Magic Tree House Club

So a few weeks ago, I realized that I don't read enough to my kids.
Not my library kids.  My actual kids.
It occurred to me as I was writing the blurb to promote my new Family Storytime.  "Research shows that reading 20 minutes a day to your kids improves their performance in school."

Hmm.  Interesting point.  It constantly amazes me that while I preach this early literacy stuff at work, I don't practice it at home.  Life is too busy, I tell myself.  There isn't time.  Yeah, well it's time to make time.

So I decided to start with The Magic Tree House by Mary Pope Osborne, published by Scholastic.  I registered at the website, and printed out the passport.  We started, naturally, at the beginning ... #1: Dinosaurs Before Dark.  Two nights later, we were online answering questions and earning a sticker.  Off to find the Fact Tracker and earn more stickers.  And we were on a roll...

So it got me thinking ... why not do this as a work program?  So now it's time to start planning The Magic Tree House Club.  There area so many resources in the teacher section - it'll be easy to coordinate programs with the topics, as well as the online world.

More to come as the program evolves.  I can't wait!