A Message from Mary French, Director of The Dictionary Project
Fortunately the majority of teachers in America encourage children to use a dictionary to learn to spell words properly and recognize a word and its correct meaning. A dictionary teaches a child to be self-reliant. Every day we hear from civic organizations who want to participate in the Dictionary Project by giving dictionaries to students in their local schools, however they are being told... Read More
The Paramus Rotary Club Prepares Students to Achieve Academic Success
The Paramus Rotary Club Dictionary Project is designed to aid the third grade teachers with the goal of preparing their students as good writers, active readers, and creative thinkers. The purpose of the project is to assist the teachers by providing all third grade students in the Paramus Community with their own personal dictionary for their continued use. As Rotarians we feel a child... Read More
Paradise Valley Rotarians Provide Learning Tool to Third Graders
This is the 12th year the Paradise Valley Rotary Club has participated in The Dictionary Project by delivering dictionaries to students in the Paradise Valley Unified School District. It is one of the Rotary Club’s most enjoyable and rewarding community service activities. Since the Club began participating, members have delivered over 36,000 dictionaries to third grade students in the Paradise Valley Unified School District.... Read More
Presentation Activities: Compare and Contrast
For practice using the dictionaries, I have the students look up the word “collaborate.” Then we look at the next word “collaboration” to see the difference between the verb and the related noun. Harlow Hyde, Rotary Club of Deland, FL
Lordsburg Elks Lodge #1813 Make Lasting Impression
The Lordsburg Elks Lodge #1813 distributed 45 dictionaries to two schools in Hidalgo County on September 14, 2015. Members of the Elks Lodge also spent one-on-one time with the students, challenging them to look up certain words. Brenda Hood, Lordsburg Elks Lodge #1813, NM
Indiana Lions Clubs Set 2015 Project Goal
The Lakeville and Lapaz Lions Clubs continue an annual tradition this year by visiting LaVille Elementary School and presenting dictionaries to appreciative third grade students. In District 25-G, more than 50 Lions Clubs across seven counties have given over 6,000 books within the past four years. District Dictionary Project Chairman, Lion Howard Heines is working diligently to make 2015 the fifth year in a... Read More
Civic Partnership Brings Dictionaries to Students
The Kiwanis Club of Arlington Washington partnered with the Friends of the Library this fall to deliver 650 dictionaries to 3rd grade students in local communities. Deliveries were made in 5 different school districts in our area. Arlington Kiwanis Club is proud to have partnered with the Friends of the Library for over 10 years to provide dictionaries to students in our community. Sue... Read More
Word of the Month: Diligence
dil·i·gence /ˈdiləjəns/ noun: careful and persistent work or effort What we hope ever to do with ease, we must learn first to do with diligence. Samuel Johnson, 1709 – 1784 The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools. Confucius, 551 BCE – 479 BCE Learning is not attained by chance, it must be... Read More
Word of the Week: Focus
Focus fo·cus /ˈfōkəs/ noun: 1. the center of interest or activity “Realize deeply that the present moment is all you ever have. Make the Now the primary focus of your life.” Eckhart Tolle, 1948 – 2. the optical clarity of an object, photograph or vision “You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.” Mark Twain, 1935 verb: 3. to... Read More
Word of the Day: Enroll
enroll / inˈrōl / verb: to be entered as a member of an institution or registered as a participant “A watchful eye must be kept on ourselves, lest while we are building ideal monuments of renown and bliss here, we neglect to have our names enrolled in the annals of Heaven.” James Madison, 1751 – 1836 “Enroll your body, soul and spirit and engage... Read More