September 6: Read a Book Day

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Toolbox Training hopes to roll out a language activity card set/book by year’s end. Along with activities around reading, the set should include activities for storytelling, writing, poetry, bookmaking, and more.

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Various Reading Activities

Here are different reading activities to consider:

• Read a book to the group.
• Have older kids read to younger kids.
• Have non-readers look at a picture book and tell an adult what they think the story is about without knowing the words.
• Read a picture book to the group without showing the pictures. Then ask the kids to illustrate the book.
• Read part of a book to the group and then have them predict the ending. Then finish to see how close kids were.
• Have kids act out a book as an adult or older child reads it.
• Let kids read books and record their voices for books on tape.

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Check out the full September calendar to see the month at a glance as well as floating holidays, specialty weeks, and themes for the month.

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Product Spotlight

Many of the activities featured here on the blog are taken from the activity card sets available from Toolbox Training. These activities include:

·         Art

·         Construction

·         Cooking

·         Drama

·         Games

·         Music

·         Nature

·         Science

Each activity card set contains 100 activities on 8 ½” x 5 ½” cards with quick-glance material checklists and easy-to-follow directions. Each set sells for $15.00.

Toolbox Training is slowly reformatting these card sets into book format as well. Check out the three which have been done so far:

§          100 Game Activities for Kids

§          100 Music Activities for Kids

§          100 Science Activities for Kids

Keep an eye on the website (www.toolboxtrainingonline.com), blog, and Facebook page for more upcoming titles!

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Holidays and Events Today:

• Cream-Filled Doughnut Day
  
• National Anthem Day
  
• Eat a Hoagie Day
  
  
  

Check out the full September calendar or get more ideas from books and activity card sets at www.toolboxtrainingonline.com.

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