How Stories Make Hard Parenting Conversations Easier
written by author Laurie Morrison A couple of weeks into kindergarten, my son told me he liked everything at school except Spanish class. This surprised… The...
Explorer Academy Vela: Khadijah Khatib Illustrator Interview
Disclosure: This is a partner post sponsored by National Geographic Kids. Explorer Academy Vela: The Sailor Cipher is about Sailor York and her classmates who… The...
22 Moving Middle Grade Books About Grief & Death
These moving middle grade books about grief and death are all books I’ve personally read and recommend for readers ages 8 to 12. They include… The...
I Am Healed
I am healed, I know who I am, and I know the work God has called me to do. This is a big deal. “I Am...
I Am Healed
I am healed, I know who I am, and I know the work God has called me to do. This is a big deal. “I Am...
14 New, Amazing Middle Grade Books, May 2024
2024 continues to impress me with amazing new middle grade books. This huge batch of books includes historical fiction, realistic fiction, adventure, graphic novels, and… The...
10 New Middle Grade Books, April 2024
Mystery, time travel, fantasy, adventure, realistic fiction and historical fiction — there’s a book for every inerest on this list! You’ll recogize some of the… The...
Visualizing Off-Planet Habitats
My middle school computer programming students are continuing to work on our “Coding Mars” unit, in which they are using Minecraft MakeCode to simulate the 3D...
SIFTing our Sources
So many things have been going well in my media literacy, computer programming and engineering middle school courses this semester I should be blogging about our...
Internet Radio Dreams
This morning I’m dreaming of Internet Radio: My OWN Internet radio station patterned after the amazing example of ds106 Radio. Let me explain. In December 2012,...
