Donalyn Miller Renovated Learning Read, Wonder, and Learn! Favorite Authors & Illustrators Share Resources for Learning Anywhere – Spring 2020 – Kate Messner Hello, friends! I’m Kate Messner, a former classroom teacher, forever-educator, and the author of more than three dozen books for kids. These include picture books like Over and Under the Snow, The Brilliant Deep, and The Next President; the Fergus and Zeke easy reader series; the Ranger in Time historical chapter book adventures; nonfiction like Tracking Pythons and Solve This: Forensics; and novels like All the Answers, Breakout, and Chirp. This is a library of resources for kids, families, teachers, and librarians to make sure that reading & learning can happen anywhere this spring. Below, you’ll find a growing collection of resources that include everything from first-chapter and picture book read-alouds (all shared with permission!) Resources for grades PreK-2 (ages 3-7) Resources for grades 3-5 (ages 8-10) Resources for grades 6-8 (ages 11-13) Resources for grades 9-12 (ages 14+) Tracey Baptiste, the author of The Jumbies series, shares a mini-lesson on comparative mythology.
Woman pens heartfelt letter to Pink as she thanks her for helping her daughter to overcome bullies A woman has penned an emotion letter to Pink in order to thank the singer for helping her daughter overcome bullying. Pernille Ripp, from Madison, Wisconsin, took to Twitter on Thursday, May 2, to reveal that she and her daughter, Thea, 10, were heading to a Pink concert. She explained in the tweet that the singer's songs had helped Thea overcome bullies last year. The teacher said she and her daughter would regularly blast Pink's motivational songs in order to 'drown out the bullies', and that they were excited to finally see the pop star live in concert. Touching: Pernille Ripp penned an open letter to Pink about how she helped her daughter, Thea (pictured) overcome bullying, after the pair met the singer at a recent concert Inspirational: Pernille, from Madison, Wisconsin, revealed that Thea was bullied last year, and that she and her daughter would listen to Pink's song 'F***ing Perfect' to help them through it She captioned the photo: 'And then this happened... Incredible! Loaded: 0%
Watch. Connect. Read. Free Technology for Teachers 100+ Free Video Read Alouds | Indianapolis Public Library When you are on vacation, running errands or just away from home, read along stories are a great way to fill what can be hours of waiting into a lot of fun. Listed below are more than 100 video read alouds from old classics like Where the Wild Things Are to newer favorites like Little Jumbo. It's story time online! Our featured story is Bright Star, a story that encourages and empowers kids (and all of us) to overcome troubles and obstacles that seem like insurmountable barriers. For more ideas to help keep children hearing and enjoying great stories, even when they are unable to visit a library, or are not at school, there are themed online storytimes available from the Indianapolis Public Library here.
All Are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold New York Times bestseller! A warm, welcoming picture book that celebrates diversity and gives encouragement and support to all kids. Follow a group of children through a day in their school, where everyone is welcomed with open arms. A school where kids in patkas, hijabs, and yarmulkes play side-by-side with friends in baseball caps. All Are Welcome lets young children know that no matter what, they have a place, they have a space, they are welcome in their school. “Penfold and Kaufman have outdone themselves in delivering a vital message in today’s political climate.” “A lively, timely picture book.” “This is a must-read for pre-school and elementary classrooms everywhere. “A great read-aloud selection to start the year and revisit time and again.”
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