School & Family Magazine Newstand Mesquite ISD Winter 2017 | Page 20

T
he holiday season is a time for being with family, resting, reflecting on the previous year and looking
ahead to the next. We encourage you to also use the winter break as an opportunity to invest in your
child’s literacy skills and have regular, ongoing conversations together. It’s our goal to make sure you
never hear the words “I’m bored!” in your home this winter—because you’ll be keeping your children
busy, active and entertained with the following suggestions:
Check out MISD Tumblebooks. MISD Library
Services offers a library of digital books
suited for young children. Simply visit www.
tumblebooklibrary.com and type in: Username
= mesquite; Password = books.
Have a living room dance party. The rules? Each
song gets its own dance!
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Read “Twas the Night Before Christmas” poem
by Clement Clarke Moore. Discuss what you’re
thankful for this holiday season or what gift you’re
hoping to receive.
Decorate candy canes to look like reindeer, and
pass them out as gifts to neighbors.