If you grew up around the time I did, you may fondly remember Pizza Hut's Book It buttons and program. In school, we would get a big, round button pin. There were a number of spaces where you'd put a little round sticker on your button. Each sticker represented a certain number of books that you'd read, and when you got a new sticker, you'd also receive a certificate for a free Pizza Hut personal … [Read more...]
Summer Reading – FresYes Style
It’s summer—time for long days at the pool, Grizzlies games, day trips to the beach, and . . . summer reading? The way you feel about summer reading probably depends on how you feel about reading in general. Some of us love nothing more than curling up with a good book—bonus points if it’s beside the pool or on the beach. Others prefer to leave the books at school once it lets out for the … [Read more...]
FresYes Families: Making summer reading fun for kids
Summer vacation for FresYes kiddos has officially begun! With summer's carefree days of sun, swimming, barbecues and friends comes one little problem: summer learning loss. The phrase is being heard more often and morphed a bit too, as you may have heard it referred to as the "summer slide." Call it what you like, but the reality is when kids stop all educational activities for the summer, they … [Read more...]