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…
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: 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…
Why not ask a child? The power of child-led curation.
Ask an older child to take a look back through their library at books from when they were younger. What do they see? Ask them to pick out three of…
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…
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…
