Amy Halloran

My classes and workshops are structured to meet the NYS Learning Standards in English and Language Arts, The Arts, and Social Studies for elementary and middle school classrooms. I lead workshops to discuss my picture book about the regional history of child labor, Hide and Seek, and my comic book about Urban Renewal, Under the Bridge.

In my sessions, I cover the art and hard work of writing and revision. I make the writing process transparent by showing students my research materials, first and final drafts, and comparing those drafts to completed projects.

I am particularly interested in helping students develop a curiosity about the past. Through take-home oral history exercises, I foster intergenerational conversations to bring kids to a broader understanding of time and place. Using my books, and historical texts such as newspaper articles, interviews, and journal entries, I hope to help kids imagine what life was like in other eras.

All of my classroom materials can be tailored to meet instructor needs.