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Masontown 2 and PA One Books – May 2019 Not a Box
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Lemont Furnace Head Start Classroom Children received nutrition bags from the TOP
Students from Benjamin Franklin Elementary’s 7th grade TOP (Teen Outreach Program) donated nutrition bags to all the children as take-home activities. The TOP program is a voluntary, nationally recognized, evidence-based program providing teens with the tools and...
PA Pre-K Counts- Providing Opportunities in our Communities
Opportunities provided by the PA Pre-K Counts program go far beyond learning ABC’s and 123’s! The opportunities are not limited to the students in our classrooms; they extend to families and the staff that serve those students. If you’re not familiar with Pa Pre-K...
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Head Start / Early Head Start FAQs The Private Industry Council discusses frequently asked questions for Head Start and Early Head Start students. Private Industry Council operates the Head Start / Early Head Start program for Beaver and Fayette Counties in the...
During a read aloud on a Tuesday afternoon, the book Not a Box, was introduced to our students. The book was read again on the following day before choice time. After the read aloud, the children were invited to use an ordinary box and pretend to be the character from the story. The teacher modeled how to read each page and prompted responses such as “This is not a box” it is a “race car, a robot, a building….” The children were then invited to take turns reading the book as a friend pretended to be the character. Some of our transitioning students asked to decorate the box. What a great book for children to expand their imagination to play, pretend, and create. A copy of Not a Box was sent home with all 20 students.
