Aspirations for ESL/ELL students reflect those held by educators for ALL students: intellectual curiosity, reading for enjoyment and a desire for life-long learning. In addition, teachers of ESL/ELL students focus on both oral and written language acquisition, in a non-native language. Support students who are immersed in gaining fluency with the English language, by drawing on […]
Guest Blogger: Karina Yan Glaser
I come from a small family and grew up in the suburbs of California. So what inspired me to write about a family and a setting so different from my own upbringing?
Contests and Giveaways | October
Each month we feature free and fun book contests and giveaways. We hope you will enjoy the following opportunities as well as the author and book resources available via TeachingBooks.net.
Booting Up for Family Literacy Night!
Planning a Family Reading Night? Back to School Night? Family Literacy Event?No matter what you call it the purpose is often the same; to engage in fun educational activities, to empower parents to support young learners, and to strengthen the connection between home and school. If they have fun, feel connected and empowered they are […]
Guest Blogger: Tonya Bolden
The answer to what happened at Ebenezer Creek during General William Tecumseh Sherman’s historic March to the Sea in 1864 sent me reeling, had me weeping inside.
Contests and Giveaways | September
Each month we feature free and fun book contests and giveaways. We hope you will enjoy the following opportunities as well as the author and book resources available via TeachingBooks.net.
Considering Current Events with Literacy Connections
So today we offer what we educators and librarians can: a few authoritative book lists, book awards, and instructional materials to further discussion, connection, and understanding about our world. Ah, what a good book can reveal!
Start Fresh and Fast!
Clean Classroom ✓ New Supplies ✓ The start of a new school year is bright with possibilities. Teachingbooks can help keep instruction exciting for you and your readers. Take advantage of this time to fine tune and bring “newness” to your instruction. Keep what is already working and call on us for resources that can […]
Guest Blogger: Alan Gratz
If I could have nameless, faceless avatars running around making my plots function, my work would be a lot easier. But no one wants to read that story—including me. Readers want characters that have lives off the page. Characters that feel like friends, or enemies. Characters to root for, and root against. Characters that are […]
Contests and Giveaways | August
Each month we feature free and fun book contests and giveaways. We hope you will enjoy the following opportunities as well as the author and book resources available via TeachingBooks.net.