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Heartfelt Causes and Effects is a free literacy lesson to use with the children’s book Somebody Loves You Mr. Hatch. It's the perfect Valentine's Day activity!

Heartfelt Causes and Effects is a free literacy lesson to use with the children’s book Somebody Loves You Mr. Hatch. It’s the perfect Valentine’s Day

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Christmas Paper Chain Connections Craftivity

Free Paper Chain Connections Craftivity from Laura Candler. This holiday literacy activity is a fun way to teach kids how to make connections while reading!

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Five Looks on a Book is a simple and fun activity that offers a fun twist on the traditional book report. Students name five adjectives that describe their book and then write one supporting detail for each adjective. Freebie in the post!

Looking for a fun twist on book reports? Check out the “Five Looks on a Book” strategy described in this post, and download this free

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Guest post by Sarah Wiggins I first heard about reader’s theater in college and thought, “How fun! I will definitely do that when I have

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Literary Lunch Bunches Foster Love of Reading

Most teachers have heard of Literature Circles, or Classroom Book Clubs, but many find it difficult to add them to an already packed schedule. However,

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Tag: reading

Five Looks on a Book is a simple and fun activity that offers a fun twist on the traditional book report. Students name five adjectives that describe their book and then write one supporting detail for each adjective. Freebie in the post!

Fun Twist on Book Reports!

Looking for a fun twist on book reports? Check out the “Five Looks on a Book” strategy described in this post, and download this free graphic organizer to use with the lesson!

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Literary Lunch Bunches Foster Love of Reading

Literary Lunch Bunches Foster Love of Reading

Most teachers have heard of Literature Circles, or Classroom Book Clubs, but many find it difficult to add them to an already packed schedule. However, it’s worth finding time to implement Classroom Book Clubs because this program is actually aligned with the first Common Core Speaking and Listening Standard for

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