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Teaching Cinderella Stories from Around the World
With the welcoming of ghoulish decoration displays and the buzz of Halloween costume ideas, the streets will soon be filled with candy-hungry witches, superheroes, and beloved fairy tale characters. Of...
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5 Harmful Differentiation Myths: Part 1
The learning differences, preferences, and varied backgrounds existent in the classroom present teachers with a challenging task: help every student become a successful learner. How can teachers...
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5 Ways to Differentiate Assignments & Tasks: Part 2
Differentiated, or tiered, assignments provide students opportunities for individual understanding and growth in learning. Activities, projects, and tasks that educators create for their students can...
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What I Learned From a Nonverbal Autistic Classroom—Part 1
My final semester as an undergrad was crammed with experiences you might expect of someone full of excitement, optimism, and a lot of what-am-I-going-to-do-with-the-rest-of-my-life thoughts. Aside from...
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What I Learned from a Nonverbal Autistic Classroom-Part 2
In part 1 of this post, I spoke about my experience teaching in a nonverbal autistic classroom and its most meaningful takeaways. Part 2 explores respectful, useful resources for people on the autism...
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7 Core Values to Celebrate During Black History Month
The month of February is a time when many communities pause and celebrate the great contributions made by African Americans in history. At Lee & Low we like to not only highlight African Americans...
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10 Ways to Use Instagram in the Classroom
Think there’s no need for sepia-toned filters and hashtags in your classroom? Don’t write off the world of #selfies just yet. Instagram is one of the most popular social media channels among generation...
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Reading for the Earth: Ultimate Earth Day Resource Roundup
Earth Day, April 22nd is right around the corner, and we at Lee & Low are some pretty big fans of this blue planet we live on. So, whether you choose to plant a tree or pledge to better uphold the...
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Pinterest Roundup: 100’s of End-of-the-Year DIY Ideas for Teachers & Students
Pinterest has become a teacher’s go-to source for all sorts of curation inspiration. If you’re like me, you can browse and pin for hours without even once questioning when you’ll have time to DIY your...
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Student Book Review: Seeds of Change
In this guest post, Ruben Brosbe’s third-grade students from P.S. 368, The Hamilton Heights School in New York, NY demonstrate their critical thinking skills and share their reviews of the book Seeds...
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2015 Diverse Summer Reading Book Lists K-8
June is finally here! Winter is already a long distant memory and students are becoming more and more fixated on the summer vacation countdowns they started in January, daydreaming of exciting and...
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8 Books to Celebrate International Friendship Day
August 2nd - also known as International Friendship Day- is almost here. (I know, summer is going by WAY too fast). In honor of International Friendship Day, break out your half of your friendship...
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Intergenerational Activities for Grandparents Day
Grandparents Day- September 13th- is a great reminder for us all to show our grandparents how much we love and appreciate them (& their impressive ability to never run out of reasons to send a...
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Creating a Classroom Community: What I Like Most About My Classroom is Who I...
In an effort to hear more from education students and first-year teachers as they begin their educational careers, LEE & LOW launched the Teacher Voices series. In the first post of this series,...
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Building Your Classroom Library: 5 Things to Consider
“Reading gives us some place to go when we have to stay where we are.”– Mason Cooley Mason Cooley took the words right out of my mouth. As an avid reader, I have experienced the beauty of finding...
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How to Be an Explorer in Your Own Backyard: The Olinguito Activity Kit and...
Have you ever wanted to take a trip to the cloud forest? Explore the Andes of Ecuador? Discover a new species? Well, you’re in luck. With ¡Olinguito, de la A a la Z! / Olinguito from A to Z! travel to...
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Empowering Parents to Increase Literacy in the Home: The PCHP Approach
Since 1965, The Parent Child-Home Program (PCHP) has been providing under-resourced families the necessary skills and tools to help their children thrive in school and life. PCHP’s nationwide network...
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2016 Diverse Summer Reading Lists Grades PreK-8
Memorial Day Weekend has come and gone, which can only mean one thing. The end of June is right around the corner (hang in there teachers!). Now, we are all well aware of the importance of having...
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Celebrating 25 Books from 25 Years: Zora Hurston and the Chinaberry Tree
LEE & LOW BOOKS celebrates its 25th anniversary this year! To recognize how far the company has come, we are featuring one title a week to see how it is being used in classrooms today and hear from...
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Celebrating 25 Books Over 25 Years: Under the Lemon Moon
LEE & LOW BOOKS celebrates its 25th anniversary this year and to recognize how far the company has come, we are featuring one title a week to see how it is being used in classrooms today as well,...
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