Cleveland Schools Book Fund

05/10/2024

Summer Reading Special Announcement! ☀️ As summer break gets closer and closer, we want to help teachers prepare their students for a summer of reading fun! Cleveland Schools Book Fund is offering a no-book report home-library building opportunity for the next two weeks.

https://bit.ly/4ad4bj3

05/08/2024

Excellent advice from our friends at Cleveland Transformation Alliance on how to avoid the summer slide!

"By integrating learning activities into the relaxed summer months, parents can help their children avoid the summer slide and enter the new school year with confidence. Not only does this approach help maintain academic skills, but it also encourages a lifelong love of learning that goes beyond the classroom."

The Cleveland Transformation Alliance is a public-private partnership dedicated to growing a portfolio of quality district and charter schools.

04/17/2024

What do screech owls, super soakers, and school gardens have in common?

The power to inspire students and improve literacy!

Project-based learning can promote and foster students’ literacy motivation and engagement.

04/09/2024

Celebrate National Library Week with us! Let's give a big shoutout to Cleveland Public Library and Cuyahoga County Public Library for their dedication to our community.

02/23/2024

Registration is still open! Join us for our spring professional development for CMSD teachers, Pre-K through 4th Grade.
This workshop highlights the importance of integrating art into the classroom. Teachers will be provided with books and resources to inspire students to see the world differently by introducing them to great artists and creative projects using various colorful materials and mediums.

Learn how to use art to engage students in problem-solving techniques, encouraging the use of imagination to communicate their own ideas while fostering social interactions and emotional well-being.

02/17/2024

Every child is an artist, and we've got what you need to get creative in the classroom!
There are still spaces available in our spring professional development workshop.

Thursday, Feb. 28 at 4:45 p.m. for an art-inspired teacher enrichment session! Exclusively for CMSD Pre-K through 4th-grade teachers. Registration is required (link below) to get your certificate and book delivery.

https://bit.ly/4bz7HWZ

02/13/2024

Registration is live for our spring professional development.
R.S.V.P. today and join us online on February 28 at 4:45 p.m.

Cleveland Metropolitan School District teachers in Pre-K through 4th grade will receive free books for their classroom and resources to spark student imaginations! (Swipe for a sneak peek at the books!)

https://bit.ly/4bz7HWZ

02/03/2024

What's the book that has taken you on an unforgettable journey?

Let us know in the comments!

And tell us why you loved that book . . . 🌟📚

01/29/2024

CMSD Teachers! Please mark your calendars for our next professional development session!
February 28. HINT We can't wait to see you (virtually) and share some artful inspiration!

01/24/2024

Thank you to the Pre-K class at Wilbur Wright School for sharing your Gingerbread projects and adventures! Each student received a copy of the book for their home library.

Which part of the cookie 🍪 do you bite first???

01/18/2024

Looking for ways to keep your little ones reading this winter?

We have a few ideas . . .

⛄ Read winter-themed books and have them point out snowmen, hats, scarves, and other cold weather items on each page.

🎩 Act out scenes from the story using costumes and props, and let their imagination lead the way to an adventure in storytelling!

📚 Make a homemade book featuring your child as the main character. Take photos of them dressed up and include a simple story.

Visit https://bit.ly/2Tmz93k for more ideas!

01/13/2024

Happy New Year, Cleveland teachers, students and families!

Winter weather means more time indoors, so how do we keep little ones reading?
We've got a few ideas and wonderful winter books to share, too!

Visit https://bit.ly/48SYMxu for the full story and links to our book list.