Kari Ann Ramadorai
My passions are books, research, and sharing hands-on lessons. Using my abilities to their fullest and running all-out on my latest reading and writing passion fills my life. I bring the youngest learners a love for literature and science. I’m a science fiction and fantasy writer and an early childhood specialist who focuses on all aspects of media curriculum. Like so many in this decade, I wear a lot of hats. Some are fancy, some exotic-looking and covered in science paraphernalia for the classroom, others have barn dust from my home-life caring for horses and other critters.
Science and science fiction
Communicating science can change the world. We’re bringing the concept of possibilities and how to evaluate experiences and content to those who have not experienced something before that interaction. Teaching critical thinking and scientific process to children will bring a new generation of thinkers into our work force. Using science fiction and popular entertainment as medium to communicate philosophical arguments without bias and key scientific concepts will better inform our population. For generations science fiction has been a medium to communication real science and social issues with open minds.
Library Media Specilization
Looking at the available media in the Early Childhood library from a child-centric point of view changes your organization priorities. Dewey lite classification helps children and busy teachers. Teachers need curriculum-filling information and for their librarian to have a list of go-to, inclusive stories for life-lessons, too, not to mention a fact-based sicence section with hands-on lessons for the children.
Early Childhood Education Blog
Sharing my lessons, thoughts, and experiences with the Early Childhood Education world because we build leaders, scientists, and other free thinkers early with our guidance. I work part time as the school librarian and media specialist, so look forward to resources for curriculum and social and emotional development.
The Library
My blog about library lessons and books I’ve been reading for the pre-K through 12 crowd. in the library. When I suggest a book or feature it on my blog, that is a book that I’ve used and believe in. Keeping current keeps up my skills as a librarian and sharing is caring. Let’s explore literature, media, and learning strategies together.
Writing Blog
Updates and musings on my fictional life and work. Learn with me as I explore writing and try new courses and programs to perfect my fiction writing skills. Exploring science fiction, editing, musing about effective methods, and mechanics, sometimes thoughts can be shared in print! Also the news on current projects and being a part-time indie author.
Solstice
“What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.” -John Steinbeck Winter Solstice for the Northern Hemisphere is the day the sun reaches it’s farthest southern point. (This is the day they celebrate Summer...
Focusing on the Blog
As you know, I work in education. My hobby, writing, is something I hope to grow into over time. I call it a hobby because the time and money I put into writing at this point moves around my day job and does not break even in book sales. So what's an early childhood...
When They’re Alone
<span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span>Talk about a month. November is usually a month we have too much going on to keep up with everything. The children...
What’s Montessori Library?
This is our first week of school, and I’m a Montessori school librarian, specializing in early childhood. What does Montessori have to do with it? The majority of Montessori students are in the first plane of development, between two and a half years and six. These...
We Work Together
Planning is the name of the game as Washington schools come back to start the new year. Teacher back-to-business week brings a great opportunity to collaborate and to invigorate the teachers a librarian works with. This year I’m switching up the program. How can we...
Real Writer
Recently a friend and writer confided that he had come to a conclusion about his forward path to a writing career. Reading through his well-documented and thoroughly experienced paragraphs on his journey-to-date and the upcoming year’s prospects, I was struck by the...
Accountability and Time Management
Writing is usually done by yourself, but sometimes doing it by yourself isn't effective. There's nothing like writing with a friend to help you keep track of your time. if you're writing a blog post instead of editing a chapter, it still counts. Here's the thing:...
Writing Talk in the Library
i admit it. We mixed worlds a little in the final month of library classes. I structured our curriculum to cover the final four classes of the year, and we dug into a topic close to my heart. We did a series of library classes about the parts of fiction stories. We...
Why yes, I am procrastinating but there is an answer to that
I want to look at a week's potential energy the way we used to see a ball just before it's dropped way back in physics class: this energy can happen. I don't want to write off a day or a week before it even starts. That said, some weeks you have to write off. This...
Moving forward
Today is lovely. The sun shines, the sky offers blue instead of clouds. Roses are blooming. Today I got two rejections. Which one do you think I focused on while walking? Neither, really. It's the stories I thought about. The stories have to move forward. The people...
Kari Ann Ramadorai
Librarian
Kari Ann Ramadorai got her Masters of Science in Early Childhood education, and has been writing fiction since 2012. She’s looking to expand teacher content knowledge through sharing her own experiences and lesson plans and to wow you with some SFF writing.
