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LET'S DEFEAT THE SUMMER SLIDE!!   The Summer slide is the lose of significant knowledge over summer vacation especially in reading and math.  This leads to skill lose each year. "A more recent study of children in 3rd to 5th grades also showed that students lost, on average, about 20 percent of their school-year gains in reading and 27 percent of their school-year gains in math during summer break." -Scholastic.com     I have created a summer reading challenge to keep your DOPE kid reading all summer!        CLICK HERE TO PRINT OUT A COPY FOR YOUR DOPE KID  ...

A sneak peek of the dope stickers were are working on to include in our dope kits!  Make sure you are subscribed to our newsletter or a part of our Facebook group to find out when they will be released!        Join Our Exclusive Facebook Group

    June is not only my BIRTHDAY month BUT it is also African American Music Appreciation Month!     The celebration of African American music was created by President Jimmy Carter in 1979.   Originally known as National Black Music Month, to celebrate African Americans contributions to music. Let’s celebrate this month by highlighting our favorite African American musicians that cater to children! Tag your favorite in the comments!!! Make sure to hashtag #thedopekidfest when you post your completed coloring sheet on social media      Some picture books to read this month.       #buyblack #blackownedbusiness #blackisbeautiful#introduction...

Added this book to our picture book collection DARRYL’S DREAM is an inspiring story written by the legendary rapper, Darryl “DMC” McBride of the ground breaking Hip Hop group, RUN DMC. SUMMARY: The story follows Darryl, a young student that receives an A on his poem assignment. He is very proud and excited so he decides to enter the school talent show to recite his poem.   However, he encounters a classmate that is not so kind and exclaims Darryl has no talent. Distraught by this encounter, Darryl decides he will no longer participate in the talent show. He is...

Let’s continue reading into the new month with a NEW reading challenge!    Challenge your Dope Kid with our February Reading Challenge!!    Click the image below and send to the printer to get started!!   Make sure to tag us at the hashtag #thedopekidreads while you are completing this challenge!      Happy Reading & Rhyming     The Dope Kid Family