Description: The first book in The Reading Game learn-to-read series tells the story of a skunk without a stripe who is rejected by the other skunks but finds acceptance among some cats and becomes their defender. It’s told in rhyme, is beautifully illustrated, and is 32 pages long. It will be the first book the student reads, and there are five more to follow in this groundbreaking learn to read program. Each of The Reading Game's six stories is told using just thirty new words. These are broken down into six sets of five words. The student learns to read each set of five words by playing a simple word matching game. Frequent exposure through play hard wires these words into long-term memory. Rote learning is transformed into a fast-paced game with a winner every few seconds. After completing Skunk, Game 1, the student has learned five words (can, cat, is, me, not). Playing Game 2 adds an additional five w...
Another reason my small town rocks! Last week we went and enjoyed the annual free day at the Buffalo Bill Museum... it was Buffalo Bill's Birthday Celebration. It was a fine celebration with free entrance, snacks, entertainment, and the ability to go view everything the museum has to offer. There is a lot to learn in this little museum! The kids always enjoy going on the boat and seeing the "old" or should I say "olden days" like my kids. 
While we were there this older lady was playing an older type of harp and she gave us a giggle. She asked my kids name but instead of hearing their names correctly she heard Sarah and Tyler. So my very polite children just went with the new names as she sang a song using their new names. It was humorous but made me happy that they didn't make it a big deal to a nice elderly lady. It did make for a good laugh later! 
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