Rhonda Walker Foundation launches academy for girls on Detroit’s west side
Read full article: Rhonda Walker Foundation launches academy for girls on Detroit’s west sideAfter the school bell rang, we officially launched the Empowering Her Success Academy, an after-school program of the Rhonda Walker Foundation in partnership with automaker Stellantis for girls in grades three through seven.
Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity kicks off Midwestern Convention with community service events at Detroit schools
Read full article: Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity kicks off Midwestern Convention with community service events at Detroit schoolsThe Fraternity is starting its 93rd Midwestern Regional Convention in Detroit with a week full of community service, including the Read to Succeed events at Emerson and Dossin Elementary-Middle Schools.
Visually impaired children benefit from Seedlings Braille Books’ efforts in Metro Detroit
Read full article: Visually impaired children benefit from Seedlings Braille Books’ efforts in Metro DetroitMarch is reading month, and Local 4 often discusses the importance of children's reading, but let's not forget how essential books are for visually impaired children.
Submit a Reading Month photo and your classroom could win a WDIV anchor visit and $100 Amazon, Buddy’s Pizza gift cards
Read full article: Submit a Reading Month photo and your classroom could win a WDIV anchor visit and $100 Amazon, Buddy’s Pizza gift cardsIt’s almost Reading Month, and we want our viewers to help us promote it!
Sisters take story time to Facebook Live so no child has to miss out
Read full article: Sisters take story time to Facebook Live so no child has to miss outBedtime stories are a fond memory many of us have from our childhood, and on the same note, it’s a memory many of us want to give our children, as well.
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Local author teaches important life lessons through children’s books
Read full article: Local author teaches important life lessons through children’s booksShe is a local children’s book author, former teacher, public speaker, she started her own publishing company, and now she is even hosting a classroom of her own online. At the time she was a teacher and realized there were not many books for kids that had characters that looked like them. The book teaches kids to have the courage to be themselves. AdAs an author, publisher, and former teacher she was invited into a lot of classrooms to be a public speaker. Like many, she did the pandemic pivot and decided to bring her lessons to their homes with Sunny Side School, a virtual classroom.
17 picture books you’ve never heard of, but that your kids will love
Read full article: 17 picture books you’ve never heard of, but that your kids will loveWho doesn’t love “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?” (And the polar bear version. And the panda edition!) Bill Martin Jr. and Eric Carle definitely have that formula down to a science. And well, the classics are the classics for a reason, and most parents can probably agree there will be room for those books on any shelf.
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Reading Month Challenge: How many books have you read?
Read full article: Reading Month Challenge: How many books have you read?We are asking teachers to submit at the end of March -- Reading Month! -- how many books their classroom has read. Enter for a chance to win a prize. Submit here:Related: Book Club 4 Kids: Submit your photo/video here
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Book Club 4 Kids: Submit your photo/video here
Read full article: Book Club 4 Kids: Submit your photo/video hereUpload a photo or video with your child reading their favorite book(s) for a chance to win a virtual Q&A visit from a Local 4 News Today anchor! Submit here:Related: Reading Month Challenge: How many books have you read?