them down!

3. NARROW DOWN A GENRE Most children have one or two favorite genres. While it’s good to read a few books from all genres, narrowing down which are your child’s favorite makes it easier to find books he will enjoy.

4. VISIT THE LIBRARY Since you don’t have to pay, the library is a great place to try books or genres your little ones may or may not love. If they don’t like a book, just go back and try another!

5. KEEP ABILITIES IN MIND A challenge can be good, but trying to read a book that’s too difficult can be more frustrating than fun. Try to avoid books that are too hard, or save them for when you and your child can read them together.

6. IS IT APPROPRIATE? Just because a book is at your child’s reading level doesn’t mean the subject matter is age appropriate.

Keep an eye on what your kiddo reads, and be clear and consistent about what subject matter isn’t okay.

7. READ BOOK REVIEWS Reading book reviews on websites like Scholastic is a great way to find books that you might not have considered otherwise.

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STORY TIME

ELLIE GOES BACK TO SCHOOL 3 DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF THE SAME STORY! CHOOSE THE VERSION THAT’S BEST FOR YOUR YOUNG READER, THEN CLICK A LINK BELOW AND PRINT THE PAGES FOR REPEATED READING AND PRACTICE.

LEVEL A - STORY AND ACTIVITIES

PAGES 14 - 26

BEST FOR READING ALOUD TO PRE-READERS

LEVEL B - STORY AND ACTIVITIES

PAGES 27 - 39

EASY TEXT FOR EMERGING READERS

LEVEL C - STORY AND ACTIVITIES

PAGES 40 - 52

MORE COMPLEXITY FOR EARLY READERS

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS

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ELLIE GOES BACK TO SCHOOL Level A

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“Oh no!” cried Ellie. The alarm didn’t buzz to wake her up for her first day back at school. She jumped out of bed in a panic because she didn’t know what she was going to wear!

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She was in a hurry, so Ellie got dressed in the first thing she could grab, baggy pants and an old sweater on the floor.

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Honk! Honk! “Is that the bus already?� thought Ellie.

She ran out to the bus and forgot her lunch, backpack, and school supplies on the kitchen counter.

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The school bell chimed and Ellie was late for her first day of class. She snuck into the back of the classroom and looked around. “Where are all of my friends from last year?” Ellie thought to herself.

She didn’t recognize any of the other students.

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“Welcome back students,” greeted the teacher.

“Please pull out your summer homework and turn it in.”

Ellie didn’t remember having any summer homework!

She raised her hand and asked, “Miss Newman, what summer homework?”

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The entire class looked back at Ellie and started to buzz at her like her alarm clock.

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

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Buzz! Buzz!

Ellie’s eyes opened wide. “It was all just a dream!” she shouted. Ellie was very happy. She hopped out of bed and put on her favorite outfit.

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Ellie danced down the stairs and put together her lunch. She packed all of her new cool school supplies in her backpack.

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Honk! Honk! Ellie hopped on the school bus and saw all of her friends from last year. “Hi Ellie!� said her friend Dot. Ellie was so happy to see her friends again.

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Ellie and her friends made it to school on time and turned in their summer homework. “This is going to be a great school year,� Ellie said to Dot with a big smile. Ellie was thankful she was prepared for her first day back to school.

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ELLIE GOES BACK TO SCHOOL Level B

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“Oh no!” said Ellie. The alarm clock did not go off to get her up on time. She jumped out of bed.

What was she going to wear?

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Ellie dressed in the first thing she saw, baggy pants and a sweater.

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Honk! Honk! “Is that the bus?� Ellie ran out to the bus and forgot her lunch and backpack in the kitchen.

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The bell rang and Ellie was late to class.

She snuck in and looked at the other kids.

Where were her friends? She did not know any of them.

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“Welcome back,” said the teacher. “Please get out your summer work and give it to me.” Ellie did not know she had summer work! She asked, “Miss Newman, what summer work?”

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The class looked back at Ellie and started to buzz at her like her clock. Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

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Buzz! Buzz! Ellie opened her eyes. “It was all just a dream!� she yelled. Ellie was very happy. She hopped out of bed and put on nice clothes.

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Ellie went down the stairs and got her lunch.

She packed all of her stuff into her backpack.

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Honk! Honk!

Ellie hopped on the school bus and saw her friends. “Hi Ellie!� said Dot. Ellie was happy to see her friends.

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Ellie got to school on time and gave Miss Newman her work. “This will be a good year,� Ellie said to Dot. Ellie was glad she was ready for her first day back at school.

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ELLIE GOES BACK TO SCHOOL Level C

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“Oh no!” cried Ellie. The alarm didn’t buzz to wake her up for the first day of school. She jumped out of bed because she didn’t know what to wear!

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She had to be quick, so Ellie got dressed in the first thing she could grab, baggy pants and an old sweater.

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Honk! Honk! “Is that the bus?� thought Ellie. She ran out to the bus and forgot her lunch, backpack, and school supplies in the kitchen.

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The school bell rang and Ellie was late for her first day of class. She snuck into the back of the classroom and looked around. “Where are all of my friends?” Ellie thought. She didn’t know any of the other students.

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“Welcome back,” said the teacher. “Please pull out your summer homework and turn it in.” Ellie didn’t remember having any summer homework! She raised her hand and asked, “Miss Newman, what summer homework?”

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The class looked back at Ellie and started to buzz at her like her alarm.

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

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Buzz! Buzz! Ellie’s eyes opened wide.

“It was all just a dream!” she shouted.

Ellie was very happy. She hopped out of bed and put on her new clothes.

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Ellie danced down the stairs and made her lunch.

She packed all of her new school supplies in her backpack.

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Honk! Honk! Ellie hopped on the school bus and saw her friends from last year. “Hi Ellie!� said her friend Dot. Ellie was happy to see Dot again.

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Ellie and her friends made it to school on time and turned in their summer homework. “This is going to be a great school year,� Ellie said to Dot. Ellie was thankful she was ready for her first day back to school.

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COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS:

ELLIE GOES BACK TO SCHOOL

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Why was Ellie late for school?

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What did Ellie forget to take to school?

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What did Ellie do differently after waking up on p. 7?

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How did Ellie feel after waking up on p. 7?

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Who did Ellie see on the school bus?

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LITERACY TIME! BACK TO SCHOOL LIST

Have your child write up a list of items needed for the new school year (younger children will need your help!). Encourage him or her to think of everything needed during the school day plus homework time at home. Then have the child search through his or her belongings at home and try to find as many things on the list as possible that can be used without having to buy it new. Check those items off of the list, and you are ready to go shopping for the rest!

ALL ABOUT ME

Help your child create a poster or collage all about him or her! Use magazine clippings, photos or drawings, in addition to markers or colored pencils. Make it as simple or complex as you’d like – scrapbooking materials and special papers or stickers can add some fun. Include the following: name, age, pets, friends, favorite color, favorite food, favorite hobby, favorite book, and goals. Older children can write out the information neatly or even type it up and print it.

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Head back to school with Red Apple Reading!

SIDE WA LK CHALK SPELLING

Take literacy outside by letting your kiddos practice writing with sidewalk chalk on the driveway, sidewalk, back patio, or even the fence. Younger children can practice writing alphabet letters and their name.

Older children can practice high frequency, spelling or vocabulary words. You can also create a hopscotch board with chalk and write letters or words in each space – when they land on it they have to say the letter or word. Once they are done, let them wash away the letters and words with a garden hose or pail of water.

B IS FOR BUS

This activity can be written on paper or done out loud during a car ride or dinner.

Beginning with the letter A, have your child think of something related to school that begins with each alphabet letter, e.g. “A is for apple.” See how many letters you can use.

Which letters are left? If you had a difficult time finding something for letters like Q, X or Z, challenge your child to come up with a cool new school supply and give it a name with one of those letters.

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Birthdays, holidays and other fun days to celebrate!

AUGUST 2016 Sunday

Monday

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BILL WALLLACE

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COLLEEN SALLEY

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WILL HOBBS

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CEDELLA MARLEY

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DONALD CREWS

DEBORAH KOGAN

RED APPLE READING

MARY ANN HOBERMAN

PAULA DANZIGER

INT’L LEFTHANDER’S DAY

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OGDEN NASH

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IAN FALCONER

FRANK ASCH

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19

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CAL RIPKEN JR.

JEFF STONE

DON FREEMAN

LOVE YOUR FEET DAY

Saturday

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24

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KAREN HESSE

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EILEEN SPINELLI

NANCY WHITE CARLSTROM

TONY ROSS

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Friday

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Thursday

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JEN JONES

PATRICIA MCKISSACK

BETSY FRANCO

POET’S DAY

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NAT’L COLORING BOOK DAY

KELLY BENNETT

ALICE PROVENSEN

Wednesday

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Tuesday

DORI HILLESTAD BUTLER

JUDITH SCHACHNER

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SUZY KLINE

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SEPTEMBER 2016 Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

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Friday

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JIM ARNOSKY

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5

LABOR DAY

SYD HOFF

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6

12

18

CHEESEBURGER DAY

SHEL SILVERSTEIN

ROALD DAHL

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TALK LIKE A PIRATE DAY

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JON SCIESZKA

ELIZABETH WINTHROP

DONALD HALL

BERNARD WABER

KIMBERLY WILLIS HOLT

H. A. REY

AUTUMN BEGINS

BETTY LEVIN

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GAIL CARSON LEVINE

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JAN ORMEROD

F. SCOTT FITZGERALD

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STAN BERENSTAIN

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ALIKI

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16

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ELLEN WALSH

TOMIE DEPAOLA

HANS WILHELM

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9

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ROB SCOTTON

ALEXANDRA DAY

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TONY DITERLIZZI

VALERIE TRIPP

PATRIOT DAY

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SPOTLIGHT ON…

Tikki Tikki Tembo Written by Carley Bennecke, In-house book critic

Arlene Mosel would have turned 95 on August 27th of this year. In 1968 she authored Tikki Tikki Tembo, a book in which a young boy named Chang has an older brother with a very long name: Tikki Tikki Tembo-no Sa Rembo-chari end, Tikki Tikki Tembo gets rescued, Bari Ruchi-pip Peri Pembo. and the author explains that this story The story follows the two Chinese is the reason why the Chinese have such brothers and their insistence on not short names. listening to their mother and playing around a deep water well. Chang falls My sister and I had memorized and loved down the well first, and Tikki Tikki sing-songing Tikki Tikki Tembo’s long Tembo saves Chang by fetching the old name, even before our mom read it out man with the ladder. Later, continuing loud to us. It was one of our favorites and not to listen to their mother, Tikki Tikki we listened to it over and over throughout Tembo falls down the well. Chang runs our early childhood. It’s a fun bedtime home to his mother, but because his story that will instantly become a classic brother’s full name is so long, he has a in your household too, because of its difficult time communicating to her and honorable morals, vivid illustrations, and the old man what has happened. In the unfolding of a classic Chinese legend.

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