Category Archives: blogging

Eleanor Roosevelt

Posted on November 23, 2010 by openwidearchive

This blog post includes resources regarding the 1st Grade Social Studies SOL on American leaders and their contributions to the United States, specifically, the life of Eleanor Roosevelt (VA SOL 1.2).This post includes five different books that are great for … Continue reading →

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Teaching Economics with Children’s Literature: The Story of Money

Posted on April 14, 2010 by openwidearchive

The Story of Money, written by Betsy Maestro and illustrated by Giulio Maestro, provides a thorough history of how simple pieces of paper eventually came to be the accepted means of payment around the world known as "money."  The book … Continue reading →

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Teaching Ancient History with Children’s Literature: Ancient Greece and the Olympics

Posted on March 31, 2010 by openwidearchive

Ancient Greece and the Olympics, written by Mary Pope Osborne and Natalie Pope Boyce, illustrated by Sal Murdocca, is part of the infamous Magic Tree House Series that aims to realistically take children on a voyage through ancient history.  This … Continue reading →

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Teaching Civics with Children’s Literature: A Very Important Day

Posted on March 24, 2010 by openwidearchive

A Very Important Day, written by Maggie Herold and illustrated by Catherine Stock serves as an exceptional introduction to the naturalization process.  Two-hundred nineteen people from thirty-two counties around the world travel to the same courthouse downtown New York to be … Continue reading →

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Teaching Earth Science with Children’s Literature: One Well: The Story of Water on Earth

Posted on September 19, 2009 by openwidearchive

  In the book  One Well: The Story of Water on Earth author Rochelle Strauss explores the concept that all water is connected – oceans, rivers, glaciers and raindrops are all a part of the global well.  The book is … Continue reading →

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Teaching Life Science with Children’s Literature: A Seed in Need: A First Look at the Plant Cycle

Posted on September 13, 2009 by openwidearchive

A Seed in Need: A First Look at the Plant Cycle by Sam Godwin is an engaging introduction to the life cycle of a plant.  The author describes the parts of the flower and the life cycle in language that … Continue reading →

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New Blog for Nonfiction!

Posted on February 4, 2008 by Tricia

I.N.K. – Interesting Nonfiction for Kids http://www.inkrethink.blogspot.com/ Here’s what the sidebar says. Here we will meet the writers whose words are presenting nonfiction in a whole new way. Discover books that show how nonfiction writers are some of the best … Continue reading →

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