Leo + Lea: How Wondering About Math Enriched My Creative Writing: Guest Post by Monica Wesolowska
Creativity begins with wonder. For my first picture book, Leo + Lea, my wonder began upon meeting a boy who didn’t like stories; he just liked math. As a lover of stories, I was filled with [...]
Balancing Your Nonfiction Collection Using the 5 Kinds of Nonfiction
What percentage of your classroom library collection is nonfiction? When I proposed this question to myself , I realized that my classroom library collection had roughly less than 20% nonfiction [...]
Reading Without Words: Guest Post by Logan S. Kline
When we read, we connect with others without the fear of rejection. Every page is promised to us; it is in our hand, waiting. When we ‘read’ without words, we are left to infer, and to infer [...]
Gordon Korman: Time-Traveling with a Middle Grade Favorite
Confessions of a Classroom Teacher: Guest Post by David LaRochelle
At the end of my final day as a fourth-grade teacher, I stood in my empty classroom and sobbed. The official line was that I was leaving teaching midway through my fifth year so that I could [...]
Tommie Smith, Derrick Barnes, & Dawud Anyabwile Raising a Fist for Justice
Politics During Pedagogy
With the election season just finishing up, it feels like all we see, hear, and talk about is politics. Looking ahead, it will be another contested presidential battle in 2024. We know as [...]
