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Eighty More Favorite Books From Ten of Kellee’s 2016-17 Middle School Students

By On June 28, 2017 · 2 Comments · In Book List, Teaching
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Eighty More Favorite Books From Ten More of Kellee’s 2016-17 Middle School Students

(Don’t forget to check out the Seventy Favorite Books I shared last week!)

Favorite Sci Fi and Fantasy Books from Ariana M., 6th Grade

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Seventy Favorite Books From Ten of Kellee’s 2016-17 Middle School Students

By On June 21, 2017 · 2 Comments · In Book List, Teaching
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Seventy Favorite Books From Ten of Kellee’s 2016-17 Middle School Students

From Lucas B., 7th Grade

1. The Giver by Lois Lowry

The Giver is one of the best books I have read because of the character Jonas and how he handles […]

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Author Skype Visits with Kellee’s 7th Grade Lunch Book Club

By On June 9, 2017 · Leave a Comment · In Asking Questions, Novel, Teaching
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A lunch book club meeting in the library one day

After we finished our Mock Newbery experience, my lunch book club needed a new direction. My students said they definitely wanted to continue the book club.

I liked having lunch book club because we all read the same book. […]

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In the Middle School Classroom: Creative and Argumentative Writing with Papertoy Glowbots by Brian Castleforte

By On April 28, 2017 · 1 Comment · In Teaching, Writing
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Papertoy Glowbots: 46 Glowing Robots You Can Make Yourself!
Author: Brian Castleforte
Published August 23rd, 2016 by Workman Publishing Company

When I first looked through the book Papertoy Glowbots, after Brian Castleforte wrote an author guest post for Unleashing Readers, I knew that […]

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In the Middle School Classroom: Who Wins?100 Historical Figures Go Head-to-Head and You Decide the Winner! by Clay Swartz

By On March 17, 2017 · 1 Comment · In Asking Questions, Background Knowledge, Biography/Autobiography/Memoir, Close Reading/Analysis, Compare/Contrast, Informational Nonfiction, Making Connections, Narrative Nonfiction, Teaching, Text Features
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Who Wins? 100 Historical Figures Go Head-to-Head and You Decide the Winner!
Created by Clay Swartz
Illustrated by Tom Booth
Published July 12th, 2016 by Workman Publishing Company

Summary: Who would rock the mic at karaoke night? Abraham “The Great Emancipator” Lincoln or Jane “Lady Persuasion” Austen? […]

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Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Reasons Why Kellee Loves Teaching Middle School

By On March 14, 2017 · 4 Comments · In Teaching, Top Ten Tuesday
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Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created at The Broke and the Bookish. The feature was created because The Broke and Bookish are particularly fond of lists (as are we!). Each week a new Top Ten list topic is given and bloggers can participate.

 Today’s Topic: […]

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Picture Book Ten for Ten 2016: Ten Must-Have Picture Books for the Secondary Classroom

By On August 10, 2016 · 12 Comments · In Book List, Classroom Library Buy, Close Reading/Analysis, Picture Book, Plot Development, Read Aloud, Teaching
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In place of our weekly Top Ten Tuesday, we are instead so excited to join Cathy Mere and Mandy Robek for their annual August 10th Picture Books 10 for 10 event. The event features educators, librarians, parents, and other picture book lovers sharing their favorite ten picture books. Today, we […]

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