Watching cartoons can be developmentally beneficial for children, but not all kids’ show are created equal. Rather than focus on the vocabulary, the violence, or even the show’s subject matter, new research suggests that the structure of the stories themselves is what makes all the difference. Cartoons that follow a traditional narrative structure with a rise, peak, and fall may improve children’s ability to comprehend and remember important morals about how to treat other people. Past studies have compared cartoons that follow a narrative form to cartoons that are more manic and less structured and found kids were better at recapping the details of narrative stories. When they watched non-narrative cartoons, their recollections were more limited to simple descriptions like “it was about fighting.” Other...
The absolution of sins is a delicate privilege that can only be earned. In sports, the proof of concept is often delightfully petty. Take, for example, the Houston Astros. The Astros are a good baseball team again. In the court of public opinion, they are still paying for their cardinal sin of 2017: winning a World Series while cheating. According to one survey based on geotagged tweets after the latest World Series matchup was set, a majority of fans in 47 of 50 states were pulling for Atlanta to win. Even among the baseball industry folks I exchange texts with every year prior to Game 1, there was a common tug-of-war between the heart and the mind when picking a...
— Recommendations are independently chosen by Reviewed’s editors. Purchases you make through our links may earn us a commission.There are few things more gratifying than that moment your child takes a real interest in reading to themselves. Early literacy is a magical time when the decoding of phonetics and the uncertainty of bigger concepts all come into focus and—suddenly—reading is no longer a chore to be tacked on at the end of homework but a genuinely fun and enjoyable pastime. Whether you've got a reader on your hands—or you're just hoping to cultivate one—here are some of our favorite gifts for budding bookworms. If your child is already showing a love of books and is devouring them faster than you...
Carole Angier’s Speak, Silence, Sarah Ruhl’s Smile, Matthew Sturgis’ Oscar Wilde: A Life, Donald Antrim’s One Friday in April, and Billy Porter’s Unprotected all feature among the best reviewed memoirs and biographies of the month. Brought to you by Book Marks, Lit Hub’s “Rotten Tomatoes for books.” * 1. Speak, Silence: In Search of W. G. Sebald by Carole Angier (Bloomsbury) 5 Rave • 7 Positive • 2 Mixed “Angier wants to argue that Sebald put his invention in the service of showing people a horror they preferred not to see … At the same time, she doesn’t seek to shut down doubt over his violations or broader questions about the forms and limits of empathy, but it’s to her...
Every rich literacy program includes poetry, but how do you implement poetry into your classroom or homeschool setting? Well, I have created a bundle of poems and activities that will make this very easy and FUN! Each season includes 25 poems along with fun activities that will enhance vocabulary, reading comprehension, handwriting skills, sequencing, making connections, and more! Furthermore, the templates that are included allow for differentiation, giving you the opportunity keep lessons simple or extend the lessons to include more challenging concepts, such as poem memorization. This post showcases the Fall Poetry Packet. Make Teaching Poetry Fun in K-2 Why is it important for kids to memorize poems? Poetry is powerful. Memorizing poems is not simply busy work. Rather, the practice and discipline...
