This post contains affiliate links that help to support this blog. Thank you for using them. Last month at book club, when the teens and I were digging into A Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds as we moved around hexagons, I was reminded of just how helpful these slips of paper are to kids.… Continue reading New for A Monster Calls: Hexagonal Thinking Analysis Activities
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New! Using Hexagonal Thinking Activities for Long Way Down
This post contains affiliate links that support this blog. Thank you for using them. Have you read Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds? It’s a powerful novel in verse about the causes, consequences, and mindset connected to street violence – and the whole story takes place in 60 seconds! I’ve been hearing teachers rave about… Continue reading New! Using Hexagonal Thinking Activities for Long Way Down
How to Introduce Graphic Novels to your Students
This post uses affiliate links. They don’t cost anything for you but do help to support this blog. Thanks for using them! Do you use graphic novels in your classroom? I haven’t yet, but I want to, and as I’ve been reading them in preparation for this, I realize that there’s much more to them… Continue reading How to Introduce Graphic Novels to your Students
How to Make the Most of the New Lemoncello Graphic Novel
This post uses affiliate links that won’t cost you a cent but helps to support this blog. Thank you for using them. Chris Grabenstein is releasing a new graphic novel version of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library – and it’s fantabulous! It has all the awesome lessons of the original while maintaining the fun and… Continue reading How to Make the Most of the New Lemoncello Graphic Novel
NEW: Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library Graphic Novel Review
This post includes affiliate links. Thank you for using them. Chris Grabenstein has done it again! The new graphic novel edition of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library totally knocks it out of the book stacks! I admit that I was a bit hesitant about this one – I mean, really: how could anything top the… Continue reading NEW: Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library Graphic Novel Review
Learn How to Draw with ARTistic Pursuits – Review
Disclosure: I received this complimentary product through the Homeschool Review Crew. I love doing art with my kids. Some of my favorite homeschool memories are of us all crowded around a table, listening to an audiobook and trying out new art techniques or doing something creative. We enjoy watching those ‘this is how you recreate this… Continue reading Learn How to Draw with ARTistic Pursuits – Review
Become a Grammar Expert with Paradigm Accelerated Curriculum
Disclosure: I received this complimentary product through the Homeschool Review Crew. We love to learn grammar by taking apart excellent sentences from the books that we read and by examining each other’s writing to fix mistakes and make it better. My kids have at times asked for harder, more direct grammar instruction, though, and that’s why… Continue reading Become a Grammar Expert with Paradigm Accelerated Curriculum
Here’s How to Make the Most of Mr. Lemoncello’s Very First Game
Mr. Lemoncello’s Very First Game by Chris Grabenstein just released, and it’s fantabulous! It’s the kind of story that everyone should read: it’s exciting, it’s full of adventure, and there are all sorts of character lessons and discussion opportunities tied up with the puzzles and riddles and problems of the story. That means that it’s… Continue reading Here’s How to Make the Most of Mr. Lemoncello’s Very First Game
Make History Fun with Prisoner of War by Whatsoever Stories
Disclosure: I received this complimentary product through the Homeschool Review Crew. I absolutely love books that can be more than just a story. If I can extend it to include educational lessons, make it a family read aloud, or do something else fun with it, then that’s a book I want on my shelf. That’s why… Continue reading Make History Fun with Prisoner of War by Whatsoever Stories
All the Curriculum You Need In One Place at SchoolhouseTeachers.com
Disclosure: I received this complimentary product through the Homeschool Review Crew. As a mom, I love being with my kids as we homeschool. As a teacher, I love being able to craft lessons that fit their strengths and needs – but even this teacher doesn’t like planning ALL the lessons, and that’s where the beauty of… Continue reading All the Curriculum You Need In One Place at SchoolhouseTeachers.com