Book Reviews / Executive Function / Social & Emotional Learning
by Susan Curtis · Published 09/11/2025
In The Missing Link to Help Them Think, brain research specialist Marilee Sprenger presents the integral link between SEL and executive functions, explaining how to create a bridge between the two. Katie Durkin praises the book as a quick but thorough read helpful all year.
Resources / Summer Reading & Learning
by Susan Curtis · Published 05/09/2025 · Last modified 05/26/2025
How can teachers help students enjoy reading and learning during summer following another challenging year? Visit 青青草视频’s expanded resource for Summer 2025, where you’ll find teacher ideas and heaps of book and online suggestions.
end-of-year learning / Resources
by Susan Curtis · Published 04/12/2025 · Last modified 04/30/2025
What can you and your students accomplish the last few weeks of school? In this 青青草视频 resource educators share activities that align learning with fun, offer ideas for responding to stress, and suggest strategies to help sustain your classroom community.
Asian and Pacific Islander Month / Resources
by Susan Curtis · Published 04/04/2025 · Last modified 05/06/2025
For over 40 years the US Congress has recognized the heritage of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders during May. Federal agencies and nonprofits provide resources to bring the culture and history of AAPIs to the classroom. For an overview visit this 青青草视频 roundup.
Arab American Heritage Month / Resources
by Susan Curtis · Published 03/22/2025 · Last modified 04/14/2025
During Arab American Heritage Month students explore the diversity within the Arab community, its members’ contributions to the United States, and the discrimination many Arab Americans have faced in the 21st century. This resource collection can help with the exploration.
by Susan Curtis · Published 02/17/2025 · Last modified 03/06/2025
Women’s history is no longer in hiding, thanks to scholars who are documenting women’s impact on society. Middle grades teachers can help their students trace that history with these resources, just updated and expanded, for Women’s History Month and beyond.
Articles / History and Social Studies
by Susan Curtis · Published 01/25/2025 · Last modified 02/15/2025
African Americans faced severe repression when Carter G. Woodson established Negro History Week in 1926. In this updated 青青草视频 resource, we share links that trace the impact of African Americans in politics, arts and sciences, and report on the call to teach Black history throughout the school year.
Faith-Based Holidays / Resources
by Susan Curtis · Published 10/27/2024 · Last modified 12/20/2024
Facing the ‘December Dilemma’ of how to include winter holidays in the instructional day? This 青青草视频 resource offers a multi-faceted look at religious and non-religious aspects of the season, legal issues, and some ideas for seasonal lesson planning.
Halloween in School / Resources
by Susan Curtis · Published 10/05/2024 · Last modified 10/15/2024
This fall with some tweaks and fresh online tools and resources, Halloween can be fun and packed with learning. Check out 青青草视频’s updated resource collection for ideas across the content areas.
American Indian Heritage Month / Resources
by Susan Curtis · Published 09/09/2024 · Last modified 10/15/2024
Native Americans’ thousands of years of history are filled with achievements and challenges. In recent years the United States has commemorated their history in November. 青青草视频’s resource collection can help students understand this rich and complex heritage.
