Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: October 27: #Halloween Reads, Standing Desks + #Reading Communities
October 27, 2017
Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage. Topics this relatively busy week include #BookLists, #curiosity, #cybils, #DiverseBooks, #GrowthMindset, #homework, #KidLitCon, #math, #PictureBookMonth, #reading, #STEM, blogging, censorship, classroom design, coding, Halloween, Jason Reynolds, parenting, raising readers, reluctant readers, schools, and teaching.
Book Lists
Middle Grade Standalones + Sequels from Favorite Authors |
#BookList w/ reviews from @libraryvoice @sljournal https://t.co/NawrA7NQTm
Here's a #BookList from @tashrow that caught my eye: 3 Playful #PictureBooks ow.ly/cBrx30g9kpw | @LGartonScanlon + more
#Halloween Favorites, old + new - A #PictureBook Roundup from @randomlyreading ow.ly/leJ330g46TO #BookList
Just in time for #Halloween: 25 Terrifying Horror Novels for Kids + Teens | #booklist from @pwbalto @sljournal https://t.co/qY85MpCoeK
5 Recent Recommended
#Halloween #ReadAloud #PictureBooks — @100scopenotes #BookList | We need Creepy Carrots sequel ow.ly/fbwf30gaGGa
30 Days of #DiverseBooks for Kindergarten + First Grade , a #PictureBook #BookList @momandkiddo https://t.co/7vWfC7ZTkx
Elementary, My Dear Mighty Girl: 40 Books Starring Mighty Girl Detectives, #BookList from @amightygirl ow.ly/OPH830gaGmx #kidlit
Middle Grade Book Holiday Gift Guide: 2017 Edition from @brandymuses ow.ly/3TG230gaHdE #BookList #kidlit
Cybils Awards
#Road2Reading Challenge: @alybee930 highlights some #CYBILS Nominations for #EarlyReaders / Early #ChapterBooks https://t.co/MuTxju2Dzy
Today's #Cybils REVIEW: Easy Reader nominee King & Kayla and the Case of the Secret Code, rev. by Jennifer Wharton ow.ly/X7uo30g8gl8
Events + Programs
The 2017 #PictureBookMonth (November) Calendar has been posted w/ hosts + themes for each day ow.ly/Fs8u30g2mUl
First books have arrived at Ballou High School in DC thanks to the #GuysLitWire book fair ow.ly/KTCi30g4v2d @BallouLibrary @chasingray
Today Is… Books with Barbers Day! over @literacious | See details about this great, expanding #literacy program https://t.co/5fRJHkxMsI
Growing Bookworms
What's been working in Creating a
#Classroom Community of #Readers by Rachel Weidenhammer @nerdybookclub https://t.co/xdPgQztsMn
Becoming A Reading Teacher – Benefits discovered by @MrMclugash after focusing on #reading https://t.co/qH7McUk9Iv
Young adult author @JasonReynolds83 is determined to get reluctant readers to read - @washingtonpost ow.ly/QCH530g6r3T #OwnVoices
6 Ways to Encourage Toddlers to Read + Love It w/out Singing the ABCs | Laurel Elis Niedospial @POPSUGARMoms https://t.co/kYK4L6Gxgg
Miscellaneous
What’s Going on Inside the Brain Of A Curious Child? | @maanvisings @MindShiftKQED ow.ly/EdH730g1OyY #curiosity #learning
Lots of #kidlit news in today's Fusenews @fuseeight ow.ly/pHie30g5Ont #KidLitTV, #Caldecott news, Latino Book Awards, @MarjorieIngall
Morning Notes: Bookit Edition — @100scopenotes | Worth admission for the #MotherBruce pumpkin photo by @rbharder ow.ly/KXQn30g8gbb
On Reading, Writing, Blogging, and Publishing
When making people uncomfortable is exactly the point | A defense of To Kill A Mockingbird from
@LeonardPittsJr1 https://t.co/aPrH1VAbLT
#kidlit bloggers: @charlotteslib offers the Myers Briggs personality test, adapted for book blogs ow.ly/WLxJ30g46kN | #KidLitCon prep
Parenting
How Parents Can Help Their Child Thrive at School, w/ infographic ow.ly/1ePc30g2n2a | @Inner_Drive via @drdouggreen #Parenting
8 simple ways to develop + encourage speech in your toddler’s daily routine - @MotherlyMedia via @ZEROTOTHREE https://t.co/9FD5PeFpyd
Schools and Libraries
A 7th Grade Teacher’s Shift to Flexible Seating |
@markleteacher @edutopia ow.ly/bqTU30g1OsO #schools [Side note: Ethan from Ethan Marcus Stands Up would have LOVED this classroom. Second side note: this tweet went relatively viral for some reason and introduced me to many new tweeting teachers.]
Interesting post @ReadByExample on how his #school stopped using #AcceleratedReader ow.ly/l8Cy30g2n9p | I'll be interested in outcome
Instead of just railing against pointless #homework, @TrevorHCairney offers 5 Ways to Make Homework Exciting ow.ly/IVxV30g46EQ
On 1st day of school, @alizateach asks parents to tell her about their kids "In A Million Words Or Less…" ow.ly/z6qX30g5Pij | Love it!
What's on your Walls? 3 Charts that have Got to Go from Early Childhood Classrooms, says @HeatherShumaker ow.ly/g4Bi30g8gul
10 Thoughts On Positive Attitude from
@DavidGeurin to Share With Your Team ow.ly/PtE230g6AFI #teaching #play #resilience
STEM
Infographic: How Game-based Learning Can Support Strong Mathematical Practices ow.ly/y57H30g1txE #STEM @MIND_Research #math
10 Reasons Kids Should Learn to Code ow.ly/CED930g45Up | @mraspinall via @drdouggreen #STEM #coding #math
#Educators share their definition of mathematical rigor + what it means in today’s #classrooms @MIND_Research ow.ly/Jpb130g9CuK #STEM
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