~ Weekend mornings are for pancakes ~ It only took me until Monday this week to realize I wouldn't have the time or, more importantly, the energy to write a reading-related blog post this week. We'll get back to that soon, I promise. But why didn't I have the time and energy, you might wonder?… Continue reading Reflections on a New Job, Transitions, and Perfect Timing
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Things Good Readers Do: Make Connections
This post may contain affiliate links, which means I’ll receive a commission if you purchase through my links, at no extra cost to you. Please read full disclosure for more information. In the previous post of this series, I went over the strategy of visualization and how I teach it. This strategy is part of what good… Continue reading Things Good Readers Do: Make Connections
July 2021: Recent Reads
This post may contain affiliate links, which means I’ll receive a commission if you purchase through my links, at no extra cost to you. Please read full disclosure for more information. It's mid-July and I noticed that Walmart has its school supply section ready to go. Oh boy. I saw a quote on Facebook this week that… Continue reading July 2021: Recent Reads
Things Good Readers Do: Visualize
This post may contain affiliate links, which means I’ll receive a commission if you purchase through my links, at no extra cost to you. Please read full disclosure for more information. In part 1 of this series, we went through some essential habits that good readers develop in their lives. In part 2 of this series, we're… Continue reading Things Good Readers Do: Visualize
Things Good Readers Do: Predict and Question
This post may contain affiliate links, which means I’ll receive a commission if you purchase through my links, at no extra cost to you. Please read full disclosure for more information. After a few weeks' hiatus, we're back with the second part of the Things Good Readers Do series! Hopefully the timing of this post (and others)… Continue reading Things Good Readers Do: Predict and Question
11 Books for a Mid-Year Refocus on Your Goals
This post may contain affiliate links, which means I’ll receive a commission if you purchase through my links, at no extra cost to you. Please read full disclosure for more information. Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com It's the end of June which means we're halfway through the year. In Atomic Habits, the author, James Clear, states that… Continue reading 11 Books for a Mid-Year Refocus on Your Goals
Hasta Luego, Ecuador ♥️
Ecuador. When I think of the word "Ecuador," it means so much more to me now than the name of a small Latin American country. To some, perhaps, it means the majestic folds of the Andes mountains, or the exotic Amazon rainforest, or the exquisite beauty of the Galapagos islands. A good place to vacation.… Continue reading Hasta Luego, Ecuador ♥️
June 2021: Recent Reads
Photo by Karolina Grabowska on Pexels.com This post may contain affiliate links, which means I’ll receive a commission if you purchase through my links, at no extra cost to you. Please read full disclosure for more information. Hey readers! Time to share the books I've been reading this month! I'm publishing this a bit early (normally it's… Continue reading June 2021: Recent Reads
Fables, Folklore, and Fairy Tales: 10 Delightful Retellings for Kids and Adults
Photo by Olya Kobruseva from Pexels This post may contain affiliate links, which means I’ll receive a commission if you purchase through my links, at no extra cost to you. Please read full disclosure for more information. We're in the midst of a "fractured fairy tale" unit in 4th grade ELA right now (last unit of the year!). How… Continue reading Fables, Folklore, and Fairy Tales: 10 Delightful Retellings for Kids and Adults
The Power of the Tiny (Atomic Habits)
Dear Readers, I'm putting my Things Good Readers Do series on pause for awhile. Though I am looking forward to completing it, because I want to share the things I do to help little readers grow, I don't quite have the brain space to work on those types of posts while preparing for an international… Continue reading The Power of the Tiny (Atomic Habits)
