Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: December 23: #GrowthMindset, Holiday Advice + Young Advanced Readers
December 23, 2016
Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage. Topics this week include #BookLists, #DiverseBooks, #GrowthMindset, #ReadAloud, #STEM, bibliotherapy, book awards, book series, Escape Adulthood, free range kids, gift guides, growing bookworms, holidays, parenting, and play. Wishing all who celebrate it a joyful Christmas weekend!
Book Lists + Awards
62 Essential (and less common) #ReadAloud Books for Families from @momandkiddo #kidlit #BookList https://t.co/QUx5SYtiSl
Timely #BookList from @TrevorHCairney | 26 Children's Books About the #ChristmasStory http://ow.ly/65Hl307nvY6 #PictureBooks
Ten Fiercely Fabulous Female Heroines, a #BookList by middle school librarian Megan Fink @nerdybookclub http://ow.ly/X35z307dDha #YA
Tween-Friendly Romance Titles | The Upper Deck | #BookList from Tara Kron @sljournal http://ow.ly/mtKY307lKvP #kidlit
Some of our favorites here: 10 Great Wintry #PictureBooks – #BookList from @tashrow http://ow.ly/M6kP307lcWD | I would also add Blizzard
Not Entirely Human: A Top Ten List of Gay characters in #YA #ScienceFiction + fantasy by Rob Bittner @nerdybookclub https://t.co/wO4SzdbyFq
Here's a nice recap of "Best of 2016" #kidlit lists from Classroom Bookshelf @sljournal http://ow.ly/Mbqy307gwVx @HornBook @KirkusReviews etc
Ten Books To Introduce Kids (of any age! Adults, too!) to #Shakespeare by @lostinthree @nerdybookclub http://ow.ly/EWvY307nvLN #kidlit
Events and Programs
This is very fun, w/ quirky holidays every day: Celebrate Everything 2017 Wall Calendar | I received from @kimandjason http://ow.ly/biqK307dCiP
Gift Guides and Holiday Advice
Ideal Gift Books for the #STEM Lover in All of Us from @RandomlyReading http://ow.ly/PJL4307eFge | #NationalGeographic #Lego + more
How to Give Books that Will Be Loved @5M4B http://ow.ly/PND0307iTGa #GiftGuides | Keep it fun, make it beautiful, + more
Let’s Shine Together | @kimandjason suggests ways to shine some light into the world this holiday season https://t.co/4t0ebGItbF
10 Reasons #Books Make Great #HolidayGifts, from Wendie Old http://ow.ly/5TSb307nS49 | Easier to wrap than a hockey stick
Maybe useful for some as holiday gatherings approach: 5 Ways to Cope with a Difficult Person from @raisinghappines https://t.co/KIcUXzTtDV
Growing Bookworms
How #educators + #parents can harness the Power of a Series to hook kids on #reading Katie Muhtaris @nerdybookclub https://t.co/3M93EFLj1U
Books for Young Advanced Readers - Resources, rules of thumb, + #BookList from @thisreadingmama #RaisingReaders http://ow.ly/VyTT307eEUC
Many American Adults Don't Read, But That Doesn't Mean their Kids Can't Learn #LoveOfBooks @KenzaMoller @romper http://ow.ly/6TCT307dEDX
Growth Mindset
Carol Dweck Explains The ‘False’ #GrowthMindset That Worries Her | @MindShiftKQED http://ow.ly/Gyn3307dCWx via @drdouggreen
Developing a #GrowthMindset within a Culture of Compliance – fighting habit of praise @ReadByExample http://ow.ly/Gu9O307dEJn #AlfieKohn
On Reading, Writing, Blogging, and Publishing
I share @medinger 's skepticism about @kinderguides | Monica links here http://ow.ly/nvM7307guGT to @nytimes piece by @xanalter
This makes sense. @DisneyHyperion Announces New Riordan @camphalfblood Imprint devoted to mythology-based #kidlit https://t.co/9bzjNQ1om5
Apparently there are "book doctors" who dress in doctor's coats and offer #bibliotherapy Rx Sarah Sloat @WSJ https://t.co/VwLj5XDg09
Parenting
Study finds what people think is judging risk to kids is really making moral judgements of parents @washingtonpost https://t.co/kgjHXoGOeD
What Skill Will Help Your Child Succeed at Anything? Working hard, says @lessonsfromyest and I agree http://ow.ly/x2JN307iNcl
New Ideas on Teaching Kids #AttitudeOfGratitude during the holidays from Bethany Todd + @LauraBarrEd https://t.co/B1RGEawrpF
Play
"Brave" | kids making their own risk-assessments should be part of childhood | @TheTeacherTom http://ow.ly/kjkW307eFzq via @sxwiley #play
#Recess Responses: Challenging 5 Common Excuses for the Removal of Playtime @NotJustCute http://ow.ly/2nsv307eFno via @sxwiley #play
Schools and Libraries
Brave but vital | Teaching Tough Topics – An Exploration into Suicide Prevention for middle schoolers http://ow.ly/Z6H4307dD6n @pernilleripp
Nice essay @WSJ on why college students should seek out opportunities to engage with people of different viewpoints https://t.co/3VwtDkYXQU
4 Non-Negotiables for #Schools from @gcouros http://ow.ly/NvBA307dDCv | I especially like "They stoke curiosity, not extinguish it"
We do not need many $ worth of new tech for #GlobalCollaboration, we can start w/ @twitter says @pernilleripp https://t.co/3fG1T1xaTw
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