Part Two Ironically, I couldn't narrow my nonfiction reads down to just 5. I say "ironic" because I read so much more fiction than nonfiction! So I decided, "Why limit myself to an arbitrary number?" Books can often be a "top read" based on when you and the book find each other. What I find… Continue reading Top Nonfiction Reads of 2020
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Top 5 Fiction Reads of 2020
As promised, here is my first installment of: My criteria for including titles on this list are a combination of most of these: I ranked it with 5 stars on GoodreadsIt stuck with me for a long time after reading itIt made me thinkThe writing itself was beautiful, the characters were well-developed, and/or the storyline… Continue reading Top 5 Fiction Reads of 2020
December 2020: Recent Reads
A piece of nostalgia...the nativity scene I grew up with. I'll be honest, after reading so many FABULOUS books in November, this past month was a bit of a let down. I guess I've been in a some kind of a slump. Makes me want to go read some Anne of Green Gables just for… Continue reading December 2020: Recent Reads
5 Books on Technology, Productivity, and Relationships
Photo by Vlada Karpovich on Pexels.com When the pandemic hit this spring, I all of a sudden found myself in a very different position than normal: for the first time in pretty much ever, I had no set schedule. At that point, we hadn't created a fixed online school schedule. With an entire work day… Continue reading 5 Books on Technology, Productivity, and Relationships
Class vs. Teacher Reading Challenge
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com One of the things that has been killing me about teaching online is that I can't have my class do their 15 minutes of daily independent reading at the beginning of ELA class, nor meet for one-on-one reading conferences during that time. Last year, students read independently every day and… Continue reading Class vs. Teacher Reading Challenge
September 2020: Recent Reads
Photo by VisionPic .net on Pexels.com I'm sneaking in under the wire, getting this done on the 15th instead of before - happy #backtoschool to me! Back to school season is always crazy and lasts far longer than non-teachers realize. I don't know if this year is harder per se, but it is certainly a… Continue reading September 2020: Recent Reads
Read-aloud Ideas
Want to skip straight to the read-aloud suggestions ? Click here Today on Instagram, I reposted a quote from Mem Fox that a friend posted: When I say to a parent, "read to a child," I don't want it to sound like medicine. I want it to sound like chocolate. Mem Fox Reading aloud is… Continue reading Read-aloud Ideas
