Scaffolds Critical Thinking and Enables Flipped Learning 1 reading tool for the whole school, customized by level and subject. College Readiness Self-directed Research Content-Area Literacy Social Studies, ELA, Foreign Language: Spanish, French, Gaelic, Arabic... Teacher Prof. Development Apply classroom learning to the real world. Build case studies together. Flip your class with 1 tool for both video and text. While great for reading, you can also Ponder any video you browse to on YouTube, Vimeo or Dropbox! Engage in sophisticated dialogue without the bottleneck of writing. Readability-Score.com - Free Online Readability Calculator - Flesch Kincaid, ...
Student Blogging Challenge - Connect and learn through blogging shelfari Your Students Should Be Writing to Authors You work hard to make sure your students are passionate readers. You make sure high-quality books line the shelves of your classroom library, even when they cost more than your monthly paycheck. So when you see a student who seems to have fallen in love with an author, it kind of takes your breath away, right? Writers can change a person’s worldview. Social media is such a constant presence that it can be easier and quicker to just send a tweet to your favorite author or Instagram a photo of you with their book in hand. Recently I read a book put out by Candlewick Press called Journeys: Young Readers’ Letters to Authors Who Changed Their Lives. Here’s an excerpt from one letter sprung from The Lions of Little Rock: “Dear Kristin Levine, … I am black. Help your students connect to the writers that open up new spaces for them. Tell them their voice matters. Readers make up half the story. Explain that they might not get a reply. Don’t let this stop your students from writing.
The Ultimate YA Bookshelf YALSA's Ultimate Teen Bookshelf (PDF) highlights must-have teen materials for libraries. The Ultimate Teen Bookshelf, with titles listed on this webpage and as a PDF download, was developed in conjunction with the United We Serve initiative. The list includes 50 books, five magazines and five audio books. Librarians can use this collection to ensure they have quality materials to attract teens; parents and teens can use it to find interesting books and materials to keep reading skills sharp between school years. “During the summer months it is critical for young people to continue to read and visit the library. Download the full list (PDF)! Books Acceleration by Graham McNamee Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce All Things Bright and Beautiful by James Herriot American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix Beauty by Robin McKinley Black and White by Paul Volponi Blizzard! Magazines Game Pro Seventeen Rolling Stone Shonen Jump Mad
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The United States of YA A while back, I posted in the forums asking for people to help me find a YA book for every single state in the US. A lot of you helped me out, and so did this list when I needed to fill in the gaps. I didn’t tell you what I was using the info for, but now I’m finally able to reveal my true intentions. NEW! How many states have you read?
Dig Deeper Into Poetry With Close Reads Over the past few weeks my students have been studying the poetry genre. My third graders have truly loved reading and writing poems. They quickly anointed authors like Shel Silverstein and Jack Prelutsky, who entertained them with hilarious prose, as their favorite poets of all time. I was thrilled that a few days into this unit students began arriving at school each morning with poetry books, pages bookmarked, asking if they could share a few poems with the class. Of course they could! While they were loving poetry and reading it voraciously, I realized my students were only just scratching the surface — looking for funny content without truly understanding a poem’s meaning or the poet’s message. Getting Started — Not Quite as Easy as I Thought My students are familiar with close-reading strategies. Trying to apply the close-reading strategies I use with fiction and nonfiction text to poetry was a lot like trying to fit a square peg into a round hole. Modeling On Their Own Success! Genia
What's Next (in a series) Our What's Next®: Books in Series database helps you search series fiction. A series is two or more books linked by character(s), settings, or other common traits. e.g. Sue Grafton's "A is for Alibi", "B is for..." etc. or the "Star Wars" series Search for a Book The What's Next®: Books in Series database was developed and is maintained by the Kent District Library. We're looking for stories and feedback related to your experience with our What's Next® database. Kent District Library welcomes other libraries to link to this database.
2013 Summer Reading Lists of Children's Books and Books for Teens Are you looking for a summer reading list for your child or teen? Keep your child reading all summer with this selection of 2013 summer reading lists. These lists of recommended children's books and young adult books are generally organized by grade levels. 1. These annotated 2012 reading lists come from the Houston Area Independent Schools Library Network (HAISLN). 3. This series of 8-12 page reading lists that you can download as PDFs comes from The Public Schools of Brookline, Massachusetts. 4. 2013 Summer Reading List for Students Entering Grades K-6 The list, which is organized by grade level, includes cover art, a brief summary, the copyright date and the genre/themes of recommended books for children entering kindergarten through sixth grade. 5. There are links to five reading lists on the Boston (Massachusetts) Public Schools' Summer Stuff page. 6. 7. 2013 Middle School Summer Reading List 8. 2013 Notable Children's Books 10. 2013 Summer Reading List for Grades 5-8 11.
Krista' s Picks Jane Austen at The Republic of Pemberley Reading Comprehension Resources for Teachers (9, 10, 11, & 12) Highlights Classroom Organization Tips Did you resolve to get organized this year? Our Top 10 Classroom Organization Tips will help you get your classroom in shape for the months ahead, whether your existing system needs a tune-up or you're ready for a total overhaul. February Calendar of Events February is full of events that you can incorporate into your standard curriculum. Our Educators' Calendar outlines activities for each event, including: Eating Disorders Awareness Week (2/21-27) and Leap Day (2/29). Black History Month Black History Month (February) is here. Videos Interested in using different types of media in your classroom? Coding & Computer Science Introduce your students to basic coding and computer science!