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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
