5 Kinds of Nonfiction: Guest Post by Melissa Stewart
You may know Melissa Stewart as an award-winning author of more than 190 science books for kids, including her latest picture book Fourteen [...]
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Fall Equinox – Learning about Fall in the Elementary Classroom
When the pumpkin spice latte makes its appearance at your favorite coffee shop, it can only mean one thing: fall is upon us. Although this year [...]
The Making of a Delusionist: Guest Post by Don Calame
It’s 1980. I am a twig-thin tween; my brother Robert a stocky fourteen-year-old. Robert is tying me to a wooden chair in my bedroom. He’s using a [...]
History is a Compound Word: Using Historical Fiction in the Classroom: Guest Post by Jerdine Nolen
All fiction can transport the reader to another time and place. Historical fiction requires a balance of creativity and factual research on real [...]
Writing for the Fun of It: Guest Post by Francisco X. Stork
Francisco X. Stork is an award-winning author of books for young adults. In this guest post for the Mackin Community blog, he discusses mindsets [...]
Read Alouds for the First Weeks of School
While walking through my local Target recently, I started to see the back-to-school end caps and signs. Although I am not in the classroom [...]
Anti-Racist Books for Elementary and Middle Schools
Recently we have experienced the perfect storm of a global pandemic and racial injustice that has put both these issues at the forefront of our [...]
