One thing I love to do with my kids is to browse YouTube for fun educational songs and videos that we can watch together. I have found so many amazing picture books on YouTube. Most are animated and set to music making the stories come to life. SO many of our favorite stories are r...
It's tough to find just the right book as a new teacher or librarian. However, help is on the way! Great books await 100s of lists by holiday or subject. New titles added regularly. Various topics included such as themes, genres, and grade levels ...
One of the key reasons behind this is that while a book usually takes a few days to read, a movie typically lasts under two hours. This means that great books can lose plot details(情节细节) and characters when they move to the big screen. This is something that even the highly ...
I posted this image on Instagram with the box of books I grabbed, and many asked if I would share my must-keep ones. So here you are, in no particular order, the picture books that I know I can use for so many things, the picture books that moved me to tears, had us laugh out...
Clio has taught education courses at the college level and has a Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction. Picture books can be wonderful resources for teaching young children about character traits. This lesson gives you some ideas about picture books that will get students thinking about character. ...
7 thoughts on “30 Best Winter Books For Preschoolers” Intisar Khanani December 14, 2013 at 8:14 pm What a fun list! The Snowy Day is one of my favorites, but I will definitely have to look up a few of these that I haven’t encountered before. One of our well-loved winter b...
When children cannot find themselves reflected in the books they read, or when the images they see are distorted, negative, or laughable, they learn a powerful lesson about how they are devalued in the society of which they are a part (para. 4). Too often, books that address issues rela...
“When the postman goes on by without stopping, Grandma says ‘Hush now. Don’t start that crying.’ But her eyes are sad. Like she’s wanting to cry too.” I love children’s books where the simple statements suggest the small excitements of a new day. (“There is snow this ...
Normally, I'm not interested in books that clearly set out to teach something, but somehow these are different. Children will be able to see themselves in, and learn along with, each of the main characters. Katie, David, Stacey, and Max all start with a black and white view of intellig...
If you’re a fan of Jon Klassen’sHatbooks—where characters insist on their own version of events despite evidence to the contrary—this one might hit the same sweet spot. If there’s one small place where the book doesn’t quite stick the landing, it’s that the story leans more on...