This Month

Día de los Muertos: Spanish Vocabulary Matching

THENCE Editorial Team
Art Class
Art Teacher
October 21, 2025
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A Sculptural Art Project with La Catrina

La Catrina Gallery La Catrina Art Process Gallery Honoring José Guadalupe Posada’s Legacy Through Student Sculpture A Step-by-Step Journey: Creating Día de los Muertos Art in the Classroom Learn more…

Exploring La Calavera Catrina: Día de los Muertos

La Calavera Catrina (see feature image above) was created by José Guadalupe Posada in 1910 as political commentary criticizing wealthy Mexicans who abandoned their cultural heritage. She has since become…

Katherine Schlatter
artteacher
aztechistory
October 21, 2025
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A Teacher’s Guide to Día de los Muertos

Día de los Muertos: A Cultural Guide for Educators Día de los Muertos A Cultural Guide for Educators Target Audience: K-5th Grade Teachers and Educators Purpose: To provide accurate, culturally…

Katherine Schlatter
Cultural Education
Diwali
October 14, 2025
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Lesson Plan for Diwali Tabola Games

Diwali Tabola Game

Printable Diwali Tabola Cards 🪔 🪔 🪔 Diwali Tabola Card Generator Create custom printable cards for K-2nd grade! 📋 How to Use: Choose how many cards you want (4, 8,…

Count the Diyas! Diwali Activity!

Count the Diyas! Interactive Math 🪔 🪔 🪔 🪔 🪔 🪔 🪔 🪔 🪔 🪔 🪔 Count the Diyas! Interactive Diwali Math for Grades 1-2 Worksheet 1: More or Less…

Teacher’s Guide to Diwali The Festival of Lights

🪔 🪔 🪔 Teacher’s Guide to Diwali The Festival of Lights Target Audience: K-5th Grade Educators Cultural Context: Hindu, Sikh, and Jain Traditions Timing: October/November (varies by lunar calendar) 📖…

Katherine Schlatter
October 9, 2025
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Lesson Plan for Halloween Pattern Card Activity

Halloween Pattern Cards Lesson Plan – This Month™ 🎃 Halloween Pattern Cards Activity 🎃 A Standards-Aligned Pattern Recognition Lesson This Month™ – Connecting Learning to the Calendar 📚 Target Audience…

Katherine Schlatter
October 9, 2025
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Halloween Pattern Cards Printable Sheet

Halloween Pattern Cards – Printable 🎃 Halloween Pattern Cards – Printable Sheet 🎃 What you’ll get: 24 cards total – 8 pumpkins, 8 bats, and 8 ghosts Instructions: Print this…

Honoring Hispanic Heritage with Good Books

Tíos & Primos Book Review Tíos & Primos is written and illustrated by Jacqueline Alcántara. In this story a girl travels with her father to Honduras. She’s nervous about her…

Katherine Schlatter
October 8, 2025
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What to Read Aloud This Indigenous Peoples DAY: “Stand as Tall as Trees”

“Stand as Tall as the Trees: How an Amazonian Community Protected the Rain Forest” by Patricia Gualinga and Laura Resau, illustrated by Vanessa Jaramillo, tells the true story of how…

Halloween Memory Card Game PLAY now!

Memory Card Game Instructions – This Month™ 🎃 🧙 🧙 🧙 🎃Memory Card Game Instructions🎃 Setup Shuffle all 12 cards thoroughly Spread them face-down on a table or floor in…

Katherine Schlatter
asianamerican
asianculture
October 6, 2025
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Audio Book Review: “Our Moon Festival”

Teachers, looking for the perfect complement to your Mooncake Coloring activity or the Glowing Lantern Engineering Challenge? We highly recommend playing the audiobook of Our Moon Festival: Celebrating the Moon…

Helina Seyoum
Craft
Cultural Studies
October 6, 2025
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Light Up Your Harvest Moon Celebration with a Glowing Lantern Engineering Challenge!

The Harvest Moon Festival is a time for families to gather, share food, and enjoy the beauty of glowing lanterns under the autumn sky. Using everyday materials like jars, tissue…

To Roast or Toss: Lesson PLAN & Printouts!

Chestnut Harvest Sorting Activity – This Month Mathober Series This Month™: October Math Adventures “To Roast or To Toss?” Chestnut Sorting Mathober-Inspired Activities for K-5th Grade Classrooms & Families Fall…

To Roast or Toss? Chestnuts GAME!

Katherine Schlatter
Art
Coloring Activity
October 3, 2025
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Moon Cake Coloring Activity

We’d love to see your completed coloring pages! Send us snapshots to info@thence.us to be featured on our socials or tag us on Linkedin or Instagram!

Katherine Schlatter
AdditionSkills
ElementaryMath
October 3, 2025
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Try the Partial Sums Pumpkin Patch Math Game!

Katherine Schlatter
Adventure
Book Review
October 3, 2025
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What to Read Aloud on World Mental Health Day “This Will Pass: A Story of Mindful Resilience”

“This Will Pass: A Story of Mindful Resilience” by J. Donnini helps parents take a new perspective on children’s fears and worries. Parents and teachers take note that this book…

Katherine Schlatter
3D Geometry
3D Shapes
October 3, 2025
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Halloween Hunt for Shape Detectives!

Shape Detective: 3D Halloween Hunt – This Month™ 🔍 Shape Detective: 3D Halloween Hunt 🎃 Find the 3D shapes hiding in Halloween objects! 🎯 How to Play: Choose a 3D…

Katherine Schlatter
3D Geometry
3D Shapes
October 3, 2025
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Can You Follow This Halloween Pattern? Interactive Game !

Link Up! Halloween Chain Patterns – This Month™ 🔗 Halloween Pattern Cards 🎃 Create spooky repeating patterns for October decorations! 🎨 How to Play: Tap the Halloween emoji cards (🎃…

Katherine Schlatter
China
Fall Math Activities
October 3, 2025
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Share a Moon Cake Fraction Game

Moon Cake Fraction Fun – This Month™ 🥮 Moon Cake Fraction Fun 🌕 Harvest Moon Festival Learning Activity 🏮 Did You Know? During the Harvest Moon Festival, families in China…

Katherine Schlatter
#OwnVoices
AsianAmericanLit
October 3, 2025
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Recommended Math Story: “Luna and the Case of the Missing Mooncakes”

Can math stories be culturally on point, revelatory and fun? The answer is yes! And that’s why we’re recommending “Luna and the Case of the Missing Mooncakes” by Natasha Yim,…

Katherine Schlatter
ClassroomIdeas
ClassroomScience
September 29, 2025
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Lesson Plan: Rolling into Fall with Ramp Physics

This lesson plan accompanies out slope and ball simulator available here. Use this lesson plan with the appropriate age group. Hint you can click the grade grouping button at the…

Katherine Schlatter
OctoberLearning
PhysicsIsFun
September 26, 2025
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“Speed Down the Slope” Physics Game!

How to use: experiment with making the slope steeper and watch how it affects the speed of the ball. Try it with a real ball and a plank of wood.…

Helina Seyoum
Animals
Backpacks
September 23, 2025
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Color, Count & Learn with Animal Backpacks!

For preschoolers and kindergarteners, we’ve created an educational activity featuring one of their favorite things—cute backpacks! This coloring pack takes children on a journey through animal-themed backpacks, each paired with…

Rosh Hashanah Apple and Honey Garden GAME

This digital drag-and-drop activity invites learners to pair apples and honey while exploring the tradition of wishing for a sweet new year! As students drag, drop, and match apples with…

Helina Seyoum
Cards
Gratitude
September 15, 2025
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Create Handmade Cards for World Gratitude Day

Celebrate World Gratitude Day with a hands-on activity! Children can print and decorate cards with adorable designs, then make them extra special by writing their own heartfelt messages inside. Great…

Helina Seyoum
3D Cards
Cards
September 11, 2025
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Learn to Teach Paper Engineering!

Paper Engineering Techniques Paper Engineering Techniques Interactive Guide for K-8 Educators 📚 Welcome ▼ Welcome to the world of paper engineering! This interactive guide introduces five fundamental pop-up techniques that…

Helina Seyoum
3D Cards
Cards
September 11, 2025
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Interactive Card Craft

Complementing Pop-Up Cards, interactive cards also blend science, math, and art through everyday materials. This construction process challenges learners to apply precision engineering skills, from exact hole placement to smooth…

Helina Seyoum
Arcade
Games
September 9, 2025
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Play it! Learn it! The 1978 Space Invaders Game and The Arcade Revolution Lesson Plan!!!

Parents and kids can have fun playing a version of this early 1978 game, then extend the experience with the interactive lesson plan below! After playing the game you and…

Helina Seyoum
AI
InternationalLiteracyDay
September 3, 2025
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This International Literacy Day, Spark a Love of Reading with TinkerTell

Learning to read is tough for many kids, and new research shows parents are reading to their children less than ever. Even when parents make story time a household routine, there…

Helina Seyoum
Division
Grid
September 3, 2025
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Step-by-Step Long Division and Multiplication Grid

Tackle big numbers with confidence using our Long Division and Multiplication Grid one-pager. This simple, reusable tool gives students a clear way to see each step of long division and…

Helina Seyoum
Craft
Math
September 3, 2025
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2 Ways to Practice Multiplication: Digital or DIY!

Math only gets more challenging as the year goes on, so the start of the school year is the perfect time for learners to refresh their multiplication skills. We’ve put…

Helina Seyoum
Anxiety
Back to School
August 25, 2025
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Helping Kids Navigate Back-to-School Jitters Through TinkerTell’s AI Stories

As children prepare to return to school, the original stories below created by TinkerTell’s AI, can help your learners of different ages navigate the transition. Students may see themselves reflected…

Helina Seyoum
Accessibility
Back to School
August 21, 2025
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Back-to-School with a Braille Slate & Name Card Craft

The start of a new school year is all about introductions, building connections, and creating a welcoming classroom community. With this Braille Slate & Name Card Craft, students design their…

Helina Seyoum
Camp Activity
Decoration
August 12, 2025
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DIY Nature Windsock Craft

As summer break winds down and the school year approaches, try this colorful DIY Windsock craft perfect for the last days of camp or a fun afternoon at home. Using…

Helina Seyoum
Accessibility
Activity
July 30, 2025
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Disability Pride Month: Build a Model Wheelchair and Learn about Accessibility

This Disability Pride Month let’s educate our learners about accessibility by exploring one way that technology can support people with physical disabilities. In this hands-on activity, students can build a…

Helina Seyoum
Biodiversity
ChineseZodiac
July 15, 2025
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Honor World Snake Day with STEAM, Crafting & Cultural Learning

It’s still the Year of the Snake according to the Chinese Zodiac, and there’s no better way to mark World Snake Day than by making your own snake puppet! Check…

Try PONG! The 1972 Game That Started It All!

To play PONG is to play with history! Try it below! If you are on a mobile device this version of Pong works best if you turn your phone sideways…

Imagine Contemporary US Iconic Imagery Video Project

This animated film from the 1975 by Vince Collins is a montage of imagery associated with patriotism, culture and iconic symbols in the United States. How might your students reimagine…

Independence Day Patriotic Wind Sock!

Patriotic Wind Socks Craft 🖨️ Print Guide ✨ Patriotic Wind Socks ✨ Create Beautiful Flying Decorations for Independence Day! ⭐ Easy – Perfect for K-6 Students 🛠️ Materials Needed 🥤…

Katherine Schlatter
AI
AIDecisionTool
July 1, 2025
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Will Using AI Help or Harm Student Cognition or Metacognition? Test Your Learning Objective!

Educators can input a lesson’s learning objective to determine whether using AI is a supporting tool for the type of metacognition or cognition you want to see in your students.…

Katherine Schlatter
Art
GradeBasedActivity
June 28, 2025
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Sea Jellies Aquarium Visit Interactive!

Can you draw something that is practically transparent? This first activity is a scientific drawing adventure and investigation into Sea jelly locomotion and shape-shifting. Three age-appropriate interactive activities available below…

THENCE Editorial Team
ColoringPack
Creativity
June 26, 2025
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Who Am I? Interactive Rivers Riddles & Coloring Activity!

Play with the interactive below or hit the button to get the PDF printable for offline riddles and coloring for all ages including adults and elders who love to color…

Katherine Schlatter
#biography
#classroombooks
June 25, 2025
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Book Review: Jellyfish Scientist!

We really enjoyed reading and reviewing this book Jellyfish Scientist, Maude Delap and Her Mesmerizing Medusas, about a self-taught scientist who made a breakthrough to uncover the secrets of jellyfish.…

African American Music Month: Learn about Jazz Instruments and Legendary Musicians!

Use the interactive button “Start New Game” to play this little educational jazz instrument and legendary musicians matching game! Jazz Instrument Matching Game 🎷 Jazz Instrument Matching Game 🎺 Honoring…

Helina Seyoum
Activities
AfricanDiaspora
June 23, 2025
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Honoring Black Music & Caribbean American Heritage Months with STEAM Activities

This June, we’re educating about Black Music Month and Caribbean American Heritage Month with engaging STEAM activities that explore musical heritage. Start by exploring our K–6 lesson plan, featuring age-appropriate…

Katherine Schlatter
Activities
BlackHistory
June 18, 2025
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Juneteenth Interactive (age calibrated) Timeline

You know best what children in this age group may need to best understand the complex history of the United States, however, guides with specific language and lesson plans can…

Stay-Home Summer Camp Choose Your Adventure!!!

Sometimes a stay-at-home summer camp is the only answer to filling the summer weeks. Whether it’s due to busy and conflicting schedules, accommodating differing needs, naps, and diets, here’s a…

THENCE Editorial Team
Library
Parents
June 17, 2025
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Parent’s Survival Guide to the Summer Months!

The weeks and month of summer can be long for parents scrambling to keep their little ones happily occupied, active, reading and ready for the school year ahead without relying…

Katherine Schlatter
bookreview
educationalbooks
June 16, 2025
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Jelly Fish or Sea Jellies? Create your own Wiggly Sea Creature!

Should we call them Jellyfish or Sea jellies? The answer from scientists who study them is: absolutely do not call them Jellyfish!!! The are not fish at all! A more…

Katherine Schlatter
BHM
Black History Month
June 12, 2025
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Loving Day: Celebrate Love, Law, and Civil Rights this June

This is a review of The Loving Story, a documentary covering the Loving v. Virginia case, that takes viewers on a journey of an interracial couple simply fighting for the…

Caribbean American Heritage Month Geography Quiz!

Take this quiz to test you geographical and cultural knowledge of the Caribbean! Extend your learning by requesting our custom lesson plans about the region. Caribbean Islands Geography Game Caribbean…

Mindfulness Coloring Pack! Download Here👇

Every heard of mindfulness coloring? These detailed, often whimsical coloring activities encourage a different kind of focus—one that gently grounds you in the present moment. For grown-ups it could be…

Let’s Address Children’s Anxiety Through Stories

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…

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…

Katherine 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…

Helina 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…

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…

Helina 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…

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…

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…

Katherine Schlatter
ColoringSheets
EarthMonth
April 16, 2025
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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…

Katherine Schlatter
Afikoman
ColoringSheet
April 12, 2025
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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…

Helina 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…

Helina Seyoum
April 11, 2025
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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…

“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…

Helina 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…

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.…

Helina 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…

Katherine Schlatter
ColoringSheets
Father'sDay
March 17, 2025
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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…

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…

Helina 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…

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…

Zeinab 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…

Helina Seyoum
ashWednesday
Beads
February 26, 2025
0 Comments

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…

Helina Seyoum
AfroBrazilian
Brazil
February 23, 2025
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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…

Katherine Schlatter
Activity
Carnevale
February 21, 2025
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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…

Katherine Schlatter
Carnevale
Carnival
February 21, 2025
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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…

Helina Seyoum
BHM
Black History Month
February 14, 2025
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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. There’s a chance to revisit it too…

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…

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…

THENCE Editorial Team
AI story
Chinese New Year
January 29, 2025
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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…

Katherine Schlatter
Christmas
School Holiday
December 11, 2024
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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.

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…

Katherine Schlatter
Anti-Bias
Anti-Racist
March 20, 2024
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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…

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…

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…

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.

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…

Katherine Schlatter
#blackhistorymonth
Actor
February 29, 2024
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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…

Ashley Causey-Golden
#blackhistorymonth
Activity
February 29, 2024
0 Comments

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…

THENCE Editorial Team
#blackhistorymonth
BHM
February 20, 2024
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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…

THENCE 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…

THENCE Editorial Team
#blackhistorymonth
AlizaMaynard
February 15, 2024
0 Comments

What is the Culture Tree?

Andrea Patterson
Awareness
civilliberties
February 13, 2024
0 Comments

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…

THENCE 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…

THENCE 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…

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…

THENCE Editorial Team
#blackhistorymonth
BHM
January 30, 2024
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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…

THENCE Editorial Team
#blackhistorymonth
BHM
January 28, 2024
0 Comments

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…

Katherine 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…

How are we teaching about Dr. MLK’s life?

Talking about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr

Writing down what children are saying about Dr. MLK

Ashley Causey-Golden
Activist
Author
January 4, 2024
0 Comments

Asking Children who was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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

Diwali Coloring Activity

This coloring activity invites children to learn about the vibrant traditions of Diwali and express their creativity. Kids can fill in dazzling patterns with bright, festive colors while discovering the…

Diwali Coloring Activity

Helina Seyoum
October 21, 2025

Early Learners

Lesson Plan for Diwali Tabola Games

Katherine Schlatter
October 14, 2025

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