*In honor of Black History month, I am going to highlight some of my favorite books. As my pastor says, “Black history is all our history!” Earlier this winter, I finally saw the movie 42 that chronicles Jackie Robinson and his journey to play Major League Baseball. I am a sports person, a ‘jock’ if … More Teammates
Are there fences of division in our town? In our lives? In Jacqueline Woodson‘s, The Other Side, segregation is explored through the eyes of two young girls. As their fearful mothers look on, these two girls, Annie and Clover, meet at the fence. The fence literally divides the town into a white side and a … More The Other Side
Remember doing your family tree in school? Or even doing your child’s family tree project for them… I mean with them? As a fourth grade teacher, U.S. Geography was the overall concept of our Social Studies Curriculum. We studied the regions, their history and characteristics. A favorite of mine was always studying the Northeast and … More My Roots- Family History Project
“Giraffes can’t dance, you silly fool! Oh Gerald, you’re so weird.” “Mommy, that’s not very nice! They’re being mean!” This is the response my four-year-old says every time we hit that part of the book. That book is, Giraffes Can’t Dance, by Giles Andreae. At the end of the story, Gerald learns to dance- to … More We All Can Dance
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