Liberation through literacy
T'was a regular day in January; as regular as a day could be in the month right after the end of 2020! We hadn't performed live in a while, having moved our educational programs entirely online. CDC regulations for physical distancing were changing often and we didn't know when we'd be taking the show on... Continue Reading →
Hello! Ciao! Mambo? How are you doing today? I hope that with whatever is going on in your life, you can take a moment to breathe in deeply & exhale out some of that daily tension & stress. 🤗 Last month we were contacted about our ODDS program by a school in Jacksonville, Florida (see... Continue Reading →
"Can you say Book Beats?" Book Beats! "Book Beats" Book Beats! "Say go Book Beats go Book Beats Go!" Go Book Beats go Book Beats go!"Teachers teach to reach to teach to reach to teach to, teach to reach your mind!" 🎶 🎶 🎶 Hi everyone! Habari? (That means 'how are things/news?' in Swahili) I... Continue Reading →
Art and Kiswahili class. Look at the excitement in that room! Good times in South Carolina. Don and I had the chance to work with the Auntie Karen Foundation, founded by Karen Alexander-Banks: a dedicated human with a love for children's education and their empowerment. So for short stints between 2016 to 2019 we worked... Continue Reading →
Hello there! ☀️ How are you doing today? I hope you're doing well. So, when is the last time you used chalk? How about the last time you used it on the ground? If you're like I, then you've seen a lot of chalk-writing in your school days, along with a lot of chalk dust.... Continue Reading →
One of my favorite sounds is of the Hindi okay. It sounds like tikke, or tea-keh, and I always hear it along the visual of an aunty's neck and hand movement. Don and I went to India on different trips and for different reasons, yet both of our experiences there have increased our understanding of... Continue Reading →
In how many languages can you say hello? One? Six? Twenty-seven? How about your knowledge of famous world structures: Can you name the city where the Eiffel Tower is? How about The Forbidden City? Where in the world is The Beehive? Here are three Barefoot Books products I highly recommend using together: The Barefoot World Atlas... Continue Reading →
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