I know a thing or two about struggling readers, both as a classroom teacher and as a mom, and one of my favorite tools for helping kids delve into reading is offering it up as a way to get more interaction with a current obsession. Sometimes that means putting a car magazine in the hands… Continue reading Get Your Kids Hooked on Books with Netflix
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4th Grade Read Alouds
This year my kids took on the work of bedtime reading themselves, so our count of read aloud books isn't what it used to be. I'm not too sad about it, though, because the fact that my kids have turned into people who require a book to read by the light of a bedside lamp… Continue reading 4th Grade Read Alouds
The City of Ember Book Club
I like to start book club meetings with a warm-up activity. It helps break the ice, helps get everyone's thoughts centered on the book, and sets the scene for a good time. This time we played a simple game of Who Said It? Warm-Up - Who Said It? To play Who Said It?, I wrote… Continue reading The City of Ember Book Club
How I Personalize All About Reading for Success with My Dyslexic Learners
When my kids were in 2nd grade, we reached what felt like a crisis point with reading. I was dragging them through All About Reading, but it felt entirely like dragging. Every day's reading time was miserable, and every day was frustrating to the point of meltdown. I was beyond overwhelmed, so I did some… Continue reading How I Personalize All About Reading for Success with My Dyslexic Learners
Discussion Questions for Restart by Gordon Korman
As I've shared with you before, this year I started a middle grade book club for kids in our homeschool community. We began by choosing our books for the year with a book tasting. This September we met for our first discussion meeting about Gordon Korman's Restart, the story of a notorious bully who falls… Continue reading Discussion Questions for Restart by Gordon Korman
Books to Read Aloud in 3rd Grade
This year I didn't do as great of a job on keeping track of all the books we read aloud as I did in 2nd grade, but I've still got a great list of wonderful books to share with you. These books are a great fit for reading aloud to 3rd graders. I know because… Continue reading Books to Read Aloud in 3rd Grade
How to Host a Book Tasting
In the new school year, I want to give my kids the rich experience of sharing a book with friends, of thoughtfully turning a book inside out with discussion. There wasn't an existing book club around us, so I decided to start a book club for our homeschool community. After I posted an all call… Continue reading How to Host a Book Tasting
Holiday Gift Guide: Gifts for Young Readers
Thanks for visiting one of my holiday gift guides. I hope that you'll find some great gift ideas for the young readers in your life. This post contains affiliate links. Clicking on them costs you nothing and helps to support the upkeep of this blog. Thank you! For Littles Wearables Help establish a child's… Continue reading Holiday Gift Guide: Gifts for Young Readers
Fun and Fearless Shakespeare for Kids
(This post contains affiliate links.) I'm about to tell you something that not everyone will agree with. Ready? I think it's NUTS that a great many teachers expect teenagers to open up a script for a Shakespeare play and plow through it with perfect comprehension. The truth is that Shakespeare wrote hundreds of years ago.… Continue reading Fun and Fearless Shakespeare for Kids
Family Book Club: The Chocolate Touch
(This post contains affiliate links. Clicking on them costs you nothing and helps to support the upkeep of this blog. Thank you for your support.) As an adult, my book club night is one of the events I look forward to the most each month. Over the years, I've gotten to forge friendships with women… Continue reading Family Book Club: The Chocolate Touch
