Today is International Women's Day, an opportunity to recognize the accomplishments of women and to speak out for gender equality. Given the focus of this blog, I thought it would be appropriate to celebrate the day by suggesting a few ways you can help women and girls at home and around the world. Support Literacy … Continue reading International Women’s Day 2013
Molly Bannaky
Molly Bannaky by Alice McGill; ill. by Chris K. Soentpiet Houghton Mifflin, 1999 32 pages It's November: time for Thanksgiving, along with all the stories and lessons that accompany it. My daughter came home from school yesterday with a drawing of the Mayflower; the local children's librarian is displaying books about colonists and Native Americans. … Continue reading Molly Bannaky
Houston, We Have Liftoff
A little over two years ago, my daughter started asking me about letters. When I read to her, she would point at different letters on the page and ask what they were or what sounds they made. "She's ready to read!" I thought, and immediately started trying to teach her the alphabet and some rudimentary … Continue reading Houston, We Have Liftoff
Read Like a Girl 