LitLinks: How to decode the mysteries of sleep with sea animals
Children often wonder why we sleep. When you don’t understand the science behind it, sleep...
LitLinks: Word banks – like money in the bank!
Word banks — lists of key words or phrases organized on a central theme or...
LitLinks: How alpacas can help students compare and contrast
Thousands of years ago, people living high in the Andes Mountains of South America domesticated...
LitLinks: Great ideas to help students practice the art of asking questions
Asking and answering questions is at the heart of every scientific practice, whether in a...
LitLinks: 4 ways Pluto can supercharge imagination
Informational picture books like those in my 10-title Our Solar System series help young readers...
LitLinks: Teaching free verse poetry through and about nature
When sharing ideas about a nature-related topic through writing, it’s easy for students to get...
LitLinks: How playing with existing ideas might lead to new ones
It’s easy to look at an invention—from one as simple as a paperclip to one...
LitLinks: How to create a sniffing map to explore our sense of smell
Seven, A Most Remarkable Pigeon celebrates a young pigeon who was different from the day...
LitLinks: Sound maps help kids focus on the sounds of nature
Birds Sing Their Words is the first in the nature-based Outside Our Window series of...
LitLinks: 4 easy steps to half birthday writing prompts for a whole lot of fun
It’s Half Birthday time! Actually, every day is someone’s Half Birthday, right? And if you...
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