As teachers we are all too familiar with the emphasis placed on nonfiction text. We know, and want, to expose children to high quality nonfiction text on a daily basis. In an effort to help, I have been compiling a list of sites that offer text for students at no cost. Yesterday, I came across an […]
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Book Review: The Genius Files by Dan Gutman
** Contact us if you would like to have one of our engaging mentor text sessions come to your campus! ** Why I Picked It Up: Two reasons. First, the author is a favorite of mine and my son, he makes both of us giggle as we read. Second, the twins in the book are named […]
Book Review: Hippos Are Huge, by Jonathan London
Why I Picked It Up: Is it weird to have a fascination with hippos? I can’t say that I think they’re cute or that they’re my favorite animal, but they’re so peculiar – dare I say boring? Therefore, I am fascinated by people who would go out of their way to write a book about […]
Did you know…FREE iBooks from the Library of Congress!
While my true love is literature, I also have a soft spot for history, which explains why I seem to gravitate towards primary sources. I especially love when primary sources help tell a story, or provide background information to make a story I’m reading come alive for me. Books like Port Chicago 50, Lincoln’s Grave Robbers, and […]
Book Review: A Boy Called Dickens by Deborah Hopkinson
Why I Picked It Up: I originally picked up this picture book thinking it would be a biography. Sherry and I are always working on expanding our popular session Historical Fusions, and so we are continuously searching for quality biographies to add to our collection. Why I Finished It: This book is different from any I have […]
App Review: ChatterPix Kids
I am a firm believer that, when it comes to your toolbox of apps for the classroom, less is more. I’ll spare you the soapbox this time (you can read about it in this blog post if you are really interested!) and just tell you that this is one of the apps on my shortlist. ChatterPix lets […]
