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BubbleUp Take5: All About Teens (Screens, Phones, Book Recs, and Boats)

6/18/2019

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This week's Take5 is all about a topic that we spend a lot of time focusing on as middle school educators: TEENS.  We talk screen time, cell phones, overall struggles that teens experience and ways schools can help. Then we end with an uplifting story about students who set out to build something real -- a sailboat -- and summer reading list for middle schoolers (and students of all ages). 


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More Strategies to Connect Kids with Books

10/2/2018

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Longtime readers of BubbleUp Classroom may recall that my secret librarian admission is that I'm not a huge fan of book talking. In a quick conversation with a student, I may offer short book talks, describing a few titles at the shelf. However, book talking five books to a class of 30 students, leaves 25 of those students without one of those compelling reads. So, I'm constantly looking for other ways to share books with kids -- ways that get as many books as possible into their hands, giving them lots of choices. This posts offers a few strategies to work into your routine as you aim to connect readers with great books.


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Helping kids grow into readers at home

8/7/2018

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My oldest son started reading early -- he was into chapter books before he started kindergarten. Reading came easily to him and is still, at 13, his favorite pastime. I assumed the same would hold true for my younger son. But as all parents quickly learn, each child is different. When reading hadn’t stuck by second grade, I hit the panic button -- met with teachers, studied articles on phonetics instruction, went through some testing, all the while reminding myself of the whole “each child is different” thing... I can comfortably say that now, entering fourth grade, my youngest child is a reader. He had support from fantastic teachers in second and third grade, but I also believe that as a librarian and a mom, what happens at home matters a whole lot too in terms of a child’s reading development. Here are some strategies I have discovered and rediscovered on my parenting journey. I hope they will help you continue to kindle a love of reading in your own home or even better, if you are an educator perhaps these strategies can be shared with your students' parents as a way of helping them foster a love of reading at home.


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BubbleUp Take5: Ways to Foster a Love of Reading

1/16/2018

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This week's BubbleUp Classroom Take5 is all about reading. Several of our featured articles focus on best practices (for teachers and parents) to help kids become life-long, proficient readers in an increasingly digital world.  In this post we explore why every class needs read-alouds, why it is important to engage in books that focus on life's challenges, why the key to raising a reader is showing that you value reading in your daily life, and more. Plus, we highlight reading challenges and resolutions for the year ahead. So what are you waiting for? Start reading...Take5.

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A Delicious Literary Treat: Everything you Need to Host a Book Tasting for your Students

2/28/2017

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I've been reading about book tastings for years. I first saw the idea on Buffy Hamilton's blog The Unquiet Librarian in 2011, but I couldn't wrap my brain around how a book tasting differed from speed dating with books, already a tool in my toolbox of ways to share books with students. It simply felt like a different costume for the same activity.
After rolling this lesson out, I can confidentially say that this is now one of my favorite ways to connect kids with books books and I am excited to give you my materials and reflections so you can do it too!

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On Writing, Teaching and Reading with Author Brian Herberger

1/30/2017

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This week, I am so excited to share with you an interview with our friend and author, Brian Herberger.  His historical fiction novel Miss E. was recently named a Notable Indie Title of 2016 by Shelf Unbound. As an educator, Brian truly understands the craft of writing. He talked with me about his life as a writer and ideas for bringing writing into all classrooms. 

BubbleUp Classroom is also thrilled about our first giveaway! We have TWO copies of Miss E. that Brian will personalize and sign for our winners.  Please be sure you enter our contest at the end of this post!

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BubbleUp Take5: Writing, Art, Growth Mindset, and more

1/24/2017

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​​This week, I ran across an interesting perspective on using graphic organizers for writing, a cool project to encourage student mural creation, advice on differentiating whole group instruction, pointers on developing growth mindset, and a great book list.

Plus, there are a few extra resources in today's Take5 -- a great web site, an audio recording tool, and some posters you can use in your classroom or library. Enjoy!

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BubbleUp Take5: Books to Give this Season

12/13/2016

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Books. This one is hard for me to broadly write about, which probably sounds crazy coming from a librarian. But it is exactly because I am a librarian, that this is difficult for me. I like to learn about someone, to find out what he or she likes to read, to figure out what book will work best for each individual person before I recommend titles. So, please consider this an open invite to send a me a query and I'll try to suggest a solid choice or two that works for a favorite teacher, a friend, family member, or you!
But first, take 5 minutes and take a look at a few of my general suggestions as a place to start.

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