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LitLinks: How biomimicry can spark students’ imagination

September 22, 2021

GUEST BLOGGER KRISTEN NORDSTROM Biomimicry is all around us How did a bird help transform...

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LitLinks: Give students an up-close look at astonishing animal adaptations

September 15, 2021

GUEST BLOGGER LAURA PERDEW Animals have all sorts of amazing adaptations that allow them to...

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LitLinks: Easy lessons on biomimicry and robot design that WOW! students

September 8, 2021

GUEST BLOGGER LINDA ZAJAC Objective Students will learn about biomimicry and be able to design...

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LitLinks: Match, sort, classify – Proven activities that captivate students

September 1, 2021

GUEST BLOGGER HEATHER L. MONTGOMERY Sorting—shapes, colors, sizes—it’s a classic activity for preschoolers. It engages...

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LitLinks: How Benjamin Banneker can surprise your students

August 25, 2021

GUEST BLOGGER SHANA KELLER Benjamin Banneker was born in 1731. He grew up on a...

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LitLinks: Practice makes perfect for pilots and poets

August 18, 2021

GUEST BLOGGER LISA L. OWENS Middle-grade nonfiction Just as no human enters the world walking...

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LitLinks: Show students how to invite nature closer

August 11, 2021

GUEST BLOGGER MÉLINA MANGAL Jayden’s Impossible Garden is about a young nature lover who wants...

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LitLinks: Making and recognizing patterns – a math skill

August 4, 2021

GUEST BLOGGER RAJANI LAROCCA In my picture book Bracelets for Bina’s Brothers, the main character...

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LitLinks: Design challenge for students – make a prosthetic limb

July 28, 2021

GUEST BLOGGERS BRITTANY ACEVEDO & DJ KAST The preparation In this lesson and activity, students...

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LitLinks: Follow the evidence, develop supporting arguments with these 3 easy activities

July 21, 2021

GUEST BLOGGER ALISON PEARCE STEVENS In the midst of climate change and ecosystem destruction, it...

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