Ideas to teach kids kindness, compassion and giving back.
I’m joining Team Fink/Wasserman to walk to end Alzheimer’s. I’m trying to reach my personal goal of $150. If you’d like to join our team (or another one) for the walk on Oct. 27 in Cambridge, you are warmly welcome! If you’d consider making a donation, that would also be appreciated. If neither works for you, please…
Read Your World Celebrating Multicultural Children’s Book Day is hosting a jewelry fundraiser through Kendra Scott from May 3rd to 5th! Go to Kendra Scott’s Website Enter the code GIVEBACK-RYW and 20% of your purchase will be donated to Read Your World The jewelry will come in time for Mother’s Day, and also…
Read Your World has created merchandise as a fundraising campaign and it’s available to order now! To support Read Your World and purchase any of these items, please go here. The t-shirts, hoodies, long sleeve tees, and tank tops feature the illustration by Federico Erebia which is also part of our newest classroom…
Our 2nd Annual Auction is fast approaching, and we’re seeking your support to raise funds to continue the work we do including: Themed Classroom Kits such as our Climate Change and Environmental Justice Kit. IG Live Interviews with KidLit creators. Book donations to teachers. Booklist resource to help readers find the diverse books they need. Do you have any…
Vanessa from Families Embracing Diversity hosted a conference, and she sent out a newsletter about my session: Today I want to share the recording/transcripts of one of the interviews from the conference with you. This session was about standing up to racism in your community with author and activist Mia Wenjen. There is SO much insight…
This year’s Read Your World’s Classroom Kit is on Climate Change and Environment Justice. But what exactly does that mean? I am using this book list to explore this topic with 44 Children’s Books on Climate Change and Environmental Justice. Are they the same or different? What Is Climate Change and Global Warming? Climate…
It was a morning of good luck! First, we got the best parking spot even though we were told repeatedly that the parking lot in Carson Beach is small and will be completely full of the volunteers running the event. Second, the rain held off until our event was long over. Finally, we did not…