Guest Post  by Laura Shovan When I work with young writers in the classroom, one of the things we talk about is writing prompts. Unlike...

by Joan Waites Creating art based on the work of famous artists in history are lessons commonly used in classrooms from kindergarten to...

by Mary Quattlebaum Many kids think that scientists work with beakers and microscopes, but Dr. Alexandra Horowitz is a scientist who ...

by Jacqueline Jules Kwame Alexander, Newbery award-winning author of The Crossover  returns to center stage of the children’s liter...

Guest Post by Claudia Mills       As a child I loved to write poetry. As an adult, I’ve felt too intimidated even to try, with one exce...

Guest Post by Laurie Wallmark Whether your students are writing fiction or nonfiction, there might be an unfamiliar word, concept, or ...

by Karen Leggett Abouraya “It is sometimes called the City of Magnificent Distances, but it might with greater propriety be termed the ...

by Joan Waites This past week, my young art students completed a project based on the Blue Dog paintings by the late artist George Rodr...

guest post by Timothy Young Boxes are incredibly useful and somewhat mystical things. Without boxes, birthdays would be less exciting, ...

by Mary Quattlebaum Make writing and science fun with Jon Scieszka!  His latest book is the third in his zany Frank Einstein series. ...

by Marcia Strykowski I always used to think ‘Write What You Know’ was the best method for writing a story, but sometimes it’s surprisin...

by Mary Quattlebaum Pam Munoz Ryan brings magic and music to a novel about social justice in Echo (Scholastic, 2015, ages 10-14). I t...