Welcome to TLE’s Storytime with the featured story: EXTRA YARN
It looks like an ordinary box of ordinary yarn.
But it turns out it isn’t.Story by Mac Barnett
Illustrated by Jon Klassen
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Welcome to TLE’s Storytime with the featured story: THE BEAR ATE YOUR SANDWICH
Bear meets sandwich, adventure ensues. . . . An irresistible treat of a story!
Story by Julia Sarcone-Roach
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Welcome to TLE’s Storytime with the featured story: DRAGONS LOVE TACOS
Dragons love tacos. They love chicken tacos, beef tacos, great big tacos, and teeny tiny tacos. So if you want to lure a bunch of dragons to your party, you should definitely serve tacos. Buckets and buckets of tacos. Unfortunately, where there are tacos, there is also salsa. And if a dragon accidentally eats spicy salsa . . . oh, boy. You’re in red-hot trouble.
Story by Adam Rubin
Illustrated by Daniel Salmieri
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Welcome to TLE’s Storytime with the featured story: THE BLUR
From the very beginning, there was something different about this child… An ultrasonic voice. Fantastically elastic limbs. Super-magnetic powers. But it wasn’t until the child took her first steps that she became: THE BLUR!
Story by Minh Lê
Illustrated by Dan Santat
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Welcome to TLE’s Storytime with the featured story: STICKING WITH YOU
A gorgeously warm, funny book about everything a friendship can be – for anyone who’s ever had a friend.
Wherever you’re going, I’m going too.
Whatever you’re doing, I’m sticking with you.It’s wonderful to have good friends to see you through the good times and the bad. But sometimes, friends can also be a bit . . .
well . . . overbearing.Story by Smriti Prasadam-Halls
Illustrated by Steve Small
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Free English Lessons in 7 Levels
Current event and interest stories for adult learners and ESL students: 3,253 Free English News Lessons in 7 Levels
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Following a workshop hosted by Literacy Quebec given in collaboration with Éducaloi we are sharing this important information about Wills.
Resources from Éducaloi: Wills and Estates
12 years of Financial Literacy Month
With four in 10 Canadians reporting that money is a daily concern, and a third of low-income Canadians reporting that they worry about money almost constantly, financial literacy is a skill that helps improve confidence around financial decisions. Download: Financial Literacy Statistics
After a few difficult years, many Canadians are finding themselves struggling financially more than ever. Through Financial Literacy Month, Canadians can leverage information and support from various non-profits and government agencies to better understand their finances. When Canadians are better able to understand finances, they become more confident, and ultimately make better decisions about their money.
“Financial literacy is now more important than ever given the economic situation being faced by Canadians,” says Mack Rogers, Executive Director of ABC Life Literacy Canada. “We are pleased to be actively participating in Financial Literacy Month again this year to help adult learners improve their confidence around money, while also providing helpful resources to the literacy community.”
ABC Life Literacy Canada is proud to offer a number of initiatives, including a free 5-part webinar series and the introduction of the new Spending Plans course on the ABC Skills Hub online learning platform. Part of the Money Matters program, the webinar series is targeted at adult learners to help them better understand their finances, and will cover topics such as creating a budget, building credit and avoiding online scams.
Money Matters is a free introductory financial literacy program for adult learners, developed with support of founding sponsor TD Bank Group (TD) over 10 years ago when Financial Literacy Month was first celebrated. The program is full of learning activities that can be adapted according to the needs of individual groups and delivered across Canada through workshops, which are often led by local TD volunteer tutors.
“Continuing to support Canadians with access to tools and programs that build financial knowledge, like Money Matters, is even more important in today’s climate,” Andrea Barrack, Global Head, Sustainability and Corporate Citizenship, TD Bank Group. “Through the TD Ready Commitment, the Bank’s global corporate citizenship platform, we are dedicated to helping thousands of people make sense of their finances and improve their financial literacy skills.”
For more information about the Money Matters program, to book a workshop, or to access free financial literacy resources, such as this ‘Money Words Vocabulary Sheet‘, visit www.abcmoneymatters.ca.
TLE’s Gummy Bear stories have exciting activities and unique ideas to help raise-a-reader! Reading has many positives and reading together as a family allows you to share those positive experiences. Reading is a fantastic way to make connections with members of your family. Use story themes and messages to develop learning experiences through discovery and play! Taking the time to read together as a family will allow you time to connect and spend time together. Have fun!
Coming this February:
 I’M STICKING WITH YOU |  THE BLUR |
 DRAGONS LOVE TACOS |  THE BEAR ATE YOUR SANDWICH |
 EXTRA YARN |  LIST OF MATERIALS AND ACTIVITIES |
| Previously featured stories and activities: | |
 THERE’S ONLY ONE YOU |  THE BAD SEED |
 THE NIGHT BEFORE HALLOWEEN |  MYSTERY BOTTLE |
 DON’T PUSH THE BUTTON | LIST OF MATERIALS AND ACTIVITIES |
