2 minCreating a Digital Book TastingThis week, my students chose novels for literature circles. Under normal circumstances, I stack piles of books around my classroom and...
2 minReading Brings Us Closer: How to Implement a Community Read AloudIt started with First Chapter Fridays. Like many teachers, I was looking for ways to continue connecting with my middle school ELA...
5 minFive Alternatives to Book Reports Your Students Will Love Book reports and summaries are a thing of the past. Engage your middle and high school students with five book report alternatives that...
4 min5 Alternatives to Traditional Reading Comprehension QuestionsTired of asking your students the same old question-and-answer, paper-and-pencil style reading comprehension questions? Here are five...
4 minPassion Projects for Independent ReadingAs teachers, we often feel like in order to get kids learning, we need to be driving the work of learning. Passion projects will prove...
6 minDrop Everything to Create Readers"We need books that affect us like a disaster, that grieve us deeply, like the death of someone we loved more than ourselves, like being...
3 minGoogle Classroom Book Club: How to engage your student readers onlineImagine being able to encourage your student readers from home. Even better, imagine your student readers encouraging other student...
3 min4 Student Roles for Digital Literature CirclesIf you've read my blog posts, you know I love literature circles. I love the freedom and choice they provide students. I love that the...
4 min4 Essentials for Literature Circles in Google Classroom I love literature circles. I love giving my students ownership of their learning and choice when picking their novles. I also know that...
2 minCreating a Digital Book TastingThis week, my students chose novels for literature circles. Under normal circumstances, I stack piles of books around my classroom and...
4 min5 Alternatives to Traditional Reading Comprehension QuestionsTired of asking your students the same old question-and-answer, paper-and-pencil style reading comprehension questions? Here are five...
5 min5 Tips for Planning Literature Circles that WorkLiterature circles are engaging, meaningful, and lead students to deeper levels of understanding. Implementing literature circles...
5 minEverything You Need to Know About Implementing Literature CirclesLiterature circles are more than just the latest educational jargon. They're a trend for a reason: literature circles work! They get our...