We can embrace a maker mindset and providing opportunities for our students to really show what they are capable of. Every kid is a maker. They are naturally curious and unafraid to try new things.
Guest Blogger: Frances Hardinge
But not everyone fights a war with blade or bullet. Some were fighting their own shadow war of secret letters, false names, fake passes and perilous bluffs. I became fascinated by the spies – cunning, bold, ingenious and quite often female.
Contests and Giveaways | March 2018
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.
Guest Blogger: Eliot Schrefer
When I was a kid, I was obsessed with stuffed animals. I had 40 or 50 of them, enough to sag a bookshelf. They didn’t quite have distinct personalities, but in my mind Mrs. Lion, Mr. Hawk, and Princess Panther were brimming with life.
Contests and Giveaways | February 2018
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.
Prepping for Literature Circles: A Quick Checklist
Looking for resources to support your students during book club conversations or when leading literature circles? We have the resources to prepare and empower students to be leaders.
Guest Blogger: Terry Lynn Johnson
My experiences have not made me afraid to go into the bush. They have taught me valuable lessons. They have given me an appreciation of my capabilities—and kept me in awe of nature.
Contests and Giveaways | January 2018
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.
Full STEAM Ahead: Integrating literacy and STEAM
STEAM and literacy go hand in hand guiding student inquiry and encouraging critical thinking skills. Learn more about connecting literacy across your STEAM curriculum with TeachingBooks.net. Learn how Gail Jarrow’s curiosity and real-world thinking skills inspire her to write about deadly diseases with her TeachingBooks.net Guest Blog Post. Encourage students to use visual […]
Guest Blogger: Jason Reynolds
I’d take it all in, digesting these words, this language, these codes and sounds sloshing around in my head, mixing with the language of my older brother and what I’d hear him saying outside with his friends, also a language all their own.