The Roar - Issue 5
Hello!
It's a new year and the first edition of the newsletter is here! Ooh, I'm a poet and didn't know it...
It's almost World Book Day (7th March) and we are very excited over here in the TYM HQ. We've got loads of great stuff for you in this newsletter, including book reviews, interviews and free printables, as well as chances to win book vouchers!
We will also have a very special announcement on World Book Day - so keep your eye on our socials...
What's the point of World Book Day?
Kids in silly outfits, out of routine for the day - Does World Book Day make an impact or is it just a chance for kids to dress as Marvel Characters?! Do comics even count?
Monster News
A Reading for Fun Book review!
Get Teach Your Monster Reading for Fun's product manager Al’s lowdown on the books we have in RFF and his top 5 books.
Queenie Bee - Ask me anything!
We sat down with our very own Queenie Bee of Number Skills fame and we asked her a few burning questions, like "Aren’t turtles a weird way to cross a river?” and “Where do numsters come from?" Read with your Number Skills fans at home!
The joy of growing veggies with kids!
We love a learning opportunity and what better way to start a year of healthy eating than by planting seeds with your kids! Whether at home or in the classroom, we find out about some really easy things to grow.
Free World Book Day Costume!
Printable Masks
To the parents out there, we know that it can be tricky to put together a decent outfit for World Book Day. So we've made these handy printable masks from our reading games, Teach Your Monster to Read and Teach Your Monster Reading For Fun! Each printable comes with a full-colour or colour-it-yourself option.
A green or orange t-shirt to go with these should be enough to pull off this super simple outfit AND impress the teachers at school!
If you do end up using these, we'd love to see your little monsters! Do send in your photos to [email protected] and we'll send you a book voucher.
Teacher Feature
Phonics Bookmarks
For those early readers, we have a whole bunch of helpful bookmarks you can download, print, laminate and cut-out for the kids in your class! These are organised into phonics stages and act as handy references while the child is reading their books.
Teachers download today!
Burping Book Box!
We love this super cool idea for a DIY book donation box from @eatyourmonsters!
Origami Monster Bookmarks
Keep track of your page with these awesome origami bookmarks - smaller hands may need some folding assistance!
That's it for this month!
We really hope you have a great World Book Day celebration and lots of kids are inspired to get reading! If you've got something you'd like Teach Your Monster to share in our newsletter, whether it's tips and tricks for using Teach Your Monster or even if you've planted some successful veggies in the garden, send us an email at [email protected] to be featured!
Happy roaring from,
The team at Teach Your Monster HQ