Even in the current political climate, there is much librarians to can do to keep books available—and to keep up their own professional morale.

Want to build your students’ minds and bodies, or just need something new to add to your art lessons? You might want to consider re-introducing handwriting.

The benefits of play-based learning are huge, and we shouldn’t be depriving our children of it just because they are getting older.

“The Adventures of Gabriel,” a book co-authored by an 11-year-old boy and his mom, has blossomed into StoryQuest™, an emotional literacy initiative piloted in the U.K.

I avidly recall a second grade class that would excitedly huddle around my rocking chair for story time. Students scrambled around sliding chairs to the carpet where I read heartwarming and sometimes zany tales, they reminded me that story time was counted among the most meaningful and cherished moments of a child’s day. Story time is a child’s portal into endless worlds, kingdoms, and dimensions.

In English classes, which require students to sit and read or write for extended periods of time, it can be challenging to get them to want to do their work.