Tag: Teaching
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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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Things Good Readers Do: Series Introduction
When I published the top reading tips from educators post last month, I was so excited to share those tips with parents and anyone who has kids in their lives. I’m still excited, because I think that post is a great start for people to know how to interact with…
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The Best Read-Aloud Book: The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles + Free Resources
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. This is the best book in the world. – A reluctant reader who only reads Magic Tree House books [It was]…
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Watermelon Handles: Reflections
Can you visualize it? If God dreamt up pockets in kangaroos and the weird fin-leg-things on amoebae, surely he would have thought of making watermelons grow handles. I can’t help it: every time I pass that line in my quote book, laughter bubbles out of me. Because while I normally…
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Class vs. Teacher Reading Challenge
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…
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50 Read-aloud Suggestions for All Ages
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. Want to skip straight to the read-aloud suggestions ? Click here Or, if you’d like to go to the recommendations for…
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Classroom Library: Organization
Note at the time of writing: If you are starting the year virtually, this may not be the time to think of overhauling your physical classroom library. Bookmark this post so you can return to it at a later date. It will still be here! If you’re like me, figuring…
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The Best Teacher Book I’ve Ever Read
Last year, toward the end of the school year, my co-teacher recommended a book to me for summer reading. I’ve worked with her long enough to know that her suggestions are good and worth considering 99% of the time. And that other 1% just needs a tweak to be amazing.…
a Look at a Book 