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

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

Sep 1, 2021

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

LitLinks: Show students how to invite nature closer

LitLinks: Show students how to invite nature closer

Aug 11, 2021

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

LitLinks: Making and recognizing patterns – a math skill

LitLinks: Making and recognizing patterns – a math skill

Aug 4, 2021

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

LitLinks: Transform students into builders and poets with EASY activities

LitLinks: Transform students into builders and poets with EASY activities

Jul 14, 2021

GUEST BLOGGER CHRISTY HALE Sustainable builders You can build with the earth beneath your feet,...

LitLinks: 5 ways to teach biodiversity using categories and habits of mind

LitLinks: 5 ways to teach biodiversity using categories and habits of mind

Jun 30, 2021

GUEST BLOGGER KAREN YIN In Whole Whale, one hundred animals gather in the pages of...

LitLinks: STEAMing up 8 ways to octopus art

LitLinks: STEAMing up 8 ways to octopus art

Jun 6, 2021

GUEST BLOGGER LORI MORTENSEN When I was growing up, I spent a lot of time...

LitLinks: Un-bee-lievable STEAM activities to make students wild about insects

LitLinks: Un-bee-lievable STEAM activities to make students wild about insects

Jun 2, 2021

GUEST BLOGGER ROBERTA GIBSON How to Build an Insect by Roberta Gibson and illustrated by...

LitLinks: How nature makes students feel connected to their world

LitLinks: How nature makes students feel connected to their world

May 26, 2021

GUEST BLOGGER NELL CROSS BECKERMAN Insiration for urban nature poems Being in nature connects us...

LitLinks: Share FIN-tastic fun about the odd ways fish survive

LitLinks: Share FIN-tastic fun about the odd ways fish survive

May 19, 2021

GUEST BLOGGER DEBRA KEMPF SHUMAKER Freaky, Funky Fish: Odd Facts About Fascinating Fish celebrates the...

LitLinks: Ocean secrets revealed — where did the first animals come from?

LitLinks: Ocean secrets revealed — where did the first animals come from?

May 12, 2021

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    • Beatrice and the Nightingale
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    • Giant Rays of Hope: Protecting Manta Rays to Safeguard the Sea
    • 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
    • Books for English language-learners
    • Writers write all kinds of things
  • Author Visit Programs
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