123 Read With Me

05/20/2025

🎉To play like children with your children is the greatest Father's Day gift of all! Our multi-lingual books for Father's Day will provide hours of entertainment by giving dads ideas how to play and spend time with their children, while also promoting language development in: English, French, Spanish, Italian, Polish, Mandarin and Filipino ❤️📖

🇨🇦All while supporting local, , mom-entreprenour.🤱



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06/13/2024

We love reading with friends, so naturally we had a wonderful time reading at Alderwood Academy

03/25/2024

🦖🦕ROM⛩️🎎 celebrated its 110th anniversary this past weekend with with free admission, so naturally our author took her young children for their first trip while utilizing the time to also research ideas for her next book.

Though her children loved the dinosaur exhibits🦕🦖, they were also intrigued by the Gallery of Chinese Architecture⛩️, and the Patrick and Barbara Keenan Family Gallery of Hands-on Biodiversity🐛🐺. That's all their little feet could handle visiting but it was enough to truly enjoy the adventurous and hands-on experience.

For the parents not familiar with this venue, the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) is a museum of art, world culture and natural history in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is one of the largest museums in North America and the largest in Canada.

Highly recommended a visit if you're in the GTA (Greater Toronto Area).

❓Which exhibit would you suggest we write our next book about?? 🫣

Royal Ontario Museum
Royal Ontario Museum - Toronto
ROM Royal Ontario Museum

03/23/2024

Today we had the honor to hand over our multilingual books for use by Polish children directly into the hands of director Sylwia Krupa, MA at the Polish school named Gen. Józef Haller at the Polish Consulate in Toronto.

More details about this wonderful school and their active community involvement can be found at https://toronto.orpeg.pl/

Polish version:
Dziś mieliśmy zaszczyt by przekazać nasze wielojęzyczne książeczki na użytek polskich dzieci prosto w ręce dyrektorki mgr Sylwi Krupa.

Więcej szczegółów na temat tej wspaniałej szkoły i jej aktywnego zaangażowania społecznego można znaleźć na stronie https://toronto.orpeg.pl/

Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Toronto
Życie
Biblioteka Polska im. Stanisława Bąka OMI Mississauga Iwona Malinowski

02/29/2024

Studies suggest that educational technology could be an effective tool to support the education system and that its incorporation could play a major role in a vast range of educational designs and modern trends of learning when applied methodically.

Plus, it can help out busy parents trying to catch up on chore.

Here are some of our favorite:
📚 Khan Academy: Offers educational content for kids and parents.
📚 ABCmouse: An educational platform for younger children.
📚 Scholastic Learn at Home: Provides free educational resources for kids.

Here are a few more:
🚀 Educational Apps for Kids
🚀 ABCmouse.com
🚀 Quick Maths
🚀 Duolingo
🚀 YouTube Kids
🚀 SplashLearn
🚀 Epic!
🚀 ClassDojo
🚀 Science 360
🚀 Spelling Stage
🚀 Starfall ABCs

?What would you add to the above list that's helped you stay organized with your famiiy's planning?

Productivity tools can be incredibly helpful for parents who need to balance their family responsibilities with work and other commitments. However, please remember that the effectiveness of these tools depends on your specific needs and preferences. It's important to choose tools that align with your family's lifestyle and make your daily routines more manageable.

02/24/2024

Translation: "Family is a treasure". Here's how our team at 123 Read With Me spent Family Day last weekend. We were grateful to be part of a family fun event of organized by amazing and dedicated volunteers at ❤️📚 .canada

02/09/2024

02/07/2024

Daddy plays! Daddy sings! Daddy reads! Toddlers share their favourite things that daddy does to grow their special bond.

Children’s picture book in Spanish, English and Polish (Trilingual Edition) about dads and the wonderful things they do with their kids. Perfect for beginner readers with simple words to learn easier and extra large letters.

Celebrate everything that makes dads amazing. Best Christmas, Father’s Day and Birthday gift for Dads and Kids!

This is a beautifully illustrated and fun book for young children about the wonderful things that a caring father does. Children (Ages 0 - 6) will enjoy this cheerful book and early readers can practise their reading skills. Mothers can gift this book to celebrate Father's Day, Valentine's Day, Family Day, or Birthday to show appreciation for dads. Happy Father's Day! Happy Birthday Daddy! Full length picture book for Children Ages 0-6.

An ideal format 8.5 by 8.5 inches (21.59 x 21.59 cm) square. Easy to read.

02/04/2024

Tokenism and a 'Tourist' Approach to Diversity in Early Childhood Education
What does it mean?

In early childhood education, a 'tourism' approach to diversity refers to a superficial and tokenistic way of including different cultures in the curriculum. Reference Vicki Hargraves, Education Hub NZ

Are you already planning activities for 'Chinese New Year'?

Firstly, It's important to use the more inclusive term 'Lunar New Year', as this Spring celebration is not only for people of Chinese descent, but also for Koreans, Vietnamese, Mongolians, and people from East and Southeast Asia.

Let’s continue to reflect, ponder and challenge practice.
The 'tourism' approach typically involves showcasing festivals, foods, and music from specific cultures, without really understanding or integrating them into everyday practices.

For example, planning activities for the Luna New Year (red and gold rice-filled tuff trays) what significance does this have? Let’s rethink 🙏🏼

To create a more immersive and diverse approach, early childhood educators are encouraged to involve families in decision-making.

Let families share which cultural celebrations and practices are important to them, and incorporate these preferences into the activities and environment of the setting. This helps ensure an authentic representation and a sense of belonging for everyone involved.

By reflecting upon our approach to diversity and involving families, we can make early childhood education more meaningful and inclusive for all.

At The Curiosity Approach we are inspired by the New Zealand Curriculum Te Whariki and the strand
Belonging - children know that their individual strengths, interests, cultures, languages and families are respected and valued.

Thank you for having an open and growth mindset when reading our post.
As educators we should be constantly reflecting on practice. Knowing WHY we do what we do ! Who is it for ? What is the purpose ? Is it relevant? Stage appropriate ?
Tokenism or inclusive ?

Want to learn more about The Curiosity Approach pedagogy ? It’s WAY more than transforming provision it’s about transforming practice too.
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