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Trending News: Creating Volcano Stories With TinkerTell’s AI: Stories & Lesson Plan!Meet the Active Volcanos and Match Them! Game & Coloring Activity Pack!BANG the WONDERS of EARTH’S PHENOMENA Book Review!Shield Volcano Diorama: Volcano Month ActivityBook Review: Abuela’s LetterTeacher Appreciation Activity!Cinco de Mayo Activity Pack!Stone Mill Elementary in DeKalb County, Georgia Creates Water Cycle Stories with TinkerTell’s AIThree Easter Egg Activities! Coloring, Egg Dyeing and a Story with Hidden Math Fun!The Seder Plate for Passover Coloring CraftSchool Library MonthA Day with No Words – Book Review“MC Grammar” a British Rapper Who Believes Reading Matters…World Autism Awareness DayIt’s Cherry Blossom Season in Washington DC, coloring activity, math problem and more!“Blessed Pomegranates” Book Review to Crafts for RamadanMove over St. Patrick! There’s competition!Make a Word Portrait this Women’s History Month!Women’s History Month: Spotlighting Haben GirmaInternational Women’s DayMoon and Star MobileCarnival in New OrleansCarnival in BrazilCarnival Around the WorldMaie’s Magical CarnivalLove, Law, and Civil Rights this Valentine’s DayLantern Craft Completing Lunar New Year EducationLunar New Year 2025: The Year of the SnakeThe Puppet Snake: a Lunar New Year Tale of KindnessHoliday Wellness: The webzine that supports families during the weeks and months of school holidaysIndigenous Peoples’ DayWhy an end-of-the alphabet last name could skew your gradesLiteracy Instruction for Students with Intellectual and Developmental DisabilitiesWriting About DisabilityThe High Holy Days in the Jewish Calendar October 2024September is for Celebrating Literacy!Meeting the needs of Indigenous, Native and AboriginalWhat is Applied Theatre?Honoring Disability Book WeekWhy not ask a parent?SABAR Books celebrates Deaf History Month!A conversation about Deaf History MonthSABAR Books: Let’s talk book curation this Women’s History MonthLet’s talk about stereotypes and how to spot them in children’s booksWhat is tokenism? The surprising prevalence in children’s books and mediaInvisibility: Who’s missing from the classroom library?Why not ask a child? The power of child-led curation.Acknowledgment, wishes as we enter the holy month of RamadanFrom Black History to Living HER-StoryWhat are you doing this LEAP year?The Culture Tree: How might we explore it’s meaningExpanding the Culture Tree MetaphorOnly scratching the surface?What is the Culture Tree?An redefined Valentine; Building community within communityThe Lunar New Year: Spring as a Symbol of Renewal & Growth 🌸What am I going to teach about Black History this month and every month?The How of “Identity Development” during Black History MonthWhat to know about “Discovering and Uncovering Genius” especially during Black History monthFrom the reflective to the personal: Remembering and contextualizing our own narratives this BHMActivity: Making a box as a metacognitive exerciseHow are we teaching about Dr. MLK’s life?Talking about Dr. Martin Luther King, JrWriting down what children are saying about Dr. MLKAsking Children who was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.Introducing an activity that centers the many facets of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.What did Dr. MLK fight against?Back by popular demand! Ashley’s Calendars
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Fri. May 23rd, 2025
Trending News: Creating Volcano Stories With TinkerTell’s AI: Stories & Lesson Plan!Meet the Active Volcanos and Match Them! Game & Coloring Activity Pack!BANG the WONDERS of EARTH’S PHENOMENA Book Review!Shield Volcano Diorama: Volcano Month ActivityBook Review: Abuela’s LetterTeacher Appreciation Activity!Cinco de Mayo Activity Pack!Stone Mill Elementary in DeKalb County, Georgia Creates Water Cycle Stories with TinkerTell’s AIThree Easter Egg Activities! Coloring, Egg Dyeing and a Story with Hidden Math Fun!The Seder Plate for Passover Coloring CraftSchool Library MonthA Day with No Words – Book Review“MC Grammar” a British Rapper Who Believes Reading Matters…World Autism Awareness DayIt’s Cherry Blossom Season in Washington DC, coloring activity, math problem and more!“Blessed Pomegranates” Book Review to Crafts for RamadanMove over St. Patrick! There’s competition!Make a Word Portrait this Women’s History Month!Women’s History Month: Spotlighting Haben GirmaInternational Women’s DayMoon and Star MobileCarnival in New OrleansCarnival in BrazilCarnival Around the WorldMaie’s Magical CarnivalLove, Law, and Civil Rights this Valentine’s DayLantern Craft Completing Lunar New Year EducationLunar New Year 2025: The Year of the SnakeThe Puppet Snake: a Lunar New Year Tale of KindnessHoliday Wellness: The webzine that supports families during the weeks and months of school holidaysIndigenous Peoples’ DayWhy an end-of-the alphabet last name could skew your gradesLiteracy Instruction for Students with Intellectual and Developmental DisabilitiesWriting About DisabilityThe High Holy Days in the Jewish Calendar October 2024September is for Celebrating Literacy!Meeting the needs of Indigenous, Native and AboriginalWhat is Applied Theatre?Honoring Disability Book WeekWhy not ask a parent?SABAR Books celebrates Deaf History Month!A conversation about Deaf History MonthSABAR Books: Let’s talk book curation this Women’s History MonthLet’s talk about stereotypes and how to spot them in children’s booksWhat is tokenism? The surprising prevalence in children’s books and mediaInvisibility: Who’s missing from the classroom library?Why not ask a child? The power of child-led curation.Acknowledgment, wishes as we enter the holy month of RamadanFrom Black History to Living HER-StoryWhat are you doing this LEAP year?The Culture Tree: How might we explore it’s meaningExpanding the Culture Tree MetaphorOnly scratching the surface?What is the Culture Tree?An redefined Valentine; Building community within communityThe Lunar New Year: Spring as a Symbol of Renewal & Growth 🌸What am I going to teach about Black History this month and every month?The How of “Identity Development” during Black History MonthWhat to know about “Discovering and Uncovering Genius” especially during Black History monthFrom the reflective to the personal: Remembering and contextualizing our own narratives this BHMActivity: Making a box as a metacognitive exerciseHow are we teaching about Dr. MLK’s life?Talking about Dr. Martin Luther King, JrWriting down what children are saying about Dr. MLKAsking Children who was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.Introducing an activity that centers the many facets of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.What did Dr. MLK fight against?Back by popular demand! Ashley’s Calendars
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Creating Volcano Stories With TinkerTell’s AI: Stories & Lesson Plan!

  • By Katherine Schlatter
  • May 22, 2025
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Elementary Classroom activity Early Learners STEM World languages

Meet the Active Volcanos and Match Them! Game & Coloring Activity Pack!

  • By Helina Seyoum
  • May 18, 2025
  • 0 Comments
  • 113 views
Early Learners Elementary Reviews STEM

BANG the WONDERS of EARTH’S PHENOMENA Book Review!

  • By Katherine Schlatter
  • May 12, 2025
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  • 143 views
Classroom activity CRAFT Elementary STEM

Shield Volcano Diorama: Volcano Month Activity

  • By Helina Seyoum
  • May 9, 2025
  • 0 Comments
  • 216 views
Early Learners Reviews

Book Review: Abuela’s Letter

  • By Katherine Schlatter
  • May 9, 2025
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  • 77 views
Early Learners Classroom activity Kindergarten

Teacher Appreciation Activity!

  • By Helina Seyoum
  • May 6, 2025
  • 0 Comments
  • 81 views
Creating Volcano Stories With TinkerTell’s AI: Stories & Lesson Plan!
  • Katherine SchlatterKatherine Schlatter
  • AI competency
  • digital society
  • May 22, 2025
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Creating Volcano Stories With TinkerTell’s AI: Stories & Lesson Plan!

We are using a wonderful new tool tailored for schools that wish to adopt AI but in the most secure, safe and pedagogically appropriate manner. Lately we have been offering…

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Meet the Active Volcanos and Match Them! Game & Coloring Activity Pack!
  • Helina SeyoumHelina Seyoum
  • May 18, 2025
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Meet the Active Volcanos and Match Them! Game & Coloring Activity Pack!

As we continue through Volcano Awareness Month, here’s another engaging STEAM activity to spark curiosity in your learners! Volcanoes are a fascinating and often under-taught subject, and this activity introduces…

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BANG the WONDERS of EARTH’S PHENOMENA Book Review!
  • Katherine SchlatterKatherine Schlatter
  • 2024 Release
  • Book Review
  • May 12, 2025
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BANG the WONDERS of EARTH’S PHENOMENA Book Review!

Check out this joint book review by THENCE Founder and her young daughter. Reading together builds mutual interests and allows for special bonding time. Keeping it going even after children…

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Shield Volcano Diorama: Volcano Month Activity
  • Helina SeyoumHelina Seyoum
  • Classroom Activity
  • Craft
  • May 9, 2025
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Shield Volcano Diorama: Volcano Month Activity

In Washington State, May was designated as Volcano Awareness Month after the eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980. The deadly eruption was a watershed moment for volcanic monitoring and public…

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Book Review: Abuela’s Letter
  • Katherine SchlatterKatherine Schlatter
  • Abuela's Letter
  • Book Review
  • May 9, 2025
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Book Review: Abuela’s Letter

During Mental Health Awareness Month This Month will be sharing weekly book reviews that address topics that may be difficult for children to go through or discuss. This week’s focus…

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Teacher Appreciation Activity!
  • Helina SeyoumHelina Seyoum
  • Classroom Activity
  • Educators
  • May 6, 2025
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Teacher Appreciation Activity!

As we close out teacher appreciation week and approach the end of the school year, let’s take time to show our educators some love! And what better way to let…

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Cinco de Mayo Activity Pack!
  • Katherine SchlatterKatherine Schlatter
  • Battle of Puebla
  • Cinco de Mayo
  • May 5, 2025
  • 0 Comments
Cinco de Mayo Activity Pack!

There are two downloads here! A coloring activity pack as well as a TinkerTell storybook with drawing pages for each stage of the story. Send us snapshots of your completed…

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Stone Mill Elementary in DeKalb County, Georgia Creates Water Cycle Stories with TinkerTell’s AI
  • Katherine SchlatterKatherine Schlatter
  • Elementary School
  • GenerativeAI
  • April 22, 2025
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Stone Mill Elementary in DeKalb County, Georgia Creates Water Cycle Stories with TinkerTell’s AI

Check out these amazing student-created, student-edited and student-approved stories below. These stories capture the beauty of the water cycle and so much more. STEM teacher Sylvester Boston led his classroom on…

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Three Easter Egg Activities! Coloring, Egg Dyeing and a Story with Hidden Math Fun!
  • Katherine SchlatterKatherine Schlatter
  • ColoringSheets
  • EarthMonth
  • April 16, 2025
  • 0 Comments
Three Easter Egg Activities! Coloring, Egg Dyeing and a Story with Hidden Math Fun!

Nia organizes the annual Easter Egg hunt for her visiting cousins and her twin sisters, but wait if everyone gets the same amount of eggs, and Nia gets none is…

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The Seder Plate for Passover Coloring Craft
  • Katherine SchlatterKatherine Schlatter
  • Afikoman
  • ColoringSheet
  • April 12, 2025
  • 0 Comments
The Seder Plate for Passover Coloring Craft

It’s Passover, a time when Jewish families host or join a Seder dinner. We found a great source for families with young children: PJ Library offers a guide for parents…

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School Library Month
  • Helina SeyoumHelina Seyoum
  • BookReviews
  • Children'sBooks
  • April 11, 2025
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School Library Month

Let’s honor National Library Week through book reviews! Watch below for a review of The Library Mouse, written and illustrated by Daniel Kirk. Dr. Katherine Schlatter, THENCE Founder, CEO, and…

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A Day with No Words – Book Review
  • Helina SeyoumHelina Seyoum
  • April 11, 2025
  • 0 Comments
A Day with No Words – Book Review

As we close out World Autism and Neurodiversity Awareness Month, Editor of This Month, Helina Seyoum, reviews one of her favorite illustrated children’s storybooks. Enjoy the book with your learners…

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“MC Grammar” a British Rapper Who Believes Reading Matters…
  • Katherine SchlatterKatherine Schlatter
  • BookInfluencer
  • Children'sBooks
  • April 9, 2025
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“MC Grammar” a British Rapper Who Believes Reading Matters…

Because it’s April and it’s also National Library Week what could be more fun than Celebrating in the Wonderful City of Oxford, England. This Month is at the World Literacy…

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World Autism Awareness Day
  • Helina SeyoumHelina Seyoum
  • acceptance
  • Autism
  • April 3, 2025
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World Autism Awareness Day

In honor of World Autism Awareness Day and to kick off World Autism Month, we’d like to share a collaborative craft that you can do with your learners. This craft…

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It’s Cherry Blossom Season in Washington DC, coloring activity, math problem and more!
  • Katherine SchlatterKatherine Schlatter
  • CherryBlossoms
  • CherryBlossomSeason
  • March 26, 2025
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It’s Cherry Blossom Season in Washington DC, coloring activity, math problem and more!

The cherry blossom is the flower of trees in Prunus subgenus Cerasus. The Japanese word “Sakura” 桜 or 櫻; さくら or サクラ translates to both the tree or its flowers.…

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“Blessed Pomegranates” Book Review to Crafts for Ramadan
  • Helina SeyoumHelina Seyoum
  • Craft
  • Giving Tree
  • March 24, 2025
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“Blessed Pomegranates” Book Review to Crafts for Ramadan

This craft was inspired by by The Blessed Pomegranates: A Ramadan Story About Giving. Why not create your own “Giving Tree” filled with leaves of gratitude and pomegranate seeds of…

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Move over St. Patrick! There’s competition!
  • Katherine SchlatterKatherine Schlatter
  • ColoringSheets
  • Father'sDay
  • March 17, 2025
  • 0 Comments
Move over St. Patrick! There’s competition!

In the United States many people mark St. Patrick’s Day with celebrations of Irish culture, parades and festivities requiring a lot of green costumes. So it may come as a…

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Make a Word Portrait this Women’s History Month!
  • THENCE Editorial TeamTHENCE Editorial Team
  • ColoringSheets
  • ContemporaryWomen
  • March 15, 2025
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Make a Word Portrait this Women’s History Month!

Students can identify any historical or contemporary woman they would like to study. She doesn’t have to be someone famous. She could be also a mom, grandma, aunt, teacher or…

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Women’s History Month: Spotlighting Haben Girma
  • Helina SeyoumHelina Seyoum
  • Accessibility
  • ADA
  • March 12, 2025
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Women’s History Month: Spotlighting Haben Girma

Haben Girma is a remarkable history-making woman whose work was born from the inaccessibility she had encountered throughout her life. Her extensive accolades and credentials include being the first Deafblind…

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International Women’s Day
  • Katherine SchlatterKatherine Schlatter
  • ClassroomActivity
  • ColoringSheet
  • March 8, 2025
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International Women’s Day

In 1977, the UN General Assembly invited their member states to recognize a day dedicated to Women’s Rights and International Peace by proposing the 8th of March which aligned with Italy’s honor day…

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Moon and Star Mobile
  • Zeinab MzunguZeinab Mzungu
  • Craft
  • CrescentMoon
  • February 28, 2025
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Moon and Star Mobile

Whether you observe or educate about the meaning and values around Ramadan, our team has created this wonderful craft to share with your classroom or home schooled children. Many thanks…

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Carnival in New Orleans
  • Helina SeyoumHelina Seyoum
  • ashWednesday
  • Beads
  • February 26, 2025
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Carnival in New Orleans

The Carnival season in New Orleans, Louisiana starts on January 6 and culminates in a holiday called Mardi Gras that falls on the day before the Catholic holiday of Ash…

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Carnival in Brazil
  • Helina SeyoumHelina Seyoum
  • AfroBrazilian
  • Brazil
  • February 23, 2025
  • 0 Comments
Carnival in Brazil

Similar to Carnival in New Orleans and Venice, Brazil’s celebrations also occur in the days leading up to Lent. And for many, when we think of Carnival, Rio de Janeiro…

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Carnival Around the World
  • Katherine SchlatterKatherine Schlatter
  • Activity
  • Carnevale
  • February 21, 2025
  • 0 Comments
Carnival Around the World

Did you know Carnival is celebrated in many regions, cities, and countries around the world? The origins of this celebration are blended and each place has its own unique expressions…

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Maie’s Magical Carnival
  • Katherine SchlatterKatherine Schlatter
  • Carnevale
  • Carnival
  • February 21, 2025
  • 0 Comments
Maie’s Magical Carnival

This TinkerTell story takes place in Southern Switzerland where Carnival is associated with many cultural themes. For example, in Italian speaking Ticino, for centuries many families, having lived there for…

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Love, Law, and Civil Rights this Valentine’s Day
  • Helina SeyoumHelina Seyoum
  • BHM
  • Black History Month
  • February 14, 2025
  • 0 Comments
Love, Law, and Civil Rights this Valentine’s Day

In addition to classroom crafts and chocolate exchanges, Valentine’s Day provides a unique opportunity to discuss love in the context of Black History. This is a review of The Loving…

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Lantern Craft Completing Lunar New Year Education
  • THENCE Editorial TeamTHENCE Editorial Team
  • Chinese New Year
  • classroom craft
  • February 10, 2025
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Lantern Craft Completing Lunar New Year Education

Watch the full video below👇 Festival and tradition: On the fifteenth day of the first month in the lunisolar Chinese calendar, a lantern festival, marks the full moon, and the…

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Lunar New Year 2025: The Year of the Snake
  • THENCE Editorial TeamTHENCE Editorial Team
  • Chinese New Year
  • classroom craft
  • January 29, 2025
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Lunar New Year 2025: The Year of the Snake

THENCE illustrator extraordinaire, Nikita Lai Jing Tse has created this timely craft to connect students to the cultural significance of the Lunar New Year, and this year’s zodiac animal: The…

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The Puppet Snake: a Lunar New Year Tale of Kindness
  • THENCE Editorial TeamTHENCE Editorial Team
  • AI story
  • Chinese New Year
  • January 29, 2025
  • 0 Comments
The Puppet Snake: a Lunar New Year Tale of Kindness

Check out this activity book with a narrative story, “A Lunar New Year Tale of Kindness”, created by our partner company TinkerTell which offers an app to help families become…

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Holiday Wellness: The webzine that supports families  during the weeks and months of school holidays
  • Katherine SchlatterKatherine Schlatter
  • Christmas
  • School Holiday
  • December 11, 2024
  • 0 Comments
Holiday Wellness: The webzine that supports families during the weeks and months of school holidays

In late 2023, THENCE launched a Webzine specifically designed to help families particularly with younger children think about activities and avoid moments of stress during the school winter break. This…

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Indigenous Peoples’ Day
  • Katherine SchlatterKatherine Schlatter
  • Culturally Responsive
  • Indigenous Peoples' Day
  • October 15, 2024
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Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Interested in the meaning and origins of Indigenous Peoples’ Day? We share this video of Deb Haaland and Rodney A. Butler speaking on Indigenous People’s Day in 2019. We include…

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The High Holy Days in the Jewish Calendar October 2024
  • Katherine SchlatterKatherine Schlatter
  • Day of Atonement 2024
  • Hebrew Calendar October 2024
  • September 28, 2024
  • 0 Comments
The High Holy Days in the Jewish Calendar October 2024

New Jersey Public Schools recognize many days in the month of October, and you can see the List of Religious Holidays Permitting Pupil Absence From School here however, the high…

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September is for Celebrating Literacy!
  • Ashley Causey-GoldenAshley Causey-Golden
  • Book Lovers
  • Educational Initiatives
  • September 12, 2024
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September is for Celebrating Literacy!

This year International Literacy Day fell on a Sunday, and we celebrated at home with… you guessed it… books! International Literacy Day is important to me because I think about…

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What is Applied Theatre?
  • THENCE Editorial TeamTHENCE Editorial Team
  • and Community Theatre
  • Applied Theater
  • July 28, 2024
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What is Applied Theatre?

This article was originally written by Krysta Dennis for Libretexts and is republished here. The term “applied theatre” became popular in the United Kingdom in the 1990s to describe theatre…

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Honoring Disability Book Week
  • Helina SeyoumHelina Seyoum
  • accessibility in education
  • celebrating differences
  • April 29, 2024
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Honoring Disability Book Week

ID: Black mother and daughter sitting side by side. Audiologist is fitting child with a hearing aid. This year I am honoring Disability Book Week with several book reviews. My…

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Why not ask a parent?
  • Katherine SchlatterKatherine Schlatter
  • building relationships
  • community in education
  • April 16, 2024
  • 0 Comments
Why not ask a parent?

Are you in the market for more children’s books that carry meaningful stories and introduce the children in your care to new concepts, ideas, people and situations that make them…

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SABAR Books celebrates Deaf History Month!
  • Katherine SchlatterKatherine Schlatter
  • accessible education
  • American Sign Language
  • April 4, 2024
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SABAR Books celebrates Deaf History Month!

Drumroll please! Dive into this great book review with a recommendations that centers Deaf identity as it intersects with women’s history, music and performance art.

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A conversation about Deaf History Month
  • Katherine SchlatterKatherine Schlatter
  • accessible learning
  • American Sign Language
  • April 2, 2024
  • 0 Comments
A conversation about Deaf History Month

Two of our wonderful THENCE collaborators have deep personal ties to the Deaf and hard of hearing community and so we led a conversation about topics important to them this…

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SABAR Books: Let’s talk book curation this Women’s History Month
  • Katherine SchlatterKatherine Schlatter
  • Anti-Bias
  • Anti-Racist
  • March 20, 2024
  • 0 Comments
SABAR Books: Let’s talk book curation this Women’s History Month

Let’s discuss book curation, classroom pedagogy, and children’s literature from some of the most amazing women voices this Women’s History Month. Here we highlight amazing female scholars, Louise Derman-Sparks, Rudine…

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Let’s talk about stereotypes and how to spot them in children’s books
  • Katherine SchlatterKatherine Schlatter
  • Anti-Bias Education
  • Bias Awareness
  • March 19, 2024
  • 0 Comments
Let’s talk about stereotypes and how to spot them in children’s books

One of the first things that Louise Derman-Sparks asked library curators to watch out for is books containing stereotypes which are unfair mischaracterizations and generalizations about a group. These two…

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What is tokenism? The surprising prevalence in children’s books and media
  • Katherine SchlatterKatherine Schlatter
  • Anti-Bias Education
  • Authentic Representation
  • March 18, 2024
  • 0 Comments
What is tokenism? The surprising prevalence in children’s books and media

Look closely at popular contemporary media, cartoons and many made for TV shows for our youngest viewers. Have you noticed that many shows feature four to six young heroes, all…

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Invisibility: Who’s missing from the classroom library?
  • Katherine SchlatterKatherine Schlatter
  • #OwnVoices
  • Anti-Bias Education
  • March 18, 2024
  • 0 Comments
Invisibility: Who’s missing from the classroom library?

Recognizing invisibility is just as important as spotting stereotypes in children’s books. Here’s how to take a lens to what, or who is not represented in you classroom library.

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Acknowledgment, wishes as we enter the holy month of Ramadan
  • THENCE Editorial TeamTHENCE Editorial Team
  • cultural awareness
  • cultural celebration
  • March 12, 2024
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Acknowledgment, wishes as we enter the holy month of Ramadan

On Monday March 11th, 2024 the month-long spiritual period of Ramadan began, and with it routines of fasting from dawn to dusk for Muslims who observe. In the school setting…

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From Black History to Living HER-Story
  • Katherine SchlatterKatherine Schlatter
  • #blackhistorymonth
  • Actor
  • February 29, 2024
  • 0 Comments
From Black History to Living HER-Story

Today I want to recognize and celebrate Andrea Patterson, Actor, Entrepreneur, Teaching Artist,  and Mom of three amazing young daughters! On this last day of Black History Month we highlight…

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What are you doing this LEAP year?
  • Ashley Causey-GoldenAshley Causey-Golden
  • #blackhistorymonth
  • Activity
  • February 29, 2024
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What are you doing this LEAP year?

As we enjoy this bonus day of black history month, we are also intersecting and amplifying Her-story. Check out this amazing family activity brought to us by Partner company Afrocentric…

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The Culture Tree: How might we explore it’s meaning
  • THENCE Editorial TeamTHENCE Editorial Team
  • #blackhistorymonth
  • BHM
  • February 20, 2024
  • 0 Comments
The Culture Tree: How might we explore it’s meaning

THENCE Collaborator and founder of Afrocentric Montessori, Ashley Causey-Golden, introduces us to the concept of “The Culture Tree”, a concept put forward by pedagogical expert and educator Zaretta Hammond. This…

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Expanding the Culture Tree Metaphor
  • THENCE Editorial TeamTHENCE Editorial Team
  • #blackhistorymonth
  • BHM
  • February 19, 2024
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Expanding the Culture Tree Metaphor

The THENCE Team recommends the book “Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain: Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students” . The author, Zaretta Hammond, offers trainings…

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What is the Culture Tree?
  • THENCE Editorial TeamTHENCE Editorial Team
  • #blackhistorymonth
  • AlizaMaynard
  • February 15, 2024
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What is the Culture Tree?

The THENCE Team recommends the book “Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain: Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students” by Zaretta Hammond. In this book Hammond…

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An redefined Valentine; Building community within community
  • Andrea PattersonAndrea Patterson
  • Awareness
  • civilliberties
  • February 13, 2024
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An redefined Valentine; Building community within community

At THENCE we think a lot about ways to shift the paradigm. Whether it’s through, expanding the lessons of Dr. King, or exploring school belonging within diverse communities. So this…

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The Lunar New Year: Spring as a Symbol of Renewal & Growth 🌸
  • THENCE Editorial TeamTHENCE Editorial Team
  • AngelChan
  • Cantonese
  • February 10, 2024
  • 0 Comments
The Lunar New Year: Spring as a Symbol of Renewal & Growth 🌸

Featured maker: We present this craft video tutorial by THENCE Team member Nikita Lai Jing Tse. She styled, directed and filmed the making of this 3-Dimensional character for the Chinese…

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What am I going to teach about Black History this month and every month?
  • THENCE Editorial TeamTHENCE Editorial Team
  • #blackhistorymonth
  • BHM
  • February 1, 2024
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What am I going to teach about Black History this month and every month?

Our social media feeds are filled with recommended lists and materials for Black History month, and had planning not begun sooner, many educators may feel that there is no time…

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The How of “Identity Development” during Black History Month
  • THENCE Editorial TeamTHENCE Editorial Team
  • #blackhistorymonth
  • AfricanAmericangirls
  • January 31, 2024
  • 0 Comments
The How of “Identity Development” during Black History Month

“Many times we read or hear an amazing idea or strategy to use in the classroom but the lingering question becomes: How do I use this in my classroom?” -Ashley…

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What to know about “Discovering and Uncovering Genius” especially during Black History month
  • THENCE Editorial TeamTHENCE Editorial Team
  • #blackhistorymonth
  • BHM
  • January 30, 2024
  • 0 Comments
What to know about “Discovering and Uncovering Genius” especially during Black History month

In her recent post on THENCE.us, contributor Ashley Causey-Golden, not only introduced us to Dr. Gholdy Muhammad’s Book “Cultivating Genius: An Equity Framework for Culturally and Historically Responsive Literacy“, she…

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From the reflective to the personal: Remembering and contextualizing our own narratives this BHM
  • THENCE Editorial TeamTHENCE Editorial Team
  • #blackhistorymonth
  • BHM
  • January 28, 2024
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From the reflective to the personal: Remembering and contextualizing our own narratives this BHM

Reading about Dr. Gholdy Muhammad’s pedagogies is beneficial in making our teaching practices more reflective. This is because Dr. Muhammad offers a specific framework with key questions through her Historically…

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Activity: Making a box as a metacognitive exercise
  • Katherine SchlatterKatherine Schlatter
  • ClassroomActivity
  • Dr. King
  • January 27, 2024
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Activity: Making a box as a metacognitive exercise

Classroom activities that engage children in craftsmanship and analytical skills can stretch and expand learning beyond simple cognition into the realm of reflective thinking, or metacognition. This is especially true…

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How are we teaching about Dr. MLK’s life?
  • Ashley Causey-GoldenAshley Causey-Golden
  • Black History Month
  • CulturallyResponsiveClassroom
  • January 8, 2024
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How are we teaching about Dr. MLK’s life?

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Talking about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr
  • Ashley Causey-GoldenAshley Causey-Golden
  • Black History Month
  • CorettaScottKing
  • January 7, 2024
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Talking about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr

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Writing down what children are saying about Dr. MLK
  • Ashley Causey-GoldenAshley Causey-Golden
  • Black History Month
  • Interactive Exercises
  • January 5, 2024
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Writing down what children are saying about Dr. MLK

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Asking Children who was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
  • Ashley Causey-GoldenAshley Causey-Golden
  • Activist
  • Author
  • January 4, 2024
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Asking Children who was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

I like to start learners this question “who was Dr. Martin Luther King?

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  • Katherine Schlatter
  • May 22, 2025
Creating Volcano Stories With TinkerTell’s AI: Stories & Lesson Plan!
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Meet the Active Volcanos and Match Them! Game & Coloring Activity Pack!

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BANG the WONDERS of EARTH’S PHENOMENA Book Review!

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Shield Volcano Diorama: Volcano Month Activity
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Book Review: Abuela’s Letter
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