SPONSORED: This post is sponsored by NILC and Resilience Force for #ImmigrantsAreEssential. Immigrants contribute to our society and community today just as much now as they have in the past. Which, unless you’re Native American, you are like me, a descendant of an immigrant. My ancestors came from northern Europe. Where did yours come from? […]
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Personal Narrative Mentor Texts for Teaching Writing
In my Imagination Soup Writers Homeschool Writing Curriculum, growing writers will be starting out writing personal narratives using children’s books as examples. Personal narratives allow children to speak with experience and authority because they’re stories based on their real lives. In my curriculum, as I did when I taught writing workshops in the school system, […]
Continue ReadingNew Picture Books, August 2020
If you need a good book to read to your children or students, these new picture book titles will hit the spot! New Picture Books, August 2020 The Ocean Calls by Tina Cho, illustrated by Jess X. Snow KOREAN CULTURE Dayeon wants to be a haenyeo, a Korean treasure-hunting mermaid, like her Grandma but she’s […]
Continue ReadingMentor Texts for Teaching Small Moments Writing
If you’re looking for new picture books that capture small moments, here’s a list of children’s mentor text books to get you started. I recently launched the Imagination Soup Writers Homeschool Curriculum which begins teaching children to write personal narratives and small moments. The goal of this homeschool curriculum is to teach kids writing craft […]
Continue Reading11 New Picture Books, July 2020
I don’t have as many new picture books to tell you about, and some are from previous months. BUT, these books are great and worth your while to read. 11 New Picture Books, July 2020 Your Name Is a Song by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow, illustrated by Luisa Uribe IDENTITY A beautiful, beautiful story that helps a […]
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I’ve been saving the nonfiction books from the last few months so I hope you’re ready to read a long post about 27 nonfiction books you need to know about for summer 2020. If you’re looking for a biography, you’ll find many good choices. Below the biographies are nonfiction books about biomes, yoga, history, and […]
Continue ReadingMentor Texts to Teach Juicy Word Choice in Writing
When we teach children to use rich, wondrous words by filling them up with the sound of many wonderful words. We must read to them them authors who use astounding word choices. We must encourage them to read high quality mentor text picture and chapter books filled with precise, lyrical, sensory words. Katie Wood Ray, […]
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Need some fun activity book ideas to keep your kids busy and learning? Here’s what’s new! New Workbooks and Activity Books for Summer 2020 The Magical Underwater Activity Book by Mia Undersood These Button Books activity books are Pura Vida Mom’s kids’ FAVORITES. Read facts about the world of real and magical plants and animals […]
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