Here are the latest booklists from Pivotal Kids Books
Read alouds
The ALA’s Top Ten Most Frequently Challenged Books of 2009
Books about dogs for younger readers
Picture Books about Non-Traditional Family Units
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Read-alikes
You can get the links from the main page here => bit.ly/gya8CM
What you can do at home
Be yourself and involve your child in everyday conversations from an early age.
Read aloud to your child. It will help your child to learn the language of books and encourages the enjoyment of books and reading.
Talk about books together - make reading a shared, enjoyable activity.
See that there is a range of reading material for your child at home, both fiction and non-fiction.
Read to your child in your first language - research shows that using your first language will help your child when he or she learns to read English.
Try not to let television intrude on reading time - set aside some uninterrupted time to read with your child.
Listen to your child read every day, even if only for a short time.
Give books as treats and presents.
Discuss the meanings of stories and words.
Join your local library. Borrow books for yourself as well as your child.
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Have you been to meetings that don’t work, have you been responsible for meetings that didn’t work, or maybe you just don’t want to go to, organise, or participate in any more meetings that don’t work.
There’s Value in having meetings that work
Why?
… Because
They waste time you could be spending on something more
productive/enjoyable.
They waste company funds
They create frustration which is bad in itself, but also creates a bad image of your meetings and of you/your organisation
Information and processes are not managed efficiently
So let’s find ways to stop wasting time and money and to avoid the frustration. Let’s make our meetings work – efficiently and effectively.... See you next "Tips Tuesday"
Laurence Clarke Powell said ... “Write to be understood, speak to be heard, read to grow...”
How much do you know about your grandmother? Do you know her favorite color? Her favorite childhood memory?
What about your grandmother's parents? Do you know what your great-grandmother wore on her wedding day? Do you know who the most influential person was in your great-great-grandmother's life?
For most of us, the answer is "no." In fact, we probably don't even know those facts about our own mothers. In an increasingly busy world, we often neglect time for sharing old stories and memories. And we forget to pass on our own tales to our children.
Florence Littauer said, "The beauty of the written word is that it can be held close to the heart and read over and over again."
Wouldn't it be great if we had autobiographies written by our mothers, grandmothers, and previous generations - something to preserve the memories through the ages?
That's the purpose of our newest book. We've partnered with our friends at Thomas Nelson to bring you A Mother's Legacy, a journal intended to help mothers leave the story of their lives written down for their children and future generations.
The greatest gift you can leave your children isn't cash, a large house, or expensive jewelry. The greatest gift you can leave your children is the gift of yourself.
A Mother's Legacy is filled with interesting prompt questions to help get the creative juices flowing, even for those who feel intimidated by writing. Sample questions include:
• What was your favorite meal when you were a child? What made it your favorite?
• What do you remember about your first kiss?
• Describe the most fascinating place you have visited.
• What are some of the things that make you smile when you think of them?
No matter what your age, memory and reminiscence open a richer and fuller understanding of who you are as a family.
May this memory journal be a starting point in your family - a door into discussing and sharing the unique qualities and experiences of your life.
And this beautiful journal makes a great gift for any mother or grandmother you know. Keep a few on hand for baby showers so young mothers can get started recording their stories early on!
Click here to learn more or to look inside the journal.
with Lee Salz
Ask 100 people if webinars are free or for-fee. Most will say they are free. Ask the same 100 people if training is free. Most will say you *pay* for training.
What happens when you use webinars to deliver training?
Webinars are merely technology with multiple applications. Most have used webinars for branding, promoting, or database building. In this webinar, Lee introduces you to the world of attendee-funded webinars —
webinars where participants pay to learn from you.
The presentation is virtual, but the dollars are real.
If you are a speaker intrigued by webinars as an income opportunity, join Lee and you’ll learn how to:
• straddle the fine line between free and for-fee webinars — not all content is saleable
• use one question to select the most saleable content — what people will readily pay to learn from you
• avoid the most common mistake that causes no one to sign-up for your webinars
• engage the 3 prospective registrant types effectively — and at the right time — so they sign-up for your webinars
• leverage the webinar buying hot zone — the window when most registrations occur
• select a title for your webinar that passes a 4-prong test
• design your most important marketing tool — the webinar description
• choose the right webinar provider
Get all the details here =-> http://bit.ly/hOEA3x
with Darren LaCroix
What’s so special about a boot camp?
On the one hand, a boot camp is just a focused training, like a seminar or a workshop.
But on the other hand, “boot camp” conveys the rigor and strong sense of purpose of military basic training, where the term comes from. It gives the aura of intense, thorough, no-BS instruction, with practice and drilling to insure that the desired result is achieved.
People look at a boot camp as a challenge, but one they will benefit from. So when they want to learn a lot in a short period of time, the term “boot camp” resonates more powerfully than “seminar” or “workshop.”
How can you create and promote a boot camp that will attract, and satisfy, paying customers? How can you offer programs for individuals and not lose your shirt in the process? What are the best practices in promoting and producing these events?
Darren LaCroix will share his successful ideas and techniques with us. Darren has been offering boot camps (his are called Champ Camps) for 12 years. He’ll share what he’s learned to make them successful and what to avoid.
You will learn how to:
• design and execute your marketing campaign to get people to attend
• give away seats to bring you more revenue
• joint venture with co-presenters
• ensure people walk away with high value *and* buy your products
• get a meeting professional to take care of hotel logistics without paying him/her a dime
• get eager volunteers to help set up and break down
• make sure everyone is singing Kumbaya at the end of the camp
Get all the information here => http://bit.ly/gGONDl
The Throne of Fire
by Rick Riordan
Carter Kane and his younger sister Sadie will once again match wits and magical powers with the gods of ancient Egypt in the second book in Rick Riordan's The Kane Chronicles series, Book Two: The Throne of Fire. The book won't be released until released May 3, but here's an exclusive look at the opening chapter.
