Educations Matters: Diverse Children's Book Reviews
My blog covers education and children’s books. When I cover parenting issues, it usually contains book recommendations. Parenting topics include academic subjects, summer learning, bullying, special needs, fitness and more.
Well, it’s been thirty years in the making but my sister’s piano teaching method books, Keiko and Sam’s Musical Journeys, are finally ready. I did the illustrations thirty years ago as well. In fact, it’s so long ago that I barely recognized some of the drawings. Noreen’s wrote Keiko and Sam’s Musical Journeys when the…
Every year, we create a free and downloadable Classroom Kit for Multicultural Children’s Book Day on a specific theme: Racism Kindness Empathy (immigration and refugee experience) Homeschool Poverty Activism Disability The kits include activities, a discussion guide, a poster, and a book list. I create the book lists myself and keep a copy on my…
A herd of 21 elephants is taking up residence in London’s parks! Ok, not real elephants though they are life-size! Each sculpture is based on an actual orphaned elephant, cared for by the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. This free Elephants of Tomorrow installation is open to the public and we happened to run into this magnificent…
Most parents would agree that technology only made their job harder. Apart from navigating and protecting your child through the “real” world, now you need to do the same on the internet. It’s a difficult task, especially since many parents aren’t tech-savvy. The good news is there are simple things you can do to improve…
Thank you to the Greater Boston Stage Company in Stoneham, MA for sponsoring this post. They have a wonderful summer theater program for grades 1-12. Learn more here. Get to know Greater Boston Stage Company Director of Education, Julia Nelson! Julia is an accomplished theatre arts educator, actor, and musician who has a passion…