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Teaching Geography with Children’s Literature: Dinosaurs Travel
Introduction: “Dinosaurs Travel: A guide for families on the go“, written by Laurie Krasny Brown and Marc Brown, is a wonderful book for young students exploring the many different aspects of...
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Teaching Geography with Children’s Literature: My America: A Poetry Atlas of...
My America: A Poetry Atlas of the United States, selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins and illustrated by Stephen Alcorn, is a collection of 50 poems combined with beautiful art that together create a...
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Teaching Civics with Children’s Literature: Big George
Most children know that George Washington was the first President of the United States. But can they tell you how he got there? Anne Rockwell’s new book, Big George: How a Shy Boy Became...
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Teaching Civics with Children’s Literature: Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse
Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse, written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes, is a story about a little mouse who loves going to school and always follows the rules. She even wants to be a teacher when she...
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Teaching Civics with Children’s Literature: So You Want to Be President?
So You Want to Be President? is a humorous look at the responsibilities of the President of the United States. This story can be used to describe what the President does, along with some information...
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Teaching Civics with Children’s Literature: How To Bake an American Pie
How do you bake an American Pie? Step 1: “Preheat the world until fiery hot with a hunger and thirst to be free.” So begins the book How to Bake an American Pie, by Karma Wilson, and it continues to...
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Teaching Civics With Children’s Literature: As Good As Anybody
Martin Luther King Jr. played a significant role in United States history. In As Good As Anybody: Martin Luther King Jr. and Abraham Joshua Heschel’s Amazing March Towards Freedom, written by Richard...
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Teaching Civics with Children’s Literature: Our White House
Our White House: Looking In Looking Out, is an anthology that is a beautiful compilation of 108 renowned authors and illustrators. It was created in association with the National Children’s Book and...
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Economics: Needs and Wants
Everyone has wants. However, students need to realize that people can not have everything they want. Choices have to be made. Some choices are made based on our basic needs, which include food,...
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Classification of Living Things
Scientist have tried to classify living organisms into groups since Aristotle’s time. Over time this classification system has changed and evolved as we have learned more about organisms. Advances in...
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