Let’s honor creativity in all its forms!

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Today is World Creativity and Innovation Day!
Celebrate the joy of making, imagining, and creating with Katey Howes’ Be a Maker. This inspiring picture book encourages kids to explore their ideas, take risks, and bring their own stories to life.

Take a Listening Walk with Where the Deer Slip Through!

Activity: Hear the whispers of the world around you, birds, rustling leaves, distant footsteps and capture them in words, sketches, or poems.

#WhereTheDeerSlipThrough #KateyHowes #MindfulKids #KidLit #NatureObservation

This helps kids recognize emotions and connect them to real-life experiences.

#KateyHowes #TheReindeerRemainders #SEL #ChildrensBooks #ClassroomActivities #KidLit

After reading The Reindeer Remainders, create a “feelings map” for each reindeer:
1️⃣ List key moments in the story.
2️⃣ Identify the emotion each reindeer might feel.
3️⃣ Draw or write a reflection for each feeling.

Bring Katey Howes’ Woven of the World to life in 5 steps!

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Create a tapestry of stories!

Activity: Have kids record small observations and link them together to see how little moments connect in a bigger picture.

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#TheReindeerRemainders #KateyHowes #SEL #SocialEmotionalLearning #Gratitude #Teamwork #MindfulKids #ChildrensBooks #KidLit #HolidayStories

In The Reindeer Remainders, noticing how each reindeer contributes helps the whole team succeed. Students can reflect on gratitude and recognizing the efforts of others.

Each one reflects her love of language, imagination, and the joy of being yourself.

#ChildrensBookDay #PictureBooks #KidsBooks #ReadAloud #KidLit #KateyHowes

Celebrating Children’s Picture Book Day with some of Katey’s stories 💛
Here are a few of her beloved picture books: Woven of the World, Where the Deer Slip Through, Rissy No Kissies, The Reindeer Remainders, and Be a Maker.

Where the Deer Slip Through celebrates subtle shifts in the natural world.

Activity:
Create a “Season Watch” journal. Once a week, record one change you notice outside.

#OutdoorClassroom #SeasonalLearning #FamilyLiteracy

#WorldStorytellingDay #WovenOfTheWorld #KateyHowes #StoriesConnectUs #CulturalLiteracy #SELinAction

Today, we celebrate the power of stories to connect us across time and cultures.

In Woven of the World, storytelling is stitched into every thread. Through the art of weaving, readers discover how traditions, histories, and human experiences are intertwined.

Nature continues quietly, even when we don’t notice.

Activity:
Write or share one thing you’re grateful for in the natural world today.

#GratefulKids #NatureAppreciation #PositiveHabits

#BeAMaker #InternationalIdeasMonth #KateyHowes #CreativeKids #GrowthMindset #FutureInnovators #HandsOnLearning #PictureBooksMatter

Ideas are everywhere and so are makers!

In Be a Maker, this story shows kids that creativity isn’t just for artists, it’s for anyone curious enough to try.

Challenge: Today, pick one idea you’ve been thinking about and make it real draw it, build it, or share it!

In The Reindeer Remainders, what looks like a math problem becomes an opportunity to rethink labels. Is a “remainder” really a mistake or just part of the solution?

#TheReindeerRemainders #GrowthMindset #PositiveSelfTalk #SELinAction #InclusiveClassroom #ElementarySEL

Encourage kids to imagine, create, and take that first spark into action.

Activity: Grab paper, pens, or recyclables and make something new today!

#BookDiscussion #FamilyReads #KidLitCommunity #WeavingStories #WovenOfTheWorld

Where the Deer Slip Through is a reminder that wonder doesn’t need a screen.

Activity:
Try a “Screen-Free Sunset.” Watch the sky change colors together and describe what you see.

#ScreenFreeFamily #MindfulParenting #NatureConnection

In The Reindeer Remainders, feeling like the “extra” can bring big emotions. The story helps students reflect on how to handle disappointment in healthy ways.

#TheReindeerRemainders #SelfManagement #EmotionalRegulation
#BigFeelings #ElementarySEL
#KateyHowes

Try this: Create footprints of your favorite animal from the story on paper or outside with chalk.

Follow the tracks and imagine where it’s going. Snap a pic and share with #WhereTheDeerSlipThrough!

#HandsOnLearning #KateyHowes #NatureStory

Did you know weaving traditions vary around the world—from Andean tapestries to Japanese kimonos? 🌎

Woven of the World celebrates these connections.
Which weaving tradition fascinates you most?

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Reading this book together can spark conversations about nature, observation, and mindfulness.
Ask your child: Which animal do you wish you could follow? Where would it take you?
Share your family’s answers and reflections!

#FamilyReading #KateyHowes #WhereTheDeerSlipThrough #MindfulMoments

The Reindeer Remainders connects math to everyday choices.

Present real-life scenarios (snacks, teams, seating). Students decide whether a remainder is acceptable or needs a solution and explain why.

#TheReindeerRemainders #RealWorldMath #EverydayMath
#KateyHowes

Every page in Where the Deer Slip Through celebrates nature’s rhythm. 🌿

Start a thread: Share one animal you saw this week in your neighborhood and one thing it made you notice about the world.

#NatureStory #WhereTheDeerSlipThrough #MindfulMoments #KateyHowes

#GiveKidsASmileDay #BeAMaker #CreativeKids #GrowthMindset #STEMReads #PictureBookJoy

Be a Maker by Katey Howes celebrates curiosity, creativity, and the joy of trying something new. When kids are encouraged to make, build, and imagine, confidence grows and so do smiles.

Share a story that reminds children their ideas matter and their creativity has power.

When the reindeer realize the numbers don’t divide evenly, they must slow down, think creatively, and work together to find a fair solution.

#TheReindeerRemainders #SELinSchools #MathWithMeaning #InclusiveClassrooms #KateyHowes

Use Where the Deer Slip Through to transition from busy morning routines into a calm learning moment.

#ClassroomReads #QuietTime #PictureBooks