Everywhere Book Fest
The Everywhere Book Fest is a children and young adult virtual book festival running from May 1-2, 2020. There are a series of live and pre-recorded events listed here and the participating authors are here. Check it out!
Stories from Space
One of the benefits of everyone learning from home is the amount of resources that have now become available to support our learning and teaching efforts. Some of these resources are brand new like publishers allowing teachers and authors to Continue reading Stories from Space
Final Earth Day Challenge
Our family has been working on keeping up with our Earth Day challenge list and today we are going to focus on our planting seeds challenge. The plan for today is to plant some seeds to grow inside the house Continue reading Final Earth Day Challenge
Poetry Appreciation and Prompt
I am a HUGE fan of poetry; mostly because of the flexibility in writing that it allows. Often the “rules” of writing are allowed to be broken and a rhythmic piece is created to express emotion, humour, or simply state Continue reading Poetry Appreciation and Prompt
Writing Workshop with Kate DiCamillo
If you have a little spare time these days, or just want some guidance with your writing, Kate DiCamillo is providing a series of writing workshop lessons. If you don’t know, she is the author of a variety of chapter Continue reading Writing Workshop with Kate DiCamillo
Celebrity Read Alouds
Michelle Obama (the former first lady of the United States) has a series of online read alouds that began this week. It is sponsored by PBS and Randomhouse. The first of the four part series is The Gruffalo by Julia Continue reading Celebrity Read Alouds
Earth Day Challenge Follow-Up
Hi Everyone! I am following up on yesterday’s Earth Day challenge that I started at home with my kids. We spent some time building from recycled materials yesterday and worked REALLY hard at remembering to turn off unnecessary lights and Continue reading Earth Day Challenge Follow-Up
Earth Day Challenge!
Since today is Earth Day, I posed a challenge with my own children: what are five things we can do to help the planet? We read the book What Matters by Alison Hughes and illustrated by Holly Hatam. We talked Continue reading Earth Day Challenge!
Mouse Circus: Reading with Neil Gaiman
For students looking for something a bit more challenging than picture books, Neil Gaiman’s site for younger readers is worth checking out. He is reading two of his famous chapter books: Coraline and The Graveyard Book, chapter by chapter to Continue reading Mouse Circus: Reading with Neil Gaiman
Rediscovering Harry Potter
For those of you who have never read the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling, or would like read it again, now is a great time to do so. Both Audible and the Burnaby Public Library (via OverDrive) have partnered Continue reading Rediscovering Harry Potter