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Blogging A to Z: Empathy
Today is brought to you by the letter “E”. And it’s all about empathy. Empathy is a skill that seems to be sorely lacking in today’s society. Empathy is not only the realization of another person’s feelings, wants, needs, or even motivation. It’s the idea that you can understand the…
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Four on Friday: World Children’s Day
Today is World Children’s Day, an international holiday created by the United Nations in 1954. It is celebrated “each year to promote international togetherness, awareness among children worldwide, and improving children’s welfare.” How do we celebrate World Children’s Day? How do I pick only four titles to share on a…
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Four on Friday: World Kindness Day
It’s World Kindness Day! It’s a Friday the 13th during the craziest year to date and rather than being superstitious today, let’s shower the world in kindness (while wearing a mask and maintaining social distance)! Find something that you can do to spread some kindness today – maybe it’s paying…
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#blogbookaday: Be Kind
Summary: “A picture book about the power of kindness. When Tanisha spills grape juice all over her new dress, her classmate contemplates how to make her feel better and what it means to be kind. From asking the new girl to play to standing up for someone being bullied, this moving…
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Why Matt de la Peña Writes for Children
Why We Shouldn’t Shield Children From Darkness written by Newbery Award-Winning author Matt de la Peña was published on Time’s website just a few days ago, but what an impact it has made. I myself have read over it a handful of times and each time I do, I marvel…
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Racism, Children's Classics and the World Today
This post has been in my heart and mind for a few days now and after seeing Grace Lin speak about this very issue on PBS NewsHour and in light of recent events, I think it’s an important subject that kids, parents, teachers, librarians and everyone in between should be…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Ten YA Book Recommendations For Empathy
It’s been a rough weekend of news and it’s heartbreaking that we live in a world where this type of thought and action still occur. So, now that we’re back to official Top Ten Tuesdays, I wanted to create a list that could teach, or at least, show students how…
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20 Titles to Create a Classroom Community
There’s a lot of talk about reading a book a day during the school year, the importance of reading aloud to students and the need to teach and show kids empathy and kindness in today’s world. This is a wonderful list of titles that you can share at any time…
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2017 Anna Dewdney Read Together Award Finalists
The first annual Anna Dewdney Read Together Award finalists were announced last week and I didn’t get a chance to post this yet, so here goes. Anna Dewdney, children’s book author and illustrator, most well-known for her series Llama Llama passed away last year of brain cancer at the age of…
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10 Read Aloud Titles About Service for MLK Day
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a day that many people spend time offering service to their community. Small acts to make a big difference. Volunteerism can start with the littlest ones in your family. And sharing some of these stories is a great way to teach kids kindness and…
