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Resources for Teaching Literacy


Let's Go Global!
This week we read Dear Primo: A Letter to my Cousin by Duncan Tonatiuh. The book is told from the point of view of two young boys, one in...
Amy
Apr 25, 20182 min read


It's All a Tesseract!
"A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel," adapted and illustrated by Hope Larson, is the beautifully written and illustrated novel based on...
Amy
Apr 8, 20182 min read


Transitional Chapter Books and Classroom Libraries
This week we read transitional chapter books. We had a choice between: · Lola Levine is Not Mean by Monica Brown · The Year of Billy...
Amy
Apr 2, 20185 min read


Mentor Texts
Throughout this blog, you will see this textbook referenced a lot. In our Teaching the Language Arts class, we used this to plan...
Amy
Jan 23, 20181 min read


Awakening the Heart
During our poetry unit, we used this book a lot! Georgia Heard gets into helping students find a love for poetry. Through fun...
Amy
Jan 23, 20181 min read


Kids' Poems
In planning my week long poetry unit with a classmate, we used the tips in this book a lot! This book also focusing on creating an...
Amy
Jan 23, 20181 min read


Global Read Aloud
This semester I also learned about the global read aloud. This is a program that takes place around the world! Teachers all read the...
Amy
Jan 23, 20181 min read
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