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Trending News: Beat the Buzzer Addition! Practice Here!Top 5 Crafts to Celebrate National Craft MonthCupcake Math: What Happens When Yummy Treats are Shared?Instant Guide: St. Patrick’s Pattern GamesSilenced Voices, Hard-Won Votes: An Instant Guide to Women’s SuffrageWord Search: The Dentist’s DictionaryAudio Book Review: “Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut”Polka Dots Everywhere! Discover the Amazing Work and Life of Yayoi KusamaSt. Patrick’s Pattern BuilderLeprechaun Pattern DetectiveSt. Patrick’s Unit CounterShamrock Pattern CompletionMeet the Saints of MarchLucky Sum St Pat’s Addition PracticeAn Educator’s Guide to the Hindu Festival HoliA Teacher’s Guide to Rare Disease DayFollow the Humpback Whales Around the World!Teacher’s Guide to the ParalympicsInstant Guide to Black Innovators Time MachineTime Machine: Meet Black InnovatorsFind Your Perfect Coretta Scott King Award Winner!Close Up of Vonetta Flowers: A Champion Who Made Winter Olympic HistoryBook Review: “Bottle Cap Boys”Black Children’s Book Week | Book ReviewsBook Review: “Whoosh! Lonnie Johnson’s Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions”Book Review: The Boy Who Harnessed the WindChinese New Year: Fire Horse Charm CraftEducator’s Guide to RamadanInstant Guide: Exploring Barack Obama’s Historic PresidencyPlan a President’s Day Puzzle: Matching Fun!Spring Festival, Lunar New Year & Chinese New Year: A Guide for EducatorsAdd Up Lucky Money! Double-Digit Addition!Gallop into the Year of the Fire HorseTeach About Carnival Around the World! An Educator’s GuideDownload Coloring Sheets for Carnival Around the World!!!Play Tombola for Carnival Celebration!What Were the Top Performers in the Year of the Snake?An Educator’s Guide to Jacob Lawrence: Storytelling Through ArtAre You a Monday Morning Quarterback? Three Games: CrossWord, Memory Match, Spanish Quiz!Monday Morning Quaterback Spanish-English QuizMonday Morning Quarterback Word SearchMonday Quarterback Memory MatchJust Opened! The 2026 Winter Olympics!Bobsled Speed Challenge: Compare the Best Race Times for K-5th!Grade Adjustable Lesson Plan to Accompany Bobsled Number Comparision Game!It’s Your Turn! Make a Voice Recording Here!Freedom Quilt Coloring ActivityHistory’s Calling: INSTANT Classroom Guide PART IHistory’s Calling: Instant Guide PART II Honoring Community MembersHistory’s Calling!Instant Guide: Valentine’s Pattern RecognitionA Guide to Teaching about Alice Augusta BallAn Educator’s Guide to Bus Boycotts: Lesser Known HeroesBlack History Month: An Educator’s Guide to Origins, Purpose, and PracticeEducator’s Guide to The Great Migration: Journey, Enterprise, and DreamsValentine’s Pattern Cards – Printable SetValentine’s Day Pattern Recognition GamesStay Active, Fly South, or Hibernate? Animals Surviving the Winter Months!Returned Gifts Shape SorterSnowflake Bentley: Our January Read-Aloud GuideJanuary Games Review: Best Educational Games of 2025INSTANT Guide to the Artic vs AntarcticOUR BEST of 2025 MAKER DAY CHALLENGESMeet the Polar Animals, then Place Them in Their Artic or Antarctic Habitats!Take the MLK Day Civic’s QuizHow to Read January Temperature Charts: A Measurement ActivityIntroducing Dr. Martin Luther King as a Lifelong Learner: A Teacher’s GuideWhat is “Building the Beloved Community” An Educator’s Guide to MLK DayRock Detective: Categorizing & Coloring ActivityAudio e-Reader Returns with Winnie-the-PoohThe Science and Art of Winter Light & Shadows: Lesson PlanPhysics Friday Lesson Plan: States of MatterPhysics Friday: Is it a solid, liquid or vapor?Shopping Cart Math! Half Off ChallengeTravel in Our Time Machine to Master Telling TimeExploring the Korean Cultural Wave (Hallyu)Learning about Russian Orthodox ChristmasColoring Pack for Kwanza 2025Coloring Pack Hanukkah 2025Lesson Plan for Shopping Cart Math GAME!!!Test Your Christmas Movie Knowledge!Interactive Lesson Plan Exploring ‘Twas the Night Before ChristmasExcellent Timing for Winter Rhyming! ELA practiceRead or Listen to ‘Twas the Night Before ChristmasNew Year’s Eve: A Cultural Guide to ŌmisokaHoliday Gift List Memory MatchBudgeting with Shopping Cart Math!Memory Match Hanukkah Symbols and Foods!Virtual Dreidel Game with Mental Math Moments!Hanukkah Word Search GameA Cultural Guide to HanukkahPortuguese Christmas Vocab Matching GameSpanish Christmas Vocab Matching GameCultural Guide to Christmas in Latin America & the CaribbeanDiscover Yalda: A Festival of the SolsticeTeaching about Three Kings Day? Here’s a GuideTeaching about Kwanzaa? Here’s a GuideChristmas Through the Hollywood LensCalculate the Hours and Minutes of Daylight Across America!Teaching about Winter Solstice? Instant Guide
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Invisibility: Who’s missing from the classroom library?

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Invisibility: Who’s missing from the classroom library?

    Early Learners , Culturally Responsive Classroom , School Belonging
  • March 18, 2024

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.

#OwnVoicesAnti-Bias Educationbook diversity auditchildren’s literature diversityclassroom libraryclassroom library tipsculturally responsive teachingdiverse authorsdiverse booksequity in educationInclusive Educationmulticultural booksrepresentation in literaturestudent voice

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Why not ask a child? The power of child-led curation.
What is tokenism? The surprising prevalence in children’s books and media

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