LITERACY
“Books need to have their spines cracked, their covers opened, and their pages ruffled for them to come alive.”
― Chris Grabenstein, Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics
 Student Shelfie 1 |  Writing about our reading |  Interdisciplinary Learning |
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 Writing in math |  Peer feedback |  Writing Anchor Chart |
 Student choice & voice |  Student Shelfie 2 |  Critical thinking |
 Reading and writing in SS |  Reading strategies |  Student Shelfie 3 |
 Feedback |  Variety of genres |
My 40 Book Challenge 2015-2016
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1. A Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd 4*
2. The Whispering Town by Jennifer Elvgrin 5*
3. Eye to Eye: How Animals See the World by Steve Jenkins 4*
4. Red Butterfly by A.L. Sonnichsen 5*
5. Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff 4*
6. The Impossible True Story of Tricky Vic by Greg Pizzoli 4*
7. The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom 4*
8. Ophelia and the Marvellous Boy 4*
9. Under the Egg by Laura Marx Fitzgerald 4*
10. Staking a Claim by Lawrence Yep 4*
11. The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier 4* (spooky!)
12. Mr Lemoncello's Library Olympics by Chris Grabenstein 4*
13. Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate 5*
14. The Candymakers by Wendy Mass 4*
15. Letters to Anyone and Everyone by Toon Tllegen 4*
16. The War that Saved my Life 5*
17. The 13 Story Treehouse by Andy Griffiths 4*
18. The Story Thieves by James Reily 4*
19. Keeper of the Crystals by Jess Black 4*
20. Chains 5*
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Professional Reading​
2015-2016
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Number Talks
The Adaptive School
Quiet
Notebook Know How by Aimee Buckner
Socratic Circles
Pyrotechnics on the Page by Ralph Fletcher
Guy-Write by Ralph Fletcher
Chart Sense for Writing by Roslyn Linder
Silent Langauge of Leaders
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My 40 Book Challenge
2014-2015
Ask me about these books!
1. Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool
2. The Cruisers by Walter Dean Meyers
3. Doll Bones by Holly Black
3. The Year of the Book by Andrea Cheng
4. Trash by Andy Mulligan
5. Splendors and Glooms by Laura Amy Schlitz
6. Zombie Baseball Beatdown by Paolo Bacigalupi
7. Timmy Failure by Stefan Pastis
7. Nory Ryan's Song by Patricia Reilly Giff
8. Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things by Lenore Look
9. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place by Maryrose Wood
10. The Year of Billy Miller by Kevin Henkes
11. Jack Strong Takes a Stand by Tommy Greenwald
12. Paperboy by Vince Vawter
13. Elvis and the Underdogs by Jenny Lee
14. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz
15. Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
16.The Book with No Pictures by B.J. Novak
17. Messing around on the Monkey Bars by Betsy Franco
18. Locomotive by Brian Floca
19. Tap the Magic Tree by Christie Matheson
20. Window by Jeannie Baker
21. As the Crow Flies by Shiela Keenan
22. El Deafo by Cece Bell
23. A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park
24. The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer Holm
25. The Land of Stories by Chris colder
26. The Enchantress Returns by Chris Colfer
27. A Grimm Warning by Chris Colfer
28. Justin Case by Rachel Vail
29. Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
30. Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage
31. The Missing Pieces of Me by Jeann Van Leeuwen
32. Penny from Heaven by Jennifer L. Holm
33. Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hung
34. The Terrible Two by Mac Barnett & Jory Jon
35. All the Right Answers by Kate Messner
36. Rain Reign by Ann M. Martin
37. Island of Dr Libris by Chris Grabenstein
38. Pay It Forward by Catherine Ryan Hyde
39. Green glass House by Kate Milford
40. All Four Stars by Tara Dairman
Professional Reading​
2014-2015
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Making Thinking Visible
Advancing Differentiation
Differentiation in the Classroom
Differentiate Instruction in Mixed Ability Classrooms
Mechanically Inclined
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