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Today is Juneteenth, the oldest celebration to honor the end of slavery in the United States. This short video from PBS Kids is a helpful tool to teach your children about the importance of this holiday. https://lnkd.in/d9qy6pi If you’re interested in more ways to learn with your family about Juneteenth, check out these 10 children's books that are perfect for all ages! https://lnkd.in/evZV_sep

Why are these kids celebrating? Because they're getting their StoryBook Treasures kits today, of course! But it's not just students who celebrate getting their books and treasures, our SBT teachers and admins celebrate too. Why? - Teachers receive lesson plans for each book expertly designed by a longtime educator - Administrators know they'll be receiving an end of year report with real data about their students and improving literacy scores Get your school on board: https://lnkd.in/eVimUGRk

What do book folks do when they get together at Educational Book And Media Association in Colorado? Hang out with wolves and talk about how to get books into the hands of children!

For class this week, I have an assignment to discuss the similarities between the Reggio Emilia approach and the project approach to learning. The similarities are that they are both children centered. The topics of the teaching and of the classroom are based on what children are interested in. Children take a front row seat and often lead in their learning. For both of these approaches, the environment is very important. Both of these approaches are similar in the way they are child centered. In the project approach, teachers are able to guide children through their interest and they are able to facilitate while the Reggio Emilia approach sees teachers as co-learners who learn alongside the children.

📘 Looking to refine your startup strategy? Dive into these insightful books to empower your entrepreneurial journey! Here are a few essential reads for summer! 1️⃣ "The Lean Startup" by Eric Ries 2️⃣ "The Startup Owner's Manual" by Steve Blank 3️⃣ "The Innovator's Dilemma" by Clayton Christensen 4️⃣ "Lean Product Lifecycle" by Craig Strong and Tendayi Viki #SummerReading #Startup

The news cycle can feel relentless, and it can be difficult to know how to look after children's wellbeing when discussing the news. That's why our NewsWise team are back with their series of free webinars for educators, covering: 🔎 How to build pupils' resilience to fake news and misinformation 📰 How to transform your classroom into a newsroom to get authentic news writing outcomes 💙 How to look after pupils’ wellbeing when discussing the news A two-part series, the webinars are designed to complement each other, so sign up for both! Part one, 4th June, 4pm: Talking about the news and supporting children's wellbeing https://lnkd.in/enPgzF7h Part two, 11th June, 4pm: Transform your classroom into a newsroom https://lnkd.in/e-D-rvJ6 This is aimed at primary school educators, school advisors, Literacy subject leads, PSHE subject leads, librarians and school leaders Developed in partnership with National Literacy Trust and PSHE Association

Are you a former Literacy First tutor? We want to hear from you! To celebrate our upcoming 30th anniversary, we're collecting stories from our former tutors. We'd love to know what your time as a Literacy First tutor meant to you. Share your story here: https://lnkd.in/gspZvf_F #LiteracyFirst #LiteracyFirstTutors #ReadingTutor #AmeriCorpsAlums #AmeriCorpsAlumni #LiteracyFirst30

📚🧒👩🏫👨👩👧👦🔍Essential reading for "National Parenting Gifted Children Week", when we acknowledge the challenges that may come with raising gifted children, and to encourage educators to support to these families. This book provided insight into key aspects of gifted students starting from different approaches to defining giftedness, then identifying the gifted and their role in the society. https://lnkd.in/dgpUpEU

See the latest Scholastic report on how important reading can be.

https://lnkd.in/eTtmZmAv Summer is just around the corner so if you are thinking about making this a Summer to read to and with your grandchildren, you may wonder what books are out there - I am happy to share a few great titles with you which you may want to include in your Summer Reading List. Of course, I'd include my books - A Family of Her Own for Candy and The Little Ginormous, Humongous, Hairy, One-Eyed Monster Boy's Adventures! which I have written about the past few days, but the following are a few of my favorites. Let's start with books for preschool and early elementary age children.