Slice of Life: Hopeful Thoughts #SOL18 #TWTBlog
I bend down to stretch my hip and glance at my watch. Twenty minutes to go. 26,000 runners are lined up to run...
04 December, 2018
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It’s Monday! Check Out These Traditional Tales Published in 2018 #IMWAYR #BuildYourStack
When we looked over the stacks of books (#Buildyourstack) we read over the last six months, we noticed the amount of new traditional...
03 December, 2018
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Mentor Teaching Moves: How Do You Rotate Inventory in Your Classroom Library? #T4TMoments #BookLove
Finding time to rotate inventory and keep the selection of books in your classroom library fresh can be hard to pull off. We...
29 November, 2018
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Slice of Life: Some Days Reading is the Best PreWriting #SOL18 #TWTBlog
I came home from NCTE with a stack of books. This past weekend was cold. My cozy reading chair was beckoning me. So...
27 November, 2018
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It’s Monday! And the Winners Are… #IMWAYR #BuildYourStack
The Children’s Book Awards Luncheon is always a highlight of the NCTE conference. This year we were seated with poet and writing teacher,...
26 November, 2018
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Slice of Life: When Problems Become Traditions #SOL18 #TWTBlog
Hey! Hands off! I swat my son’s hand off the turkey. I just want one piece of bacon. It’s my favorite part and it’s...
20 November, 2018
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It’s Monday! We Read The Parker Inheritance and Had a Fangirl Moment at NCTE #IMWAYR #BuildYourStack
You know a middle-grade novel is compelling when you are sitting in your driveway after a two-hour commute because you can’t stop listening....
19 November, 2018
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Slice of Life: Lessons from the Pop Fly Catch #SOL18 #TWTBlog
Crack! I look up. My eyes follow the ball as it soars through the air. As it begins to drop, I cover my eyes. ...
13 November, 2018
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It’s Monday! Here’s Our Not-So-Short Caldecott Short List #IMWAYR #BuildYourStack #itsallboutthebooks
So many schools are hosting Mock Caldecott awards in preparation for the announcement of the winners on January 28. We decided to join...
12 November, 2018
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Mentor Teaching Moves: Imagine if Book Love Was In the Air! #T4TMoments #itsallaboutthebooks
As we walked through the hallways at the Johnson Elementary School, we were reminded of Lillian Katz’s words, “Dispositions are not learned by children...
08 November, 2018
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