Tips For Reading Success
Ideas para triunfar en la lectura
Your child can travel around the world, meet interesting characters, and learn new things - all through the pages of books! Share the magic of non-fiction with these ideas.
EXPLORE NEW PLACES!
Activity books combine reading with fun things to do. After reading Pyramids! (Avery Hart, Paul Mantel), your youngster might make Egyptian drawings or build a Lego pyramid. The Remarkable Rainforest (Toni Albert) shows him how to create an indoor rainforest or make a rainforest fruit shake. Where would your child like to visit?
MEET NEW CHARACTERS!
Non-fiction picture books introduce your youngster to real people and animals. Teach him about friendship and tolerance with Owen and Mzee, the tail of an orphaned baby hippo and a giant turtle (by Isabella and Craig Hatkoff and Paula Kahumbu). Or share the story of young Michael Jordan, Salt in His Shoes, written by his mother and sister, Deloris and Roslyn Jordan. Your youngster will be inspired by the basketball star's determination - and he'll learn a lesson in handling bullies.
DISCOVER NEW INTERESTS!
A how-to book can teach your child a skill like doing magic tricks or juggling. Check out 101 Easy-to-Do Magic Tricks by Bill Tarr or Juggling: From Start to Star (Dave, Dororthy and Ben Finnigan) Read the instructions together, and help your child pick one or two tricks to practice. Then, watch as he puts on a show for your family.
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Su hijo puede darle la vuelta al mundo, conocer a personajes intersantes y aprender cosas nuevas ¡en las páginas de los libros! Comparta consu higo la magia de la literatura basada en temas verídicos aprovechando estas ideas.
Explorar lugares nuevos
Los libros de actividades comginan la lectura con cosas que uno puede hacer. Después de leer Pyramids! (Avery Hart, Paul Mantel), su hijo podría dibujar como los egipcios o construir una pirámide con Lego. The Remarkable Rainforest (Toni Albert) le enseña a crear una jungla dentro de case o a hacer un batido de frutas de la jungla. ¿Qué luga querría visitar su hijo?
Descubrir Intereses Nuevos
Los libros de consejos prácticos pueden enseñar a su hijo una habilidad como hacer trucos mágicos o juegos malabares. Echen un vistazo a 101 Easy-to-Do Magic Tricks de Bill Tarr o Juggling: From Start to Star (Dave, Dorothy y Ben Finnigan). Lean juntos las instrucciones y ayude a su hijo a elegir y practicar una o dos actividades. A continuatión, que prepare un espectáculo para toda la familia.
©Resources for Educators, a division of Aspen Publishers, Inc.
