At Esther’s House, we want to change up the schedule a little bit and give the kids a break from their normal tutoring schedule, but we don’t want learning to stop! That’s why we just kicked off our “Third Annual Holiday Reading Program”. Our goal during the reading program is for the kids to dive into good books and relish in the enjoyment of traveling the world through text. Each day the kids have different activities that are carefully planned. They hear read-alouds. The younger students buddy up with the older students to enjoy being read to. There are games, crafts, and guest speakers. Each list of 10 books read becomes an entry into our drawing. Before school starts up again, we will select several students from each grade to win a prize! The prizes include treats, a fun snack, a trip to town for ice cream, dinner at a restaurant, and the coveted field trip prize! These are fun incentives to keep the kids engaged and coming daily!