Combining Breathtaking Illustrations with Scientific Fact

SPI adds celebrated children's book author-illustrator Jason Chin's story to its collection.

All gradesMary KuechenmeisterSeptember 16, 2024ELA, Art, Science

Wolf Kahn: Taking Color to the Danger Point

SPI talks to the renowned American colorist Wolf Kahn.

Grades 7-12Mary KuechenmeisterSeptember 27, 2023Art, US History, European History

Understanding the Seasonal Cycle of Trees

Students listen to plant biologist, professor, researcher, and author (“What a Plant Knows”) Danny Chamovitz’s SPI recording and create their own nature notebook detailing the seasonal cycle of trees.

Grades 4-12Mary KuechenmeisterMarch 20, 2023Science, Art, Literacy, Earth and Environment

Calling All K-3 Artists ~ Send Us Your Pictures!

SPI encourages kids to draw characters or scenes from stories on our K-3 Learning Lab site, and we’d love to see yours!

K-3 LiteracyMary KuechenmeisterMarch 4, 2022Art, Pre-K and K, Literacy

SPI’s Conversation with the Legendary Ashley Bryan

SPI went to Little Cranberry Island, Maine to record the personal narrative of the legendary artist, writer, poet, anthologist, storyteller, and scholar of African and African-American folklore, Ashley Bryan.

Project SeriesMary KuechenmeisterJune 9, 2021Literacy, Art, Poetry, History