A few weeks ago the Stenhouse blog did a week of Book Spine Poetry. I loved the idea and started noticing the poems found in the stacks of books I have sitting around my classroom and home. I found this one and thought I would share. How have you or your [...]
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Wordless Wednesday – Found Poems
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged books, literacy, poetry, Stenhouse on May 16, 2012 | 5 Comments »
August 10 for 10: 10 of our Favorite Picture Books!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged books, favorites, reading on August 10, 2011 | 13 Comments »
Cathy Mere at Reflect and Refine and Mandy Robek at Enjoy and Embrace Learning invited us to join in this 2nd annual fun picture book event. We happily accepted the challenge to join our Twitter friends and choose just 10 of our favorite picture books and highlight them here. Enjoy reading our choices and then [...]
Books & Boys – A Review of Pam Allyn’s Best Books for Boys
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged books, boys, reading on July 11, 2011 | 1 Comment »
”Reading can feel as risky as walking a tightrope even if it doesn’t look nearly as daring.” – Pam Allyn We feel very fortunate to be asked to read and review Pam Allyn’s new book Best Books for Boys: How to Engage Boys in Reading in Ways That Will Change Their Lives. It was a book [...]
The possibilities in reading aloud
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged books, reading on September 11, 2010 | 1 Comment »
This week I had the pleasure of going around to classrooms, introducing myself as the new literacy teacher, and reading aloud to the kids. I loved it! It reminded me of the power of a well-chosen book – how it can build community, provide laughs, and allow you to connect to a group of kids [...]
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