Yangdol...a lyrical, moving read.
A version of this review, was first published on the Sustainability Next blog. https://sustainabilitynext.in/a-life-in-nature/ Where does...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Mar 2, 2022
- 5 min
Why Children Should About War/Violence/Conflict (Part 2)
This post appeared on The Bookwallis Facebook page for the theme, Voicing the Silences in Children's Literature. . Read part one here......
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Mar 1, 2022
- 7 min
Should Children Read Books about War?(part 1)
This post was originally written for The Bookwallis on Facebook, for the theme 'Voicing the silences in children's literature. Adults...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Feb 21, 2022
- 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...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Feb 15, 2022
- 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...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Jan 28, 2022
- 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...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Jan 24, 2022
- 3 min
Rooted with 'Savi and the Memory Keeper'
There is so much that I want to say about this book, that I do not know where to begin. How does one take the black colour of grief, mix...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Dec 29, 2021
- 4 min
Grateful for 2021...a reflection.
As we approach the end of the year, I cannot help but reflect on the year that has been. It’s been a year of ups and downs, much like the...
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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...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Oct 25, 2021
- 2 min
Strong as Fire, Fierce as Flame
As I turned the last page of ‘Strong as Fire, Fierce as Flame’ by Supriya Kelkar, I couldn’t help but wonder about what I learnt in my...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Oct 6, 2021
- 2 min
What Happened to You? Reflecting on Disability in Children's Books
Joe was engrossed in playing pirates at the park. There were sharks and crocodiles he had to deal with, who were no match for a...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Sep 28, 2021
- 2 min
Do We Need to Read Challenged Books?
“Censorship is the child of fear and the father of ignorance.” - Laurie Halse Anderson, Author This week is Banned Book Week, a week...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Sep 6, 2021
- 3 min
Art IS Everywhere
Art 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...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Sep 5, 2021
- 4 min
Question!! A Story of a Teacher
"Boys, you must strive to find your own voice. Because the longer you wait to begin, the less likely you are to find it at all. Thoreau...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Sep 2, 2021
- 3 min
The 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...
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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...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Aug 25, 2021
- 3 min
Snipping away with Matisse...Henri's Scissors by Jeanette Winter
Art Theme Week 8 Last week the children had the following items ready for our library session, a request which had all the children very...
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