This is a review of Why Use Drama? Tips to Teaching with Plays. I wrote the original for CurrClick, where the article is available free of charge. Why Use Drama? is a great resource for classroom teachers who want to find a new and creative way to… Read more
I received an invitation to look at the work of Cathy Puett Miller and when I visited her parents’ reading blog I found a post that touched me deeply. Aimed at reluctant readers in the 10+ range, it may apply to your family even at an earlier age…. Read more
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Image by Zephyr314 via Flickr I just got this email from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the birding folks that do such projects as the bird count & Celebrate Urban Birds. It’s a bit early for Halloween still, but if you want a good… Read more
Product review for A Year Down Yonder Novel Study: I was a big fan of Richard Peck novels as a teenager, and when I was looking for youth fiction for my almost twelve year old daughter, I came upon the book A Year Down Yonder. Of course I had… Read more
Image by piddy77 via Flickr Beatrix Potter (28 July 1866 – 22 December 1943) Helen Beatrix Potter was the daughter of Rupert and Helen (née Leech) Potter, a British couple who had both inherited money related to the cotton trade…. Read more
