Quote "What you do today can improve all your tomorrows." Ralph Marston Joke My dad, unfortunately, passed away when we couldn’t remember his blood type… His last words to us were, “Be positive!” Fun Fact There is a boss in  Metal Gear Solid 3  that can be defeated by not playing the game for a week; or by changing the date. Reading Fact Reading one children’s book per day Another fun fact about reading to children is that if you would read 1 children’s book per day to your t

Quote "Change your life today. Don’t gamble on the future, act now, without delay." Simone de Beauvoir Joke Let me tell you about my grandfather. He was a good man, a brave man. He had the heart of a lion, and a lifetime ban from the zoo Fun Fact Jack Daniel (the founder of the whiskey) died from kicking a safe. When he kicked it, he broke his toe which got infected. He eventually died from blood poisoning. Reading Fact Reading to your infant child is important Toddlers who a

Quote "I dwell in possibility." Emily Dickinson Joke What did the janitor say when he jumped out of the closet? SUPPLIES! Fun Fact The spiked dog collar was invented by the Ancient Greeks to protect their dogs from wolf attacks. Reading Fact Reading problems can turn into bigger problems Students who don’t manage to learn how to read by 3rd grade are four times more likely to not graduate from high school. History Fact In Venice during the Renaissance there was a case where a

Quote "Nurture your minds with great thoughts. To believe in the heroic makes heroes." Benjamin Disraeli Joke She had a photographic memory but never developed it Fun Fact The world’s largest grand piano was built by a 15-year-old in  New Zealand . It is a little over 18 feet long and has 85 keys – 3 short of the standard 88. After the release of the 1996 film  Scream , which involved an anonymous killer calling and murdering his victims, Caller ID usage tripled in the United

Quote "The limits of the possible can only be defined by going beyond them into the impossible." Arthur C. Clarke Joke A cross-eyed teacher couldn’t control his pupils Fun Fact The lead singer of The Offspring started attending school to achieve a doctorate in molecular biology while still in the band. He graduated in May 2017. Reading Fact Reading can get our children right “up there” Reading 1 million words per year (we did the math, that means around 3,000 words per day) w

Quote "When you have a dream, you’ve got to grab it and never let go." Carol Burnett Joke The furniture store keeps calling me to come back. But all I wanted was one night stand Fun Fact Forrest Fenn, an art dealer and author, hid a treasure chest in the Rocky Mountains worth over 1 million dollars. It still has not been found. Reading Fact Reading can teach our kids enormous amounts of information Children can learn between 4,000 and 12,000 new words through book reading in

Quote "The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today." H. Jackson Brown Jr Joke The furniture store keeps calling me to come back. But all I wanted was one night stand Fun Fact The largest known prime number has 17,425,170 digits. The new prime number is 2 multiplied by itself 57,885,161 times, minus 1. Reading Fact A bookshelf’s impact on education Similarly, a link has been found between classroom libraries and reading. Children who study in classrooms with lib

Quote "It’s time to say goodbye to the person we’ve become, who we’ve worked so hard to perfect, and to make some crucial decisions in becoming who we’re going to be." Stephen Colbert Joke When everything is coming your way, you're in the wrong lane Fun Fact Iceland does not have a railway system. Reading Fact Simply owning books can change our children’s lives Children who have a library with at least 20 books of their own  have been found to achieve up to 3 more years of sc

Quote "The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them into the impossible." Arthur C. Clarke Joke Jill broke her finger today, but on the other hand she was completely fine Fun Fact At birth, a baby panda is smaller than a mouse. Reading Fact Encouraging children to read may be the key to a better future As you would probably imagine, reading has a major impact on our development from a very young age. Our mental and emotional development can be fast

Quote "One day, you’ll be just a memory for some people. Do your best to be a good one." Unknown Joke All chemists know that alcohol is always a solution Fun Fact In 1923, a jockey suffered a fatal heart attack but his horse finished and won the race, making him the first and only jockey to win a race after death. Reading Fact People who read more, live longer Pretty good motivation if you ask me.  A study from Yale University concluded , after studying over 3500 people over