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Bibliovores: Hailstones and Halibut Bones

September 14, 2015 by ami 1 Comment

Our ninth book for the Bibliovores Class was Hailstones and Halibut Bones: Adventures in Poetry and Color by Mary O'Neill Reactions Pass out small papers and let students write one of the following on the paper: love it, like it, hate it. Collect and tally the vote on the board. Voting with the papers allows shy students to […]

Bibliovores: George Muller

September 11, 2015 by ami 1 Comment

Our tenth book for the Bibliovores Class was George Muller: The Guardian of Bristol's Orphans by Janet and Geoff Benge. Reactions Pass out small papers and let students write one of the following on the paper: love it, like it, hate it. Collect and tally the vote on the board. Voting with the papers allows shy students to […]

Bibliovores: Summer of the Monkeys

September 9, 2015 by ami 1 Comment

Our fifth book for our Bibliovores Class was Summer of the Monkeys by Wilson Rawls. Reactions ​Pass out small papers and let students write one of the following on the paper: love it, like it, hate it. Collect and tally the vote on the board. Voting with the papers allows shy students to stay anonymous yet give […]

60+ Books for a 7th Grader Who Loves to Read

August 17, 2015 by ami 3 Comments

After typing out Elijah's 6th Grade Reading List, I determined to get serious about sharing my other lists. I know there are other moms out there like me who have voracious readers and who want to give their students quality literature. I purposefully saved some of these books for Elijah's 7th grade reading list, even […]

50+ Books for a 6th Grader Who Loves to Read

August 12, 2015 by ami 3 Comments

A friend has been asking me about our reading lists. I told her I would scour my computer to try and find them, but I wasn't too hopeful that I would actually find them. I typed "reading" into the search box and crossed my fingers. I almost jumped out of my seat when Elijah's 6th grade list […]

Bibliovores: Hitty, Her First Hundred Years

June 24, 2014 by ami 2 Comments

Our fourth book for our Bibliovores Class was Hitty, Her First Hundred Years by Rachel Field.  Reactions Pass out small papers and let students write one of the following on the paper: love it, like it, hate it. Collect and tally the vote on the board. Voting with the papers allows shy students to stay […]

Bibliovores: Padding at Large

June 9, 2014 by ami Leave a Comment

Note: I made a big mistake selecting this book. We are Paddington fans at our house, so I didn't want to choose the first book, A Bear Called Paddington, since we are so familiar with it. I should have, though, as most of the students were not familiar with Paddington. Another option would be to […]

Bibliovores: The Castle Corona

May 26, 2014 by ami 1 Comment

Our second book for the Bibliovores Class was The Castle Corona by Sharon Creech. Reactions Pass out small papers and let students write one of the following on the paper: love it, like it, hate it. Collect and tally the vote on the board. Voting with the papers allows shy students to stay anonymous and yet give […]

Bibliovores: The Candymakers

May 22, 2014 by ami 1 Comment

Our first book discussion for the Bibliovores Class was on The Candymakers by Wendy Mass.  Reactions  Pass out small papers and let students write one of the following on the paper: love it, like it, hate it. Collect and tally the vote on the board. Voting with the papers allows shy students to stay anonymous yet […]

Bibliovores Co-op Class (for Kids who Devour Books)

May 19, 2014 by ami 8 Comments

My co-op class responsibility last fall was Bibliovores; a book discussion class for kids who devour books. This was a class I had been wanting to lead for a few years, so I was crazy-excited when the time came. I am going to share my discussion notes with you over a series of posts because […]

After Reading Charts 1-8

January 20, 2014 by ami 2 Comments

Simon completed Reading Chart 8 from the Reading Charts program over a month ago. Now he is a reading champ! He has been enjoying the The Frog and Toad books. Rather than asking him to read each one of these multiple times, I am letting him choose from a basket full of various books. After Chart […]

BOB Books Printables for Sight Words Book 4

January 21, 2013 by ami Leave a Comment

BOB Books are our favorite beginning readers; the story lines are fun, the books are sturdy, and these tales are sized perfectly for little hands! When I discovered how much my boys loved BOB Books, I decided to create some printable activity pages. These BOB Books printables help reinforce the phonics and reading concepts they were […]

BOB Books: Sight Words Printables Book 1

January 18, 2013 by Ami 50 Comments

BOB Books are our favorite beginning readers; the story lines are fun, the books are sturdy, and these tales are sized perfectly for little hands! When I discovered how much my boys loved BOB Books, I decided to create some printable activity pages. These BOB Books printables help reinforce the phonics and reading concepts they were […]

BOB Books Printables for Set 2, Book 12

January 17, 2013 by ami Leave a Comment

We love BOB Books!  If you have a young reader who is just starting out, consider trying BOB Books. If Set 1 is too easy for your reader, you can jump in with BOB Books Set 2: Advancing Beginners. If you need to purchase BOB Books, consider going through my Amazon affiliate link! Thanks! These printables […]

BOB Books Printables for Set 2, Book 11

January 17, 2013 by ami Leave a Comment

We love BOB Books!  If you have a young reader who is just starting out, consider trying BOB Books. If Set 1 is too easy for your reader, you can jump in with BOB Books Set 2: Advancing Beginners. If you need to purchase BOB Books, consider going through my Amazon affiliate link! Thanks! These printables […]

BOB Books Printables for Set 2, Book 9

January 16, 2013 by ami Leave a Comment

We love BOB Books!  If you have a young reader who is just starting out, consider trying BOB Books. If Set 1 is too easy for your reader, you can jump in with BOB Books Set 2: Advancing Beginners. If you need to purchase BOB Books, consider going through my Amazon affiliate link! Thanks! These printables […]

BOB Books Printables for Set 2, Book 8

January 16, 2013 by ami Leave a Comment

We love BOB Books!  If you have a young reader who is just starting out, consider trying BOB Books. If Set 1 is too easy for your reader, you can jump in with BOB Books Set 2: Advancing Beginners. If you need to purchase BOB Books, consider going through my Amazon affiliate link! Thanks! These printables […]

BOB Books Printables for Set 2, Book 7

January 16, 2013 by Ami 4 Comments

We love BOB Books!  If you have a young reader who is just starting out, consider trying BOB Books. If Set 1 is too easy for your reader, you can jump in with BOB Books Set 2: Advancing Beginners. If you need to purchase BOB Books, consider going through my Amazon affiliate link! Thanks! These printables […]

BOB Books Printables for Set 2, Book 6

January 15, 2013 by ami Leave a Comment

We love BOB Books!  If you have a young reader who is just starting out, consider trying BOB Books. If Set 1 is too easy for your reader, you can jump in with BOB Books Set 2: Advancing Beginners. If you need to purchase BOB Books, consider going through my Amazon affiliate link! Thanks! These printables […]

BOB Books Printables for Set 2, Book 4

January 15, 2013 by Ami 4 Comments

We love BOB Books!  If you have a young reader who is just starting out, consider trying BOB Books. If Set 1 is too easy for your reader, you can jump in with BOB Books Set 2: Advancing Beginners. If you need to purchase BOB Books, consider going through my Amazon affiliate link! Thanks! These printables […]

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