Monthly Archives: February 2017

Don’t be Afraid

We are one day out from our March Challenge. I was not going to write today. I was not going to use one of my way to few ideas before March. I will need every idea I can to write … Continue reading

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It’s Monday! What are you reading?Fantasy

This week I stepped into a fantasy novel for 3rd, 4th and 5th graders. I needed a bit of a fun read and The Castle in the Mist was just that. This little book was written by Amy Ephron. You … Continue reading

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Fact, Opinion and Fake – Thinking About Navigating the News

I have fallen behind on my reading kids books. I am reading to many newspaper articles, magazines and blog posts and wondering how teachers are helping students make sense of the current political situation. How do you help students navigate the … Continue reading

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Stories hold us together –

“Everything is held together with stories. That is all that is holding us together, stories and compassion.”  Barry Lopez A quote used today as the staff of the school I work for meet for this first time this year. It … Continue reading

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It’s Monday! What are you reading? Adult/YA

(A post written awhile ago and never posted.  An odd thing to do – thought I would send it out today.) I still puzzle over the line between Adult fiction and YA fiction or teen fiction. Here is what Book … Continue reading

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