As part of the Share a Story 2010 event I’m honored to be hosting The Itty Bitty Bookworm giveaway!

Can you imagine enrolling your child in a pre-school where the curriculum is based on great children’s books? Every week they center their learning around a book such as Five Little Moneys Jumping on the Bed. Each child would make paper plate monkeys, act out different parts of the book, have a “pretend” pajama party, decorate their very own pillowcase and much much more. Now think of a school where the funding has been cut (or was never there to begin with) and there is no opportunity for children to learn using these valuable tools. This is where The Itty-Bitty Bookworm comes in.

The Story Behind The Itty-Bitty Bookworm
When Tara opened her preschool several years ago, she wanted to create a story-based curriculum. When she couldn’t find one, she created her own. The results of her passion are two programs, one for toddlers and one for preschoolers, both built around children’s books.

The magic of The Itty-Bitty Bookworm is in the simple, organized, teach-it-yourself curriculum. It’s a literature-based program on CD that does all the planning for you, so you can focus on what’s important ~ your children

The Giveaway
Tara is very graciously donating one full-year subscription for each of her programs for Share a Story Shape A Future 2010.

• Bailey Curriculum ~ for children 18 months -36 months. Here is a sample (pdf) of what the Bailey program includes.
• Bo Curriculum ~ for children 3 to 5 years old. Here is a sample (pdf) from the Bo Curriculum.

Eligible winners include: Government funded or subsidized preschools serving economically disadvantaged children; public schools (e.g., Bright Stars, Head Start); or a family services organization that has a literacy outreach. This is a community event, so we will create a ballot for people to vote as nominations are received.

You do not have to work at the school or have a child at the school, but you do need to give us the details about the school. Tara’s goal, like ours, is to improve access to books for readers in need.

**Important Note**: These licenses are for one teacher, one classroom. Any reproduction of the material is a copyright violation.

Please fill out the form below to place your nomination. Nominations will close Tuesday March 9th at midnight. Voting will open on Wednesday March 10th through the close of the Share A Story Shape a Future event, Friday March 12th at midnight. The winner will be announced on Saturday March 13th.

Please continue to check the Share A Story Shape A Future site for other wonderful posts and giveaways to help literacy where ever you may be, as well as Twitter for up to the minute news and details (Hashtag #SAS2010).

***Nominations are now Closed***

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