Next chat on 5/24 from 8-9 Pm EST with Newbery Honor winner Veera Hiranandani and Pura Belpre Award winner Ruth Behar. Feeling generous?īecome a Chalk + Ink Patreon Supporter or buy me a latte. Want to hang out with teachers who write and writers who teach? Fill this form to join our She also recommends that all teachers have a copy of First Day Jitters by Julie Danneberg on hand to show that teachers have feelings and emotions, too.įinally, check out the article Angela wrote called 'Tips to Decolonize and Diversify Your Child's Library.' She explains how to use literacy to tiptoe into social emotional learning, tells listeners how to weave editing magic into their classrooms and leaves teachers with a fun, fantastic writing activity you can try with your class. Īngela wrote The Noisy Classroom. In the classroom she taught emergent learners through college specializing in literacy and curriculum development.

Without further ado, meet author and educational consultant, Angela Shante, in our first podcast episode. Angela Shant is the award-winning author of The Noisy Classroom, a picture book that she wrote about her third grade classroom to help soothe childhood anxiety associated with school and change. Be sure to check out Sarah's new book A Perfect Day. If you're looking to develop and deepen your writing and/or teaching practice, then this is the podcast for you! Special thanks to author and illustrator, Sarah Brannen, for the podcast art. What will school be like now?įeaturing the honest and delightful humor of debut author Angela Shant and the bold, graphic imagery of debut illustrator Alison Hawkins, The Noisy Classroom encourages those with first-day jitters to reevaluate a scary situation by looking at it from a different angle and to embrace how fun school can be, even in nontraditional ways.Welcome to Chalk and Ink, the podcast for teachers who write and writers who teach. With summer coming to an end and school starting, the girl realizes that soon she'll be going to the noisy class. The door is always closed, yet sounds from it can be heard in the hallway. Then talk about it, and together, you can come up with an.

Johnson sings and the kids chatter all day. Do pause and consider whether your child or student (or spouse) might be doing something out of habit, despite their best intentions. While all the other classes are quiet, Ms. Any class but the noisy class will doĪ young girl is about to enter the third grade, but this year she's put into Ms.

Winner, 2020 American Fiction Awards for Best Cover Design: Children's Booksįinalist, 2020 American Fiction Awards for Children's Fiction In the classroom taught emergent learners through college specializing in literacy and curriculum development. Silver Medalist, 2020 Wishing Shelf Book Awards: Books for 6-8 Year Olds Angela Shanté is the award-winning author of The Noisy Classroom, a picture book that she wrote about her third grade classroom to help soothe childhood anxiety associated with school and change.

The Noisy Classroom by Angela Shanté