3 Timeless Lessons From “The Yellow Star” About Cyberbullying
The “Yellow Star” by Carmen Agra Deedy beautifully illustrates the legend of King Christian X standing with his Jewish people by wearing a yellow star during Nazi occupation. And while the Danish Jews...
View ArticleChange: A “Where We Are in Place & Time” Provocation
The big picture framework for the PYP “Where We Are in Place & Time” unit is intended to help students explore: our orientation in place and time our personal histories the discoveries,...
View ArticleThe World Then & Now: A Where We Are in Place & Time Provocation
This week brings another Where We Are in Place and Time provocation–I promise, these resources are too fantastic to wait (for more PYP units of inquiry provocations, see the archive here). The first is...
View ArticleInquiry into Color
Color. Seems like one of the more straight-forward aspects of our world, but lately, I’ve come across several resources to make me wonder. And since that’s what these provocation posts are all about —...
View ArticleLet’s Preserve the Complexity of Our Icons
A phrase that stood out to me most from reading “Lies My Teacher Told Me” was: “We seem to feel that a person like Helen Keller can be an inspiration only so long as she remains uncontroversial,...
View ArticleHistorical Teaching
When I was in school, my absolute least favorite subject was history. Ugh. Every year I received my school schedule (back when it was mailed to you, not just found online), and would roll my eyes when...
View ArticleIs Cursive Writing Dead?
The history of cursive writing dates back to Ancient Rome. Through time it continued on, and even our founding fathers used it to write the important documents that started our country. Cursive...
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