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June 6, 2022
Teaching Guide: Gabby
The Gabby teacher’s guide works for Gabby, Gabby: Drama Queen and Gabby: Wonder Girl.
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Fake News Resources
Are you looking for resources to teach kids about critical thinking and fake news? TeachingKidsNews.com by Joyce Grant has an extensive list of great resources you can use for free! For instance, BBC iReporter is a fast-paced online game that teaches kids how reporters must decide whether to post information or keep checking it for accuracy. It’s fun and real-world. Another great game you’ll find in our list of fake news resources is Spot the Troll which teaches kids how to know whether it’s a person or a bot following you. You’ll also find a list of scholastic papers, research and more to help teachers and parents prepare their kids for the online world and to help make them better critical thinkers.
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“For the Record”: Journalism Resource
For the Record is a free, monthly resource about journalism. Each two-page edition features an interview with a working journalist and looks at a specific job in the field. The series covers investigative journalism, courts reporting, photo journalism, news librarians, editors, comics, editorial cartoons and much more! Produced by the Toronto Star’s Classroom Connection and written by freelance journalist and children’s author Joyce Grant. Download them all!
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June 1, 2022
Can You Believe It? (Storytime With Stephanie Review)
A fantastic resource for teachers
Joyce Grant keeps the information short and sweet. Since it is non-fiction keeping the information concise ensures readers will read the book through to the end. It’s a fantastic resource for teachers, especially those teaching media literacy, to have child friendly information at their fingertips.
The illustrations by Kathleen Marcotte are fun and eye catching, filling the pages and holding the readers interest in the topic of news.
-StorytimeWithStephanie.org
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May 31, 2022
TeachingKidsNews.com
Joyce Grant’s free website, TeachingKidsNews.com can help your students broaden their knowledge about journalism and critical thinking.
It is a great, free resource for teachers, parents and kids. Each kid-friendly news article is pulled from the headlines. Great for shared reading, individual study or group work. Every article is written by a professional journalist and has Think & Discuss questions as well as Links for deeper investigations.
There are more than a thousand archived articles on just about any topic you can imagine. And it’s all free! This award-winning website also features One Good Thing, simple articles about fun, uplifting topics.
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May 29, 2022
At the End of the Day Podcast
Season 1, Ep. 4
When it comes to bots, trolls, and conspiracy theories, I have many questions. So many, it’s hard to know where to start. And if I don’t understand what’s been designed to trick me, how will I break it down for my kids?
Luckily, I stumbled upon a book called, Can You Believe it? How to spot fake news and find the facts, by journalist and author Joyce Grant. In this episode, we talk about how to teach kids to navigate online misinformation while they are learning to process the world around them. What I’m learning from Joyce is that the lessons we need to give our kids are actually good for all of us.
-Hannah Sung
Hannah Sung’s Podcast at ACastSubscribe to Hannah Sung’s newsletterAt the End of the Day on InstagramAt the End of the Day on PatreonCan You Believe it? How to spot fake news and find the facts: kidscanpress.com/products/can-you-believe-it
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May 4, 2022
Welcome
You have discovered the soon to be new home for Joyce Grant: Author, Editor and Journalist.
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August 15, 2019
2019 Toronto Writing Workshop
This Saturday, Aug. 17, I’ll be at the 2019 Toronto Writing Workshop talking about picture books and answering your questions about becoming an author. It’s being held at the Sheraton Centre, 123 Queen St. W. in Toronto. 10:45 – 11:50, … Continue reading →
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March 30, 2019
New Gabby pillow underway!
My mom unfortunately broke her shoulder, so this Gabby: Drama Queen pillow will have to be on hold for now … but I think it’s going to be gorgeous!
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