OurStory – American History stories and activities

A project of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, OurStory is designed to help children and adults enjoy exploring history together through children’s literature, everyday objects, and hands-on activities. The National Museum of American History and the National Center for Family Literacy are teaming up on OurStory projects. They are working together to help [...]

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7 great books for your summer reading list

It’s my new equation. (Hb * X) + (Hm * H3C6H5O7) = SMP Where Hb = History Books, Hm = Hammock, H3C6H5O7 = lemonade, and SMP = summer reading pleasure. Pretty simple really. Take a bunch of books that have been stacking up next to my nightstand, add a brand-new hammock, a cold beverage, and just that [...]

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100 book lists for teachers by teachers

The school year is getting closer and I know many of you are busy working on lessons, gathering resources and finding materials. I recently ran across a site that looks incredibly useful. Scholastic asked its Teacher Advisors to develop a list of lists that . . . well,  lists a series of books for 100 [...]

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Tip of the Week – EDSITEment reading list (and a few others)

A couple of days ago I posted my annual Summer Reading List. Of course, I never actually finish the list. There’s always something that ends up changing my direction – usually it’s because a book sounds a lot better than it actually is. But there’s hope. There are tons of lists lurking out there ready [...]

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Summer Reading List?

Love reading. Love summer. Love a good hammock. So . . . perfect time of the year. I had a great two hours on Sunday – wife and daughter gone to a movie, son at work, slight breeze, cool beverage, shady trees and my 15 year old hammock. Seriously, what else can beat that? I’ve [...]

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