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What is your favorite picture book to connect literacy, STEAM, and play? Comment below.

It Starts With a Seed: Connecting Read Alouds and STEAM-Based Learning Through Playhttps://www.drdianeadventures.com/post/it-starts-with-a-seed-connecting-read-alouds-and-steam-based-learning-through-... Read alouds can act as a powerful bridge between playful inquiry and rigorous STEM thinking, especially when caregivers and educators treat stories as launchpads for exploration rather than “extras” t...

What if the most important resource you have isn't that robot or lab kit, but the read aloud you are thinking about sharing with the kids today? I use Nani and the Lion to illustrate how to connect read alouds and STEAM for joyful learning through play.

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How a Daily Read-Aloud Calendar Builds Empathy, Curiosity, and a Lifelong Love of Reading Discover how a daily picture book read-aloud builds empathy, curiosity, STEAM thinking, and a lifelong love of reading. Learn why consistency, play-based learning, and intentional book choices help ch...

📚 World Read Aloud Day is Wednesday!
Perfect timing to share my new Brainz Magazine article on how daily read alouds build empathy, curiosity, and a lifelong love of reading.
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The Missing Piece in Reading Instruction: Motivation (with Behind the Book’s Anmarie Paul) Podcast Episode · Dr. Diane's Adventures in Learning · 01/28/2026 · 32m

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Behind the Book

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The Missing Piece in Reading Instruction: Motivation (with Behind the Book’s Anmarie Paul)

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What if motivation is the missing piece in reading instruction?
I chat with Anmarie Paul (Behind the Book) explores how belonging, read-alouds, creativity, and student choice build lifelong readers.
🎧 Episode 173 out now

#LiteracyEducation #ScienceOfReading #ReadingMotivation #EducationPodcast

Hope is a verb with its sleeves rolled up. As words go, I claim this one gladly.

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Thanks to a Banned Book — Freedom to Read, Empathy, and Storytelling with Dynahlee Star Padilla-Vasquez Podcast Episode · Dr. Diane's Adventures in Learning · 12/30/2025 · 30m

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Read Aloud Calendar Project | Dr Diane's Adventure A free daily picture book read-aloud calendar for 2026 with empathy prompts and STEAM ideas—created for families, educators, and libraries.

What do we carry forward as we wrap up the year? For me, it's stories, curiosity, empathy, & connection.

I created a free digital calendar to help you begin the new year with a shared picture book each day.

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Share with someone who loves picture books.

Learning doesn’t just happen in the classroom.
Sometimes, it happens in the wild.
New Adventures in Learning episode with @bsroyce.bsky.social. Find out why hope is something we DO.
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#AdventuresInLearning #EducationPodcast #ConservationEducation #HopeInAction

How to Monitor Your Child’s Reading Habits without Banning Books Book banning is not the solution—talk to your kids about what they're reading and how you feel about it.

Book banning is not the solution—talk to your kids about what they're reading and how you feel about it.

A Year of Stories, One Day At A Time Some of the most meaningful learning moments I’ve ever witnessed began with a picture book.

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365 Days of Picture Book Read Alouds A year of empathy, curiosity, and joyful STEAM learning—delivered directly to your calendar.

Looking for a fun way to build empathy, spark deeper conversation, and build more invitations to learn through STEAM play in 2026? I've got you covered. www.drdianeadventures.com/so/c0PijruOb...

#freecalendar #readaloud #speaker #kidlit #empathy #adventuresinlearning #STEAM #learningthroughplay

A Year of Stories: A Free 2026 Daily Picture Book Read-Aloud Calendar for Families and Educatorshttps://www.drdianeadventures.com/post/a-year-of-stories-a-free-2026-daily-picture-book-read-aloud-calen... Daily picture book read-alouds are one of the most powerful—and simplest—ways to build connection, empathy, and curiosity with children.Whether it’s a story shared at the kitchen table, during morning...

I wrote a post about a project I’ve been building with care: a free 2026 Daily Picture Book Read-Aloud Calendar—one book each day, delivered to your calendar with prompts and simple STEAM ideas. www.drdianeadventures.com/post/a-year-...

#PictureBooks #ReadAloud #Literacy

The Snowman Code: A Journey of Empathy and Imagination with Simon Stephenson

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Just in time for the holidays, warm yourself with this comfortable conversation about friendship, mental health, inner strength, and the transformative power of empathy. @simonkids.bsky.social @simonstephenson.bsky.social #podcast #kidlit #snowmancode

How Illustrator Reggie Brown Brings Big Feelings to Life in The Snowman Code

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What happens when an illustrator channels courage, mental health, and a 600-year-old sarcastic snowman into a single powerful story? @simonkids.bsky.social @reggiebrownart.bsky.social #kidlit #snowmancode #podcast

I love you so, Katherine! Thanks for being a faithful champion for the wild world

Heal Your Way Forward: Forging Paths of Empathy and Connection with Myisha T. Hill Podcast Episode · Dr. Diane's Adventures in Learning · 11/24/2025 · 35m

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Feeling the strain of division, privilege, and the holidays? @myishathill.bsky.social shares compassionate ideas to help you #healyourwayforward

I loved that book — had the author on the podcast when it first came out! Would love to hear your take. :)

If you’re concerned about the dehumanizing effects of AI, give Jane Newman a listen on this week’s Adventures in Learning podcast.

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Some of my upcoming projects are focused on the power of connection that arises from empathy.
1) How do you define empathy?
2) Why is it important?
3) How do you cultivate empathy -- in yourself, kids, organizations?

Let's start a conversation.

#Empathy #LearningThroughPlay #Connections #Speaker

I usually post my own book of the week, but @booksofwonder.bsky.social shared such wonderful selections on this week's podcast. While you're at it, give Episode 159 a listen. #adventuresinlearning #podcast #learningthroughplay #empathyinaction #childrensbooks www.buzzsprout.com/2019975/epis...

Galápagos Islands: North Seymour Islandhttps://www.drdianeadventures.com/post/galápagos-islands-north-seymour-island https://static.wixstatic.com/media/01e06e_2de35c33fe0146bbabb8f2bf302438d6~mv2.jpeg... In this series of posts, I'd like to take you along with me on a magical Adventure in Learning to the Galápagos Islands. Each post will focus on aspects of the biomes, habitats, plants, and animals th...

What can the Galapagos teach us about wonder, curiosity, connection, empathy, and learning through play? Follow to find out (BONUS: photos of boobies, sea lions, turtles, and iguanas).

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Thanks for joining me! It was so much fun talking about the power of flawed heroes without special superpowers. We can all be those kinds of heroes when dealing with alien invasions and other scary monsters. :-)

It’s Spooky Season Alien Adventures and Middle Grade Thrills with J.A. Dauber

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Celebrating the Freedom to Read: A Look Back at Past Adventures in Learning - Dr. Diane's Adventures in Learning Happy New Year! Raise a glass as we celebrate the vibrant world of children's literature, featuring insights from 12 amazing authors and illustrators who have been guests on the pod. Savor these excer...

Every month we advocate for challenged books. Need encouragement? Visit Episode 115 of the Adventures in Learning podcast:

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Celebrate the power of storytelling, connection, and freedom to read.

#freedomtoread #bannedbooks #kidlit #authortalk #podcast #speaker

BEN CLINE: Phone Jam In Your Jammies! 50 Days of Shame · Indivisible Join us for a single day of calls to Rep. Ben Cline, our congressman (our MAGA's congressman, let's be honest). It's in celebration of the national #50DaysofShame, in which we hold our representatives...

I'm attending Roanoke Indivisible's event, “BEN CLINE: Phone Jam In Your Jammies! 50 Days of Shame” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...

Get in good trouble, necessary trouble! #johnlewis #goodtroubleliveson #goodtrouble #kidlit