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A Day for Rememberin': Inspired by True Events of the 1st Memorial Day by Leah Henderson and illustrated by the award-winning Floyd Cooper.
The story of Eli, who with his family and community, on May 1st, 1865, memorialized Union soldiers in Charleston, North Carolina. Black, Brown, and White people singing "John Brown's Body", walking in procession with flowers and crosses to the town cemetery, the town is sad yet, celebrates, the soldier's graves for contributing to those who gave their lives freely to those who were enslaved. The back matter includes an author's note about the roots of Decoration Day, a timeline,, archival photos, and a bibliography. This is a necessary purchase for classroom and home libraries to include regarding the roots of Memorial Day. Can be used for K-12.
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When children hear about injustices, like this past weekend in Buffalo, its important to HEAR them when they ask WHY.
A book to help engage with discussion is (@tayediggsinsta) Taye Diggs book WHY. Illustrated by Shane W. Evans, this book STARTS the dicussion around the pain, protest, praying, and anger of the injustices facing Black people. This book does not answer questions, but provides the space to have critical conversations about race and racism, Black resistance and protest, and social justice. Pair this book with age appropriate news stories, about the Civil Rights Movement, The Black Lives Matter Movement or in explaining yet another hate crime that they may hear aboout. Answering WHY helps young people figure out the world, build concepts, and understnad the unknown, even with difficult topics like raci Engaging in Culturally Relevant Math Tasks by Matthews, Jones, and Parker, is an excellent learning community resource. This book helps teachers rethink and refine mathematical thinking to provide challenging, engaged student learning experiences. Example, how does 'real world' relate to your students perspective? Focusing on mathematical conceptual knowledge, relevance, and agency, this book provides tools, anecdotes, and practices for culturally sustaining elementary math instruction.   While middle and high school students are enjoying summer break, include a few graphic novels, to add some variety to your summer reading. I’ve included Black male biographies in this post, but you can find plenty of different genres and subjects to choose from.
Tre has a new book in his series Cheesestakes & Clippers.
His books focus on community and financial literacy and entrepreneurship. Tre also hosts an AMAZING Vlog focusing on literacy and does tremendous work to create access for young people to engage in reading. Check him out at @mrlitedu and support his efforts to create opportunities through literacy. Amid the NBA Playoff season, I recently read 'The Legend of Gravity: A Tall Basketball Tale" by Charly Palmer. This book tells the legendary story of a local basketball hero named Gravity.
This book dives into the moments on the courts where players earn their nicknames. Palmer gives readers a relevant, engaging way to understand similes and metaphors. There is also an opportunity for readers to understand what 'Tall Tales' are related to stories told on the court. IN HIS DEBUT PICTURE BOOK, and AMAZING artist in his own right (check out his web page), Palmer also won the Coretta Scott King-John Steptoe New Talent Award winner for "Mama Africa! Add this book to your collections as a mentor text for similes, metaphors, tall tales, and basketball fans. The Burning House: Educating Black Boys in Modern America by Desmond Williams.
Join us as we speak to Educator & Author Desmond Williams and discuss literacy, being an administrator, and deconstructing the educational system, and what it takes to get young Black males to succeed. Spring is here! These two books help 'germinate' ideas for gardening projects.
Gabe and the Green Thumb by David Miller Gabe discovers the power of growing food as his magical green thumb is recognized at his State Fair. Let It Grow by Mary Ann Fraser, Illustrated by Riley Samels This book tells the story of a young boy who learns to grow a special pumpkin seed. What happens to the pumpkin? There is a surprise ending tied to a real-life adventure. Use these books as a read-aloud to discuss the life cycle of plants and also as a writing prompt about growing magical plants. These books are great for STEM and gardening projects.  Representation and quality teaching are everything.
Quote by James Baldwin, taken from the book, James Baldwin's Little Book of Selected Quotes.
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