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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">This is the last in this series of newsletters covering three workshops from the Every Child Ready to Read Project that is on a special topic. In May we looked at <i>Fun with Letters</i>,
June was <i>Fun with Words</i>, and now, the <i>Fun with Science and Math </i>workshop. All three workshops can be presented to parents, grandparents, and/or childcare providers, however the child is also present. Here is a brief look at this workshop.
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">To present the workshop, librarians are encouraged to display an assortment of materials for children ages two to five including picture books and informational books related to science
and math, also activity books parents can use to find science and math activities that their children may enjoy. Also, you should have a fun math or science activity the families can do together. The case is made that the more a child learns about the world
around her, the more words she will be exposed to. Children are natural scientists and mathematicians who use basic science and math concepts every day by exploring, predicting, sorting, classifying, comparing and contrasting. The manual has a sample science
activity that you can do by exploring ice cubes (or you can do your own activity). Another activity has children learning new words by observing pictures of a monarch butterfly. Then simple math concepts are discussed such as more and less; large and small;
long and short; and shapes and repeated patterns. The suggested math activity is using machine tape to measure the height of the children present. Though the manual does not mention this, if you have legos or duplos, there are various math concepts you could
introduce using them, plus it would provide a fun play activity. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">A handout on books about science and math is included in the
<i>Every Child Ready to Read</i> manual. However, I would like to mention a few of my favorites that have been published in the last year that are not included in the bibliography since it was compiled several years ago.
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">Davies, Nicola.
<i>I Don’t Like Snakes</i>. Candlewick, 2015. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">Dickson, Irene.
<i>Blocks</i>. Nosy Crow, 2016. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">Henkes, Kevin.
<i>When Spring Comes</i>. Greenwillow, 2016. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">Heos, Bridget.
<i>I Fly: The Buzz About Flies and How Awesome They Are</i>. Holt, 2015. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">Jenkins, Martin.
<i>Fabulous Frogs</i>. Candlewick, 2016. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">Kleber, Dori.<i> More-igami</i>. Candlewick, 2016.
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">Shannon, George.
<i>One Family</i>. FSG, 2015. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">The Cookie Fiasco</span></i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">. By Dan Santat. Disney-Hyperion, 2016. ISBN: 978-1484726365, $9.99.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">We Are Growing.</span></i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666"> By Laurie Keller. Disney-Hyperion, 2016. ISBN: 978-1484726358, $9.99.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">Many of us were disappointed to hear that Mo Willems has written his last <i>Elephant and Piggie</i> book. Not only did kids love them, but they were fun to booktalk, and I even acted
out a few of the stories with props. But all good series must come to an end, and now at least other authors/illustrators have a chance to win a Geisel Award or a Geisel Honor Award as the <i>Elephant and Piggie</i> books won numerous times over the years!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">There is now a new beginning reader series (Yikes! They also could win a Geisel Award!) called the <i>Elephant and Piggie Reading Series</i>. Each book is introduced by the Elephant
and Piggie characters in a few short pages, and at the book’s end, Elephant and Piggie also conclude the story. Different authors/illustrators will write each book and supposedly, these are some of elephant and piggies’ favorite books to read. The dialogue-driven
text is written in a storytelling style, and the books could be read to younger children who have not yet learned to read, because of their silly humor. The first two books are being released September, 2016, but many more will follow.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">After attending the American Library Association Conference in Orlando, Florida this June, I literally ran into Mo Willems at the Orlando airport food court and chatted with him while
we both ate lunch. He will be editor for the entire series, which is a new role for him (editor). So, his talents now include: cartoonist; writer and animator for Sesame Street where he garnered six Emmys; stand-up comedian in NYC; animator for other TV series;
author and illustrator for numerous award-winning books; producer of children’s videos that have won the Carnegie Medal; and now, editor. Some people have a never ending list of talents!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">Here is a brief recap of the first two books in the series arriving this fall:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">The Cookie Fiasco</span></i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">. Four friends, hippo, croc and two squirrels, have a problem. There are four
of them, but only three cookies. How can they make an equal number of cookies for all of them to enjoy?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">We Are Growing! </span></i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666"> Walt and his friends are grass blades that are really growing! Each of them
has a special characteristic: the tallest; the curliest; the silliest; etc. But Walt feels he is not anything special. It takes a lawn mower to bring them all back to size for Walt to realize what his specialty is. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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every day by exploring, predicting, sorting, classifying, comparing and contrasting.<b>"</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">I am mentioning two articles from websites this month. The first is from
<i>Bustle</i> and concerns a fact I talk about in every lecture I present. <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTYwNzI2LjYxOTgxNjExJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE2MDcyNi42MTk4MTYxMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3MzI4OTQ1JmVtYWlsaWQ9TGFuY2FzdGVyQzVAbWljaGlnYW4uZ292JnVzZXJpZD1MYW5jYXN0ZXJDNUBtaWNoaWdhbi5nb3YmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&101&&&http://www.bustle.com/articles/172062-kids-books-use-more-rare-words-than-adult-tv-so-drop-the-remote-for-improved-vocab">
<span style="color:#004C93">Kids Books Use More Rare Words than Adult TV, So Drop the Remote for Improved Vocab</span></a><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTYwNzI2LjYxOTgxNjExJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE2MDcyNi42MTk4MTYxMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3MzI4OTQ1JmVtYWlsaWQ9TGFuY2FzdGVyQzVAbWljaGlnYW4uZ292JnVzZXJpZD1MYW5jYXN0ZXJDNUBtaWNoaWdhbi5nb3YmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&102&&&http://www.bustle.com/articles/172062-kids-books-use-more-rare-words-than-adult-tv-so-drop-the-remote-for-improved-vocab"><span style="color:#004C93">
</span></a>talks about how children’s books present more rare words than TV shows or adult conversation. My two favorite quotes: “Out of every 1,000 words in a work of kidlit, 30.9 will be rare;” and “Children’s books have 50 percent more rare words in them
than does adult prime-time television and the conversation of college graduates.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">Read Brightly</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666"> posted an article titled
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<span style="color:#004C93">5 Ways to Use Picture Books to Build Kids' Language Skills</span></a> which highlights the importance of reading picture books to increase children’s language skills. The five areas that picture books help with in relation to language
skills are: Expand Vocabulary; Build Social Language Skills; Improve Comprehension; Develop Reading and Writing Skills; and Learn Sequencing and Story Development. Five Ways to Use Picture Books to Build Kids’ Language Skills was written by Rebecca Eisenberg,
a speech language pathologist and author. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">Summer Reading Programs are well underway, and by the time you read this, some of you might already be wrapping up your program. This year I saw a lot of activity on listservs on how
libraries keep track of children’s reading during summer programs. This question seems to arise every year, and there are some libraries that have tried to come up with unique ways. For example, reading 20 minutes for 20 days; counting days read; counting
pages read; simply writing titles; and “filling out a book review form, where children write and/or draw about a book they have read, no requirements on reading time or length or quality of writing/drawing.” YIKES! The last one is what we did when I first
became a children’s librarian back in the ancient year of 1976, so I guess that is definitely a retreaded idea! There are many other ideas, but just to make you think a little, I am going to direct you to an article that talks about how any recording, logging
OR REWARDING book reading by giving prizes is a negative thing to do, and actually deters some children from reading, even for children that previously loved reading! I am sorry to say that I saw this happen with my grandson with a school reading program.
You would not be able to find a child who loved reading as much as he did. But once in school, when he had to read and log his book reading, he began to dislike it. It was no longer fun for him, but became an assignment. So check out this article and think
about whether you might want to adjust your summer reading program for 2017! <o:p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">The Atlantic.
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<span style="color:#004C93">Can Reading Logs Ruin Reading for Kids?</span></a> Rather than creating a new generation of pleasure-readers, forcing kids to keep track of their reading time can turn it into a chore. By Erica Reischer. June 3, 2016.
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