This August is unlike any August before, but if there is one thing I know about picture books, it’s that they help us connect, empathize, and grow community with students in ways that go deeper than many other activities we do in classrooms. Because of that, and the unique situations educators are finding themselves in […]
Back-to-School Picture Books 2020 Recommendations for #classroombookaday
With all of the uncertainty facing educators about how we might be starting this school year, there is one thing I do know for certain: We can use picture books to start building relationships and connections with and among our students. Whether virtual behind a screen or in person behind a mask/shield, we can use […]
#BuildYourStack: Ten Must-Share Picture Books in 2020
Tonight the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) held their first virtual #BuildYourStack event. I was honored to be able to be a part of it because I’ve loved getting to share stack recommendations during the annual convention. Since I only had five minutes, I decided to focus on Ten Must-Share Picture Books in […]
Picture Books for PRIDE (& for #classroombookaday all year long)
As 2020 PRIDE month concludes, and because I have been asked a lot this month, I’m sharing some of the picture books I most often recommend for #classroombookaday around LGBTQIA+ characters & gender identity themes. Because ALL students and ALL types of families should be able to see themselves and their lived experiences celebrated in […]
Honoring Black Lives: A Virtual Picture Book Library
Edit 1/21/22 – Newly updated with additional books. All updates are in the embedded slides below, or visit the new post. I’ve been working on a thing! I was already planning on making a slideshow similar to this that would link to my own read aloud videos for my staff at my schools to utilize […]
Recommended: You Matter by Christian Robinson + Giveaway
I am always searching for picture books for my school library and to read aloud for #classroombookday that will show students that they matter. The kinds of books that affirm their existence, validate their beings, and support their lived experiences. Books that remind kids that we believe in them and support them, and that even […]
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