Happy World Water Day, friends, as we celebrate this essential part of our world! I donate 10% of my royalties from Water Can Be… to WaterAid. Thanks so much for supporting this book, and you can find all sorts of classroom materials (inc activity sheets, resources, and videos) here! Thank
My biggest hopes for We Belong are that it gets used to spark good discussions and to create community. So I’ve created a template for you to use with your students to write a classroom or family poem. I used this template at the book launch and on some recent
Okay, y’all might already know that I’m not the world’s best social media person—ha! But that doesn’t stop me from appreciating those who ARE able to both come up with fun ideas AND share them in wonderful ways. Check out these awesome images shared by Hanna from My Literacy Space.
My next picture book comes out soon, and I can’t wait to start sharing it. It’s called We Belong, and it’s illustrated by Carlos Vélez Aguilera and published by Carolrhoda Books. Here’s a graphic featuring Carlos’ gorgeous art to wet your whistle! Want a downloadable, printable, 18″ x 24″ poster
Why not write an equation poem for someone you love for Valentine’s Day? These snappy poems are short enough to fit on a handmade card! Just pick a person to make your valentine for. my sister Patty Brainstorm lists of specific things about your person. loves: funny movies dark chocolate
I love poems for two voices, and this form is really fun for students to perform, discuss, and write. Here’s a poem for two voices from In the Middle of the Night. Try reading the poem out loud with two students or two groups. One is the voice of the
Ages ago, Lerner asked me to make a short video introducing my next picture book, We Belong, to educators and parents. I did it, and they used it at NCTE (I missed NCTE so much!). Now, I get to share it with you! Why did I write it? What are
Friends–I’m doing a virtual library storytime on Monday, Jan 10, at 6pm Central Time. Family and friends with kids in the 4–9 range, hope to see you there! I’ll be sharing picture books about water, winter, and getting yarn from sheep. Learn about states of matter, animal adaptations and behaviors,
I love wordplay (no surprise there), and I’m always surprised at how many idioms I come across related to any topic I research. When I was writing If You Want to Knit Some Mittens, I toyed with the idea of putting a bunch of sheep and knitting puns and idioms
It’s almost winter! I find myself writing about the seasons over and over again. I circle back to that topic the same way the seasons themselves circle around each year. That’s so comforting to me. Here’s a riddle-ku from Lion of the Sky: Haiku for All Seasons. Can your students
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