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Trending News: 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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Only scratching the surface?
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  • February 15, 2024
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Only scratching the surface?

As educators, these micro lessons prompt us to think reflectively. We ask ourselves: “What is dangerous about children only having a “snapshot” about some holidays and cultures?” Watch this thought…

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What is the Culture Tree?
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  • 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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The Lunar New Year: Spring as a Symbol of Renewal & Growth 🌸
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  • February 10, 2024
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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?
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  • 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
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  • January 31, 2024
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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
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  • 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…

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From the reflective to the personal: Remembering and contextualizing our own narratives this BHM
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  • 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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