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This is the most exciting #bookhaul I‘ve had the opportunity to share for a while! 📚

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I thought you all might appreciate this. My students read for 10-15 minutes almost every day. Class sizes (26, 19, & 14 students) and reading ability varies. I have two girls who average about 300-400 pages per week. But all of these numbers are impressive and I am going to challenge them to go for triple or even quintuple these amounts! #teachersoflitsy

#literaturecircles #bookclub #teachersofLitsy #YAbooks
It was wonderful today to read silently with the class for our first day of literature circles. Felt luxurious!

Had to get out of my classroom for a short break during my planning period. 10 minutes and and the Happy Color app later and I think I can survive the rest of the day without violence.
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#Fallisbooked #OctoberTBR #TeachersofLitsy

Began a month of 9th grade literature circles. Have to catch up on some YA books I have not yet read. (Trapped, Dear Martin, Suggested Reading).

I'm teaching a new course this year called Growth, Goals and Grit 120: Skills for Success. Every student has a passion project. I'm doing it along with them, and have decided to blog about developing my practice as a teacher of writing. #teachersoflitsy https://t.co/LGckkULkGv

Nonfiction isn‘t typically my thing, but I enjoyed this. It was recommended to me by my colleagues who recently added it to their World Literature course. I can definitely understand why they chose it and why it has been resonating with students. Noah‘s voice is sincere and engaging. #nonfiction #teachersoflitsy #representationmatters #weneeddiversebooks

For all the #teachersoflitsy hope the new school year has started well 👍🏼🏆👍🏼

https://lithub.com/high-school-english-balancing-the-job-with-the-calling/

As a former fourth grader and— more recently—a teacher of fourth graders, this panel (p. 9) resonated. #TeachersOfLitsy