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 SaldanhaFeb 123 minPositive messages from Negative CatWorld Read Aloud Day is celebrated on the first Wednesday in February, every year. It is a day that draws attention to the importance of...
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 SaldanhaDec 14, 20212 minVoting for the Jarul Book Awards 2021There was a wonderful buzz around the library this past week. We had read the 3 books shortlisted for the Jarul Book awards over the...
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 SaldanhaOct 22, 20212 minJust 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....
JoAnne SaldanhaOct 11, 20215 minThe Dot and Raza's Bindu...focusing on Indian ArtThe 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...
JoAnne SaldanhaAug 30, 20213 minCezanne's Parrot...a tale of perseveranceArt Theme Week 9 Just like most of us, artist Paul Cezanne probably craved encouragement when he tried in vain, to train his pet parrot...
JoAnne SaldanhaAug 20, 20212 minStarry-eyed with Van GoghMany requests for ‘Starry Night’ moved one artist up the list of books chalked out for our art theme. A few seemed familiar with the...
JoAnne SaldanhaAug 12, 20213 minDegas 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...
JoAnne SaldanhaJul 30, 20213 minCumulative 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...
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...