Education

New Biography Books for Elementary and Middle School

A reading strategy I like to use with children reading nonfiction is connecting to background knowledge. As you read these biographies, both picture books for preschool and elementary ages as well as biographical story collections for upper elementary and middle school, help your kids connect to what they’re reading. Start with prompts like: How are […]

16 Standout STEM Engineering and Invention Picture Books

Want to find picture books that inspire engineering, tinkering, and invention in kids? Read one or all of these engaging engineering and invention themed books. You’ll love how they show the STEM concepts in such a positive light. And, I bet they’ll put some new ideas in your child’s mind. Ideas like inventing their own […]

Download a Reading Bingo Game for Your Kids and Students

Over the winter vacation, we watched the Harry Potter movies along with a BINGO game for each one. It gave me an idea to make my own bingo game for you all to encourage your kids to read more books. But before I tell you about the game, I want to give you some context… […]

Help Classrooms Buy More Diverse Books with DonorsChoose

Disclosure: I’m partnering with DonorsChoose to bring you this information. Will you help support DonorsChoose classrooms who need funds to build culturally relevant and diverse libraries? This is such a wonderful cause for your end-of-the-year giving. Help DonorsChoose Classrooms If you click through to the Imagination Soup DonorsChoose page, you’ll see just how many classrooms […]

Meaningful Ways to Improve Creativity in the Classroom with Adobe Creative Suite

Disclosure: I partnered with Adobe to create this material. As such, this should be considered sponsored content. Improve creativity in your K – 12 classroom using Adobe Creative Suite. No matter what subject you teach, there are specific, foundational principles that can help teachers create a learning environment filled with more creative opportunities using the […]

32 Picture Book Reviews for December 2019

The year in picture books isn’t over yet…That is to say, there are more wonderful books to read that you might not know about yet. See what I mean below! 32 Picture Book Reviews for December 2019 This Is A Sea Cow by Cassandra Federman FUNNY What a giggle-worthy story! A little girl named Cassandra […]

The Best Children’s Nonfiction Books of 2019

Nonfiction books teach kids how to read for information but well-written books like these best nonfiction books of 2019 for kids, do more than that. They inform, entertain, surprise, deepen curiosity, and inspire. See for yourself from books about math and animals to biographies and memoirs. And don’t miss last year’s list! The Best Children’s […]

Improve Vocabulary with the Merriam-Webster Puku App for Kids

Disclosure: I’m partnering with Merriam-Webster to share this information with you. All opinions are my own. For years, my kids and I have used the Merriam-Webster app to look up new words. But recently, Merriam-Webster launched Puku, a new vocabulary app specifically for children ages 8 to 12. It’s a gamified way to learn and […]