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Answer: Most places have used book stores. You might also try your local school district, they often have a large number of no longer used text books.
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When it comes to reading, the most important lesson a parent can pass on to a child is simply that it is fun. That was the idea at Cascades Elementary School’s first “Little Read” literacy program.
Throughout the school year, the school will be hosting reading events for each grade level, where parents and child get a chance to read together. The program, which is made possible through a grant from Target, includes free books and word games.
“When it comes to learning one of the most important factors is how parents treat academics,” said Jennie O’Brien Tocco, Cascades Parent Teacher Association president. “And for reading, reading at home is key. It has a huge effect on academic life, and the important thing for parents isn’t to focus on ‘decoding’ words but to make the experience powerful and interesting for their child.”
The first event was for first-graders and their parents. It featured a “Magic Tree House” book called “Thanksgiving on Thursday” and a nonfiction book called “Pilgrims.
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BLABBING ABOUT BOOKS AND MAKING THEM MATTER Counter to everything we think we know about today's plugged-in kids, the students who gathered in this McKinley Elementary School conference room are up to their happy eyeballs in books. They are reading even when they don't have to read, ... |
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Wethersfield's new text club offers instant info Kazubowski said the foundation recently purchased electronic books for the library, colored Nook readers and laptops for the lower elementary grades, and an electronic gaming system with fitness programs for kindergarten through eighth graders.... |
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Shakespeare is elementary in Coupeville For three years, teacher Stephanie Gebhard has chosen to use books called “Shakespeare Can Be Fun,” a series that Lois Burdett wrote with elementary school students so kids can understand the stories. With present-day language and some humor, ... |
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Cherry Creek students and parents make their own books They went back to school for the chance to make books with their children. Second-grade students at Cherry Creek Elementary spent a week with bookmaker Mary Wells, artist-in-residence volunteer with the Utah Arts Council, and then their parents were ... |
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Denkmann Elementary School Student Writers Mrs. Timm was my third grade teacher. She is super nice and fun. Mrs. Bollman is also really nice and fun. She teaches fifth grade reading and writing. I love all the activities, especially the fundraisers and the holiday parties.... |
