Inside: Discover the best picture books about Africa, perfect stories to read with kids! Get a full scope of life in Africa to share with your child. When my kids studied Ghana in 2nd grade, one frustration for their teachers was that the kids had an impression of Ghana as a rural environment. They didn’t…
A traditional Japanese haiku poem is written in three lines: 5 syllables on the first line 7 syllables on the second line 5 syllables on the third line Haiku is inspired by nature, combining two different images or ideas together. My son’s 5th grade poetry unit included haiku inspired by Japanese block prints created by Katsushika…
Inside: Read about the wonderful traditions, history, and fun stories with these Chinese New Year books for kids! Perfect for children to celebrate and learn. Chinese New Year may be what most of us think of when we think of Asian New Year celebrations marked by dumplings, lion dances, new clothes, and feasts. I’ve included…
Inside: The best collection of Native American children’s books, perfect for learning about indigenous heritage, folktales, and history! I, along with Jump Into a Book, Franticmommy, am working on a Multicultural Children’s Book Day eBook of diverse, multicultural, and inclusive book lists from bloggers and authors including: All Done Monkey Books My Kids Read Crafty Moms…
All my book lists are indexed and cross-referenced: List of Lists. I’ve also highlighted three books from each list. For the full list, please click on the link. Bilingual Children’s Book Lists Top 10 Bilingual Spanish Picture Books Top 10 Bilingual Spanish Books for Kids Bilingual Japanese Books for Kids To examine any…
Please welcome Ashley, who blogs at Booktomato, as my guest author. She’s sharing her favorite Shakespeare books for kids. Here are a few of my favorite Shakespeare for Kids books: My 10th grader, Grasshopper and Sensei, is studying Shakespeare in English class. She has a very bad concussion (her 4th, all from volleyball), and she…
This STEM project teaches kids about circuits and electricity. Because there are tiny parts, I recommend it for ages 10 and older. This coincides nicely with 5th grade Core Curriculum circuits as well. There are a few hurdles for doing this project. To make it easier for my readers to do this science project, I’m…