I have gotten several questions and requests about a few items related to #ClassroomBookADay this summer, so I’m putting them all in one post for ease of sharing on multiple platforms. Summer Learning On Demand Access I presented two live workshops this summer and recorded the Zoom sessions. Since I am back at school already, I am not able to… Read More
Archives for 2020
#cbadSpotlight September-November 2020
Last year for the 5 year anniversary of #classroombookaday, I decided to celebrate by finding a way to connect educators around some of the same books and also to do more to promote some of the books I most highly recommend, especially from BIPOC creators. I appreciated a chance to share some books I think are important for students to… Read More
#ClassroomBookADay Recommendations: Relationship Building at the Start of the Year
I’m excited to be partnering with Follett for a second year of monthly book lists! Each month of this school year I will be sharing a themed list of 20 recommended picture book titles for #CLASSROOMBOOKADAY read alouds in partnership with Follett Classroom. Each booklist is accompanied by a blog post explaining more in depth my thoughts in creating the list and… Read More
#pb10for10 2020 | Ten Picture Books for This Time
This August is unlike any August before, but if there is one thing I know about picture books, it’s that they help us connect, empathize, and grow community with students in ways that go deeper than many other activities we do in classrooms. Because of that, and the unique situations educators are finding themselves in this year, I wanted to… Read More
Back-to-School Picture Books 2020 Recommendations for #classroombookaday
With all of the uncertainty facing educators about how we might be starting this school year, there is one thing I do know for certain: We can use picture books to start building relationships and connections with and among our students. Whether virtual behind a screen or in person behind a mask/shield, we can use picture books to create a… Read More
#BuildYourStack: Ten Must-Share Picture Books in 2020
Tonight the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) held their first virtual #BuildYourStack event. I was honored to be able to be a part of it because I’ve loved getting to share stack recommendations during the annual convention. Since I only had five minutes, I decided to focus on Ten Must-Share Picture Books in 2020. I did add a… Read More
Picture Books for PRIDE (& for #classroombookaday all year long)
As 2020 PRIDE month concludes, and because I have been asked a lot this month, I’m sharing some of the picture books I most often recommend for #classroombookaday around LGBTQIA+ characters & gender identity themes. Because ALL students and ALL types of families should be able to see themselves and their lived experiences celebrated in the books we share in… Read More
Honoring Black Lives: A Virtual Picture Book Library
Edit 1/21/22 – Newly updated with additional books. All updates are in the embedded slides below, or visit the new post. I’ve been working on a thing! I was already planning on making a slideshow similar to this that would link to my own read aloud videos for my staff at my schools to utilize in further distance learning and… Read More