background and resources: he named me malala I am always on the hunt for strong role models for my children because goodness knows there are enough people out there in the …Read morebackground and resources: he named me malala
learning during read-alouds: critical thinking, new literacies I read an extremely interesting article this week that has really left me thinking about how I read with my children. It left me …Read morelearning during read-alouds: critical thinking, new literacies
cars 2: what you should do before you see the movie Ka-CHOW! Have plans to see Cars 2 anytime this summer? Want to know how you can throw in a little bit of learning–and I mean a little …Read morecars 2: what you should do before you see the movie
learning during read-alouds: activating schema According to Rachel and Mary Gabriel, the “schema theory tells us that prior knowledge is essential for comprehension of new knowledge and that …Read morelearning during read-alouds: activating schema