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    Singing in the Library
    JoAnne Saldanha
    • Mar 17
    • 2 min

    Singing in the Library

    Singing 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...
    131
    Who Will Teach Emperor Akbar?...Who do we learn from? Who learns from us?
    JoAnne Saldanha
    • Feb 21
    • 3 min

    Who 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...
    252
    'Twosday' Pairings...Kiss the Cow & Lakshmi the Water Buffalo Who Would'nt.
    JoAnne Saldanha
    • Feb 15
    • 3 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...
    170
    Positive messages from Negative Cat
    JoAnne Saldanha
    • Feb 12
    • 3 min

    Positive messages from Negative Cat

    World Read Aloud Day is celebrated on the first Wednesday in February, every year. It is a day that draws attention to the importance of...
    160
    What does the Constitution mean to us?We the Children of India
    JoAnne Saldanha
    • Jan 28
    • 3 min

    What does the Constitution mean to us?We the Children of India

    When 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...
    291
    Voting for the Jarul Book Awards 2021
    JoAnne Saldanha
    • Dec 14, 2021
    • 2 min

    Voting for the Jarul Book Awards 2021

    There was a wonderful buzz around the library this past week. We had read the 3 books shortlisted for the Jarul Book awards over the...
    571
    Amrita Shergil...born to be an artist
    JoAnne Saldanha
    • Oct 25, 2021
    • 3 min

    Amrita Shergil...born to be an artist

    There are times as an educator, when the children’s comments can make it painfully clear that you have not thought out or planned the...
    300
    Just Like Papa...exploring what we 'can do'.
    JoAnne Saldanha
    • Oct 22, 2021
    • 2 min

    Just Like Papa...exploring what we 'can do'.

    Week 3 of Term 2 and we continue with the Art Theme in the library, exploring Indian art and artists through books. It hasn't been easy....
    120
    The Dot and Raza's Bindu...focusing on Indian Art
    JoAnne Saldanha
    • Oct 11, 2021
    • 5 min

    The Dot and Raza's Bindu...focusing on Indian Art

    The new term started at the end of September and I knew exactly what I was going to be doing. Last term's theme on Art and Artists had...
    412
    Cezanne's Parrot...a tale of perseverance
    JoAnne Saldanha
    • Aug 30, 2021
    • 3 min

    Cezanne's Parrot...a tale of perseverance

    Art Theme Week 9 Just like most of us, artist Paul Cezanne probably craved encouragement when he tried in vain, to train his pet parrot...
    290
    Starry-eyed with Van Gogh
    JoAnne Saldanha
    • Aug 20, 2021
    • 2 min

    Starry-eyed with Van Gogh

    Many requests for ‘Starry Night’ moved one artist up the list of books chalked out for our art theme. A few seemed familiar with the...
    200
    Degas and the Little Dancer
    JoAnne Saldanha
    • Aug 12, 2021
    • 3 min

    Degas and the Little Dancer

    From amongst the books I’ve chosen to share with the children for the Art Theme that we are doing this term, this one is probably my...
    180
    Cumulative tales...a Chain of Fun!!!
    JoAnne Saldanha
    • Jul 30, 2021
    • 3 min

    Cumulative tales...a Chain of Fun!!!

    "Perhaps she'll die!!!....Ha! Ha! Ha!!!" Rather inappropriate chant to hear in todays's politically correct world, right? I'm sure this...
    140
    Niko Draws a Feeling
    JoAnne Saldanha
    • Jul 27, 2021
    • 2 min

    Niko 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,"...
    90
    Nani's Walk to the Park
    JoAnne Saldanha
    • Jul 21, 2021
    • 4 min

    Nani's Walk to the Park

    My first glance through ‘Nani’s walk to the park’, written and illustrated by Deepa Balsavar, I thought, ‘hmmm sweet book, nice for...
    280
    The Magic of a True Story...and trash!
    JoAnne Saldanha
    • Jul 21, 2021
    • 2 min

    The 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...
    130
    Journeying with Jamlo
    JoAnne Saldanha
    • Jul 16, 2021
    • 7 min

    Journeying with Jamlo

    The one in which I share our journey with the book Jamlo Walks by Samina Mishra, illustrated by Tariq Aziz and published by Penguin,...
    1302
    The Noisy Paintbox speaks.
    JoAnne Saldanha
    • Jul 5, 2021
    • 4 min

    The 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...
    320
    An art-ISH theme
    JoAnne Saldanha
    • Jul 1, 2021
    • 3 min

    An 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...
    380
    Being me and rethinking Be You.
    JoAnne Saldanha
    • Jun 26, 2021
    • 3 min

    Being 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...
    440
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