Check Out These Resources!

Sites That Address Diversity in Children’s Literature

• Children’s Book Council
•  CCBC Awards and Best-Of-the-Year Lists
• Reading Rockets
• We Need Diverse Books
• TeachingBooks.net
• Disability in Children’s Literature
• Nerdy Book Club
• Worlds of Words
• The Classroom Bookshelf
• Welcoming Schools
• Social Justice Books
• African American Literature Book Club
• A Mighty Girl’s Diverse List of Books
• CCBC Annual Statistics on Multicultural Literature in Publishing
• Little Parachutes
• The United States Board on Books for Young People (USBBY)
• Erikson Institute (A resource that includes MANY sites connected to Children’s Literature)
• Booktoss
• Doing Good Together
• Children’s Books Heal

Sites That Address Language Arts and Writing Instruction

• Sharing Our Notebooks
  • Notebooking Ideas
• The Poem Farm
• Two Writing Teachers
  • Differentiating the Writer’s Notebook for Every Stage K-8: Notebooks as a Writer’s Tool
  • Writer’s Notebook
  • Making Writer’s Notebooks Personal
• RalphFletcher.com
• A Peek Inside My Writer’s Notebook
• Miss Klohn’s Classroom: What We’ve Been Up To
• True Life, I’m a Teacher: 12 Books to Teach Personal Narrative
• The Brown Bag Teacher: Narrative Writing Mentor Texts
• Poetry for Children
• No Water River: The Children’s Poetry Place
• We Are Teachers: 38 Essential Poetry Books for Kids in Grades K–12
• A Few of OUR Favorite ANTHOLOGIES (from RE 5130)
• Our Favorite Adult Anthologies of Poetry (from RE 5130)

Blogs From Other Teachers/Colleagues

• Language Arts and Children’s Literature – Dr. Beth Frye
• msscarfato – Alyssa Scarfato
• Uncover the Magical World of Literacy – Madison Sivret
• Ms. Wild’s Thoughts – McKenna Wild
• Read With Ms. S. – Laura Swaringen
• b00km4rk3d – Shannan Cornell
• Ms. Brackett Reads – Lauren Brackett
• The Dynamic Inner Workings of Children’s Literature – Halie Hamilton
• The Art of Reading and Writing – Alana Nottage
• Reading + Writing In Your Classroom – Sarah Jones
• Teaching Reading and Writing – Meredith Price
• Adventures of Grad School, Teaching and Life – Megan Laws
• Readers Gonna Read – Emorie Estep
• Miss Amber’s Reading Blog – Amber Mathis
• Ms. Yang Reads – Julia Yang
• Ms. Sabrina Eudy – Sabrina Eudy
• Learning with Lauren – Lauren Vines
• Ms. Tamela’s Classroom – Tamela Queen
• Ms. Smith Reads – Abby Smith
• Mr. Hunt’s Blog – Brad Hunt
• Ms. Edwards’s Children’s Literature Blog – Abby Edwards
• Ms. Colleen’s Conversation on Books – Colleen McIndoe
• Mrs. Thompson Reads – Kaitlyn Thompson
• Ms. Yang Loves – Coua Yang
• Ms. Martinez Reads – Liliana Martinez
• A Book Review Series – Alix Shaver
• Miss Anderson’s Book Corner – Shannon Anderson
• Ms. Fidler’s Reading Blog – Lauren Fidler
• Ms. Payne’s Reading Blog – Morgan Payne