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HOOKEDUPB Family Story for Family Literacy Day 2011
As you may, or may not know Family Literacy Day is Jan. 27, 2011 to encourage reading as a family an important part of child development in Canada. The recommended time to spend reading as a family everyday is 15 minutes; the good news is that “reading” doesn’t only focus on books but anything related to reading like play board games for example. In November of 2010 Family Literacy Day and Robert Munsch came together to launch a contest (Munsch at Home) for parent and child to write an original short story about “playing”.
HOOKEDUPB ONLINE MAG decided to integrate love for community, family, and reading into the Magazine since the contest and HOOKEDUPB go together so well. My son and I entered the Robert Munsch contest. My nine-year-old son verbally told me the story off the top of his head while I wrote and made minor suggestions to him. Although, we did not win the contest we wanted to share our story with all of you, it is titled “Dodge Ball at School”, full story below:
*~Dodge Ball at School~*
(The Family Literacy Day 2011 theme is Play for Literacy)
By: Nickolas (9 yr. Old boy, son) & Lindsey Browne (Mother)
Once upon a time in 2010 there was a boy named Nickolas, who loved to play Dodge Ball at school.
Nickolas’s third time playing he lost a game because he got hit, like “POOF” in the face and fell down.
So he had to get back up and sit on the bench. Than Nickolas’s friend Marcel cheered him up by saying that: “you’ll get them next time”.
The fourth gym class Nickolas and his peers played Dodge Ball he had improved reflexes, and kept catching the ball, and dodging the ball…
Then he jumped in the air, but the last opponent on the other team hit him. Nickolas fell face first onto the ground and lost like “POW”.
The same boy named Nickolas and his friend Marcel wouldn’t give up.
The fifth time Nickolas played Dodge Ball he had bigger muscles, and he was the fastest player there. During the Dodge Ball game Nickolas jumped on the rim of the basketball net and grabbed the ball with his feet like “PING”.
He finally hit the last opponent on the other team, winning this game!!
Nickolas’s best friend Marcel was so happy he ran up and did a back flip to celebrate their teamwork. Everybody was like “YAY”.
Nickolas is now the best Dodge Ball player at school because he practiced, practiced, practiced, and had a good friend by his side.
~THE END~
Family Literacy Day (ABC Life Literacy Canada) Website:
http://www.abclifeliteracy.ca/?gclid=CPbT7v_opKYCFUS8Kgod-RKgoA
Robert Munsch Contest Winners:
http://www.abclifeliteracy.ca/en/fld/raymond-ab-family-wins-munsch-home-contest
**NOTE** HOOKEDUPB MAG IS NOT AFFILIATED WITH FAMILY LITERACY DAY
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