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Ideas for Teen Read Week from around the web

October 15, 2009 in Timely Topics

Here’s a list of links and ideas from a quick look around the web. See what others are doing to celebrate Teen Read Week and get ideas! Official Teen Read Week Site Examples of Teen Read Week events at other…

Teen Read Week and speculative fiction

October 15, 2009 in Timely Topics

This year’s Teen Read Week (October 18-24) has the theme of “Read Beyond Reality @ your library.” To search for relevant resources, try the TeachingBooks Guided/Advanced Search page where you can search for resources associated with specific genres … including…

Creating very hungry readers

October 8, 2009 in Timely Topics

October 8, 2009 is the day when people all over the world are reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. Jumpstart is coordinating this Read for the Record event. Check out the collection of resources for this 40-year-old favorite!…

On this day: September 22nd, 1862

September 22, 2009 in Timely Topics

The Emancipation Proclamation was announced on this day in 1862. Utilize TeachingBooks.net’s online resources, like Book Guides and Book Readings, to encourage students’ interest in and exploration of books about this part of history. For example, read Gloria Whelan’s picture…

Characters’ Names

September 15, 2009 in Timely Topics

As the new school year begins, you and your students are probably learning a lot of new names. Using the TeachingBooks.net Author Name Pronunciation Guide, we invite you to learn the names of hundreds of authors and illustrators. In this…

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