It's Monday - September 9th

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Keeping it short this week, because I spent some time working on my guest post for Kirby Larson (how cool is that??) about meeting the needs of advanced readers. I found I had a lot more to say than room to say it... so there will probably be some more posts here about the other topics I considered for my post.

Don't forget to stop by Teach Mentor Texts and Unleashing Readers to check out other fabulous bloggers and their reading week!




Picture Books:


Middle Grade:

Two scary, a funny, and a Newbery! (I'm down to only THREE!) Definitely check out The Year Of Shadows if you - or a student - love books that give you a little chill and thrill.



And the chuckle of the week...

Not only did it make me laugh, but there was a TON of great information about elections in this one! I'll be sure to pull this out to help kids make sense of the voting process.

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