Elks Lodge put 467 dictionaries in third-graders' hands
North Platte Elks finished a 23rd year of the Dictionary Project, giving 467 personal reference books to students at 16 area schools. Each book includes presidents, states, and Braille and sign guides.
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North Platte Elks completed a 23rd year with the Dictionary Project, delivering 467 dictionaries to third-graders at 16 area schools, KNOP reported. Each student receives a personal copy.
The books are reference tools, with presidents, states, and guides to Braille and sign language alongside the definitions. The count is this year's delivery, and the 23 years are how long the lodge has kept the project going.
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The Elks Lodge in North Platte, Nebraska, just finished its 23rd year of giving dictionaries to third-graders. This year the lodge handed out 467 books at 16 nearby schools. Each student gets a book to keep. Besides word definitions, the books include lists of presidents and states, plus guides to Braille and sign language. A dictionary is a reference book you can open when you do not know a word. These copies were free for the students.
- Why would a class still use a paper dictionary?
- What extra information, besides definitions, is in these books?
- How is a book you get to keep different from one you borrow?
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