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Sharing successes and challenges through teaching while becoming a (hopefully) published author.
The Class Novel: Designing engaging activities linked to class books (Part 1..maybe?)
Reading a class novel can be a powerful way to model language and to design mini lessons. This post explores how I choose books, start to design lessons, and it also provides a sample lesson for the book Out of My Mind. This might be the start of a series—if people are interested.
Picture Books Part 3: How to Choose the Right Book…
How do you choose the perfect picture book? This post will give you strategies to find books to use as anchor texts for lessons.
Picture Books Part 2: 3 Books to Start the Year
3 picture books to start the year. Could be used in the intermediate or the primary classroom. A call for the importance of diverse books so that kids can see themselves reflected in literature.