http://www.playingbythebook.net Reviews of kids' books and the crazy, fun stuff they inspire us to do Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:55:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.playingbythebook.net/about-2/comment-page-1/#comment-6022 Rasco From RIF » Children’s Literacy and Reading News Roundup – April in Review Tue, 26 Apr 2011 22:01:30 +0000 http://www.kuvik.net/ztoft/playingbythebook/?page_id=2#comment-6022 [...] Playing by the book is a favorite blog of mine to stop by and visit; if you don’t know this blogger, do stop by to meet a “mum of two girls” residing in the UK.  Mum has just announced her second International Postcard Swap for Families which somehow I missed last year.  While I don’t have children in my home, I am going to “borrow” some children to participate with me as it sounds like such fun. You agree to send 5 postcards internationally, you receive 5 cards. And the literacy connection besides “writing” the messages?  You suggest a children’s book you like for the ages of your recipients.  The deadline for signing up is Tuesday, May 17.  Check it out!  Oh, I almost forgot…Mum has made it easy for you to extend this experience by posting a great list of books about sending and receiving mail and the processes involved. [...] [...] Playing by the book is a favorite blog of mine to stop by and visit; if you don’t know this blogger, do stop by to meet a “mum of two girls” residing in the UK.  Mum has just announced her second International Postcard Swap for Families which somehow I missed last year.  While I don’t have children in my home, I am going to “borrow” some children to participate with me as it sounds like such fun. You agree to send 5 postcards internationally, you receive 5 cards. And the literacy connection besides “writing” the messages?  You suggest a children’s book you like for the ages of your recipients.  The deadline for signing up is Tuesday, May 17.  Check it out!  Oh, I almost forgot…Mum has made it easy for you to extend this experience by posting a great list of books about sending and receiving mail and the processes involved. [...]

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