Three Ways to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Your Students
Posted In:For Educators
September 17, 2018 Every year, Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15. The celebration emphasizes the histories, traditions, and contributions of our Spanish and Latine ancestors – so that year-round, we can take pride in the diversity of our country, and its resulting strength. … Read More
Take the Shopping Cart Challenge, Win a First Book Marketplace Credit! *CLOSED*
Posted In:For Educators
August 31, 2018 This contest is closed. The correct amount is $92.74 for the First Book price. The total retail price is $219.02. First Book community educators: you could win a First Book Marketplace credit for your back to school needs! When qualifying educators shop the First Book Marketplace for… Read More
First Book Community – We Want Your Opinion!
Posted In:For Educators
August 2, 2018 Recently, the First Book Marketplace launched product reviews. Not only do these reviews help fellow members of the First Book community of educators decide what products will help them most, they also help our staff understand how our community members are using the products we provide,… Read More
5 Creative Ways to Use Books in Spanish
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July 31, 2018 Guest post by Camila Rios, First Book intern Spanish-language books are a versatile and valuable resource. Use them with Spanish speakers, Spanish learners, bilingual students, and English language learners in any setting where you’re working with kids and families. Use Spanish-Language Books To… Foster Strong Bilingual Skills Research shows that students who… Read More
Five Tips for Summer-Long Learning
Posted In:For Educators
July 10, 2018 This blog was originally posted July 1, 2014. It has been updated with new outbound links. Guest blogger Tina Chovanec is the director of Reading Rockets: the authoritative online source for comprehensive and accessible information about teaching young children to read and helping those… Read More
How to Encourage a Love of Reading
Posted In:For Educators
June 21, 2018 Reading for pleasure is fun and relaxing, but it also has benefits that go far beyond the academic. Children who read for fun not only improve at reading, they get better in all subjects. Reading for pleasure also increases empathy and social skills. Plus,… Read More
I AM LITTLE RED: Teaching Kids About Child Trafficking
Posted In:Author Voices, For Educators
May 31, 2018 Wolves can come in all shapes and sizes. Do I have your attention now? Mary Mazzio with Ricky Martin. Mazzio and her team received the Ricky Martin Foundation’s Tau Humanitarian Award for I AM LITTLE RED. So warns Lady J, the animated version of Academy Award-nominee Jessica Chastain, as she… Read More
Inclusive and Accessible: Ensuring Stories Really Are For All
Posted In:For Educators, Our Partners
May 29, 2018 Two years ago, First Book partnered with the NEA Foundation and Lee & Low Books to expand the Stories for All Project™, First Book’s initiative to increase the diversity in children’s books. As a continuation of our shared commitment to ensuring that diverse, inclusive books are both abundant… Read More
Your Needs, Your Marketplace
Posted In:Focus on First Book, For Educators
May 15, 2018 It’s our mission here at First Book to provide for the children our community of educators serve with whatever they may need to learn, and continually ask educators what their needs are so we may work to meet them. We surveyed members of the First Book… Read More
Thank You to Our Educators Serving Kids in Need
Posted In:Focus on First Book, For Educators
May 10, 2018 By Carey M. Palmquist, senior vice president for eCommerce at First Book Imagine waking up every morning as a teacher in a Title I school. You’re doing this because you want to. I mean…right? You had this incredible notion of giving back, of mentoring, of profoundly… Read More