A dictionary teaches a child how to approach a problem and use critical thinking skills by sounding out the word and finding it in the dictionary. This simple task gives them a feeling of self-confidence and satisfaction that they cannot get online.

Word of the Day: Choice

choice /CHois/ noun: 1. the act of selecting among alternatives or multiple possibilities “When it snows, you have two choices: shovel or make snow angels.” Anonymous 2. the power, authority or privilege of making a decision “Leadership is a choice, not a position.” Stephen Covey, 1932 – 2012 “Happiness is a conscious choice, not an automatic response.” Mildred Barthel pictured: Members of the Arlington Kiwanis distributing dictionaries to local third graders.