A School Librarian Sharing Books & #ClassroomBookADay
Love Graphic Novels or know of a child who does? Well known graphic novel illustrators such as Gene Luen Yang, Jeffrey Brown, Charise Mericle Harper, and many more came together to create One World, Many Stories—a FREE & DOWNLOADABLE graphic novel that you can access at Every Child a Reader here. What’s more? Kids can engage with the story and personalize their… Read More
Join fellow children’s books lovers to celebrate the 98th annual Children’s Book Week next week! Over 700 bookstores, libraries, and schools are participating with activity hours, author readings, and more. Find the nearest location to you celebrating Children’s Book Week on a BRAND NEW interactive map on the Every Child a Reader website here. I know I’ll be celebrating in Milwaukee with Boswell… Read More
Have your children voted yet for the Children’s Choice Book Awards? Elmo has! Check out what he has to say about his love of books and his vote. Have your students vote at everychildareader.net/vote until May 7th!
Are you planning on celebrating Children’s Book Week? Now is a good time to get ready for May 1-7, and Every Child a Reader has FREE resources for you! Teachers, librarians, bookstores, and parents can find activity pages, bookmarks and much more on the Every Child a Reader website here! I’m honored this year to be one of the Children’s Book Week Champions,… Read More
One of the things I loved most about teaching was sharing books with students and hearing their opinions on them when they finished. Especially in middle school, those kids won’t hesitate to tell you their honest opinions! I particularly loved when they were enthusiastically emphatic one way or the other. A great way to have your students participate more widely… Read More
I’m all about any day that lets us celebrate reading with our students. Any chance I have to encourage more excitement around reading is something I want to talk up in my classroom. That’s why I enjoyed Read Across America Day. Even with my middle school students, I celebrated Read Across America Day every year I taught. But as I… Read More
I have something new in the works. And I’m hopeful it will get me back to blogging more here, and offer other opportunities. Stay tuned as plans, details, and website are finalized, & I’ll be back soon to tell you more!
Things have changed a bit since the last time I posted (which was far too long ago)! I am no longer teaching middle school language arts, as I left the classroom at the end of the semester, and this week started my new role as the National Literacy Consultant for Custom Education Solutions. It was a difficult decision to leave… Read More
