A fun time was had by all at Hanford Dole’s Fall Festival. The children enjoyed playing games, winning prizes and especially liked getting their face painted. My station was one where the children could stop and listen to a story and win a prize for guessing the right number of candy corn in the jar. I was amazed at how many underguessed.
Many parents stopped to talk about how they enjoyed reading to their children and especially enjoyed reading my books Tired of School and Tired of My Bath. Children’s ears easily hear the repeating sounds of the rhyming words, which help when children are practicing fluency.
The relaxed atmosphere of a fall festival is a great place to interact with parents about important matters such as literacy. Next time you have a fall festival maybe you should try it.
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