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Molly and Joe Want to Know: The Tongue Twister Secrets of M

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Molly and Joe Want to Know: The Tongue Twister Secrets of M Learn to read in Molly and Joe Want to Know: The Tongue Twister Secrets of M, with the young chickens Molly and Joe—two wide-eyed early readers who are full of curiosity, mischief, and mirth. (Plus, in this M edition, adorable and funny additional […]

Molly and Joe Want to Know: The Tongue Twister Secrets of B

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Learn to read with the young chickens Molly and Joe—two wide-eyed early readers who are full of curiosity, mischief, and mirth. (Plus, in this B edition, adorable and funny additional characters like the baby, the bobolink, the buffalo, and one very puzzled banana!) Rich language and amusing illustrations combine with strategies that address how the […]

Poets and Poems: L.L. Barkat and “Beyond the Glass”

By Glynn Young 2 Comments

Peony Beyond the Pane Barkat

With “Beyond the Glass,” poet L.L. Barkat followed a month of writing prompts and broke though seven years of a writing block.

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Adjustments Book Club: Messages Out of the Dark and Dancing in the Lights

By Rick Maxson 3 Comments

night sky silhouette hill

In this week’s Adjustments book club, Rick Maxson reflects on what it means, in Archibald MacLeish’s words, to take the world, and on Will Phillips’ fumbling acceptance of his many selves.

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Fun Reading Activities: Color & Trace “The Lady Mouse Has a Mandolin”

By Will Willingham 1 Comment

Mandolin and mouse

Early readers Molly and Joe want to help a child learn to read. Learn fun facts about mandolins and take a spin writing a limerick, along with this fun reading activity coloring page.

Filed Under: Blog, Children's Stories, English Teaching, Literacy, Literacy Starts With Love, Molly and Joe Want to Know

Fun Reading Activities: Color & Trace “Molly On the Books”

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LTR Featured Molly on books

Early readers Molly and Joe want to help a child learn to read. Learn fun facts about books and write a page-turner limerick with this fun reading activity coloring page.

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Fun Reading Activities: Color & Trace “Joe, a Grill and Brisket”

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LTR Joe Brisket

Early readers Molly and Joe want to help a child learn to read. Learn fun facts about brisket and write a briskety good limerick with this fun reading activity coloring page.

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Fun Reading Activities: Color & Trace “Molly, Bread and Butter”

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LTR Molly Butter

Early readers Molly and Joe want to help a child learn to read. Learn fun facts about butter and write a buttery good limerick with this fun reading activity coloring page.

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The Grandfather Stories: Goldilocks and the Three Brothers

By Glynn Young 11 Comments

Winne the Pooh Grandfather Stories

Reading to our grandsons has taught us that the “social time” of reading is just as important as the reading itself — reading tells them they matter.

Filed Under: article, Childhood Poems, children, Children's Activities, Children's Authors, Children's Poetry, Children's Stories, Fairy Tale Poems, Fairytales

Fun Reading Activities: Color & Trace “A Buffalo and Joe”

By T.S. Poetry 26 Comments

Molly and Joe Reader

Meet Molly and Joe, two wide-eyed early readers who can help a child learn to read. With this fun reading activity coloring page, meet the mischievous buffalo, too. Then use the “buffalo fun facts” to pen a limerick!

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How To Dress Like a Reading Diva—And Read ‘The Sleepy Little Alphabet’

By Callie Feyen 16 Comments

metal kaleidoscope spinner

Some self-doubt in the shoe department leads to a surprising reflection on how to teach reading with The Sleepy Little Alphabet—and love it.

Filed Under: Blog, Children's Activities, Children's Stories, Language Arts, Literacy Starts With Love, Teach It

Poetic Voices: Molly Fisk and Miriam Bird Greenberg

By Glynn Young 3 Comments

Imagery is a critical aspect of poetry, and using it well, as Molly Fisk and Miriam Bird Greenberg do, significantly enhances the strength of the writing.

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Fun Reading Activities: Color & Trace “The Mare is On the Merry-Go-Round

By Will Willingham 11 Comments

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Early readers Molly and Joe want to help a child learn to read. Learn fun facts about merry-go-rounds and take a spin writing a limerick, along with this fun reading activity coloring page.

Filed Under: Learn to Read, Limerick, Literacy, Literacy Starts With Love, Molly and Joe Want to Know

Fun Reading Activities: Color & Trace “The Monkeys Have Marshmallows”

By Will Willingham 12 Comments

Molly and Joe Monkey Marshmallows

Early readers Molly and Joe want to help a child learn to read. Learn fun facts about marshmallows and write a gooey limerick, along with this fun reading activity coloring page.

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What’s In a Reading Nook?

By Bethany Rohde 13 Comments

Outdoor reading nook cattails by tree

Bethany Rohde and her children take their reading nook into the outdoors for a new light on their reading time together.

Filed Under: Books, Literacy Starts With Love, Reading and Books

Reading in the Wild: July’s Pages

By Megan Willome 20 Comments

Come learn the secrets of being a wild reader. Or just share your July pages. Megan Willome leads the way, with her July goodreads.

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Life Notes: Dragon Scales to Go, to Stay

By L.L. Barkat 4 Comments

Remember what it was like to be a harried mom in the shoe store? (Or was that just yesterday?) In this Life Notes edition, L.L. Barkat recalls all too well — with dragon scales as part of the deal.

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10 Delightful Ways to Keep Your Kids’ Summer Reading in Swing

By Olaf Jorgenson 15 Comments

Keep Summer Reading in Swing blond child

How many books does it take to save your child from the Summer Reading Slide? Get the answer, plus 10 totally fun ideas for how to keep summer reading in swing!

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The Wild 100 Summer Book Challenge

By Callie Feyen 15 Comments

What do you think is beautiful? What is wild about the color yellow? Join Callie Feyen and her kids in a summer challenge to read 100 books and find out.

Filed Under: Blog, children, Children's Activities, Children's Authors, Children's Stories, Literacy

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