TL;DR: Talking about mental health is important all year beyond Mental Health Awareness Month in May. Hearing people share their own voice about their personal experiences may be hard to find but there are sources out there. In this post, you will discover 10 books about mental health for your classroom. Consider content warnings and avoiding tropes and stereotypes. Consider … Read More
Episode #112: Spread the Kindness Ripple through Books with Rich Simpson
Rich Simpson is a Year 6 teacher, Literacy Lead, from the Isle of Wight in the UK. He blogs about books and kindness and started the hashtag #kindnessripple on Twitter. Growing up Growing up in Northern Ireland I was part of a single-parent family, living with my younger brother and sister, and mum. My dad left when we were young … Read More
Books to Love: A Focus on Cultivating Kindness
In This Post: An educator’s review of a book about kindness and a suggestion to focus on the kindness that exists in your day-to-day. Three children’s book suggestions to cultivate kindness among your students, whatever your role in education. As an avid reader, I enjoy reading all types of books. I grab professional development books when I am interested in … Read More
For the Love of Books
In This Post: The difference between book reports and book reviews. Eighteen new ways to engage your students with books! For the love of books! If you love to read, at some point you will want to share a book you love with others. You may already do this by talking about books with friends. If you want to share … Read More
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