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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">Sorry if this is a repeat, but I just learned about Reading Rockets’ Start with a Book program which is aimed at helping parents and caregivers engage meaningful with K-3<sup>rd</sup> grade children
through books and follow-up activities. There are 24 learning themes, and each includes resources in 5 areas:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">Choose books and book-related activities<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">Explore more hand-on activities<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">Try some summer writing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">Dig deeper with these websites<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">Play and learn with interactive mobile apps<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">Here’s the Bugs, Birds, and Animals theme as an example:
<a href="http://www.startwithabook.org/booklists/bugs-birds-and-animals">http://www.startwithabook.org/booklists/bugs-birds-and-animals</a>.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">Or, try the more targeted Reading Adventure Packs:
<a href="http://www.readingrockets.org/article/reading-adventure-packs-families">
http://www.readingrockets.org/article/reading-adventure-packs-families</a>. Library staff could gather the two related books, one fiction and nonfiction, and print the PDF of activities to give with the books.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">Here’s the one for Heroes:
<a href="http://www.readingrockets.org/article/reading-adventure-pack-heroes">http://www.readingrockets.org/article/reading-adventure-pack-heroes</a> and
<a href="http://www.readingrockets.org/content/pdfs/literacybags/Heroes_2015.pdf">
http://www.readingrockets.org/content/pdfs/literacybags/Heroes_2015.pdf</a> or <a href="http://www.readingrockets.org/content/pdfs/literacybags/Heroes_2015_Spanish.pdf">
http://www.readingrockets.org/content/pdfs/literacybags/Heroes_2015_Spanish.pdf</a>.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">Here’s what Reading Rockets says about the program,
<a href="http://www.startwithabook.org/about">http://www.startwithabook.org/about</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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This could be good information to share with parents or caregivers during your library’s summer reading activities.<br>
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