Hello again, all of you who have been a-sailing on the choppy seas of social isolation and school-at-home! I’m imagining a variety of responses to the first week of homeschooling for many of you, from, “that actually went way better …
Tag: school
six for starting school
Short and sweet today. Six reads for a variety of school start-ups! global schools… Adventures to School: Real-Life Journeys of Students from Around the World, by Miranda Paul and Baptiste Paul, illustrated by Isabel Muñoz published in 2018 by Little …
first day jitters?…five for rockin’ the new school year
Welcome to another school year, whatever your schooling looks like. Today I’ve got five top picks for those heading to what my kids fondly called “real school.” But if you’re a homeschooling family, let me just remind you that Jonathan Bean’s …
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the wonder of learning…books for back-to-school days
Some of you have already begun the new school year; some are just gearing up; There are many rich ways for each of us to learn and grow, an untold variety of approaches to education spanning the centuries and regions …
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five for that smell of newly sharpened pencils
My household is quieter today after two of my daughters returned to college. How about you? Has school begun in some form for you or your kids? I find it interesting that our calendars seem to revolve around education schedules …
a diller, a dollar, a ten o’clock scholar…five books for a new school year
Summer has flown by, hasn’t it?! The school year has begun again for many of you. Today, I’ve got a slate of titles that celebrate the joy of learning and shine a spotlight on the creative, devoted, nurturing teachers who …
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nonfiction nuggets…let the children learn
Off to Class: Incredible and Unusual Schools Around the World, by Susan Hughes The Druk White Lotus School, tucked in the breathtaking Himalaya Mountains, enables Ladakhi children to live at home rather than move to a remote boarding school, separated …
nonfiction nuggets…schools around the world
A School Like Mine: A Unique Celebration of Schools Around the World, written and edited by Penny Smith and Zahavit Shalev Just in time for the beginning of school, here’s a beautiful Dorling Kindersley book, written in collaboration with UNICEF, …
a list of…five books honoring teachers
It’s the beginning of a new school year. In honor of all those teachers who give children in a myriad circumstances the opportunity to learn…this blog is for you! Armando and the Blue Tarp School, by Edith Hope Fine and Judith Pinkerton …
orange marmalade 