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Book Board Trying to prep for all those reading groups? Join us as we exchange teaching ideas, discussion questions, and related activities for the books we use! Post a book title you need ideas for! source


4-blocks for Sixth - Here is my set-up (which changed last year as we began taking a 4-blocks approach at our school):

We read a novel together each grading period. This allows me to work on more individual assessments and such while everyone else is
together.source


Books that Promote Girl Power - Tons of books that may be of high interest to girls. These are grouped together by age source

Booktalks - Quick and Simple - Looking for a good book? This site has them along with a brief summary of each source

Childrens Literature Web Guide - Book reviews and book awards. Internet resources related to books for children and young adults source

Encouraging The Young Reader - Grades 3-6 - A dozen activities from the America Reads Challenge. Although intended for parents, these ideas can be easily adapted for classroom use source

Fairrosa Cyber Library of Childrens Literature - Links to authors- illustrators and articles about childrens literature source

Grow-A-Reader Book List - Designed for students ages 11-12 this site discusses what children this age need in a book and provides a book list as well source

GT-World Reading Lists - Have gifted students or advanced readers in your class? This site lists good literature for advanced readers of all ages source

History of Childrens Literature - Begin a study of classical childrens literature at this information rich site (advanced research interest) source

Literacy & Technology - This site lists many links for integrating literature and technology in the areas of education, computer, media, reference, and virtual field trips source

Literature for Grades 4-8 - A fantastic resource that gives you a list of great literature to use with your students source

Madame Esmes Read-Aloud Resuscitation - A list of forty-nine books and their authors to read aloud with intermediate students source

National Center for Family Literacy - Search this site for the latest in research and policy reform efforts source

Newberry Books - Complete listing of all books to ever win this award. Grouped together by decade, each book has a brief summary that accompanies it source

Suggested Reading List - A list of books organized according to age level from birth through grade six source

Thirteen Exciting Reading Activities for Children - Thirteen ways to connect children to books that are intended to introduce readers to the joys of literature and hook them on books source

Why & How I Teach with Historical Fiction - This article not only explains why the author uses historical fiction, but provides some sample lessons also source

ProTeacher Community - Visit our growing community of elementary school teachers! Get involved today! Over 30 active discussion boards, hundreds of active discussions, and tens of thousands of teaching ideas (in our growing Community Archive). Newcomers always welcome! source


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