Chalk In My Pocket

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So after trying to turn my dog into a 3D cartoon and giving up (even glasses couldn't trick the App) we resorted to a second experiment: how many times could the filter run until it no longer recognized a face?

Guess how many times it ran! Creepy Coraline vibes here.

Came across this pic my teenager made when she was seven. What a fun springboard in for literary littles! Still cracking up over the “THIS IS FAKE” alert.

https://chalkinmypocket.com/2016/06/22/encouraging-young-writers/

In honor of the late Beverly Cleary, I've been listening to the "Ramona" books narrated by Stockard Channing. I love these gentle books with all my heart - who is writing these kinds of gentle stories that capture the beauty and laughter in ordinary, everyday life nowadays? Tell me because I want more! MORE!

Whoa. This is an amazing way to share a bedtime story tonight!

FYI, You Can Watch Astronauts Read Popular Kids Books From Space Story time has never looked so cool.

I don't know Canadian Family - my anecdotal evidence collected over the last 10 years tells me EVERY stomach bug/sniffle/cough has originated from the germ-machine I call my daughter LOL! 😜

Can Having Kids Actually Keep Parents Healthy? A new study says being a parent can actually improve your health and help keep illness at bay

Toying with the stereoscopes at the Juliet Gordon Low house in Georgia my daughter asked “don’t these work just like the Google for Education’s Cardboard in your tech lab?” (Cardboard is an inexpensive VR solution: https://goo.gl/IujL8C).

Authors Share Their Favorite Kids’ Books About Girls, Written by Women | Brightly To celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8, we asked all kinds of authors to share their favorite female-led books for kids, written by women. From picture books to YA novels, here are the fantastic stories they recommend.

Love this! Teachers - a perfect model of PBL. Parents - the story of how this can benefit your son/daughter shouldn’t be missed.

How To Ease Students Into Independent Inquiry Projects | MindShift | KQED News Teachers Trevor MacKenzie and Rebecca Bathurst-Hunt share how they guide students to become independent learners.