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Monday, November 19, 2012

[Video] Lakewood Creek Elementary Hosts First Annual Breakfast Book Chat

Fourth grade teacher Nick Buono presents " The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles" at the first breakfast book chat, complete with acting and voices with his fellow teachers.

What do donuts, Whangdoodles and smelly gym socks have in common? They were all part of the first Breakfast Book Chat of the year at Lakewood Creek Elementary. The event, said fifth grade teacher Tim Harris, invites third, fourth and fifth grade students to listen to one teacher talk about a favorite book while enjoying juice and donuts. Fourth grade teacher Nick Buono presented, “The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles,” written by famous actress Julie Andrews. Buono described how when he was younger he read the book to his cousin, who didn’t like to read at all, with the promise of if they read some of it they could do fun activities the next day. Buono said rather than do any of the “fun activities,” his cousin was so hooked on it …

MD

3:32 pm on Monday, November 19, 2012

Kudos to two of the best teachers my child has ever had with Mr. Buono and Mr. Harris. These are two teachers that genuinely care about the successes of their students both in and out of the classroom. Not only are they great educators, they take time out of their weekends and summers to attend their students and former students extracurricular activities. They are two teachers that will …   more ›

Monday, October 15, 2012

Scare Your Kids Into Reading with These Books for Halloween

Check out ReadKiddoRead's list of the best Halloween books for kids.

All of us — adults, teens and children — enjoy a scary chill.  What better time of year than Halloween to indulge in stories that make our spines tingle?  It's the perfect time for your family to share some spooky stories each evening. To get you started, here are some Halloween books filled with ghosts and ghouls, wizards and witches, haunted houses and black magic that everyone can enjoy together.    PICTURE BOOKS for ages 2-6 The youngest children love the fun of Halloween: costumes, trick-or-treating and gentle tales of ghosts and goblins. Here are some books for this age group: GHOSTS IN THE HOUSE By Kazuno Kohara For ages 1-6 There are fuzzy pumpkin costumes in sizes as small as 6 months, so why not a Halloween board book for …

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