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Every Monday Matters

 

By Matthew Emerzian & Kelly Bozza

 

 

Millions of people each year want to know how to make a difference… in their lives and the lives of others. Millions of people each year want to focus on what’s important… what really matters.

Read more or read the interactive book itself

 


It is a great thing to start life with a small number of really good books which are your very own.

Arthur Conan Doyle


LATEST BOOKLISTS FOR KIDS

Science fiction for K-3

Scary books for Years 4 - 8

Books highlighting self-control

Series books for middle schoolers

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KIDS READING

Watch this Video of a fantastic new 3D alphabet book

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Eat That Frog!
by Brian Tracy

So you want to get organized. You want to simplify your life. You want to learn to focus on priorities...to get more done in less time. The answer...read Brian Tracy's Eat That Frog!

Listed below is a sampling of what you'll get in this international best-selling book that we've made even better.

  • Set the Table

  • Apply the 80/20 Rule to Everything

  • Practice Creative Procrastination

  • Focus on Key Result Areas

  • Apply the Law of 3

  • Identify Key Restraints

  • Slice and Dice the Task

  • Single Handle Every Task

[More on Being organised]

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What Can Families Do to Keep Children Reading During the Summer?

As children's first and most important teachers, families have a major role to play in motivating children to read during the summer months. There are many strategies families might employ to encourage summertime reading. Here are tips offered by Reading Is Fundamental:

More on books and Reading for families

ACTIVITIES TO GO WITH FICTION

 

Listen to Charlotte's Web.  Hear E.B. White read from his book, virtually visit his farm (in the “Down East” part of Maine) and watch a spider, like Charlotte, spin a web. Also learn how she catches (and eats) food, observe how she lays eggs and find out how her wingless babies (called spiderlings) can “fly” (or “balloon”) from the place where they were hatched.  http://www.awesomestories.com/site_map

/Movies/charlotte_web.htm

 

[More fiction activities]

 

 

BOOKS FOR FAMILIES

strong fathersStrong fathers, Strong daughters

10 Secrets Every Father Should Know (Hardcover) by Meg Meeker

 The most important person in a young girl’s life? Her father. That’s right—and teen health expert Dr. Meg Meeker has the data and clinical experience to prove it.

[More books for families]

LIBRARIES

 

"If you didn't want them to think, you shouldn't have given them library cards."

Robert Kaufman
(Getting Straight, dir. Richard Rush, 1970. Line spoken by
Elliott Gould as Harry Bailey)

 [More on Libraries]

TEACHING READING

Cherububble site for young readers
aged 4-8.
The site advocates literacy for young readers and has terrific teacher
resources, parent packs, audio books and activity sheets.  Excellent for
home schoolers and distance ed. students.

carlscorner.us.com.au

 

[More on Teaching Reading]

 

Compare your reading skills
 
 
  Compare your skills to others!

This is a fun quick interactive test of your
  • reading speed
  • comprehension
  • vocabulary
It's FREE and only takes six minutes. Find out how your skills compare. Your results are reported at the end of the questions. This test is standardized against the results of 30,592 participants. To start, click on the "Next button".

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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