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The Day You Begin

by Jacqueline Woodson

illustrated by Rafael Lopez


Read and explore The Day You Begin with these DIY Literacy Lab activities inspired by the book! 

Read Together

Read and talk about the book using ideas from our reading together guide.

 Click on the image to watch!

Write Your Own Story


Writing can be fun with the right inspiration! 

Use ideas, characters, and events from the book to spark your imagination and start writing.

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Put It All Together


Play games to help you remember new words!

Can you finish them all?

Explore Poetry

Discover how poets paint pictures with words!

Play Word Games!


Have fun with these word games!

You can print them out or complete them online.

Read the book for clues if you get stuck!

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