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Both
ReadPlay and ReadPlay have goals
that are innately linked to education:
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To
motivate children to read |
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To
encourage creativity |
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To
foster animal protection and environmental
preservation |
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To
empower community linkages and after-school
mentoring programs |
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To
teach core values |
As
our founder was a reading curriculum specialist,
you will see a strong emphasis on reading
throughout our programs and products. We
have discovered that true stories about
animals are compelling and attract children
to read them because children can relate
to the subject matter with both their hearts
and minds.
Our
true stories also fit well into science
and nature curricula. When your school has
a week focused on pet care, our true stories
about dogs and cats should fit right in.
We are particularly proud of our growing
collection of stories featuring handicapped
pets and the value and love those pets have
created despite their handicaps. (Caesar:
On Deaf Ears; Norman to the Rescue)
Our stories about endangered species, and
the natural adaptability and resourcefulness
of species will also delight and inform
children.
We have created a number of activities for
each title in the HSUS series, as well as
some fun games. You will be able to download
and print these fun and educational activities
and games for use in the classroom. The
activities and games have been designed
for fun, of course, and also to reinforce
reading curriculum objectives such as comprehension,
retention, sequencing, shape recognition,
and kinaesthetic objectives that lead to
good writing skills. We have included word
games, connect-the-dots, coloring pages,
and comprehension-oriented activities that
reinforce each story, as well as concentration
and sequencing games. These activities and
games will frequently be replaced with new
ideas, so check back often!
If
you have ideas on how to improve these activities,
or our products and programs, we want to
hear from you. Send any suggestions to:
suggestions@readplay.com
We are committed to empowering creativity,
and encouraging children to write and to
illustrate their own stories. We've added
a section that will allow children's parents
or teachers to purchase professionally-produced
bound books, so that children may experience
the satisfaction of having their creations
turned into lasting books that in turn touch
others. We believe that this opportunity
to write and illustrate stories will inspire
and motivate children. We'll also display
the best of the new submissions, selected
each month by a board that includes children
and teachers, on our web site in The
Children's Gallery.
Do
you have a story to tell
Children's
Gallery
Download
all activities
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