August 16, 20173:21 read 2007 Newbery Award Winner Book Review: The Higher Power of Lucky The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron is the recipient of the 2007 Newbery Award. Ms. Patron (rhymes with "phone") is a long time children’s librarian at the... Read more...
August 16, 20173:03 read 2006 Newbery Award Winner Book Review: Criss Cross Criss Cross by Lynne Rae Perkins is the winner of the 2006 Newbery Award. Ms. Perkins has several picture books to her credit as well as one other novel, All Alone in the Universe.... Read more...
August 16, 20173:12 read Book Review of 2005 Newbery Award Winner: Kira-Kira Kira-Kira means "glittering" or "shining" in Japanese. The term is also the title of the 2005 Newbery Award-winning book by Cynthia Kadohata—her first... Read more...
August 16, 20176:16 read More Laws of Classroom Management In last April's Balance, I wrote about the First Law of Classroom Management: The Law of New Beginnings. In this article, I would like to address four more important laws that... Read more...
August 16, 20172:19 read Misplaced Priorities Did you hear the one about the Super Bowl? There’s an empty seat between two men in the stadium. “I can’t believe that seat didn’t sell!” “It... Read more...
August 16, 20173:10 read Making History Interesting Recent years have seen many news and education magazines with articles lamenting the fact that the knowledge of American students in history, geography, and other social studies... Read more...
August 16, 20175:00 read How Families Influence Academic Achievement in Christian Schools A former principal and Christian school teacher gives advice on how parents can create home environments that will contribute to their child’s academic success. As a former... Read more...
August 16, 20171:21 read I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day In 1863 America was caught up in the terrible ravages of the Civil War which ripped the country in half. It was in this year during the Battle of New Hope Church in Virginia that a... Read more...