[Part of an ongoing series of historical fiction book lists for students and teachers. For the full list and to see more info, click here.] Lower Grades (K-3) Cat and Rat: The Legend of the Chinese Zodiac-Young…
[This is a subtopic of World War II and also part of an ongoing series of historical fiction book lists for students and teachers. For the full list and to see more info, click here.] The Aftermath Lower…
[This is a subtopic of World War II and also part of an ongoing series of historical fiction book lists for students and teachers. For the full list and to see more info, click here.] Setting/Home Fronts/Occupied Land…
[This is a subtopic of World War II and also part of an ongoing series of historical fiction book lists for students and teachers. For the full list and to see more info, click here. For photos of…
[This is a subtopic of World War II and also part of an ongoing series of historical fiction book lists for students and teachers. For the full list and to see more info, click here.] Middle Grades (4-8)…
[Part of an ongoing series of historical fiction book lists for students and teachers. For the full list and to see more info, click here.] Pre-War Holocaust and Minorities Home Front Aftermath Soldiers/Battles/Leaders/Resistance Movements/Spies…
Some find the idea of planning activities for two year olds crazy. But as a former teacher, I can rarely go a day without planning in my head. It used to be U.S. History…
In an effort to share information, I thought I'd put together a list of books that have been very helpful to me as a person, teacher and parent. I've written reviews of some of them,…
I like reading. In fact, one of my favorite past times (pre-parenting days), was to go to the bookstore, get a drink (or a donut, if we're being honest ;) ) and head straight to…
"Tot school" is a term someone coined for doing activities with a toddler. I'd never heard it before having a toddler, but it's real. My favorite site -- and inspiration for a lot of what…
[Part of an ongoing series of historical fiction book lists for students and teachers. For the full list and to see more info, click here.] Lower Grades (K-3) The Elephant Dancer: A Story of Ancient India-Gunderson (2.9/0.5)…
[Part of an ongoing series of historical fiction book lists for students and teachers. For the full list and to see more info, click here.] Lower Grades (K-3) Aani and the Tree Huggers-Atkins (3.3/0.5) Becka Goes to…