@sandragjames
farmers’ markets - thrift stores - lover of words - cozy games - arts in all mediums - eclectic music - atmospheric gothic fiction - nonfiction and documentaries - teacher - picture books - aspiring author - #12x12PB member #SCBWI member 🇨🇦
Just signed up for the 12x12 Picture Book Writing Challenge! I'm looking forward to this year! Looking forward to making new friends and to improving my writing skills. #12x12PB @12x12challenge.bsky.social
What To Do In the Cold. By Deb Loughead. Illustrated by Laura Watson.
"I drop all my leaves in the fall, then stand in the snow, brave and tall."
"When it snows on a cold winter day, I dress warmly and go out to play!"
'Under the log, way down deep, we frogs will be going to sleep!"
Grade 1 Ontario Science class today: What Do You Do in the Cold?
by Deb Loughead illustrated by
Laura Watson.
Happy #SecondhandSunday! New study shows 92% of people are open to receiving secondhand gifts, but only a third of people are comfortable buying them. Let's normalize #preloved this holiday season! https://buff.ly/3ZsOxhf
#Sustainability #Fashion #SwapDontShop #SlowFashion #Preloved #Thrift
Ok listen when I tell you these are some of the best games to cozy up with a cup of coffee with
Yes! I was relieved to have a name for it, too! That's exactly how it feels.
This is amazing!
Stunning! Thank you for sharing!
Her Little Flowers is a gothic gem - perfect if you love stories where place and mood carry as much weight as the plot. I can’t wait to read more of her work.
Morgan’s writing builds an atmosphere that wraps around you and lingers long after you finish. The house doesn’t just set the scene; it feels like a main character with its own moods and memories.
Her Little Flowers by Shannon Morgan - gothic book recommendation
I just discovered the writing of @smauthor.bsky.social, and I’ve already devoured Her Little Flowers. I’m completely taken with her atmospheric style - so beautifully detailed that you feel like you’re stepping right inside the story.
#kidlitchat #picturebooks #teachingscience #readalouds #grade2teacher #scienceteacher #narrativenonfiction #nonfictionforkids
Exploring states of matter with Miranda Paul's "Water is Water" in a grade 2 classroom.
If you need fresh ideas for making abstract concepts stick in young students’ minds, come check out the full story. open.substack.com/pub/thepictu...
The lion, the sun and clean (or dirty) underwear: why I teach astrophysics with picture books. Includes a picture of my grade one students holding the book: 365 How to Count a Year
Had a great week helping my grade one students explore how days, weeks, and even months make up a year! Students loved this book by @mirandapaul.bsky.social and @julienchung.bsky.social .
Golden hue shining / finally recognized, seen / celebrate your glow / we adore your sheer curtain / our canopy in autumn
Golden hue shining
finally recognized, seen
celebrate your glow
we adore your sheer curtain
our canopy in autumn
#poetry #fallpoetry #autumnillustration
Light for you, my friend My gaze in the hush of dusk A helpful guide home.
Light for you, my friend
My gaze in the hush of dusk
A helpful guide home.
At the bridge of his ship
He cries, “Off we go!”
To his crayon-drawn crew
As the current takes hold.
The lined paper sails
Catch the wind and then
He ventures to hideaway
Far away lands.
At the top of High Street At the edge of the harbour Stands Captain Jack Macklin In his red rubber boots Umbrella forgotten. At the bridge of his ship He cries, “Off we go!” To his crayon-drawn crew As the current takes hold. The lined paper sails Catch the wind and then He ventures to hideaway Far away lands.
At the top of High Street
At the edge of the harbour
Stands Captain Jack Macklin
In his red rubber boots
Umbrella forgotten.
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If you have access to the curriculum, you could check the expectations for the grades. Meeting the expectations can also help the teacher :)
Wow! I loved those books, likely back in the mid 80s? I can still visualize the covers. And Sweet Valley High? Same decade.
I usually have an e-book on the go, a physical book AND an audiobook. Is that weird, lol? I can’t be the only one who reads multiple books at a time? For my next audiobook, I have to choose between The Rose Code, Where the Crawdads Sing, and A Rip through Time (all already purchased).
I just borrowed “Howl’s Moving Castle” by Diana Wynne Jones. I’ve heard it’s a good one. 🏰
#kidlitchat I’ve been teaching, mostly special education. I’ve been raising my three boys, one is 19 and twins that are almost 14. My eldest has seizures (Dravet Syndrome) and a profound intellectual disability. In the years caring for him, I lost myself. Finally trying to discover who I am again.
I just joined SCBWI this month. I’m looking forward to getting to know this community! Still working out how this BlueSky works. #kidlitchat
This looks amazing!!! Thanks for posting.
I’ve dabbled in so many hobbies, from pottery to calligraphy. But, the fun I had this week was simply beating the Hogwarts Legacy game on PS5. One goal accomplished on my summer holidays, lol.
