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The first day of school is a memorable time for kids, teachers, and parents alike!
We’ve started posting our back to school memories on Instagram, and we want to see yours, too!
Share your pictures of a first day at school through your social media channels. They can be pictures of your class, your children, or a “vintage” photo of yourself!
We’ll re-post your picture on our Instagram account, and every Monday we’ll feature one of our favorite pictures with all our fans on our Facebook page.
If you’re sharing on Instagram, tag FirstBookOrg and hashtag your photo with #firstdayfirstbook.
If you’re sharing on Twitter, upload the picture to your status update and make sure @firstbook and #firstdayfirstbook are in your tweet!
If you’re sharing on Facebook, simply upload the picture to our wall.
Send along your favorite photo any time before September 22.
We can’t wait to see your first day photos!
The post Share Your First Day with First Book! appeared first on First Book Blog.
Another school year is upon us. Teachers are setting up new classrooms for the year – decorating, planning fun ways to teach important lessons and preparing for desks full of new students.
Books, new school supplies, empty notebooks waiting to be filled with knowledge – all icons of a new year full of new possibilities. But as many teachers prepare, classrooms without these resources are a reality. On average, teachers spend $480 of their own money on books and resources for their classroom each year.
This lack of resources doesn’t just affect teachers’ wallets. It affects their ability to provide a multi-faceted, engaging learning environment for the kids they serve. Without books to read and materials to help them learn, students at schools in low-income neighborhoods are often at a disadvantage.
Over the next few weeks, we’ll be sharing stories of outstanding teachers and program leaders who have used First Book resources to provide books and learning materials to kids in need. We’ll also be sharing some fun ways you can get involved in getting books to kids, and to the teachers and programs that serve them, this school year.
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