by G. L. Cronin When I began employment at my junior high school library, no library resources existed for our growing population of English language learners. I wanted our new English speakers to feel that the library belonged to them...
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Celebrate Fall in Your Classroom
Stuff a Scarecrow Game You’ll need: straw flannel shirts jeans yarn small pumpkins markers straw hats Divide students into two teams. In this relay-style game, each student will run to assemble a part of the team’s scarecrow for 30 seconds....
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A Q & A with Anastasia Suen, Author of Make It! and Craft It!
Q: What made you want to write books for young people? A: My mother was an avid reader, so we always had books in the house when I was growing up. We went to the library every week when I...
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An Interview with Theo Baker, Author of Galaxy Games
Q: What made you want to write books for young people? When I read a book, I'm looking for action, excitement, intensity, humor---but above all else, something new. For a kid, everything is new. That's what I constantly seek in my...
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Successful Small-Group Instruction
By Jeff Barger Think about being a pitcher in baseball or softball. Your task is to make sure the batter doesn’t get a hit. How do you do this? You could throw a fastball every time. This approach might be...