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FREE Summer Reading Rewards Programs

6/15/2014

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Top Free Reading programs offered to children

Reading Rewards Programs:

Barnes & Noble Summer Reading Club: Kids in grades 1-6 can receive a free book from Barnes & Noble by reading 8 books over the summer . They will need to fill out a Summer Reading Journal and bring the journal to a B&N location between May 20 and September 2, 2014 to choose a free book.

Half Price Books Feed Your Brain Program: Children 14 and under can earn a FREE $5 gift card to Half Price Books when they read (or are read to) for 300 minutes in one month. This program runs during June and July, 2014. You can download your Summer Reading log here. See more details here.

TD Bank Summer Reading Program: Kids in Kindergarten through 5th grade can get $10 added to their new or existing TD Bank Young Savers Account when they read 10 books this summer and turn in their reading log at their local TD Bank. Offer valid June 1, 2014 through August 31, 2013. Reading logs can also be picked up at your local TD Bank.

Pottery Barn Kids Summer Reading Challenge: From May 15 - July 17, 2014, kids ages 10 and under will receive a FREE book at their local participating PBK store after reading any 8 books from a recommended reading list. Pottery Barn Kids also holds story time every Tuesday from 11:00-11:30. (Check your local store to confirm the time and date). After attending 5 times, your child will receive a free gift.

Sylvan Book Adventure: Kids in grades K-8 can search for books, read them offline, come back to quiz on what they’ve read, and earn prizes for their reading success.

Junie B. Kids’ Reading Club: Enroll your child in the Junie B. Kids’ Reading Club. You can also print a free activity brochure, membership reading log and sticker sheet.

PBS Kids Summer Reading Challenge: Enter your email address to join the iVillage PBS Kids Summer Reading Challenge which kicks off on June 17th. You’ll receive a free four week reading program and the chance for your kids to win daily prizes for their participation.

Chuck E. Cheese: Chuck E. Cheese offers a Reading Rewards calendar for kids. Kids who read every day for two weeks will earn 10 FREE tokens the next time they are at Chuck E. Cheese.

Pizza Hut Book It! Program: Get free reading adventure packs to download, read and do activities, recipes for children that tie back to certain books and more. At this point, the summer information has not been updated, but check back soon!

H-E-Buddy: (Open to TX residents only) Earn FREE prizes for reading 10 books over the summer and mailing in your form. At this point, the 2014 summer form has not been updated, but check back soon!

Your local library: Be sure to find out if your local library is offering any reading rewards programs throughout the summer. We love taking advantage of the rewards program and free events at our library all summer long!

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Shadows

11/6/2013

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My Shadow
BY ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON
I have a little shadow that goes in and out with me,
And what can be the use of him is more than I can see.
He is very, very like me from the heels up to the head;
And I see him jump before me, when I jump into my bed.

The funniest thing about him is the way he likes to grow--
Not at all like proper children, which is always very slow;
For he sometimes shoots up taller like an india-rubber ball,
And he sometimes gets so little that there's none of him at all.

He hasn't got a notion of how children ought to play,
And can only make a fool of me in every sort of way.
He stays so close beside me, he's a coward you can see;
I'd think shame to stick to nursie as that shadow sticks to me!

One morning, very early, before the sun was up,
I rose and found the shining dew on every buttercup;
But my lazy little shadow, like an arrant sleepy-head,
Had stayed at home behind me and was fast asleep in bed.

Ask the children what a shadow is? Can they find a shadow? Does their shadow copy them? Go outside and have a scavenger hunt for different types of shadows; long, short, round, skinny etc. You may want to watch Peter Pan and discuss the role that his shadow played. Did it copy him?

Shadow games
1. Have the children get into pairs. One child will mirror the other.
2. Simon Says- Have the children copy Simon just like their shadow copies them!

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