One of my favorite activities during the school day is reading aloud to students. I think it’s because I have such good memories of being read to and I want students to experience that as well. So of course I have favorite books to read aloud. I know you do too! One of my favorites…
My birthday is next week—and so is the birthday of a great fantasy author, Eoin Colfer. He’s the creator of the Artemis Fowl series, of which I’m a fan. For the last few years, I’ve been into fantasy and science fiction books, as well as books about arctic travel, shipwrecks, and World War II. Yeah,…
I miss storytime. Storytime was my favorite part of the day when I taught. I loved to read aloud with fun character voices! I could let my inner actor go crazy, and my students would eat it up with a spoon. But we all know that reading with expression is something that doesn’t happen immediately…