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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Slice of Life: The Last Line Matters! #SOL18 #TWTBlog
Authors often make their intentions known on the last page. How we choose to end our story often leaves our reader with a strong...
06 November, 2018
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It’s Monday! We Are Reading Some Small Books With Big Messages #IMWAYR #BuildYourStack #itsallaboutthebooks
Our standards ask young writers to draft narratives that have meaning and significance. This expectation seemed lofty at first. Then we began to...
05 November, 2018
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Mentor Teaching Moves: How Do You Know They Are Really Reading? #T4TMoments
Readers Workshop is up and running in elementary classrooms! Students are choosing books, setting goals and joining book clubs. When your students are...
01 November, 2018
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Slice of Life: Books Can Be Helpers #SOL18 #TWTBlog
Halloween parties. Red Sox celebrations. Carving pumpkins. Jumping in the leaves. These are things young children should be consumed with right now. So...
30 October, 2018
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It’s Monday! Look for the Helpers and Look for Books #BuildYourStack #IMWAYR
We are both overwhelmed by the events that occurred this past week. It is hard to know what to do, how to be...
29 October, 2018
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Slice of Life: Teachers Teach Students – Programs are Simply Tools #SOL18
It was early morning and I was anticipating the big day ahead of us. We were on our way to Mount Pico in...
23 October, 2018
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It’s Monday! This Dynamic Duo is LOL #IMWAYR #BuildYourStack #itsallaboutthebooks
If you want a fun read aloud for first, second, and third graders, don’t miss Sir Simon: Super Scarer. Kids will fall in...
22 October, 2018
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