Tag: my favorite things

Beat Ms. Ellen

Practice Challenge To encourage more practicing of assigned pieces and pieces chosen to play for fun, I’ve designed this challenge for students to practice more than I do! Plus, it’s a reading challenge, because students are encouraged to sight read new pieces for fun! The children’s librarian in me is absolutely thrilled. The calendar for… Continue reading Beat Ms. Ellen

My Favorite Novels…Part Four

Back in my days as a school age specialist librarian, I created a booklist that was part of a reading program for older kids who wanted a serious reading challenge. It has hundreds of books, hence me breaking it up into many parts. I couldn’t choose just 50, or even 100! There are too many… Continue reading My Favorite Novels…Part Four

My Favorite Novels…Part Three

Back in my days as a school age specialist librarian, I created a booklist that was part of a reading program for older kids who wanted a serious reading challenge. It has hundreds of books, hence me breaking it up into many parts. I couldn’t choose just 50, or even 100! There are too many… Continue reading My Favorite Novels…Part Three

My Favorite Novels…Part Two

Back in my days as a school age specialist librarian, I created a booklist that was part of a reading program for older kids who wanted a serious reading challenge. It has hundreds of books, hence me breaking it up into many parts. I couldn’t choose just 50, or even 100! There are too many… Continue reading My Favorite Novels…Part Two

My Favorite Novels…Part One

Back in my days as a school age specialist librarian, I created a booklist that was part of a reading program for older kids who wanted a serious reading challenge. It has hundreds of books, hence me breaking it up into many parts. I couldn’t choose just 50, or even 100! There are too many… Continue reading My Favorite Novels…Part One

Gentle Reads & Family Read-alouds

These are so many of my favorite books to share with kids. They all have a theme of being “gentle”. They’re good reading for kids who might be reading at a higher lexile level than their maturity level. My standard disclaimer: not every book is right for every child. Just because I consider these gentle,… Continue reading Gentle Reads & Family Read-alouds