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  • Discover ‘Grant the Jigsaw Giraffe’: A Children’s Book on Inclusion

    Discover ‘Grant the Jigsaw Giraffe’: A Children’s Book on Inclusion

    Grant the Jigsaw Giraffe was written by Julie Coy Manier and illustrated by Grant Manier.  The book is about a baby giraffe named, Grant, who was born with puzzle shaped spots instead of regular giraffe spots. The other animals at the zoo realize how different he looks from the other giraffes and over time, they… Read more

  • Reading STEMs Learning: Grant the Jigsaw Giraffe Book Review

    Reading STEMs Learning: Grant the Jigsaw Giraffe Book Review

    Grant the Jigsaw Giraffe was written by Julie Coy Manier and illustrated by Grant Manier.  The book is about a baby giraffe named, Grant, who was born with puzzle shaped spots instead of regular giraffe spots. The other animals at the zoo realize how different he looks from the other giraffes and over time, they… Read more

  • OSMO Early Math & Skip Counting

    OSMO Early Math & Skip Counting

    DISCLAIMER:  I am an Amazon Associate.  As an Amazon Associate, I may earn from qualifying purchases made using the links in this post at no additional cost to you. For those of you that read my 2019 STEM gifts post will recall that one of the items I suggested as a great gift for 5-12… Read more

  • Explore the Lake Erie Nature and Science Center

    Explore the Lake Erie Nature and Science Center

    Just west of Cleveland, Ohio there is a charming city called Bay Village.  It is home to an incredible science and nature educational center called the Lake Erie Nature and Science Center.  Read more about our adventure checking it out! Read more

  • After the Fall: A New Take on Humpty Dumpty

    After the Fall: A New Take on Humpty Dumpty

    After the Fall: How Humpty Dumpy Got Back Up Again written and illustrated by Dan Santat is an exquisite telling of the classic tale about Humpty Dumpty.  Humpty Dumpty is an avid bird watcher and loves to watch them from above high walls until one day he falls and becomes TERRIFIED of heights.  Eventually he… Read more

  • Reading STEMs Learning: After the Fall Book Review

    Reading STEMs Learning: After the Fall Book Review

    After the Fall: How Humpty Dumpy Got Back Up Again written and illustrated by Dan Santat is an exquisite telling of the classic tale about Humpty Dumpty.  Humpty Dumpty is an avid bird watcher and loves to watch them from above high walls until one day he falls and becomes TERRIFIED of heights.  Eventually he… Read more