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2001 - 2002 Family Literacy Events

Read/Write/Now students who have children/grandchildren between the ages of 3 and 10 signed up for Family Math, Science and Reading workshops. Highlights of the year included:

Math

Family Math Photo
Family Math Photo
Parents taught other parents Family Math games. Members of the Parent Educator team helped design activities for other parents/children.
Parents learned to play "Math Twister" before taking it home to their children.

Science

Photo at Butterfly Museum
Photo at Butterfly Museum
Photo at Butterfly Museum
Photo at Butterfly Museum
Photo at Butterfly Museum

Parents and children went on a Field Trip to the Butterfly Conservatory.

Reading

Photo of Family Reading Program
Photo of Family Reading Program
Fathers and grandfathers practiced finger-painting before making Eric Carle-type books with their children.
Read/Write/Now's own Mother Goose
Photo of Family Reading Program
Photo of Family Reading Program
We made masks of storybook characters
Photo of Family Reading Program
Books and prizes were taken home at the end of Storybook Dress-up Day

(c) 2005 Read Write Now, Springfield City Library

This page last updated: July 21, 2005