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Colby Sharp
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Our First Ten Picture Book Read Alouds

There is something extra magical about the beginning of the year read alouds. Getting to know a new group of kids through beautiful books brings me so much joy. I love everything about it. Even watching where they choose to sit on the carpe...

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The first week of the school year

I totally forgot how much fun it is to meet new students and their families. The first week of the school year was more fun and more exhausting than I remembered.

Our first two days of the week were filled with a whole lot of meetings. I’...

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I’m never ready, but I’m always excited

Going back to school is always exciting for me, but I don’t think that I am ever ready. The transition from summer mode to school mode is a huge shock to the system that I don’t think I’ll ever get used to.

On Saturday afternoon, I finall...

15 days ago
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I cannot wait to read these books to my new students

I am about a week away from my first day of school! I’ve been to school a few times to “work on my room”. It hasn’t gone very well. Pretty much all of the time I have been at school, I’ve just hung out and talked to my colleagues. Not very...

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Selecting our first read aloud of the school year

I love reading aloud to my students, so selecting the first read aloud of the school year brings me a whole lot of joy. This year’s selection is one that I have read aloud to my students in the past, but I have never read it to kick off the...

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  • Colby Sharp

    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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