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By: Gavin McGuire,
on 9/23/2016
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Remember shopping for school supplies? You combed the store aisle to pick out the perfect binder. You couldn’t wait to crack open that brand new box of crayons.
Getting ready for school is a lot more than checking items off of a list. It’s a rite of passage. Fresh markers, pencils, and notebooks get kids excited about learning. Compared to used or donated supplies, brand new items match the excitement of a new school year and new possibilities. When they have the tools they need, kids go to school with confidence.
If you serve kids in need, you can help instill that confidence with new supplies from the First Book Marketplace. There is more to a backpack than meets the eye — it’s not just textbooks, paper, and pencils. The anatomy of a backpack includes items like calculators, for when students run out of fingers and toes to count. It includes gluesticks, because sometimes tape just doesn’t do the trick. It includes highlighters, so students can learn how to focus on key parts of what they’re reading.
When many students’ backpacks are put on the examining table it becomes clear that some things are missing from their anatomy. Maybe they have fresh paper, but nothing to write with. Perhaps they have pencils, markers and paper, but no backpack to put them in. The First Book Marketplace offers educators and program leaders the opportunity to help fill a child’s backpack with what they need.
And if it’s the backpack itself that they need, First Book has those too.
Please visit the supplies section of the First Book Marketplace to find more items that make up the anatomy of a backpack.
The post The Anatomy of a Backpack appeared first on First Book Blog.
By: Samantha McGinnis,
on 5/10/2016
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Drumroll please… Today, we introduce to you the newly redesigned First Book Marketplace.
Updated with your needs in mind, your First Book Marketplace is now faster and simpler to use. Powerful new search capabilities and an improved navigation menu make it easy to find the great books and educational resources you’ve come to expect from First Book. And now you can access them all from the palm of your hand — the entire site is mobile friendly!
For years, you’ve generously shared the needs facing your classrooms and programs. Your feedback directly influenced every improvement and enhancement you’ll experience on the upgraded site.
On top of the books and learning tools you love, you’ll also find specially-curated collections on popular topics like family engagement, character development, health and wellness, and diversity. First Book’s entire inventory, including school supplies, technology, digital learning materials, basic needs items and educational activities is more accessible than ever before.
Stay tuned all week as we share videos on how to use some of the great new features of your First Book Marketplace. Start here by learning how to navigate and search the newly designed site:
The post Now Faster and Easier to Use: Your First Book Marketplace appeared first on First Book Blog.
By: Marissa Wasseluk,
on 9/9/2014
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Wendy Moore’s best friends couldn’t wait to give her a special surprise for her 50th birthday. To honor her great love for books, they set up a virtual book drive with First Book and collectively raised over $1200 to purchase brand-new books for kids in Wendy’s hometown of Wilson, NC.
The need for books in Wilson County Schools is high. Located a little over an hour outside of Raleigh, the rural district ranks as Tier One community – a title reserved for the most distressed counties in the state. But Wilson residents like Wendy are committed to their children’s education.
Every year the county hosts a Back-to-School Fair, an event that celebrates education and equips kids with backpacks and school supplies for the upcoming school year.
Journey received one of the free copies of Where the Wild Things Are at the Wilson County Back-to-School Fair. She said the book is her favorite!
The event draws hundreds of the community’s neediest families, many lining up as early as 10 p.m. the night before the fair in order to receive school supplies.
At this year’s fair, Moore joined staff at the Wilson County Schools booth to distribute the books purchased through First Book with the funds raised by her friends. In less than 90 minutes, all 420 copies of her selected book Where the Wild Things Are were in the hands of excited students.
“Hopefully it will inspire at least one kid to dream and do things that go far,” said Moore.
In your hometown and across the nation, kids need books to foster a love of learning. Click here to find out more about hosting your own virtual book drive.
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By: Julia Hornaday,
on 8/12/2014
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Yesterday marked the first day of school for many kids across the country. And from Sacramento to Savannah, classroom shelves were stocked and backpacks stuffed to the brim with brand new books from First Book.
For over 20 years, we’ve been in the fortunate position to help teachers get the books their students need to start school off strong. And this year is no different. In fact, we’re now offering more tools than ever before to help kids in need read, learn and succeed. In addition to books, our network of 130,000 educators and program leaders will also be able to access games, bookmarks, school supplies and interactive learning tools for the kids they serve.
Check out some of the cool new tools we’re offering on the First Book Marketplace – just in time for back to school:
Backpacks
How else will kids carry all their great new books?
Kits for Kidz
Notebooks, pencils, scissors, a ruler – these ready-made kits contain 30 essential items required for an entire school year. Available for primary, elementary and junior high school.
Calculators
Help kids stay on track during math class with brand new calculators. Scientific and pocket calculators available in carton or single quantities.
Mark-My-Time Digital Bookmarks
Vibrant digital bookmarks enable kids (and their caregivers) to track their reading time and feel a sense of accomplishment.
Coins Count!
Coins Count! is a fun board game that helps kids make sense of money and learn the value of pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, and dollar bills.
Bug Barn Kit
This fun viewing barn and tools helps lets do hands-on science explorations and take a closer look at the natural world.
Do you work with kids in need? Sign up with First Book today to access all these great learning resources.
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By: Anastasia Goodstein,
on 9/7/2011
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Today we have an exclusive ethnographic study on the back-to-school shopping scene, highlighting how retailers and marketers are reaching Millennials as they get ready for another school year. I, a Millennial myself, braved department stores, mass... Read the rest of this post
By: Anastasia Goodstein,
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Today we have an exclusive ethnographic study on the back-to-school shopping scene, highlighting how retailers and marketers are reaching Millennials as they get ready for another school year. I, a Millennial myself, braved department stores, mass... Read the rest of this post
Congratulations to all of the students who are heading back to school!
Each year the Marianas Office of MLSC sponsors a "Back To School Project." MLSC collects donations in cash and in-kind from local attorneys (and anyone else who wants to donate) and then distributes school supplies to needy children in grades one through 12.
You can read more about it at the DAY IN COURT blog.
Hey, one and all, it's Carl. Cyber Kid 303 came in today and got his free book. Here's a picture:
He's hiding behind a Matt Christopher book--and I forgot the name of it! He also checked out Ghost Circles, the latest Bone graphic novel. He said he'd write and tell us about it soon.
Bill did an awesome program on
Beowulf today. He'll tell you about it later, but here's a picture from it:
Bill shows his utter disregard for danger by sneering at the hand of the monster Grendl as it reaches out to grab him. What coolness! What courage! I just hope he's as brave when the Lagomorph comes to town!
And we got another comment fromMelanie, and as I said, she's cool. Here's what she says:
I love Ender's Game. I wonder if Lee Wardlaw's son knows that Orson Scott Card lives in Greensboro, NC. Hmmm. . .I've never met him but I keep hoping that he'll come to Novello one year.
Thanks, Melanie. Ender's Game really is a great story. Any one else out there read it? Did you like it?
I've read a couple of really good graphic novels about heroes in the last couple of days, which is fitting since we've been doing hero programs. The first is
The Trojan Horse: The Fall of Troy: A Greek Legend by Ron and Justine Fontes.
Did you ever read about the Trojan War? The War between the Greek cities and Troy? The war that dragged on for ten years? This is how the Greeks came up with a desperate and cunning plan to capture the unsuspecting city. A really good read.
The other is
King Arthur: Excalibur Unleashed: An English Legend by Jeff Limke.
Imagine you were Arthur, a boy probably not much older than you, and that you suddenly became King of all England. Pretty cool, huh? Not if you had a bunch of rival kings who wanted to overthrow you! This is another very exciting story that says exciting no matter how many times you've heard it--and it's especially great if you've never read it before!
A GREAT BIG THANK YOU goes out to you and your staff, and the few who have donated, those much needed supplies for the benefit of the CNMI children!!
After Katrina, some youth in Houston took up collecting backpacks with school supplies to help out the many kids who escaped their flooded cities and who would be attending schools in the HUSD. I sent a backpack to an imagined 10th or 11th grader, complete with information about planning for college.
The next summer I became friends with an elementary school teacher who for some of her students has to supply pencils, pens, and paper. This isn't stuff the school district can provide so she has paid for it out of her own pocket. Since we met, each September I've purchased a gross of pens, a gross of pencils, and a ream of paper and given them to her for her students.
It's amazing how much how teachers contribute out of their own pockets. I don't know any teacher who doesn't cover for basic supplies at times.