Category Archives: Resources for Teachers and Librarians

Check out the Deaf Creator Collective!

American Sign Language, Resources for Teachers and Librarians

Screen shot of the Deaf Creators Collective homepage at https://www.marylanddcdl.org/deaf-content-creators-2/

The Maryland Deaf Culture Digital Library has just introduced a fantastic resource for libraries, schools, camps, and businesses! The Deaf Creator Collective is a searchable database of Deaf, DeafBlind, DeafDisabled, hard of hearing, late-deafened, and CODA creators for events, projects, programs, and partnerships. The database includes artists, educators, performers, advocates, entrepreneurs, STEMists, and other creative professionals, and it’s easy to search by industry or location.

Browse or search the Deaf Creator Collective database.

Deaf creators can apply here.

Find more great resources from the Maryland Deaf Culture Digital Library here.

 

SIGN THE SEASONS: FALL launches today!

American Sign Language, board books, On Publishing, Resources for Teachers and Librarians, Sign the Seasons series, storytimes, Upcoming events, videos

My new series from Familius Press launches today! Sign the Seasons introduces babies and toddlers to early communication through the sights and traditions of the seasons.

Cover of Sign the Seasons: Fall

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by Kathy MacMillan

Illustrated by Ekaterina Ladatko

ASL/Deaf Culture Advisor: Tanya Daniels

Early Childhood Education Advisor: Louise Rollins

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“What a beautiful book! The illustrations wrap around the reader like a warm hug after a chilly fall day. This book will be perfect for anyone looking to learn about sign language for fall. I can see this being used and loved in homes, classrooms, libraries, and bookstores for interactive storytimes where children practice their motor skills and celebrate the season.” – Tracy C. Gold, author of Everyone’s Sleepy but the Baby

Order now at Deaf Camps, Inc. Bookstore (autographed copies that support a great cause!)  |  Bookshop.org  |  Amazon  |  Barnes and Noble  |  Familius

Join me to celebrate the launch of SIGN THE SEASONS: FALL!

Cover of SIGN THE SEASONS: FALL with a photo of Kathy MacMillan. Text reads: SIGN THE SEASONS: FALL. Live Online Launch Events with Kathy MacMillan. Tuesday, August 4, 11 AM Eastern/8 AM Pacific: American Sign Language Storytime; 2 PM Eastern/11 AM Pacific: Spoken English Storytime. youtube.com/KathyMacMillanAuthor. facebook.com/kathysquill. instagram.com/kathys_quill.

Storytime in American Sign Language: Premieres Tuesday, 8/4/26 at 11 AM Eastern, recording available

Storytime in Spoken English with Closed Captions: Premieres Tuesday, 8/4/26 at 1 PM Eastern, recording available

 

 

 

Celebrate Women’s History Month in the Classroom!

Extras, Resources for Teachers and Librarians, She Spoke, She Spoke Too, videos

Since 1987, March has been designated as Women’s History Month in the United States of America.

Check out the She Spoke series to learn about amazing women who fought for change–and hear their inspiring words, in their own voices, with the touch of a button. Click on the image below to learn more about the books, and on the links below for lots of resources to help you share these books in the classroom.

She Spoke  She Spoke Too cover

She Spoke Word Search (printable .pdf)  |  She Spoke Word Search answer key (printable .pdf)

Speak Up! Listen Up!: Using She Spoke in the Classroom: guest post at Pencil Tips: Writing Workshop Strategies from Children’s Authors and Illustrators

She Spoke Pinterest board – More links, clips, and recordings of the amazing women profiled in the book and more heroines you should know.

She Spoke Too: Amplifying Voices of Change (Familius Podcast)

She Spoke Too Word Search (printable .pdf)  |  She Spoke Too Word Search answer key (printable .pdf)

Super Cities! Baltimore Crossword Puzzle Now Available!

nonfiction, Resources for Teachers and Librarians, Super Cities! Baltimore

Check out these new FREE resources for educators!

The answers to all the clues can be found in Super Cities! Baltimore. Find out more about the book below!

Super Cities! Baltimore by Kathy MacMillan coverSuper Cities! Baltimore by Kathy MacMillan

Arcadia Publishing, 2023. $14.99.

Sometimes the coolest places are right outside your front door. Learning about Baltimore’s interesting and unique culture has never been so super fun!

ISBN 9781467198981

 

“After 19 years of living in Baltimore, 10 of them spent covering the city streets on a bicycle (my only mode of transportation during that time), and seven moves across the city’s neighborhoods, I didn’t think there was much left for me to discover about Charm City. Even so, I’d be hard-pressed to compile an exhaustive list of everything that makes our city the greatest. Kathy MacMillan’s done some of the work for us in Super Cities! Baltimore. I sat down to read the book with my six-and-a-half-year-old daughter, Mila…’I basically liked all of the book,’ Mila told me after we’d finished reading. ‘It felt like I was really there.’” – “Mother/Daughter Corner: Ana and Mila Hart Review ‘Super Cities! Baltimore’”, Baltimore Fishbowl

“My Turn: Exploring Our Super City” in the June 2023 issue of Baltimore’s Child 

Order now from the Deaf Camps, Inc. Online Bookstore (autographed copies that support a great cause!) | Arcadia Publishing | amazon.com | BarnesAndNoble.com | Bookshop.org