As you may know, the Legacy Project at www.legacyproject.org is an education initiative with the nonprofit Parenting Coalition and Generations United in Washington, DC. We have a new free online goal-setting resource that many homeschoolers, parents, and teachers are finding useful. 1) ACTIVITY SET: Teaching children to set goals and the skills to achieve them is important to academic and personal success. Research shows it's critical to get kids thinking early -- in elementary and middle school grades -- about what's important to them and why. Dreams and goals give life purpose, direction, and meaning. They help young people build toward the future, and offer a sense of control and hope. The new Begin and End With a Dream activity set offers over two dozen meaningful, literacy-based activities. A Star Highlights sheet gets children to make a Top 10 List of the best memories and things they've learned over the school year, while a Dream Reading List encourages them to set summer reading goals. There are ideas for making a Life List, inspiration for creating The Next Page in your life story, a My Dream sheet for sharing personal goals, and a Ladder to the Stars sheet for identifying the steps to reaching a goal. For the free online Begin and End With a Dream activity set: www.legacyproject.org/guides/beginend.html 2) DREAM BOOK: To start a discussion about a child's dreams and goals, we have our award-winning book "Dream: A Tale of Wonder, Wisdom & Wishes" by author and educator Susan V. Bosak. "Dream" is illustrated by 15 top children's illustrators, like two-time Caldecott Medal winners Leo and Diane Dillon. The book has won 11 national awards, including an International Reading Association Children's Choice (10,000 children read and vote on the books they like best), a Teachers' Choice, an iParenting Award, and the Pinnacle Award for Best Gift Book. Says The Bloomsbury Review, "This elegant book depicts the journey of life -- from infancy to older adulthood -- highlighting all the hopes and dreams found along the way... Inspirational quotes from people such as Martin Luther King Jr, Sir Edmund Hillary, and Emily Dickinson are set alongside gorgeous illustrations by internationally acclaimed artists. Richly crafted and thoughtfully written, 'Dream' is a dazzling project that challenges us to find a dream and follow it." In addition to being a rich cross-curricular literacy resource, "Dream" is a great gift book for life milestones like a graduation, birth, birthday, even retirement. So, check out "Dream" by Susan V. Bosak on the graduation gift display in the children's section of bookstores like Barnes & Noble, Borders, Chapters/Indigo, and Books-A-Million. You can also get a bonus with your book purchase... 3) GET A BONUS: If you don't already have "Dream," it's worth looking at. And if you do, you know it's worth giving to friends and family. When you go to your local bookstore to get "Dream" (Susan Bosak, $17.95) between May 20 and June 17, 2007 and send us your receipt, you get a special bonus -- Legacy Dollars you can redeem for books, CDs, and posters. For example, one copy of "Dream" would earn six Legacy Dollars, enough for a softcover copy of the heartwarming bestseller "Something to Remember Me By," a story about love across generations that many compare to "Love You Forever." For all the details, www.legacyproject.org/books/specialdr.html If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. Also, please pass along this e-mail to friends you think might be interested. As a small educational group, we depend on word-of-mouth. Best, Brian Puppa Program Director Legacy Project BrianPuppa@legacyproject.org (800) 772-7765