I’ve researched best picture books, graphic novels, historical fiction and chapter books to introduce kids to world religions.
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Are Crabs Crabby? And Other Egregious Misconceptions
These books for kids to read on crabs are spreading egregious misconceptions that crabs are cranky. I intend to stop this bad press!
Happy Earth Day! Non-Fiction Books for Kids
To celebrate Earth Day, I am giving away 6 earth-friendly non-fiction picture books for kids.
8 Children’s Books on Bird Migration
Was the Osprey in Florida that I saw the same one Doodles and Jots photographed in Cape Cod? The wondrous Osprey migration and some great videos.
Learning the Days of the Week
My son’s first grade teacher has a great Days of the Week rhyme and I also have Days of the Week picture book suggestions.
More Multiplication Tricks: Strategies from Kids and Teacher That Work!
My daughter said that her class came up with a list of strategies to learn multiplication. In fact, her friend Helena came up with the x8 trick. Learning math facts seems to work best when it gets presented different ways; this is the logical reasoning method. The post I refer to throughout on Tips and Tricks uses songs; another great way to go. We do flashcards and mnemonics; do you have any good ones for facts? The only one I know is 8 x 8: I ate and I ate ’til I threw up on the floor, so 8 times 8 is 64! It works so well that my youngest knew 8 x 8 at age 3 but just that one one because he finds gross humor particularly funny. If you have any other tricks or tips, please share!
Exploring Vietnam: Culture and KidLit
For children’s literature, I picked two books, one picture and one chapter book, that really seem evoke the culture and spirit of Vietnam. Both have a Zen quality to their story: spare, eloquent, and powerful. And both stories recall the terrible war but also the ability of the Vietnamese to transcend and make peace with it.