Well, another year is in the books! Anyone know why we say that? There must be an interesting story behind it. Hmmm…mental note to look into it for a future post. 2016 is just hours old, which brings up the yearly question: What are your New Year’s Resolutions? Do you have the standard “eat less” and […]
Here are some of the fabulous books I read in December. Preschool (3-5 years): Preschool (3-5 years) & Early Elementary (5-8 years): Early Elementary (5-8 years): Early Elementary (5-8 years) & Middle Grades (8-12 years): Middle Grades (8-12 years) & Young Adult (12+ years):
Last night at Christmas Eve mass, our priest did a magical thing: he read a picture book as part of his homily! With his gentle voice reciting the beautiful rhyming text, both children and adults in the congregation were hanging on his every word. The book Santa’s Birthday Gift by Sherrill S. Cannon, tells the […]
Love this New York Times cartoon by Grant Snider!
PiBoIdMo, or Picture Book Idea Month, by author Tara Lazar, is over…sniff, sniff. I took my pledge today that I “do solemnly swear” I completed the challenge. During PiBoIdMo, you try to come up with at least 30 new picture book ideas during the month of November. Along the way, there is a guest blog […]
Of the books I read this month, here are the ones I’d recommend. I’ve had fun reading books by Roald Dahl with my students! Preschool (3-5 years) & Early Elementary (5-8 years): Early Elementary (5-8 years): Middle Grade (8-12 years): Middle Grade (8-12 years) & Young Adult (12+): Happy reading!
Today I am thankful for time with family, delicious food and a few days off of work to get caught up on writing and reading! Happy Thanksgiving!
It’s time for another Scholastic Book Talk! The designated books in my school’s library will get a QR code attached to them. When the code is scanned by a student using a smartphone, ipad, etc., the book talk video will pop-up on their screen and give them a summary of the book. We now have […]
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