Winter break, a time for rest, relaxation, and reading! Students may not think of reading as their favorite use of time over break, but you can change that. Helping students formulate a plan and get excited about their reading choices will go a long way. Student reading choice is an important factor in encouraging students … read more »
This is the perfect time of the year to celebrate Read a New Book Month. Don’t we all look forward to receiving books that are selected just for us and help us while away the long winter nights? As a nine-year-old, one of my favorite gifts included four children’s books, suggested by my parents who were … read more »
“The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning but taking part.” Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympics Children and adults worldwide look forward to the Winter Olympic Games, an event that brings together athletes from across the globe to compete, inspire, and showcase their skill, determination, and creativity. The Winter … read more »
Sonnet for Student ReadingIn hallowed halls of learning’s sacred shrine,Where dusty texts and scrolls do hold their sway,The scholars gather, with minds so fine,To read and study, night and endless day.Their eyes, aflame with zeal for knowledge true,Do scan the pages, line by line, with care,But oft, in haste, they skip the clue,And miss the … read more »
Winter break is coming soon. It is a wonderful time to enjoy the holidays with family, clear the mind, and take stock of the upcoming new year. Most adults appreciate the opportunity to take some time off, but often we hear from our children that they are bored. Here are some family-friendly, low-stress suggestions to … read more »
The Winter Solstice is the time of ending and beginning, a powerful time — a time to contemplate your immortality. A time to forgive, to be forgiven, and to make a fresh start. A time to awaken. Frederick Lenz It isn’t always possible to create well-developed cross-curricular lessons based upon a single theme. Still, many … read more »
First published on December 19th in 1843, A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is still popular today. Holiday reading is just the right thing to get everyone in the holiday spirit! In Iceland, everyone celebrates Jolabokaflod (pronounced yo-la-bok-a-flot). The holiday season is signaled by the arrival of the Bokatidindi—a catalog of every new book published … read more »
The Opening Ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics takes place in PyeongChang, South Korea on February 9 with the featured walk of athletes from around the world. A record of over 100 medals in 15 disciplines will include four new events – big air snowboarding, freestyle skiing, mass start speed skating, and mixed doubles curling. … read more »
“If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.”—Albert Einstein February is full of love, pride, historical connection, celebration, and the annual observation of a precognitive weather-forecasting rodent—but it’s also the birth month of a storytelling legend. Whilem Carl … read more »
All advocacy is, at its core, an exercise in empathy. Samantha Power Believing that suffering can be an “educative force,” Mahatma Gandhi began a six-day hunger strike on September 16, 1932, in protest of how the British government’s support of a new Indian constitution creating a caste system in India. His protest led to the … read more »