Nurturing the Heart and Mind, Grades 3-5: 60 Content-Area Lessons Using the Five-Pursuits Framework - by Gholdy Muhammad (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Put Dr. Gholdy Muhammad's groundbreaking instructional framework into action! In this resource, you'll find 60 lessons that each zero in on a content area-social studies, STEM, English language arts, and arts and culture--and, as such, can be taught at any point in the day. Each lesson is based on a focus text, such as a picture book or poem, that serves as a springboard for deepening students' understanding of themselves, others, and the world. You'll also find recommendations for additional texts, implementation models, and ideas for classroom organization and management.

About the Author

Dr. Gholnecsar (Gholdy) Muhammad is a Professor of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Illinois Chicago, with a focus on literacy, language, and culture. She has served as a classroom teacher, literacy specialist, school district administrator, curriculum director, and school board president. She studies Black historical excellence in education, with the goal of reframing curriculum and instruction today, and has received numerous honors and awards for that work. Her Histories, Identities, Literacies, and Liberation (HILL) Model has been adopted in thousands of schools and districts. Dr. Muhammad's thought-leadership has laid the foundation for her bestselling titles, Cultivating Genius (2020) and Unearthing Joy (2022).