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How Bill Peet Can Help You Teach Character Lessons

I’ve talked a lot about using picture books to help teach character here at Our Journey Westward. For that matter,…
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$68 of the Best Math Operations Picture Books$

I love using living books to help children “see” math. These math operations picture books specifically focus on addition, subtraction,…
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Any time is a good time to read a fantastic picture book, but when that book serves double duty as…
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Winter is the perfect time for snuggling up with books – and lots of them! Over the years, we’ve gone…
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We are having so much fun learning science in the No Sweat Nature Study LIVE membership! If you haven’t joined…
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We are having an amazing time in the No Sweat Nature Study LIVE membership! If you haven’t joined us there…
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In our home, summer break has always been an opportunity for more reading rather than less. With the obligations of…
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There is not one teaching resource I treasure more than picture books. The good ones have such a masterful knack…
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I have always loved teaching a Leonardo da Vinci unit study because it covers just about every single academic subject…
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Picture books for middle school? Shouldn’t older students have moved on from picture books years ago? Not necessarily. Many of…
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We follow a four-year cycle for teaching science. In the elementary years, science picture books have helped me introduce and…
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I think you’ll love these living chapter books for nature study. They capture the attention of readers with wonderful tales…
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