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The Sunday Six: Articles Worth Sharing from the Past Week #sundaysix #linksilove

I learn so much from organizer and prison abolitionist Mariame Kaba on Twitter. Her opinion piece for the New York Times, Yes, We Mean Literally Abolish the Police, packs so much history, knowledge, and persuasion into a small space. (Bonus read: I also loved Eve Ewing’s interview with Kaba, Everything Worthwhile Is Done With Other…

June 14, 2020 in curated content, weekly links.

Sunday Six: Six Must-Read Articles from the Past Week #sundaysix #linksilove

I’ve decided to revive one of my old blog series under a new title. I consume ridiculous amounts of the Internet each week, and The Sunday Six will curate six articles that I think are worth sharing from my reading over the past week. Antero Garcia argues that we need to stop focusing on the…

April 5, 2020 in curated content.

Links I Loved This Week: A Round-Up of Online Reading 6/15/18

Julia Torres wrote a beautiful love letter to her graduating seniors about the lessons in love, compassion, and truth she has learned from her students. Just in time for summer break: Anne Vogel explains why fake breaks only make us feel more rushed and frantic and argues for the real break that truly refreshes. John…

June 15, 2018 in curated content.

31 Favorite Slices: A Bonus Slice of Life #sol18 32/31

As far as I can tell, 236 writers finished the March Slice of Life Challenge. That’s a lot of blog posts! I commented on 20+ posts a day but still didn’t come close to visiting each Slicer (a goal for next year’s challenge–visit every Slicer at least once.) Still, I read and loved a lot…

April 1, 2018 in curated content, online reading, slice of life.

Links I Loved Last Week: A Round-Up of Online Reading 1/8/17

I stopped grading years ago, and my students work harder and more meaningfully than ever. The Paper Graders has a terrific post to help you #StopGrading. Jonathan Hunt considers the Newbery merits of Jason Reynolds’s two 2016 titles, Ghost and As Brave As You. Comments are also very interesting. Laura Jiminez challenges us to read…

January 8, 2017 in curated content, online reading.

Links I Loved Last Week: A Round-up of Online Reading 10/2/16

I’ve been working my way through the archives of my favorite podcast, Radiolab. This week, my favorite episode was Speedy Beet, about how Beethoven may have intended his symphonies to be played: fast. Very fast. SLJ does some research into banned books and discovers one thing they have in common: many of them feature diverse…

October 2, 2016 in curated content, online reading, weekly links.

Links I Loved Last Week: A Round-Up of Online Reading 5/29/16

Daisy Yellow’s Index Card a Day Creativity Challenge begins on June 1, and themes and prompts for Week 1 are now available. This challenge is a terrific invitation to create something small each day. I’ve done a few warm-ups this week and especially liked Imperfect Circles. If you’d like to invite kids to do the…

May 29, 2016 in curated content, online reading, weekly links.

Links I Loved Last Week: A Round-Up of Online Reading 5/15/16

This week, I fell down a new Internet rabbit hole: the world of art journaling! Mindful Art Studio’s How to Start an Art Journal has been a helpful place to begin. Also, art journaling as self-care? Yes! See also simple drawing techniques for anxiety. I can vouch for those circles! Balzer Designs examines art journal pages…

May 15, 2016 in curated content, online reading.

Links I Loved Last Week: A Round-Up of Online Reading 4/3/16

Mary Ann Scheuer at Great Kid Books celebrates National Poetry Month with her top five rules for sharing poetry with kids. I’m still thinking about Donalyn Miller’s wise words in Touchstones, a post about our reading autobiographies and specifically about those books that were “turning points” in our reading histories. Carrie Gelson writes a poignant…

April 3, 2016 in curated content, online reading, weekly links.

Links I Loved Last Week: A Round-up of Online Reading 2/14/16

‘ I always love Jillian Lauren’s thoughtful writing about motherhood. Here, she tackles a Massive Mom Fail. Emerging Mama has a terrific piece on 4 Reasons Parenting Trauma Is Incredibly Difficult. Yes, yes, yes. 7 Tools for Calming Angry Kids is written for parents but has plenty of applications in the classroom as well. (Note:…

February 14, 2016 in curated content, online reading.

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