LitLinks: How to use fireflies to help teach persuasive writing
Persuasion is an art, and like any art it requires practice. In this lesson, students...
LitLinks: How to use picture book biography as a bridge to historical and scientific events
A picture book biography of medical visionary Dr. Virginia Apgar spans STEM and story. Big...
LitLinks: How to use nonfiction to help students explore cause and effect
Educators and parents can use nonfiction picture books such as Plight of the Pelican: How...
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 to use conservation to invigorate student writing
Imagine a thriving wetland where a trash dump used to be. Now, picture a Canada...
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...
LitLinks: An easy lesson to practice scientific observation skills
A big part of a scientist’s job is documenting their research and collecting data. Maude...
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