Stop what you are doing! Or rather stop your kids from what they are doing?
Drop what is in your hands! Unless it could break. If that is the case, just set it down gently.
Now use those free hands to pick up a book and start reading!!
Did you know that today, April 12th, was a national day set aside for reading?
Beverly Cleary first wrote about the DEAR concept in her book, Ramona Quimby, Age 8, which is fantastic by the way!
It stands for:
Drop
Everything
And
Read
Which is totally something we can get behind!!
Every year on Ms. Cleary's birthday, we celebrate the amazing gift that books provide us by dropping everything and spending the day reading.
Anybody and everybody can celebrate D.E.A.R day according to the official website! Here are a few ways you can make the day special for you and yours.
Drop the Kindles, Nooks, and iPads.
Pick up the paperback, hardback, and leather-bound wonders that grace your shelves.
Open them up and get lost in an adventure! We know a few good ones {ahem...Sassafras Science...ahem} if you need some suggestions.
At lunch (breakfast or dinner would work too), ask everyone to share a few things about books! You can ask the following questions:
It's always fun to see what the peeps around your table connect with in the books you are reading!
If you have never had a poetry tea time, D.E.A.R. day is a great time to get started!
Basically, you brew a pot of tea (or hot chocolate, or lemonade, or...well you get the idea) and grab your favorite poetry volume.
You pick out a poem and read it out loud. Then, you rinse and repeat.
Your kids can also share their faves is they have one, too!
Have a few friends over, which is always a blast!
Then, instead of watching TV or playing video games, pull a book off the shelf to read. Here's how you can make a game of it:
Here are a few tips to make your read-aloud time go a bit smoother:
Lots of libraries and bookstores have special events for D.E.A.R. day.
You can check one of those out, or you can just head on over to one to grab a few "real" books or poetry volumes!
Blaine and I hope that you all have a fantastic day packed with a truckload of super cool books!
Fall is Brad’s favorite season. I’ll admit that before I met him, I wasn’t all that impressed with the season. I am more of a spring gal – love all those spring blooms!
But over the years, his love of fall has worn off on me. I have come to really enjoy the crisp mornings and the changing colors. Click "Read More" to see my three favorite supplies to use for fall science experiments!
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