Small Reads for Brighters Days
Well, I had planned to share this book because I saw that National Family Week is coming up next month, but as I read more, I realized that that’s just a conservative political campaign of intolerance. Forget that! I hope in your own unit on family, you focus on diversity and love and support, not […]
I always felt a little sad when our girls’ schools had Grandparents Day programs, since they never had any local grandparents. I think any holiday or celebration that happens around certain family members could also use recognition that not all families have someone in that role—and that’s okay! Check out Meet My Family to celebrate […]
It’s that time of year when many classes and groups are talking about Mother’s and Father’s Day. And many behind-the-scenes conversations happen around what to have students do who don’t have or aren’t in contact with their mom or dad. Or maybe they have two of one or the other. In a world where the […]
One thing first: Tonight’s the night! I’m hosting one more Write Alone Together: today, Wed, Mar 10 at 6pm Central Time, for one hour. Click the image for the free registration page. Feel free to share with anyone you think might be interested! Now…on to Classroom Connections! All around, you can find signs of animals […]
Valentine’s Day is a great time to talk about how we love our families, even though our families might be different from our friends’ families. My book Meet My Family, a rhyming nonfiction picture book celebrating all kinds of families in the animal world, is a wonderful lead-in to this discussion. Sing and move to […]
National Family Week is coming up later this month (Nov. 21-27). Talking about families with your students? Check out these two activities from the teaching guide that goes with my book Meet My Family. This first one’s a song–no materials needed! And this one lets your students share and celebrate their own family and […]
When I sign my book Meet My Family for readers, I write the above phrase. And when I read it out loud to groups, I invite kids to look for an animal family in the book that has something in common with their own human family. It’s fun to see kids’ eyes open wide when […]
Hello, Kidlitosphere! This is it! The final day of my Meet My Family blog tour. It has been such an honor to get to share various aspects of this book, myself, and my family life with you guys. If you’re an educator, I sure hope you know Melissa Stewart’s books AND website. She presents […]
[Following Madness Poetry? Go here to vote on my Round 5 Final Four matchup. Amelia and I had to write “spurious” poems–just pick your favorite! Thanks–and enjoy voting on the other matchup, too! ] Hello, Kidlitosphere! We’re up to Stop 7 on my Meet My Family blog tour! Today’s tour stop is RIGHT HERE! […]
[Following Madness Poetry? Go here to vote on my Round 4 matchup. Just pick your favorite! Thanks–and enjoy voting on the other three matchups, too! ] Happy Poetry Friday! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) I’m happy to be hosting our community this week! There are so many things I’d like to share, with […]
