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Choosing Culturally Responsive, Inclusive Literature – Resource Doc with Links

November 13, 2021

I facilitated a discussion group for some district PD yesterday around the topic of culturally responsive literature and created this document as a resource sheet. Sharing here in case it’s helpful to you, too. It’s included as an embedded Google Doc so the links are live for you to click on.

#cbadSpotlight 2021-2022 | December-February

November 7, 2021

Two years ago, for the 5 year anniversary of #ClassroomBookADay, the concept evolved a bit to include curated monthly recommendations to provide deeper book knowledge, support of a broader range of book creators, and create a way to have common books for participating educators to discuss. And #cbadSpotlight was born. Each month, September-May, I share […]

Author Interview – Kate Messner’s Dr. Fauci Picture Book

November 3, 2021

Kate Messner & Alexandra Bye’s Dr. Fauci picture book carries a strong message about the mindset that can lead to science discovery in an engaging biography young children will understand. Dr. Fauci: How a Boy from Brooklyn Became America’s Doctor draws from interviews author Kate Messner conducted with Dr. Fauci, himself, and follows Anthony from his […]

#ClassroomBookADay Recommendations: Making Everyone Feel Welcome part 1 – Immigrant Stories

November 1, 2021

November 2021Other than the Native peoples who were living on this land before anyone else arrived, the United States is a nation of immigrants. And yet, throughout our history, and still in recent years, there have been numerous ways that some people and the government have tried to restrict immigrants’ rights and value. And yet, […]

Native American Heritage Month – A Picture Book for Each Day (that you should share all year, too!)

October 31, 2021

November is Native American Heritage Month. This is a good time to share books about Native Nations with students, though they should also be shared all throughout the year! I’m recommending a book for each day of November – 30 books – that would be worthy of taking a spot in your read alouds this […]

#ClassroomBookADay Recommendations: Tales with a Twist

October 1, 2021

October 2021Fairy/Folk Tales and nursery rhymes are classic for a reason. They have withstood the test of time – though they may have had some alterations or been Disney-fied over the years – and show up often in curriculum and classrooms. One of my favorite sub-genres is the twisted or fractured tales. Seeing the creative […]