Author: Christina
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Things Good Readers Do: Skim and Scan
Here it is: Part Two of the Things Good Readers Do series! In Part 1, we talked about the habits of good readers, which, when practiced, is how people become lifelong readers. If you’re new here, you might want to read the series introduction before diving in here today. In…
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May 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. Nonfiction | Fiction | Student Spotlight It’s already time to write about my recent reads again? This past month flew by!…
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Galápagos Trip + Some Travel Tips
While you were happily reading about my WWII book recommendations last week, I was secretly (internet-wise) off on a quick trip to the Galápagos Islands! I had mentioned how I hoped to take this trip here. And I actually did it. I’m pretty proud of myself. It’s rare that I…
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10 WWII Books that will Break Your Heart and Inspire Your Soul
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. Nonfiction – Biographies and Autobiographies | Historical Fiction We just wrapped up part 1 of the Things Good Readers Do series…
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Things Good Readers Do: Talk about Books
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. Why should readers talk about books? | What do good readers talk about? | How I teach book talk in the…
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April 2021: Recent Reads
This post contains links to things I recommend! Some of those links may be affiliate links, which means, at no extra cost to you, I’ll receive a commission if you purchase through my links. Please read full disclosure for more information. This month went by in the blink of an eye! And…
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Things Good Readers Do: Make it a Habit
This post contains lots of links, because I like to give you connections to helpful things! Some of those links may be 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. Why Develop The…
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Things Good Readers Do: Set Goals + Track their Reading
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. Happy Easter weekend! I have Good Friday and Easter Monday off this weekend, for which I am so thankful. I’m using…
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Things Good Readers Do: Abandon Books
We’ve started talking in this series about the habits of good readers. Once we know what good readers do, we can start to practice them, have our little ones practice them, and help all of us become even better readers. Last post, I talked about how I teach kids how…
a Look at a Book 