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Summer road trips can be a relaxing and fun way to reconnect with your family. They can also be … educational? Absolutely! Here are some “Hot Spots” to visit that will incorporate learning and literacy during your summer traveling:
Visit Atchison, Kansas—Home of Young Patriot Amelia Earhart—for the 12th Annual Amelia Earhart Festival on July 18th & 19th! Carnival rides, fireworks, music by the lake, “Amelia” at the library, and “Breakfast with the Books” are just some highlights of this event. Learn More!
Grouseland—In honor of this election year, take a quick road trip to the Georgian home of former president William Henry Harrison.
National Museum of the USAF—Located at the Wright-Patterson AFB in Ohio, the museum showcases an exhibit of Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker. In addition to being a successful racecar driver, Rickenbacker was awarded the Medal of Honor as a World War I Flying Ace! Read on!
Baseball Hall of Fame—Find out why Abner Doubleday, a Civil War Colonel, was also credited as being the inventor of the modern game of baseball. The Baseball Hall of Fame is located in Cooperstown, NY.
The U.S. Mint—Who wouldn’t like to see a little more money? Even if only to see and not touch! Young Patriot Alexander Hamilton knew the value of the coin all too well as the first Secretary of the Treasury. Find out why by taking a FREE tour at the United States Mint in Philadelphia, PA.
Savannah, Georgia—There is no better place to sit around the campfire and sing Girl Scouts songs than in the birthplace of Juliette Low, founder of the Girl Scouts! Find Out!
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-- 5 Ways to Keep Kids Reading This Summer --
Don’t let the Dog Days of Summer Boredom set in! Here are 5 ways to keep your kids turned on to reading and turned off to TV this summer:
Read aloud for at least 10 minutes daily—outside!
Visit the library once a week. You’ll be amazed what it has to offer!
Turn off the TV for 2 hours, spread a blanket in the yard, plop down with some munchies and read something new!
Start a neighborhood parent/child book group.
Visit a local park—hike first…read later.
Get ’Em Reading & Keep ’Em Reading
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