Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: February 10: #BlackHistoryMonth, Sidekicks, #Play + Questions
February 10, 2017
Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage. Topics this week include #BlackHistoryMonth, #BookLists, #JoyOfLearning, #STEM, anti-Nazi stories, coding, collaboration, diverse books, growing bookworms, kidlitosphere, kindness, parenting, play, raising readers, schools, superheroes, and teaching.
Book Lists
40+ Compelling African-American History Books for Children, a @momandkiddo #BookList http://ow.ly/xFOK308M1L0 #kidlit #BlackHistoryMonth
100 Best Children's Books for African American History Month @KarinaYanGlaser @BookRiot http://ow.ly/UOAv308OjOA #BlackHistoryMonth #kidlit
Diversity + Gender
3 Reasons Why We Need More #YA Books About Girls Who Play Sports | Representation Matters @TeenVogue @briafel https://t.co/KZhDrMP5mb
Why children’s books that teach diversity are more important than ever by @bjepstein @ConversationUS http://ow.ly/enYp308Okkr #DiverseBooks
Events and Programs
How To Use Stories To Teach Children Black History from @mamasmiles http://ow.ly/VYou308OSJl #BlackHistoryMonth #parenting
Growing Bookworms
Useful advice here: Granting #Readers Permission to Abandon Books by @heisereads http://ow.ly/2y8E308M6cz #RaisingReaders
Kidlitosphere
She had run out of books to read. What she did next will amaze you! Happy 10th anniv of blogging to @charlotteslib http://ow.ly/tBHJ308M4Tv
On Reading, Writing, Blogging, and Publishing
The most obvious anti-Nazi stories around #kidlit and that come straight out of children’s books by @FuseEight http://ow.ly/CweD308M5bZ
A very fun post from @mrskatiefitz that I identified with | Why I Love Sidekicks http://ow.ly/qhY1308Op7r
Parenting
The importance of being kind to yourself, especially for moms, from @CoffeeandCrayon #ChooseKindness #parenting http://ow.ly/JUGN308M31h
Children encouraged to dress like Batman, Superman or Iron Man tend to focus more to overcome obstacles @SueSWSJ https://t.co/mBNB3gp8Xz
Play
Tools of the Mind: Teaching Children Self-Regulation through #Play by Dr. Deborah Leong at @FirstBook http://ow.ly/VmSb308Osdn
15 Ways for Kids to #Play Inside This Winter | @MelissaAndDoug @HuffingtonPost http://ow.ly/VRpo308OSnH #TakeBackChildhood
Schools and Libraries
On the need to teach kids to question + discuss in school, not be silent + compliant by @pernilleripp http://ow.ly/CUlq308Oo6M #JoyOfLearning
Motivation for Learning: Competition Vs. Collaboration w/ ideas for the classroom (like no grades) from @mssackstein https://t.co/S84JOWm6to
How to Nurture Empathic Joy in Your Classroom @GreaterGoodSC @drdouggreen http://ow.ly/OJ67308M3RV #JoyOfLearning #teaching
STEM
Why Learning to Code is so Important for Children @Lynch39083 via @drdouggreen http://ow.ly/aeeb308M3qM #STEM #coding
© 2017 by Jennifer Robinson of Jen Robinson's Book Page. All rights reserved. You can also follow me @JensBookPage or at my Growing Bookworms page on Facebook.