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
Tag: upper elementary
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
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
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 kids and their books. But… Continue reading Things Good Readers Do: Series Introduction
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] perfect and funny. I will cry.… Continue reading The Best Read-Aloud Book: The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles + Free Resources
August 2020: 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. After a not-so-awesome reading month in July, I read more books this month than any other so far this year! It certainly helped that for five… Continue reading August 2020: Recent Reads
Classroom Library: Organization
Note: 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 out a simple, sustainable way to organize your classroom library… Continue reading Classroom Library: Organization
The Best Teacher Book I’ve Ever Read
Photo by bongkarn thanyakij on Pexels.com 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… Continue reading The Best Teacher Book I’ve Ever Read
