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Here you'll find handy ideas on how to support your child's learning at home!
Parenting and Co-Parenting
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/10/30/lifestyle/how-co-parent-pandemic/
Books That Showcase a Wide Variety of Lived Experiences
We have many, many ,many of these books in our school libraries! Please come ask for help finding them and checking them out to read at home!
Best Children's Books with Disability/Accessibility Themes
17 Children's Books That Promote Understanding Of Autism
Books Featuring Children with Cochlear Implants
26 Children's Books to Support Conversations on Race, Racism, & Resistance
Gender & Sexuality Diversity Books: Pre-K, Elementary, Middle School
Books that Address Gender Non-Conformity
LGBTQ Books in the Heath Library (as of Winter 2018)
On Welcoming All Students
An Open Letter to the Parents Worried My Son is in Their Child's Class
Dear Parents_ Your Child With Autism Is Perfect - The New York Times
Change Your Thinking: Literacy & Math
Math
- The Stereotypes That Distort How Americans Teach and Learn Math
- Memorizers are the Lowest Achievers and Other Common Core Math Surprises
- 6 Ways to Support Beliefs about Math
- Parent's Beliefs
- Advice for Parents
Reading
- Talking About Reading
- Why I Can't Skip My Reading
- Top 5 Reasons to Read to Your Child
- Talking About Reading
- Study Finds Reading to Children of All Ages Grooms Them to Read More on Their Own
For Young Adults & Kids Who Love to Read
Readings on Racism
For Adults and Older Students
Reflections From a Token Black FriendPerformative Allyship is Deadly3 White Privilege Blind Spots in Boston That Are Keeping Us RacistMy White Friend Asked Me on Facebook to Explain White Privilege & I Decided to Be Honesthttps://www.yesmagazine.org/opinion/2017/09/08/my-white- friend-asked-me-on-facebook- to-explain-white-privilege-i- decided-to-be-honest/ Resources for Talking with Your Child About Racism
- The Hard Talk
- It's My Job to Raise Children Who Are Not Only Not Racist But Actively Anti-Racist
- Reading Race: Pro-active conversations with young people
- They were raised to be colorblind, but now more white parents are learning to talk about race
Technology
- One-to-One (1:1) Chromebook Use Expectations and Responsibilities
- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1L1A9x6BMgWCbCH8HQ9iBl3-12tRwIxHddgQIkh0C1Wk/edit?usp=sharing
Monthly Enrichment, Challenge and Support (ECS) Newsletters
These are intended for Brookline staff, but there is too much good stuff here for parents not to share! Enjoy!
- September 25th
- October 5th
- October 12th
- October 20th
- October 25th
- November 3
- November 9
- November 16
- December 6
- December 11
- December 18
- January 3
- January 28
- February 5
- February 26
- March 5
- April 2
- April 9
- April 30
- May 7
- May 14
- May 28
- May 29
- June 4
- June 11
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