When I taught a Common Core webinar this summer, I was surprised by one question: Where are the common core standards, where can I find them? The standards are a free download at CoreStandards.org. Bibliographic Information Authors: National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, Council of Chief State School Officers Title: Common Core State Standards [...]
July 17, 2012
6 NonFiction Children’s Book Awards–Finding NonFiction Texts for Common Core
I was at an inservice session today and someone said, “All the nonfiction books for kids are badly written.” What? I was shocked. That’s because there are so many great lists of excellent nonfiction books. But I suddenly realized that these awards lists aren’t very well known. You may know the Newbery award or the [...]
