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Math interactive lessons K-8th level

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Occasionally it's fun and challenging to hone our math skills. Visit www.aaamath.com. This site features comprehensive sets of interactive math lessons. Unlimited practice is available on each topic and allows enough time to master concepts. Pick from a wide range of lessons (Kindergarten through Eighth grade level) which enables learning or review at each individual's current level.

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National Volunteer Week

In celebration of National Volunteer Week, Project Read salutes the hundreds of volunteers who make our program possible. We are indeed grateful for the people that are you are and the work that you do. You inspire us and the students we serve every day!

Allwritingideas.com

Do you ever get stumped coming up with creative writing ideas for your students? Have we got a solution for you! Check out the web site http://allwritingideas.com for picture writing prompts, blogging ideas, journal writing prompts, fiction and poetry inspiration, and more.

For example, here's a recent post with ideas for journal writing prompts about crying:

Write about the last time you cried for a silly reason.

Haven’t you ever cried for a silly reason? Then here’s another journal writing prompt for you: make a list of things that would never make you cry.

You could also reveal how you react when you see someone crying for reasons that you wouldn’t deem worth a single tear.

Most prompts on this site are short, sweet, and to the point, although they do also offer longer articles with general ideas about writing prompts.

Happy writing!

Writing Contest 2010!

An ancient proverb says, “A picture is worth a thousand words.” Regardless of the artist’s original intent, what we see in the picture can be very different from what others see. What words would you use to describe what is happening in the picture? Use your imagination and experience to speculate what the story is about or describe what is happening.

We are once again going to ask you to be creative. We have chosen five pictures (below) for you to use as a springboard for writing. Choose one of the following picture prompts and express yourself in writing. How does the photo make you feel? Write a poem. Write a fiction story about the subjects of the photos. Research the background of the objects in the photos. Or think of an experience you may have had similar to the one portrayed in the photo. Be creative!

Whichever image you choose, explore it from as many perspectives as you can. Be adventurous; surprise yourself. Try to generate as many different associations as possible. We look forward to seeing your work.

Project Read will divide all entries into three categories: fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Each student may submit up to one entry per category (maximum: 3 submissions). Please include your name and the category (fiction, nonfiction, or poetry) on each submission.

Prizes will be given for the most outstanding entries in each category. Prizes will be awarded at the Project Read Summer Party on Friday, 4 June 2010. Please submit your entry to the Project Read office by Thursday, 20 May 2010 to be considered for the contest.

To download this information as a .pdf, click here. Tutors, click here for specific information regarding rules and regulations.

Good luck!

Help Project Read raise $5,000 in a simple way!

GoodSearch will donate $1 for every toolbar that is downloaded between April 6th at 9am EST and April 9th at 9am EST up to $5,000!!

Please download the toolbar right now by following this link:

http://www.goodsearch.com/toolbar/project-read.

Our new Project Read toolbar is free to download and allows you to raise money for our cause every time you search or shop online! Once added to IE or Firefox, each time you shop at more than 1,300 stores (from Amazon to Zazzle!) a percentage of your purchase will automatically be donated to Project Read - at no cost to you (and you may even save money as the toolbar provides coupons and deals as well!). The toolbar also has a search box and each time you search the Internet, about a penny is donated to Project Read!And, please pass this along to all of your friends. The two minutes it takes to add this toolbar to your browser can make a lifetime of difference for our cause!

Understanding the Health Care Law

With the health care reform vote, and its passage occurring this week, I thought it might be useful to post some resources to better understand what the law entails.

The Wall Street Journal has an interactive program showing the key parts of the bill and when they take effect.

How the health care bill could affect you is an interactive from CNN.

‘The Reality of Reform’: Understanding the Health Care Law comes from The New York Times Learning Network. It includes an excellent lesson plan, adaptable for most Project Read students.

Many students will have heard something about Health Care Reform, and I’m just trying to figure it out all myself. I hope you find some of these links to be helpful and please feel free to add to this list in the comments.

-Emily Holmgren, Project Read Program Coordinator