While looking for stuff for my kiddos, I ran across two non-profits that give away totally free books to educators. I'll pass them on and hope...
Doea anyone know of any comapnies or literacy groups that can help us obtain some NEW books we can give the kids to read over the summer? They...
Wilbooks is now listing ATOS levels on their books. Who uses that system? There seem to be so many competing systems for leveling early readers!...
How many of you are doing something for Dr. Suess's national reading event? Do you just use his books? What other authors do you use on Read...
Reading Recovery We used to have Reading Recovery in our school. Specially trained teachers pulled individuals out and worked with them. It...
Seymour Simon His books have great photos that really engage students. I have no idea if they have DRA levels but I would say they are around 3rd...
D.E.A.R. is to Beverly Cleary's birthday what National Reading Day is to Dr. Suess.
How many of you all celebrate Dr. Suess's birthday in March or do Drop Everything And Read day in April? Do any of you do both? Which do your...
Thanks Thanks everybody. There are a ton of great ideas here. The virtual visit really interests me.
The economy has our school thinking about doing away with author visits next year. They are talking about doing one visit every other year. How...
How many of you celebrate Dr. Suess's birthday in March? Do you celebrate it schoolwide or just in your classroom?
Sad It's tough when you work with children who are likely to leave anytime. My friend teaches in a very low income area where the parents are...
Thanks for all your help with this!
Advisors I didn't know scholastic was looking for advisors. Does anybody know how many advisors they use at one time? Has anybody here been an...
I'm looking for African American books and authors for K-2 students. Anybody have any favorites they would like to recommend? I have to spend my...
Distribution It seems odd for your school to have larger class sizes than other schools in your district. Is it just a random thing where the...
Entertain I suppose the problem with this idea is that everyone has a different idea of what "entertaining" means. The stuffed shirt types long...
Stand Out Because you will be competing against so many other new teachers for positions, use you non-educational background to help you stand...
Hoot Owl Where does your volunteer find so many free books? That would really be a blessing for us. TIA.
I was looking for a place to get books at the best price to give to the kiddos for Christmas gifts. Someone told me about an organization which...
