Fictional Stories in Science
Using Fictional Stories as a Pathway to Science Content
Category: Writing
Featured Book: “Anything is Possible”
This book was recommended to me by a dear friend, who is also a professor–and quite knowledgeable on the topic of all things good! 🙂 I picked up a copy of this great story from the library today, and I was thrilled that once… Continue Reading “Featured Book: “Anything is Possible””
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Featured Book: “Snow”
There is so much story in snow. When I think back to all my snow memories, I tend to group them into “snow” or winter, but what Cynthia Rylant did for me, in “Snow”, that she can do for you and your students, is… Continue Reading “Featured Book: “Snow””
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Featured Book: “Red and Lulu”
With its beautiful illustrations, Matt Tavares, tells the tale of Red and Lulu, two cardinals whose happy home is in a beautiful evergreen in the front yard of a little house…but not for long. While Red searches for food, the tree is cut down… Continue Reading “Featured Book: “Red and Lulu””
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Featured Book: The Planet Hunter: The Story Behind What Happened to Pluto”
Science fans will love this mix of story biography and nonfiction details about Mike Brown’s discoveries. What I especially loved was how the telling of this story didn’t “start” when he was an adult, already with the title of “astronomer”, but as a child… Continue Reading “Featured Book: The Planet Hunter: The Story Behind What Happened to Pluto””
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Education Week Article Share
http://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2017/07/19/the-power-of-story-in-the-classroom.html I just finished reading this motivating article featured in Education Week about the power of story across content areas. It reminded me of a conversation that I had with a friend of mine who is a history teacher. While I can understand the… Continue Reading “Education Week Article Share”
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