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The following is a list of incentive programs Homeschoolers' Hearts & Hugs will be participating in for the 2007-2008 school year. You must be a member of Hearts & Hugs to participate through our group. To sign up for any of these programs please email TXHeartsandHugs@aol.com and include your FULL NAME, child's name, age/grade, mailing address and contact information.
PIZZA HUT "BOOK IT" PROGRAM The BOOK IT!® National Reading Incentive Program motivates children in grades kindergarten through six to read by rewarding them for their reading accomplishments. Its purpose is to develop in children a lifelong love of reading. The program begins in October and ends in March. When a child meets a monthly reading goal, the teacher/parent gives him or her a Pizza Award Certificate. The child brings the certificate to a participating Pizza Hut® restaurant, where he or she is given a free one-topping Personal Pan Pizza®.
The restaurant manager congratulates the child for meeting his or her reading goal, and will also present the child with a very cool BOOK IT! Recognition Card and Sticker for reading achievement. On each subsequent BOOK IT! visit, the child will be rewarded with more praise and another sticker.
If a child meets the reading goals in all six months of the program, he or she qualifies for the All-Star Reader's Honor Roll, a classroom record of student achievement. The child also receives a BOOK IT! All-Star Reader Medallion with Neck Ribbon at Pizza Hut. This program runs from October through March of each year.
To register your child please visit Pizza Hut's website.
Pizza Hut no longer accepts homeschool group registration. You must sign up individually.
BRAUM'S "BOOK BUDDY" CLUB
What is Braum's Book Buddy program?
Braum's Book Buddy is a fun and rewarding reading incentive program for children in 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades. The Braum's Book Buddy program gives children the opportunity to read for delicious prizes from Braum's! Each child can earn up to six Braum's treats throughout the year. The program runs October 2007-June 2008.
To register your child please email us with your full name, your child/ren full name, age, grade level and city in which you reside. You will also need to provide a S.A.S.E. envelope in order to receive your coupons. (please note, your children are NOT signed up until your S.A.S.E. has been received)
The registration period for the 2007-2008 school year has now ended. Check back next year!
SIX FLAGS OVER TEXAS & LIFETIME LEARNING SYSTEMS "READ TO SUCCEED" PROGRAM Six Flags Over Texas and Lifetime Learning Systems have teamed up to bring you the "Read to Succeed" program.
This program is open to students in Kindergarten through 6th grade ONLY.
Registered students will receive a FREE PASS to Six Flags Over Texas after completing six hours of pleasure reading. (assigned reading does not count) You will need to provide TWO S.A.S.E.'s---one for the informational packet which will be mailed to you in December and one in order to receive your ticket/s in the spring of 2008.
You may start the program at anytime after receiving your start-up packet. (December) All completed reading logs MUST be returned to us in order to receive the FREE Six Flags ticket.
To request the address in which to sign up through, please contact us. Please remember, your child will NOT be signed up for this reading incentive program until we have RECEIVED your TWO S.A.S.E.'s. Furthermore, your child will not receive their free ticket unless you return their completed READING LOG by the deadline.
The registration period for the 2007-2008 school year has ended. Check back in the Fall of 2008 for details on the 2008-2009 program!
TIME FOR KIDS WEEKLY READERS/CURRENT EVENTS
TIME For KIDS helps your students become readers and writers with power and purpose!
TIME magazine offers weekly readers aimed to kids, called TIME For Kids. TFK readers, the classroom edition of TIME magazine, get students excited about the world around them with current events stories, world-class TIME photography, and reporting from across the globe from the world's most respected news source!
TFK builds vital educational skills by...
Motivating kids to read the best nonfiction text on a wide range of topics kids love to learn about, including scientific discoveries, world events, sports and more.
TFK comes in three age-appropriate editions:
Big Picture: Grades K-1
News Scoop: Grades 2-3
World Report: Grades 4-7
BIG PICTURE:
This fall, you can look forward to:
*Each month also includes a Current Events issue.
NEWS SCOOP AND WORLD REPORT:
These editions will feature all the current news coverage you've come to expect from TIME, and will sometimes include bonus inserts.
Time for Kids AROUND THE WORLD:
This popular supplemental 8-page geography and culture magazine was formerly known as Go Places It is now called TIME For Kids Around the World. A year's subscription is included in your News Scoop and/or World Report subscription/s. Next year's destinations include South Africa, Mexico, China, Philippines, Ireland and Jordan!
TEACHER'S SITE:
Here, you'll find activity pages, lesson plans, graphic organizers, TIME For Kids Around the World resources, TFK Test Prep and nonfiction resources. K-1 teachers will find resources too.
For more information, and to view samples of TFK, please visit their website.
Cost for The Big Picture is just $4.30 per year. Cost for News Scoop and/or World Report, including the TFK Around the World supplement, is just $5.30 per student, per year (we must have a minimum of 10 orders per grade level) Orders less than 10 are $24.95 each so this is quite a deal!!
Please also note you will be required to provide 26 S.A.S.E.'s to Hearts & Hugs in order for us to mail your weekly TFK! (8 S.A.S.E.'s for Big Picture)
If you would like to order Time For Kids please email us with your full name and the grade level (s) you are interested in. *Please note that by ordering as a group each family will not receive the free subscription to TIME magazine or the printed teacher's guides. However, teacher's guides may be downloaded from the Time For Kids website.
GOD'S WORLD NEWS WEEKLY READERS/CURRENT EVENTS
Time to subscribe to God's World News for Fall 2007-Spring 2008
For only $8.25 per edition, per school year, your family can enjoy current events from a Christian Worldview.
The are four age/grade specific editions available:
Please visit their website for more information, or to view sample issues.
Early Edition and Taking Off are bimonthly subscriptions, while News Current and Top Story are weekly subscriptions.
Your subscriptions will be delivered to you by mail. You will need to provide self-addressed, #10 (business size), stamped envelopes.
If you are interested, please contact Kim.
SCIENCE WEEKLY
We plan to have several science presentations/field trips this school year. These readers would be a perfect companion to expand on the topics!
The readers are divided by grade levels, as follows:
Topics you can look forward to during the 2007-2008 school year are:
September - December 2007
January - April 2008
They also offer free, downloadable and printable coloring books to compliment your studies!
To see a sample of Science Weekly, please visit their website and click on PRINCIPALS. Scroll to the bottom and click on SAMPLES.
Science Weekly offers 14 issues per year at the reduced group rate of $5.45 per student/year!! (individual subscriptions are $21.95!) Please also be aware that you will need to provide 14 S.A.S.E. (business size/number 10) envelopes so that your readers can be mailed to you.
Science Weekly doesn't just have to be for science, either! It will make for interesting reading anytime! And with the various puzzles, games and questions that are included, you can be sure your child is comprehending what he's reading!
If you would like to subscribe to Science Weekly, please contact us with your full name and the grade level/s you wish to order.
VARIOUS INCENTIVE OFFERS
Homeschooler's Hearts & Hugs also offers our members coupons for FREE or reduced priced menu items at various participating fast food restaraunts such as Mc Donald's, Ci Ci's Pizza, El Chico and Chick-Fil-A!
Unlike the reading incentive programs, YOU, the parent, are free to choose how to incorporate these incentives into your reward program.
If you would like to receive any or all of these coupons, please email us with your FULL NAME, child/s name, age/grade level and your complete contact information. Please note which coupons you are interested in receiving and how many you need. Since some of the coupons are only valid in particular cities/locations (around the DFW metroplex) please state the city/cities you are interested in. You will need to provide a S.A.S.E. in order to receive the coupons.
SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUB Homeschooler's Hearts & Hugs offers its members the opportunity to order books and products through the Scholastic Book Club.
You may order online or pick up flyers/order forms at various Hearts & Hugs activities. Contact Kim for more information.
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