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  1. What happens when kids choose their own books to read outside of school? They're more likely to become readers for life http://bit.ly/4ygrXn
  2. Check out the Thursday Three on the @Booklights blog! This week @MotherReader profiles some great T-giving books http://bit.ly/8QfOAh
  3. The modern pencil was invented on this day in 1895! Sit down with your child and some freshly sharpened pencils and practice their letters.
  4. Its American Education Week! Celebrate by talking with your child’s teacher, caregiver, or anyone else who has a role in teaching ur child.
  5. A best of the "best children's books of '09" lists. http://bit.ly/1llz8y
  6. Even after kids move past the reading-aloud stage, parents can still be involved in their literary life. More on blog: http://bit.ly/49oX9P
  7. The nighttime is the right time..... for reading! 3 great books, 1 special bed-time http://www.pbs.org/parents/...
  8. With the help of an encyclopedia or the Internet, explain to your child what Veterans Day is and why we celebrate it. http://bit.ly/fvFEW
  9. Sesame Street premiered on this day 1969. Visit pbskids.org/sesame for games and activities!
  10. November is drum month! Pick a category (ie animals), grab a pot and a spoon, and start banging out some syllables. "ze-bra" "el-e-phant"
  11. Thursday Three on @Booklights-- books for your toddlers. Bright colors & gentle rhymes keep them engaged & interested. http://bit.ly/3IC2FE
  12. Walk like an Egyptian all the way to the library! King Tut's tomb was discovered on this day in 1922! http://bit.ly/fvFEW
  13. JensBookPage RT @JensBookPage New series: Tips for Growing Bookworms: #1 Read Aloud. #kidlit @literacy http://tinyurl.com/yh2tjkc
  14. Digital Scrapbooking Day! Upload all those pics you've been meaning to & have your child help write captions. http://bit.ly/fvFEW
  15. What could be scarier than going to the library & finding all the Halloween books are gone!? Try substituting w/monsters http://bit.ly/KJniE
  16. The PBS KIDS Reading Activity Calendar has a fun reading activity for every day of the year! http://bit.ly/fvFEW What shall we do today?
  17. Distance doesn't mean u have to sacrifice reading at bedtime. Try recording stories to play for ur kids when you're awayhttp://bit.ly/5EzIX
  18. @Booklights we're starting Halloween early w/ great books! Check out the titles http://bit.ly/1bPVCI & mix in some reading w/ the candy.
  19. How many new words can you learn on the playground? "soar" on the swings, "climb" the jungle gym, experience "gravity" on the slide
  20. Learning to read doesn't mean staying indoors! You can learn new words wherever you go. Out in the playground point out "slide" & "swing"