JoAnne Saldanha3 days ago6 minFamilies and Food...culture, connections, stories. Today, !5th May, is world Family Day. Sharing this post which I had written for The Bookwallis Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/th...
JoAnne SaldanhaMar 172 minSinging in the LibrarySinging a book…literally, is something I love to do, and I do it often! This however, is one of the first singalong books, that I...
JoAnne SaldanhaFeb 213 minWho Will Teach Emperor Akbar?...Who do we learn from? Who learns from us?I always look for something deeply meaningful to start the new term or the new year and this one seemed like the perfect read for my...
JoAnne SaldanhaFeb 153 min'Twosday' Pairings...Kiss the Cow & Lakshmi the Water Buffalo Who Would'nt.‘TWOSDAY PAIRS' Making connections is how we comprehend what we are reading, helping us get a deeper understanding, scaffolding our...
JoAnne SaldanhaJan 283 minWhat does the Constitution mean to us?We the Children of IndiaWhen I ask my students about Republic Day, they all have the right answers. They all know that it was the day the Constitution of India...
JoAnne SaldanhaOct 25, 20213 minAmrita Shergil...born to be an artistThere are times as an educator, when the children’s comments can make it painfully clear that you have not thought out or planned the...
JoAnne SaldanhaSep 13, 20212 minMaking a Mark with The Dot15September, 2019 Did you know that today, September 15th, is International Dot Day? All over the world, educators are sharing the book...
JoAnne SaldanhaSep 6, 20213 minArt IS EverywhereArt Theme Week 10 We have just one more week of school before we break for holidays. With Pratham’s One Day, one story, scheduled for the...
JoAnne SaldanhaSep 2, 20213 minThe Art of Miss Chew and gratitude for our own teachers. This was going to be a special read-aloud for me. It was the first time that I was sharing one of my favourite children’s book authors...
JoAnne SaldanhaAug 25, 20213 minSnipping away with Matisse...Henri's Scissors by Jeanette WinterArt Theme Week 8 Last week the children had the following items ready for our library session, a request which had all the children very...
JoAnne SaldanhaJul 27, 20212 minNiko Draws a Feeling "Sometimes he showed his pictures to his friends. 'What is it?' one of them would ask. 'It's the ring-a-ling of the ice cream truck,"...
JoAnne SaldanhaJul 21, 20214 minNani's Walk to the ParkMy first glance through ‘Nani’s walk to the park’, written and illustrated by Deepa Balsavar, I thought, ‘hmmm sweet book, nice for...
JoAnne SaldanhaJul 21, 20212 minThe Magic of a True Story...and trash!Week 3 of the Art Theme that I've been doing with my elementary students this term. Last week my younger elementary students were...
JoAnne SaldanhaJul 16, 20217 minJourneying with JamloThe one in which I share our journey with the book Jamlo Walks by Samina Mishra, illustrated by Tariq Aziz and published by Penguin,...
JoAnne SaldanhaJul 5, 20214 minThe Noisy Paintbox speaks. Taking on from our first book, ISH by Peter H. Reynolds which I chose to help my students see that art comes from what we...
JoAnne SaldanhaJul 1, 20213 minAn art-ISH theme Every term I like to plan around a theme...the idea usually pops up a few months earlier, often inspired by new books added to my...
JoAnne SaldanhaJun 26, 20213 minBeing me and rethinking Be You.Be You by Peter H Reynolds came highly recommended by someone whose choices I value. So without much hesitation, I ordered it...after all...
JoAnne SaldanhaJun 10, 20213 minA Saree for Ammi...filled with learning opportunities. Ammi weaves the most beautiful sarees in the world, Abba is a pro at dyeing the threads and the children help out where ever they can....
JoAnne SaldanhaJun 10, 20213 min'The Village with a Long Name' stretches our imaginations.While the curly whirly script on the sign boards belie the fact that this book may be set in a village in South India, I felt villages...
JoAnne SaldanhaJun 10, 20212 minA Tribute to the Women on My Bookshelf. March 8, 2020 I glanced through my small collection of books at home, I saw some marvellous women hiding between their covers. Some you...