The Reading Focus Cards

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗣𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗲𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲 + 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗞𝗶𝘁!
https://www.letsplaykidsmusic.com/make-homemade-puppet-theatre/?

Great for summer fun on a rainy day—or ANYTIME!

What to do with those BIG boxes after the holiday gift giving is over? Cardboard is a fantastic resource for crafting with kids because it’s easily available and FREE so the possibilities are endless! This DIY puppet theatre is the perfect absorbing activity for a rainy afternoon—or anytime, actually!

Combine this activity with a favorite book like 𝙋𝙞𝙣𝙤𝙘𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙤 or another story featuring a puppet, marionette or puppeteer. Watch the kids use their creative skills to improve their literacy skills at the same time—all while having fun, too!

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗞𝗶𝗱𝘀: https://tinyurl.com/43az9sn5

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗛𝗲𝗻𝗿𝘆 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗗𝘆𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗮 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗻𝘇
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18EQX5jwjd/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Thanks to History Retraced for this inspiring post!

🪙 Down to his absolute financial limit in the spring of 1974, a struggling Henry Winkler walked into an ABC audition that would decide his entire future.

🛑 Because producers restricted the scripts to the casting office, actors were forced to perform a cold reading on the spot—a nightmare scenario for someone with a hidden literacy barrier.

👥 To survive the audition, Winkler ingeniously asked a rival actor to read the lines aloud, relying entirely on his sharp auditory memory to copy and memorize the text by ear.

🏍️ His vocal reading of the cool, leather-jacketed character Arthur Fonzarelli was so complete that the mesmerized creators canceled the rest of the day's auditions on the spot.

💡 It wasn't until age 31 that Winkler discovered he had severe dyslexia, transforming his past trauma into inspiration to write a beloved children's book series about a dyslexic hero.

𝗗𝘆𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗮 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀: https://tinyurl.com/mr3uaatk

𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗤𝘂𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿!
https://www.weareteachers.com/end-of-the-year-quote-posters

Thanks to WeAreTeachers for creating & sharing this FREE & timely collection of classroom resources!

This colorful bundle of FREE printables includes 5 cheery posters with thought-provoking quotes from famous people like Martin Luther King Jr., Oprah Winfrey, and others. Designed to spark conversation & encourage reflection, they are a great tool for discussions, reflection & self-assessment.

𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀: https://tinyurl.com/2st3wzkr