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LitLinks: Teaching free verse poetry through and about nature

LitLinks: Teaching free verse poetry through and about nature

May 28, 2025

GUEST BLOGGER TANYA KONERMAN When sharing ideas about a nature-related topic through writing, it’s easy...

LitLinks: How to use conservation to invigorate student writing

LitLinks: How to use conservation to invigorate student writing

May 21, 2025

GUEST BLOGGER LAURA PERDEW Imagine a thriving wetland where a trash dump used to be....

LitLinks: How playing with existing ideas might lead to new ones

LitLinks: How playing with existing ideas might lead to new ones

May 14, 2025

GUEST BLOGGER KERRY ARADHYA It’s easy to look at an invention—from one as simple as...

LitLinks: 3 easy ways civic role models can jump-start learning

LitLinks: 3 easy ways civic role models can jump-start learning

Apr 9, 2025

BY PATRICIA NEWMAN In my Teen Librarian Toolbox article for SLJ co-authored with Jessica Stremer,...

LitLinks: How bicycles make the shift between STEM and language arts easy

LitLinks: How bicycles make the shift between STEM and language arts easy

Mar 12, 2025

GUEST BLOGGER MARY BOONE Every day, millions of people ride bicycles – about half of...

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LitLinks: How to start with art to jump-start creative writing

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GUEST BLOGGER ELIZABETH SHREEVE Creative writing projects in the classroom often start with an idea...

LitLinks: An easy way to practice science communication skills

LitLinks: An easy way to practice science communication skills

Feb 26, 2025

GUEST BLOGGER DARCY PATTISON Why do we need science communication? The most amazing scientific breakthroughs...

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LitLinks: How to show students that zero is more than nothing

Feb 19, 2025

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LitLinks: How to design a bioluminescent deep-sea creature

LitLinks: How to design a bioluminescent deep-sea creature

Feb 5, 2025

GUEST BLOGGER JEANNE WALKER HARVEY Ask your students to close their eyes and imagine being...

LitLinks: Quick poetry lessons on the power of figurative language

LitLinks: Quick poetry lessons on the power of figurative language

Jan 15, 2025

GUEST BLOGGER LYDIA LUKIDIS I love STEM but I also love poetry. Children’s literature is...

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    • Sharks Unhooked: The Adventures of Cristina Zenato, Underwater Ranger
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    • A River’s Gifts: The Mighty Elwha River Reborn
    • Planet Ocean
    • Eavesdropping on Elephants
    • Neema’s Reason To Smile
    • Zoo Scientists to the Rescue
    • Sea Otter Heroes: The Predators That Saved an Ecosystem
    • Plastic, Ahoy! Investigating the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
    • Ebola: Fears and Facts
    • Jingle the Brass
    • Nugget on the Flight Deck
    • Surviving Animal Attacks
    • Elite Operations series
    • Energy Lab series
    • QuickReads Fluency Library
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    • Writers write all kinds of things
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