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Book Some Love for Valentine’s Day
This Valentine’s Day, celebrate both book love and baby love!
Diversify Your Secondary Curriculum
“Our students need to see themselves represented in the literature we assign.”
Awesome Animal Activities
My book Why Do Kittens Purr covers not only kitties but a whole range of animals!
Best Bets for Middle-Grade Dog Lovers
There are some “doggone” great reads on this list of middle-grade books!
A Reading Road Trip
Beginning geographers can read their way around the USA with the 50 States to Celebrate series
Help Kids Celebrate Differences
I hope we’ll all take time in the New Year to find ways to help kids overcome the divisiveness of our world
Shake Up Your STEM Studies!
Beginning readers can tackle STEM topics in my Ready-to-Read titles
Christmas Fun in Your Preschool Classroom
Check out all of these fun options for Christmas activities in your preschool!
The Wild World of Wolves
Kids can curl up in their own dens and learn all about wolves in the wild
Students Can Take the Thank-You Challenge!
Why not include park rangers on the list of community helpers who deserve a thank you from your beginning readers?
Tips for Talking About Gratitude with Preschoolers
The Thanksgiving season is a great time to focus on a theme of “gratitude” in your preschool classroom
Easy Readers for Young Weather Watchers
Introduce beginning readers to a world of weather wonders
Reading Aloud Can Be Purr-fectly Fun!
Novels in verse are a great choice for read-alouds in the classroom!
Halloween Storytime Hijinks
Add some extra thrills and chills to your Halloween storytime!
Spooky Reads Are Just What Kids Need!
Stock up on scary stories for the spookiest month of the year
Studying Our Place in Space
Students, space, and STEM: here’s a whole universe of resources!