LitLinks: Understand the seasons with this easy activity to model the Earth’s tilt
If you’re looking for a hands-on Earth science lesson that helps students understand the seasons,...
LitLinks: True story or science fiction? How to find the truth!
An alien spacecraft has arrived on Earth, carrying intelligent beings. Is this a true story...
LitLinks: Imagine your own alien, an easy STEM + literacy lesson
The year is 2033 and an alien spacecraft has arrived on Earth. An investigator known...
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: 3 easy ways shipwrecks can help students explore lyrical language
SHIPWRECK is a lyrical nonfiction picture book for children aged 7 to 10 years old....
LitLinks: 4 ways Pluto can supercharge imagination
Informational picture books like those in my 10-title Our Solar System series help young readers...
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: 3 easy ways civic role models can jump-start learning
In my Teen Librarian Toolbox article for SLJ co-authored with Jessica Stremer, we say, “Teens...
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