English Infant & up Farming Early Literacy Agriculture BIPOC Folks Outdoors Vocabulary Ashley Mireles & Volha Kaliaha summary Who doesn’t love a board book about farming? Especially with farmers of color, sign me the heck up! F is for Farm is an alphabetical board book that teaches agriculture-related vocabulary, and it varies in pronunciation skills:…
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Early Literacy & Empowerment
English 4 and up Literacy Letter Identification Emergent Readers Diverse Bookshelves Phonemic Awareness Cards: Diveation Book: Colette Hiller & Tor Freeman Summary: It’s no secret that kids learn better when they feel happy, seen, and empowered. When I was a classroom teacher, we had a literacy curriculum we followed to help students learn and sound…
#Read5WithUs for World Read Aloud Day
Have you heard of the Million Word Gap? The million word gap addresses the disparity between children that are read to at a young age, and children that are not. In fact, a 2014 NAEYC article states that “Children’s vocabulary skills are linked to their economic backgrounds. By 3 years of age, there is a 30 million…
Love You Head to Toe
Written & Illustrated by: Ashley Barron For ages: Infants & Up (Board Book) Language: English Topics Covered: Family Early Literacy Babies Summary: This adorable board book celebrates babies and their attributes similar to animals! Happy babies yawn like hippos, stretch like starfish, and munch like chipmunks. I love the papercut illustrations and the diverse families portrayed….