Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: October 6: #Math Books, #Cybils Suggestions + Joy of #Reading
October 06, 2017
Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage. Topics this week include #BannedBooksWeek, #BookList, the #Cybils Awards, #DiverseBooks, #GrowingBookworms, #HomeSchooling, #KidLitCon, #math, #STEM, literacy, numeracy, parenting, play, raising readers, reading, and teaching.
Book Lists
Books that showcase "crazy awesome enormous numbers!" from @MaryAnnScheuer ow.ly/35nW30fAGMV #kidlit #nonfiction #STEM
#PictureBooks about Poverty / Economic Insecurity, Homelessness + Hunger, a #BookList from @momandkiddo https://t.co/O7f6RecCSS
Scary books for beginning readers: #Road2Reading Challenge (ages 6-8), #BookList from @MaryAnnScheuer ow.ly/ox6A30fFDvU #kidlit
Cybils Awards
Middle Grade Speculative Fiction Books in Search of a #Cybils Nomination – #BookList @semicolonblog #kidlit ow.ly/KPtg30fEb1E
Some elementary/middle grade books that haven't been nominated for the #Cybils yet, a #BookList from @charlotteslib http://ow.ly/TWp930fEbd9
Cybils nominations are rolling in. Don't miss your chance to highlight well-written, kid-friendly #kidlit titles: ow.ly/PI1C30fAFKG
#Cybils Nominations Are Open! A brief intro + plenty of enthusiasm from long-time organizer @aquafortis | #kidlit ow.ly/AIoj30fAHeU
Nominate for the #Cybils Awards! @MsYingling links to the nomination lists by category so far ow.ly/ZWUB30fAGIj #kidlit #YA
A host of #Cybils 2017 Nomination Suggestions from Jennifer Wharton | #nonfiction #GraphicNovels #EasyReaders +more ow.ly/7IV630fAGzi
Some #PictureBook Nomination Suggestions for #Cybils from @blbooks #kidlit #BookList ow.ly/RoLM30fFBLj
Diversity
#KidLit Diversity Resources Explode: What Are Some Current Options? — @fuseeight @diversebooks @KirkusReviews ow.ly/jjmH30fDWdM
Growing Bookworms
When Adults Don't Read, Kids Lose! Excellent Infographic + Resources by @jenniferlagarde + @TechNinjaTodd #teachers ow.ly/Jnll30fDVAW
Thoughts on "Avoiding the Biggest Mistakes We Make When Teaching #Reading" from @CathyMere ow.ly/NUzP30fAGmX | Remember #writing
A proposal to update D.E.A.R. in the classroom to be Drop Everything and Reflect from @ReadByExample https://t.co/yWzQRJHcRb
How to Help Children Select Books, advice + infographics from @BookChook ow.ly/F3uY30fG1Gc #GrowingBookworms
Kidlitosphere
Have you seen the epic program for this year's #KidLitCon (11/3-4 in Hershey PA). Register + book your rooms now: ow.ly/LXsZ30fptZV
On Reading, Writing, Blogging, and Publishing
Why your kid should read banned books. Still relevant even after #BannedBooksWeek ow.ly/oSQv30fAFZ8 @Salon via @tashrow
How does reading books influence children? asks David Thorpe @AwfullyBigBlog ow.ly/TrJP30fDWxz | Dift kids influenced by dft things
Parenting + Play
Fun Family Dinner Activities That Go Beyond Asking "How Was Your Day?" ow.ly/Ta6U30fBWHW - #literacy, games, art from @momandkiddo
Life Skills Kids Gain by Playing Pretend Town - #LearningThroughPlay ow.ly/KCxy30fBWxo @mamasmiles
It’s Time We Started Telling Little Boys about the Things That Really Matter. @easycda @BAMRadioNetwork ow.ly/hSd330fFCct #parenting
Schools and Libraries
"Modeling love and joy of #reading ... oh that’s what it’s all about" @RitaWirtz @BAMRadioNetwork #ECE https://t.co/lfFI8vsk5C
Here's a 21st Century Skill--and How to Teach It! - @DTWillingham on students' use of internet sources ow.ly/4Q9G30fAHb1
Reasons plus pros and cons on switching from Public #School to #HomeSchool for 3/4 of her kids from @mamasmiles https://t.co/gb2I8oSLrQ
The Power of Un-Leveled Books, Heather Zeissler @nerdybookclub | How an unleveled classroom library helped a family https://t.co/v9MFpT2MZ2
Behavior Charts = Poor Adult Behavior says @HeatherShumaker ow.ly/8pB730fFF7K | #teaching #parenting
Parents + #ReadingLevels: "Choosing a book by the level is not an authentic way of choosing books in the real world" https://t.co/Mf17cCcsSa
For #Teachers: Making the Most out of Conferences w/ Families | Celebrate each child as a person FIRST @bethhill2829 https://t.co/327qFVflmc
STEM
8 Teaching Habits that Block Productive Struggle in #Math Students from @MIND_Research ow.ly/f0dN30fBXwi #STEM
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