It is here!!!!! Listen! Writing a national curriculum that honors my Five Pursuits Framework is a blessing and a dream! This is for K-5 classroom teachers in our schools or anywhere learning happens! We have been writing this for several years and it looks so beautiful! Thank you to my partner @lernerbooks and the Genius Garden!! Thank you for believing in my dream!
There is no K-5 curriculum like this! And it comes from brilliant and creative ancestral genius. And joy!
Teach and assess identity, skills, intellect, criticality and joy!! (Not just standards)
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This curriculum puts books #CultivatingGenius and ##UnearthingJoy into curricular action!
Take a first look with me!
I'm at a café editing the K-2 curriculum and a woman gives me this note as she saw the genius stickers on my laptop. I say to her "I'm Gholdy." And she and I burst into joy, laughter and connection. Thank you Julie for being a beautiful disruptor in more ways than one! I needed her smile. ♥️♥️
The curriculum is almost finalized!!
Back to editing 😊🙃😩🥴♥️
The official unboxing of the new book Nurturing the Heart and Mind!! This book has 60 practical content area mini-lessons using the Five Pursuits Framework elevating identity, skills, intellect, criticality and joy! You will love the lessons! *I think the baby agrees!
Book available now! Join us tomorrow at @charisbooksandmore at 7:30pm (in person and virtual, link in bio)
Thanks @kwamealexander for a beautiful foreword! @scholasticteachers and @deejackson82 (my camera man)
#UnearthingJoy #CultivatingGenius
Every day, you create spaces where students feel seen, challenged, and inspired. You nurture identity, build skills, spark intellect, encourage critical thinking, and make room for joy.
That work matters. You matter.
This week, we hope you take a moment to pause and take a well-deserved JOY break!
5 ways to take a joy break through the Five Pursuits:
💙 Identity: Do one thing that reminds you who you are outside of teaching
🧡 Skills: Try something small just for you; Write, doodle, or create
💚 Intellect: Learn something new that sparks your curiosity
💜 Criticality: Release what you can’t control and give yourself grace
💛 Joy: Do something that simply makes you smile, no productivity required
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week from the Genius & Joy and Lerner teams 💛
Available now where books are sold! Nurturing the Heart and Mind: 60 Content Area Lessons Using the Five Pursuits Framework
Here's a peek inside! Ranked #1 in lesson planning books on the release date!
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Gholdy Muhammad, professor in @uiceducation , has a framework for both teaching and living, centered on five pursuits: identity, skill development, intellect, criticality and joy. On this episode of the “This Is UIC” podcast, Muhammad shares this framework, a guide for building a steady, resilient mindset in uneven times.
Learn more by listening to the full podcast episode on @applepodcasts , @spotify and at the link in our bio.
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It's April 21st! The new book is officially available! Happy Book Birthday to Nurturing the Heart and Mind!
Over 1,200 copies already sold! Thank you Genius Garden and my baby Jayla!
Get your copy today! Wherever books are sold.
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See my new book, Nurturing the Heart and Mind in action by Mrs. Creekmore @loveteachbless ! This pursuit driven lesson is on bees!! There are 59 more lessons! @scholasticteachers
Available 4/21
Nurturing the Heart & Mind with Dr. Gholdy Muhammad 🧡
These pictures only share but a glimpse of the absolute joy, love, reflection, calling in and nurturing that took place at @charisbooksandmore .
When Dr. Gholdy Muhammad personally reached out to me to be in conversation with her about her new resource, Nurturing the Heart & Mind, all was thinking was, Say Less, Sis 🖤. Not only is this resource everything!! It unearths the joy that all teachers need. These lessons activate teacher creativity to cultivate the genius in our children. This is what we need AND that is what we discussed throughout her book chat.
If you weren’t in the room either physically or virtually, the link will be available soon—until then, go ahead and preorder, Nurturing the Heart & Mind. It will be available April 21st! The link to order will be in my stories and my bio. 🧡🙌🏽
Gholdy you are love and light. ✨ I feel so honored to have been able to be in beautiful conversation with you. 😘 Also, I have to send a HUGE appreciation to my hubby @bearded.school.counselor & my family for always being there & holding me down. And thank to @harrisinnovationcg@slbize@claytonfive for being there and for all your love and support! I love y’all down!
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Last night at Charis Books & More in 📍Decatur, GA, we gathered in a room full of educators, dreamers, and lovers of learning to celebrate a book nearly a decade in the making. 🧡
Nurturing the Heart and Mind is my newest love letter to every teacher, caregiver, and community member who believes children deserve more than content. They deserve connection, identity, criticality, and joy woven into every lesson.
Thank you to @charisbooksandmore and @scholasticteachers for holding such sacred space, to the powerhouse @loveteachbless who sat in conversation with me, and to every single person who showed up with their whole heart. This is what it looks like when a book comes home. 📖✨🏡
Nurturing the Heart and Mind is officially available on April 21
pre-order now (link in bio) 📖 Scholastic, 2026
#NurturingTheHeartAndMind #FivePursuits #CultivatingGenius #UnearthingJoy #ScholasticBooks
Learning doesn’t belong to just one place. It lives in classrooms, kitchens, barbershops, and front porches. That’s why I wrote Nurturing the Heart and Mind.
To create space for meaningful daily content-area learning, wherever learning happens.
April 15 is almost here, and I want YOU in the room, in person @charisbooksandmore OR online! 🎉
Join me for the pre-launch event, and let’s talk about what it truly means to nurture our learners’ hearts and minds.
🔗 Link in bio to pre-order + register for the launch event.
