Tips, strategies, and stories to help kids fall in love with reading.
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helping kids find their new favorite book
One of my fifth graders fell in love with Aron Steinke’s Mr. Wolf’s Class series at the beginning of the school year. He flew through the entire series, becoming a bigger and bigger fan with each book.
When he finished the series he asked...
missing last year’s students
Does anyone else find themselves missing your students from last year a whole heck of a lot at the beginning of a new school year?
I am loving my new kiddos, but I am also really missing my readers from last year.
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the only book I read in middle school
I read one book in middle school.
Three years: one book.
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After consuming all sorts of boo...
the things they remember
My wife teaches a high school class called Introduction to K-12 Education.
My wife teaches a high school class called Introduction to K-12 Education. A large part of the class is her students spending time helping out in classrooms. This s...
the books we’re reading to start the year
One of my favorite things about the start of a new school year is getting to know my new students, and one of the my favorite ways to get to know them is through the books and book creators that they love.
One of my favorite things about t...
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I am a husband, father of five and a fifth grade teacher at the elementary school that I attended as a child. I've written a couple of books with my friend Donalyn Miller: Game Changer! and The Commonsense Guide to Your Classroom Library.
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