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Sep 12, 2016
"When Readers Find The Books Seeking Them"
“When Readers Find The Books Seeking Them”: Two Teachers Talk Twin Towers TitlesTHIS IS A CROSS-POST BLOG from THESE 4 CORNERS (Paul's Blog)A ...
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Apr 27, 2016
#WallowinWonder: 1677: "What Makes Your Tongue Burn?"
We've been working with Catalog Verse in Room 407. You might recognize this type of poem if you've ever listened to:"My Favorite Things" from The ...
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Apr 24, 2016
#WallowinWonder: #201:"What is the Best Place on Earth?"
This picture is from our family vacation in Northern Michigan last fall. This area is often referred to by locals as "God's Country." While walking ...
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Apr 21, 2016
Wallow in Wonder Poem 14, 15, and 16: Synthesis/Sestina Poem
You've probably wondered where I've been. I wish I could answer like Zora Neale Hurston's Janie from Their Eyes Were Watching God to say, "I've been ...
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Apr 14, 2016
Wallow in Wonder Poem 13: #1667 "How Do Homing Pigeons Find Their Way Home?"
"How to Find Your Way Home"Move about--from little room to little room.Look about--little room after little room.Move in--make this one your little ...
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Apr 12, 2016
Wallow in Wonder Poem 12: #1666: "Why are There Seven Days in a Week?"
I'm going to cheat a little today. Only because our students in Room 407 are working with Pantoum form today and tomorrow.And. . .Pantoum has seven ...
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Apr 11, 2016
Wallow in Wonder Poem 11: #115: "Are Debit Cards and Credit Cards the Same?"
I've already used one of these machines today. And by the end of the day, I will have probably used one again. It reminds me that while in ...
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Apr 10, 2016
WallowInWonder Two-For Sunday: Poems 9 and 10
Feeling a little under the weather and I did not get a post in on Saturday. So, if you are following the blog during the month of April, you are ...
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Apr 9, 2016
Wallow in Wonder Poem 8: "Why Can't You Drive As Fast As You Want?"
I am very late to the game today. It's been that kind of week. And here we are. . .at the end. . .of that kind of week. You know the kind of week, ...
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AudioFile’s 2019 Best Young Adult Audiobooks represent a compelling mix of listening for teens. This year’s list includes adventure, ...
Nerdy Book Club
Dec 9, 2019
2019 Nerdy Book Club Award Ballot Opens In the beginning, Nerdy was a community-driven book award blog, and we still hold the Nerdy Book ...
Nerdy Book Club
Dec 6, 2019
Whether you are a teacher leader or you are a leader of a school, you have the ability to lead with reading. All of our students need us to be ...
Nerdy Book Club
Dec 2, 2019
This Thanksgiving, we were blessed with fifteen dinner guests—spanning four generations of family and friends. Although my mother and aunts ...
Nerdy Book Club
Nov 30, 2019
I teach a lot of twelfth grade. Newly adults, they are often in one of two places: ready to graduate yesterday, or clinging to their swiftly ...
Nerdy Book Club
Nov 27, 2019
I had a lovely two day week with my students. One of the highlights was a field trip to a bowling alley that we took to celebrate the end of their ...
Nerdy Book Club
Nov 26, 2019
A funny thing happened to my resolve to post to this blog from time to time. Well, not terribly funny, but if someone had taken a video using their ...
Goddess of YAL
Nov 23, 2019
Getting an idea for a picture book can be the trickiest part of the process. But sometimes you get lucky, and an idea is given to you. In ...
Nerdy Book Club
Nov 22, 2019
“I’m glad you’re my child’s teacher.” A Black mom recently told me that on the same day that a white dad did. ...
Nerdy Book Club
