Story Adventures With Meredith
Learning Adventures For Ages Three and Up
How can we teach young children about inclusion? Modeling inclusive and welcoming behavior is always a good start, but picture books about inclusivity can really help give a visual perspective on how there is room for everyone. Especially books like The Big Umbrella by Amy June Bates and her young daughter, Juniper Bates. Have you... Continue Reading →
My Favorite Picture Books by Black Authors and Illustrators Reading books that center BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) characters is important, especially for white families. Children need to see people of all colors, races, religions, backgrounds, and orientations in their life and their reading materials! It helps to build flexible thinking and a... Continue Reading →
A new Story Adventures podcast episode is up now and free for anyone who wants to listen to an original story! Inspired by folk tales and Waldorf stories, this is a gentle adventure about the four sweet gnomes who bring us the seasons: Summer, Fall, Winter, and Spring. Just right for bedtime or whenever you... Continue Reading →
Check out my latest post on Imagination Soup with some quick and easy ideas on how to set up some play spaces and simple activities based around your child's favorite stories.
Have a beginner reader at home and need some books that will give them the giggles and get them to love reading? Then look no further than Mo Willems Elephant and Piggie series! Kids cannot resist these hilarious books, and they are fantastic for helping new readers with sight words and practicing sound blending. Simple... Continue Reading →