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Spring Into Reading Hangout On Air Series

We’re excited to announce that in honor of National Reading Month we’re hosting a LIVE Google Hangout On Air on Friday, March 1st at at 4:00 EST.  We’d love for you to come join us for this event!  It’s called Spring Into Reading : Read Across America! We’ll be sharing some Dr. Seuss inspired ideas to bring his imagination and love of rhyming words into your own home! 
Here’s the best part we’ve asked some of our favorite kid bloggers from the Kid Blogger Network to join us all month long to share their tips for reading with children.  They are sharing their creativity and knowledge of reading activities, crafts and games.  

Spring Into Reading Hangout On Air Series

Here are some of the things you will see in this On Air Reading Series:  Dr. Seuss Activities for Read Across America, World Read Aloud Day, World Book Day, Multicultural books, Challenging Advanced Readers, Movement with Books, Playful Storytelling, Early Chapter Books, Reading with Babies, Reluctant Readers, Struggling Readers, and Author Interviews. As the Videos are posted we will link them here on this page for a great reading resource for you!

You can watch the hangouts LIVE on Google+, YouTube, or straight from this page.

We’ll update this Landing Page with the videos before the events when possible. We’re all busy Moms and Teachers so we wanted you to know you can view the hangouts here after the event too! Follow the hashtag #readwithkbn on Google+ to keep up with the latest. You can RSVP to the hangout events to get reminders when they are going start {or to remind you to watch them later}.

Schedule of Hangouts for Spring Into Reading
We will update this schedule as more information becomes available.

Spring Into Reading: Read Across America  

Join Kim Vij (The Educators’ Spin On It), Trisha Stanley (Inspiration Laboratories), and Amy Mascott (Teach Mama) as they celebrate Read Across America Day and share creative ideas for reading with kids. Google+ Event Page.
Spring Into Reading: World Read Aloud Day
We’ll be celebrating World Read Aloud Day!   Trisha Stanley (Inspiration Laboratories) will be chatting with author Sue Fliess. RSVP HERE

Spring Into Reading: World Book Day 
Join Cerys Parker (Rainy Day Mum), Jacquie Fisher (Edventures with Kids),  Becky ( Kid World Citizen) and Mari (Inspired by Family Magazine) as they discuss ways to explore the world through books.

Spring Into Reading: Challenging the Advanced Reader 

Join Amanda (The Educators’ Spin On It) and Kim (The Educators’ Spin On It) and others as they discuss ideas for challenging your advanced readers.
Spring into Reading: Children’s Book and Stories As Parenting Tools

Join Maya Basinir (Meme Tales),  Kara Fleck (Simple Kids), Rana DiOrio (Litttle Pickle Press) as they talk about how children’s books and stories have helped them with parenting their kids

Spring Into Reading: Movement with Books

Join Kristina Buskirk (Toddler Approved), Megan Sheakoski (Coffee Cups and Crayons), and Lorie (Reading Confetti) as they share book-inspired ACTIVE activities that get kids moving and learning.  
Spring Into Reading: Playful Storytelling
Join Rebekah (The Golden Gleam), Jennifer Fischer (The Good Long Road), and Jackie Higgins (Ready. Set. Read!) as they tell stories using picture books and props.   
Spring Into Reading: Early Chapter Books
What to do when your kids have moved beyond easy readers? Erica (What Do We Do All Day?) and Megan Sheakoski (Coffee Cups and Crayons) share tips for selecting early chapter books.
  

Spring Into Reading: Author/Illustrator Interview with Angela Dominguez

Join MaryAnne of Mama Smiles interveiws Angela Dominquez about her newest book “Let’s Go Hugo!  and being and author-illustrator

Spring Into Reading: Reading with Babies
Join Bethany Winston (No Twiddle Twaddle) and Carolyn Elbert (The Pleasantest Thing) as they talk about reading with babies. It’s so important and lots of fun!  

Spring Into Reading: Reluctant Readers 
Join Kim Vij (The Educators’ Spin On It), Melissa Taylor (Imagination Soup), and Becky (This Reading Mama) as they talk about strategies for helping reluctant readers and struggling readers.

Spring Into Reading: Conclusion and Giveaway 
Join Kim Vij and Trisha Stanley with a few guests.  We’ll be hosting Giveaways of Books  from Scholastic, Chronicle Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Children’s Book and Melissa Taylor Book Love!
Watch for these hangouts to be updated as we finalize the details!

We look forward to sharing  little peek into our real worlds this month and we get to know a few of our favorite kid bloggers a little bit!  Don’t forget to share your own reading pictures with us on Friday, March 1! 

#springintoreading #readwithkbn #springintoeducation

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Comments

  1. Susan I can't wait to watch your hangout! You recent post about recess was very powerful. I hope that you've signed up to chat with Mrs. Obama and her Let's Move campaign!

  2. Vivian and I are having a Hangout, Tuesday, March 5th at 2:00 CST on "Positive Ways Educators Can Use their Influence." This will cover more play and recess time in schools and ways educators can connect and empower parents. #springintoeducation. Looks like a great lineup above!

  3. This looks fantastic! I will probably have to miss the first one…prior commitment…but I'll definitely check back here to view it after the event. 🙂 Thanks for the wonderful line-up…great topics! Helping kids become lovers of books and reading is my mission.:)

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