Tuesday, May 1, 2007

Get Caught Reading Month

Curl up with a good book this month and Get Caught Reading.
A nationwide campaign to remind everyone how much fun it is to read.

Started in 1999, "Get Caught Reading" is the brainchild of former Congresswoman Pat Schroeder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Association of American Publishers.

This year’s featured celebrity is Yoda; who is also celebrating the 30th Anniversary of Star Wars. Yoda’s poster and other posters of celebrities caught reading are available from
AAP.

May 1 – Mother Goose Day
Get Caught reading Mother Goose – use nursery rhymes to teach the ABC’s, counting and vocabulary in entertaining ways. Search
CalCat
to find Mother Goose books @ your local library.

4 Mother Goose Sites of Interest . . . .

Mother Goose Rhymes
ideas, silly rhymes and illustrated rhymes from the Germantown Academy in PA
rhymes, recipes, finger plays and more
teaching units, coloring pages, quizzes and more
Sunday before Thanksgiving, Nov. 18
El Cajon CA

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