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Books
with an Alzheimers theme
*Memory by Margaret Mahy
*Grandpa's Stories by Rachel Tonkin
*My Gran's Different by Sue Lawson
*Wilfred Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem Fox
*Night Noises by Mem Fox
*A Kiss in every Wave by Rosanne Hawke
*A vow to Cherish by Deborah Raney
*Chocolate Moon by Mary Arrigan
*A summer to remember by Julie Williamson
*The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
*Mother & Son TV series starring Garry McDonald & Ruth Cracknell
*<http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Dementia_useful_resources?OpenDocument>
*<http://www.amazon.com/gp/richpub/listmania/fullview/21A433YE38T08/104-8190566-9480729?%5Fencoding=UTF8>
* "Remember me" by Margaret Wild and Dee Huxley
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Reading
snippets Have fifth graders each read a snippet over the
intercom each morning. One snippet is for PreK-2 and the other is 3-5.
It is a few sentences from a popular book, must include the main
character's name. Children can guess the title of the book. One winner
is chosen for each group per day. Rewards are either left over bookfair
books or a coupon to check out additional books.
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