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
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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)
Things Good Readers Do: Skim and Scan
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. 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,… Continue reading Things Good Readers Do: Skim and Scan
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. Photo by Polina Kovaleva on Pexels.com Nonfiction | Fiction | Student Spotlight It's already time to write about my recent reads again? This past month flew… Continue reading May 2021: Recent Reads
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 Photo by Polina Zimmerman on Pexels.com We just wrapped up part 1 of the Things Good Readers Do… Continue reading 10 WWII Books that will Break Your Heart and Inspire Your Soul
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 classroom | Tips for Grownups… Continue reading Things Good Readers Do: Talk about Books
April 2021: Recent Reads
Photo by Anthony on Pexels.com 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… Continue reading April 2021: Recent Reads
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 Habit | How to Develop… Continue reading Things Good Readers Do: Make it a Habit
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 the time to get caught… Continue reading Things Good Readers Do: Set Goals + Track their Reading
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 to find "just right" books.… Continue reading Things Good Readers Do: Abandon Books
