CELEBRATE This Week XIV
I’m glad you are here to celebrate! For more information, check out the CELEBRATE This Week page. Please use #clebratelu to share.One.I needed to hear these words from Gari Meacham… Read more CELEBRATE This Week XIV →
The Book Stack
I love A Writing Kind of Day by Ralph Fletcher. It is one of my favorite sources for poems to launch poetry units. His poem, Walking, is one of my favorites. This line: I write the way I walk often lingers in my mind. Pink Me Up always makes me laugh. I read it to start a professional development session I led last Wednesday. The voice is loud and clear, making it a great text to help students learn how to find their voices when writing. One way,… Read more The Book Stack →
Book Stack
Bad Apple is written and illustrated by Edward Hemingway (Putnam Books, an imprint of Penguin, 2012). I love this whimsical book with rich illustrations and fun word play. Even better… Read more Book Stack →
Celebrate This Week {Link-Up}
Happy Saturday! I’m glad you’re here to celebrate together. Share your links below. You can also share on Twitter (#celebratelu) or on Facebook at the Discover. Play. Build. page. For… Read more Celebrate This Week {Link-Up} →
Reading Like a Writer
These are three books I’m hoping to dig into a little more. If you click on the titles, it will take you to Heinemann’s website and sample chapters from all of the books. Falling in Love with Close Reading: Lessons for Analyzing Texts and Life Notice & Note: Strategies for Close Reading Text & Lessons for Content Area Reading Since Deb and I have been asked to encourage and support middle schoolers in annotating text and showing their thinking while reading content area material, I’ve changed my reading patterns a… Read more Reading Like a Writer →
The Power of Books to Bond a Family
When we adopted Jordan last January he left his second grade class in the middle of reading aloud Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. One of the first things… Read more The Power of Books to Bond a Family →
Celebrate in the Mess
Instructional Writing Coach: This is my job title. It doesn’t matter if you are in the field of education or not, there isn’t a single person who will light up… Read more Celebrate in the Mess →
The Book Stack
Here’s a little conglomeration of a pile. Read the first page and you’ll be hooked on this new series by Kate Klimo. You will also be set for an outstanding… Read more The Book Stack →
A New Favorite Book + A Giveaway
CARNIVORES by Aaron Reynolds and Dan SantatChronicle Books, 2013 This may have just went to the top of my favorite books. I’ve read it in a 2nd grade, 5th grade,… Read more A New Favorite Book + A Giveaway →