Category: Elementary School
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Top 10 Books for Parent-Child Book Clubs with Tweens and Teens
Read Article: Top 10 Books for Parent-Child Book Clubs with Tweens and TeensAs the author of a book about mother-daughter book clubs, and as a parent who often read books with my daughter at home, I cannot speak highly enough about the transformative power of literature. My favorite part of sharing books with my daughter is having a discussion that begins with some aspect of the plot…
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Going Offline: 10 Fabulous Books to Read With Your Kids This Summer
Read Article: Going Offline: 10 Fabulous Books to Read With Your Kids This SummerIn today’s world of ubiquitous personal and mobile screens, family time is becoming harder and harder to come by, and is often framed or fractured by children’s (and parents’) prioritization of digital socializing over the in-person relationships right there inside the home. Family book clubs are educational and are a great way to encourage reading,…
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An Educational Consultant’s View on Admissions & Learning Disabilities
Read Article: An Educational Consultant’s View on Admissions & Learning DisabilitiesThis week, we interview Lori Day, an Educational Consultant in Newburyport, MA. Having worked in academia for her entire career, Lori is well-prepared to serve the needs of her clients. We chatted with her recently about her work with parents, students (with and without learning disabilities), and schools. Read more…
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The Story of Ferdinand: Talking With Kids About the First Children’s Book on Gender Nonconformity
Read Article: The Story of Ferdinand: Talking With Kids About the First Children’s Book on Gender NonconformityThe Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf was published in 1936, just before the Spanish Civil War. Because it was widely viewed as pacifist propaganda, it was banned in many countries. Despite its rough start, it became popular around the world, has been translated into over sixty languages, and won several awards. This book has…
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Eight Favorite Books Starring Interesting, Exciting, Daring, Adventurous Girls!
Read Article: Eight Favorite Books Starring Interesting, Exciting, Daring, Adventurous Girls!Google is full of girl-empowering book lists. Favorite female protagonists from the classics, like Pippi Longstocking, to more recent heroines, like Katniss Everdeen, abound on these lists, but I wanted to make my own after reading so many children and YA books to curate for recommendations to mother-daughter book clubs. Here are eight of my…
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Reading Captain Underpants
Read Article: Reading Captain UnderpantsI used to hear a lot about Captain Underpants during lunch in the schools where I worked. You learn a lot about the lives of your students at lunch table duty! But I have not read Captain Underpants myself in years, so I stopped by the Concord Bookshop the other day and picked up a copy…
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Redshirting in the Age of Academic Kindergarten
Read Article: Redshirting in the Age of Academic KindergartenEvery September, the incoming group of kindergarteners becomes ever so slightly older. When I had my daughter almost twenty years ago, I remember a friend of mine exclaiming, “Oh, you’re so lucky, she’s birthday-blessed!” The term referred to her fall birth date, and the fact that she would automatically be one of the oldest students…
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A DAY IN THE CLASSROOM: ‘Super Tool Lula:’ The bully-fighting super hero
Read Article: A DAY IN THE CLASSROOM: ‘Super Tool Lula:’ The bully-fighting super heroI am devoting this month’s column to the new children’s book “Super Tool Lula” by Michele Yulo. It features a strong female protagonist, Lula, who is in the fourth grade and is not your “typical” girl. Read more…
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Encouraging the Artist in Every Child
Read Article: Encouraging the Artist in Every ChildPicasso once said, “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.” A quick glance around an African-American friend’s home recently showed me that he and many of his relatives have, delightfully, not grown up. At least, not in the way that concerned Picasso. Read more…