January 3 reading ideas
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Celebrate Alaska Statehood Day with stories from the state, then mark J.R.R. Tolkien’s birthday with fantasy adventures and imaginative reading collections. Savitribai Phule was born on January 3, 1831. Explore how she helped expand education for girls and challenged barriers to learning.
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Alaska became the 49th U.S. state on January 3, 1959. Explore Alaska through a sled-dog story, readings about the state’s daylight and history, and the Alaska map.
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Explore this topic through Alaska's Amazing Glaciers.
Read passageExplore this topic through Alaska's Arctic Animals.
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J.R.R. Tolkien was born on January 3, 1892. Read about his life and interest in languages, then explore companion fantasy stories by other authors.
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Read stories and a reader’s theater script featuring dragons, enchanted forests, magical creatures, and unexpected adventures.
Open collectionExplore a broader magic-themed mix, including stories across reading levels and an informational text about theater.
Open collectionUse The Crown of the Cloudless Cavern as related background or for comparison.
Read passageUse The Magical Flower City as related background or for comparison.
Read passageUse The Keeper of the Dragon Scale as related background or for comparison.
Read passageExplore how setting shapes characters’ choices.
Read passageRead about Tolkien’s life and interest in languages, then connect his biography to the day’s companion fantasy readings.
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Savitribai Phule was born on January 3, 1831. Explore how she helped expand education for girls and challenged barriers to learning.
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Explore this topic through Rights & Reformers Reading Passages.
Open collectionExplore this topic through Savitribai Phule: The Mother of Indian Feminism.
Read passageDiscover the life and educational work of Savitribai Phule.
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Play Outside Day falls on the first Saturday of the month. Use the outdoor-play invitation and nature reading to plan an activity that suits the weather and your surroundings.
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Use Mia’s Essential Guide to Outdoor Safety as related background or for comparison.
Read passageUse How to Make and Use a Pocket Nature Journal as related background or for comparison.
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Dash's Big Race is a sled-dog story set in Alaska. Pair it with Alaska's Midnight Sun to learn about seasonal daylight, or Alaska: From Russian Territory to U.S. State for a state-history reading. Locate Alaska on the Alaska map.
Lily and the Lost Locket and The Whispering Woods offer original imagined adventures. Ask readers to track a character’s goal and the events that move the story forward. For more genre reading, explore Fantasy Stories & Reader’s Theater and Magic Reading Passages.
Meet an educator who helped open schools for girls in India. Read her story and discuss how access to education can change lives. Read Savitribai Phule: The Mother of Modern Indian Education.
Tolkien: A Life Built with Words: Read about Tolkien’s life and interest in languages, then connect his biography to the day’s companion fantasy readings.
