#Read4Fun Archive

Upbeat, ignited chat designed to inspire educators to #Read4Fun! 1st & 3rd Sundays at 7:00-7:30 pm EST moderated by @Dr_LMR

Sunday June 3, 2018
7:00 PM EDT

  • Dr_LMR - Moderator Jun 3 @ 7:00 PM EDT
    Welcome to #Read4Fun Chat! Introduce yourself and share your current read. Remember to include #Read4Fun in all of your tweets.
  • read4funchat - Moderator Jun 3 @ 7:00 PM EDT
    Welcome to #Read4Fun Chat! Introduce yourself and share your current read. Remember to include #Read4Fun in all of your tweets.
  • Dr_LMR - Moderator Jun 3 @ 7:01 PM EDT
    Good evening! Lena Marie from MA, moderator of #Read4Fun chat excited to get my TBR stack in order!
  • Dr_LMR - Moderator Jun 3 @ 7:02 PM EDT
    Tonight's #Read4Fun is a casual share to get us thinking of past titles and sharing so others can build their book shelves for summer fun. Happy reading!
  • KRScienceLady Jun 3 @ 7:02 PM EDT
    Kathy , Instructional coach, here and so ready to #read4fun and to continue learning . Current read Ambitious Science Teaching
  • ShannonShire Jun 3 @ 7:02 PM EDT
    Hi all! I’m Shannon and I teach 3rd grade. Interested in knowing your favorite read alouds to build classroom community #read4fun
    In reply to @read4funchat
  • Dr_LMR - Moderator Jun 3 @ 7:02 PM EDT
    Hi there! Glad to see you here tonight! #Read4Fun
    In reply to @KRScienceLady
  • Dr_LMR - Moderator Jun 3 @ 7:03 PM EDT
    Hi Shannon! Glad you could join #Read4Fun tonight!
    In reply to @ShannonShire, @read4funchat
  • DrLMaucione Jun 3 @ 7:03 PM EDT
    Hi #Read4Fun! Lisa, a literacy specialist, from Massachusetts.
  • CristinaDajero Jun 3 @ 7:03 PM EDT
    Reading Shattering the Perfect Teacher Myth by @aaron_hogan #Read4Fun
    In reply to @Dr_LMR, @aaron_hogan
  • Dr_LMR - Moderator Jun 3 @ 7:04 PM EDT
    Hi Lisa! Glad you could join tonight! #Read4Fun
    In reply to @DrLMaucione
  • shighley Jun 3 @ 7:04 PM EDT
    Good evening from Indianapolis. My book clubs this month are reading The Magpie Murders & The Alice Network, so I guess those are next! #read4fun
  • DrLMaucione Jun 3 @ 7:04 PM EDT
    Got bike from grocery shopping just in time! #read4fun
    In reply to @Dr_LMR
  • missnelson121 Jun 3 @ 7:04 PM EDT
    My name is Karin. I teach 4th grade. I'm super excited for summer... I'm an avid reader. I am also a huge proponent of read alouds in my classroom. #Read4Fun
  • Dr_LMR - Moderator Jun 3 @ 7:04 PM EDT
    Glad you could join #Read4Fun tonight. That book is on my TBR pile!
    In reply to @CristinaDajero, @aaron_hogan
  • read4funchat - Moderator Jun 3 @ 7:05 PM EDT
    Q1 What are the matching titles on your bookshelf? Include #Read4Fun in your tweets.
  • Dr_LMR - Moderator Jun 3 @ 7:05 PM EDT
    Here is a picture a jigsaw puzzle that is first on my list for summer fun! Thought this would be a good prompt to get us ready to share summer titles. #Read4Fun
  • Dr_LMR - Moderator Jun 3 @ 7:05 PM EDT
    Hi Susie! Nice to see you tonight! #Read4Fun
    In reply to @shighley
  • Rdene915 Jun 3 @ 7:05 PM EDT
    I am always late, sorry #read4fun joining in from Pittsburgh,
  • Rdene915 Jun 3 @ 7:05 PM EDT
    I love that, what did you use to create it? #read4fun
    In reply to @Dr_LMR
  • Dr_LMR - Moderator Jun 3 @ 7:06 PM EDT
    Q1 What are the matching titles on your bookshelf? Respond in any order but tell us which category. Include #Read4Fun in your tweets.
  • Dr_LMR - Moderator Jun 3 @ 7:06 PM EDT
    Hi there! Nice to see you! Hope you get lots of additions to your #Read4Fun pile tonight!
    In reply to @missnelson121
  • shighley Jun 3 @ 7:06 PM EDT
    This would be a great question for our friend @mrsiwanicki to answer. She's a great 3rd grade T who does many read alouds! #read4fun
    In reply to @ShannonShire, @read4funchat, @mrsiwanicki
  • Dr_LMR - Moderator Jun 3 @ 7:06 PM EDT
    Always love having you join #Read4Fun chats! 😊
    In reply to @Rdene915
  • DrLMaucione Jun 3 @ 7:07 PM EDT
    A few good books I've read this year. #read4fun
  • Dr_LMR - Moderator Jun 3 @ 7:07 PM EDT
    That’s a picture of the puzzle box! I am going to start assembling soon! #Read4Fun
    In reply to @Rdene915
  • MsMonicaTeaches Jun 3 @ 7:07 PM EDT
    My name is Monica I am currently a teacher & graduate student. As summer is here I just started a new read "The Lake House" By Kate Morton. If anyone is interested in mysteries it about a missing child's case that was cold for almost 70 years and suddenly reopens #Ed554 #read4fun
    In reply to @read4funchat
  • Dr_LMR - Moderator Jun 3 @ 7:08 PM EDT
    All on my list! Need to catch up with newer titles this summer! #Read4Fun
    In reply to @DrLMaucione
  • missnelson121 Jun 3 @ 7:08 PM EDT
    I am a huge fan of mysteries! I'm adding it to my list! #read4fun
    In reply to @MsMonicaTeaches, @read4funchat
  • shighley Jun 3 @ 7:09 PM EDT
    A1: I'd run out of characters for #BookINeverFinished Is it strange that I've rarely read any books over again? There are just oo many to get to for the 1st time! #read4fun
    • Dr_LMR - Moderator Jun 3 @ 7:06 PM EDT
      Q1 What are the matching titles on your bookshelf? Respond in any order but tell us which category. Include #Read4Fun in your tweets.
  • Dr_LMR - Moderator Jun 3 @ 7:09 PM EDT
    Hi! Glad you could join us tonight! Sounds like a great #Read4Fun book! Adding to my list!
    In reply to @MsMonicaTeaches, @read4funchat
  • Rdene915 Jun 3 @ 7:09 PM EDT
    A1 I don't even know where to begin to answer ;) #read4fun
    In reply to @read4funchat
  • missnelson121 Jun 3 @ 7:09 PM EDT
    Unforgettable book... Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet #read4fun
    In reply to @Dr_LMR
  • Dr_LMR - Moderator Jun 3 @ 7:10 PM EDT
    Super Fantastic Book: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. So much science involved and the story is amazing! #Read4Fun
  • KRScienceLady Jun 3 @ 7:10 PM EDT
    Happy Teachers Change the World #read4fun is my next read https://t.co/RyHyefE22K
  • shighley Jun 3 @ 7:10 PM EDT
    I just saw someone else post that today & know that it's been on my TBR list before. Is there something about "Lake" that makes it sound like an ideal summer book? #read4fun
    In reply to @MsMonicaTeaches, @read4funchat
  • GHSPEREZ610 Jun 3 @ 7:10 PM EDT
    Thats great that you do read alouds! Do you have students read books of their own choosing? #Read4Fun
    In reply to @missnelson121
  • DrLMaucione Jun 3 @ 7:10 PM EDT
    Loved that one! #read4fun
    In reply to @Dr_LMR
  • Dr_LMR - Moderator Jun 3 @ 7:10 PM EDT
    There are only a few I would read again. I just picked up Flowers for Algernon at a library book sale. It’s been a long time since I read it so looking forward to revisiting it again. #Read4Fun
    • shighley Jun 3 @ 7:09 PM EDT
      A1: I'd run out of characters for #BookINeverFinished Is it strange that I've rarely read any books over again? There are just oo many to get to for the 1st time! #read4fun
      • Dr_LMR - Moderator Jun 3 @ 7:06 PM EDT
        Q1 What are the matching titles on your bookshelf? Respond in any order but tell us which category. Include #Read4Fun in your tweets.
  • DrLMaucione Jun 3 @ 7:10 PM EDT
    That's one of my favorites! #Read4Fun
    In reply to @missnelson121, @Dr_LMR
  • Rdene915 Jun 3 @ 7:11 PM EDT
    A1 I am going to say best books #tlap #LCInnovation Start with why, Daring Greatly #read4fun
  • KRScienceLady Jun 3 @ 7:11 PM EDT
    I did just squeeze in my first summer read Forever Summer #read4fun
  • JamieArmin Jun 3 @ 7:11 PM EDT
    #Read4Fun Hi Everyone & Lena Marie! Currently reading "I've Been Thinking" I also signed up for @mariashriver Sunday Newspaper email!
  • Dr_LMR - Moderator Jun 3 @ 7:12 PM EDT
    I don’t think I have an answer for a few of them.... #Read4Fun
    In reply to @Rdene915, @read4funchat
  • CristinaDajero Jun 3 @ 7:12 PM EDT
    A1: I’ve read the bottom six, currently reading the top title, just received the 2nd-5th title. This obsession with @dbc_inc books began at the beginning of March- so this is from 3 months of ordering! 😳 ❤️📚☠️ #Read4fun
    In reply to @Dr_LMR, @dbc_inc
  • DrLMaucione Jun 3 @ 7:12 PM EDT
    I never read books over again either. I know people who have a certain book that they read again every year which I don't really understand because I agree w/you there are way too many books! #read4fun
    In reply to @shighley
  • missnelson121 Jun 3 @ 7:12 PM EDT
    My students choose their own books for their own reading... and I try to buy class sets for the ones I read aloud when I can. #read4fun
    In reply to @GHSPEREZ610
  • read4funchat - Moderator Jun 3 @ 7:13 PM EDT
    Q2 What is the one book on your TBR pile that you plan to read this summer? Professional or pleasure reading choice. #Read4Fun
  • missnelson121 Jun 3 @ 7:13 PM EDT
    One of the books I've read aloud for the last few years, which was recommended to me by a student (he bought it at the book fair for me to read to the class) and the kids LOVE it is Savage Fortress. #read4fun
    In reply to @GHSPEREZ610
  • Dr_LMR - Moderator Jun 3 @ 7:13 PM EDT
    I am also a @dbc_inc book nut! I love every one of them! Waiting for Lead With Culture by @JayBilly2 to arrive! #Read4Fun
    • CristinaDajero Jun 3 @ 7:12 PM EDT
      A1: I’ve read the bottom six, currently reading the top title, just received the 2nd-5th title. This obsession with @dbc_inc books began at the beginning of March- so this is from 3 months of ordering! 😳 ❤️📚☠️ #Read4fun
      In reply to @Dr_LMR, @dbc_inc
  • shighley Jun 3 @ 7:13 PM EDT
    I had a friend who read Gone with the Wind over & over again-- and that's when she was in 7th grade! #read4fun
    In reply to @DrLMaucione
  • Dr_LMR - Moderator Jun 3 @ 7:14 PM EDT
    Q2 What is one book that has been on your TBR pile that you plan to read this summer? Can be professional or pleasure reading choice. #Read4Fun
  • Dr_LMR - Moderator Jun 3 @ 7:14 PM EDT
    I didn't see you slip in! Glad you could join us! #Read4Fun
    In reply to @JamieArmin, @mariashriver
  • Dr_LMR - Moderator Jun 3 @ 7:14 PM EDT
    I need to look into that email! #Read4Fun
    In reply to @JamieArmin, @mariashriver
  • JamieArmin Jun 3 @ 7:14 PM EDT
    Me too!!! Just gave several away to a few of my colleagues! #read4fun
    • Dr_LMR - Moderator Jun 3 @ 7:13 PM EDT
      I am also a @dbc_inc book nut! I love every one of them! Waiting for Lead With Culture by @JayBilly2 to arrive! #Read4Fun
      • CristinaDajero Jun 3 @ 7:12 PM EDT
        A1: I’ve read the bottom six, currently reading the top title, just received the 2nd-5th title. This obsession with @dbc_inc books began at the beginning of March- so this is from 3 months of ordering! 😳 ❤️📚☠️ #Read4fun
        In reply to @Dr_LMR, @dbc_inc
  • missnelson121 Jun 3 @ 7:15 PM EDT
    A2: The Book of Laughter and Forgetting #milankundera #read4fun
  • KRScienceLady Jun 3 @ 7:15 PM EDT
    I will ditto that . I highly recommend them all so far #read4fun
    • Dr_LMR - Moderator Jun 3 @ 7:13 PM EDT
      I am also a @dbc_inc book nut! I love every one of them! Waiting for Lead With Culture by @JayBilly2 to arrive! #Read4Fun
      • CristinaDajero Jun 3 @ 7:12 PM EDT
        A1: I’ve read the bottom six, currently reading the top title, just received the 2nd-5th title. This obsession with @dbc_inc books began at the beginning of March- so this is from 3 months of ordering! 😳 ❤️📚☠️ #Read4fun
        In reply to @Dr_LMR, @dbc_inc
  • Dr_LMR - Moderator Jun 3 @ 7:15 PM EDT
    Are you already out of school? #Read4Fun
    In reply to @KRScienceLady
  • Rdene915 Jun 3 @ 7:16 PM EDT
    A1 Other books I would read again #socialleadia #InnovatorsMindset #leadlap #read4fun
  • KRScienceLady Jun 3 @ 7:16 PM EDT
    Not yet. Last teacher day June 26 #read4fun
  • CristinaDajero Jun 3 @ 7:16 PM EDT
    A2: I plan on reading #StartRightNow #LeadLAP #learnLAP #LeadwithCulture all of which I received this afternoon. I also ordered #UnmappedPotential and #SparksInTheDark but they haven’t arrived yet. ❤️☠️📚 #Read4fun
    In reply to @read4funchat
  • DrLMaucione Jun 3 @ 7:17 PM EDT
    Nonfiction I'll pick back up and read parts of again, but with fiction I already know what's going to happen so rereading isn't as fun. #read4fun
    In reply to @shighley
  • Dr_LMR - Moderator Jun 3 @ 7:17 PM EDT
    I always go back to professional related books. So many good ones on your list and many more out there right now! I need more hours in the day to read! #Read4Fun
  • Rdene915 Jun 3 @ 7:17 PM EDT
    I am too, have all of those, I think I read all of them except for Stories from Webb and #Path2Serendipity and working on Let them speak right now #read4fun
    In reply to @Dr_LMR, @dbc_inc, @JayBilly2
  • Rdene915 Jun 3 @ 7:17 PM EDT
    I know and lately, I have wanted to carve out more time for my writing, but have 16 books piled up! #read4fun
    In reply to @Dr_LMR
  • Rdene915 Jun 3 @ 7:18 PM EDT
    A2 I have What School Could Be #read4fun
    In reply to @Dr_LMR
  • Rdene915 Jun 3 @ 7:18 PM EDT
    Oh those are great choices, was just reviewing #startrightnow again, and I need to get @JayBilly2 book, cannot wait for @tishrich and @TaraMartinEDU books too #read4fun
    In reply to @CristinaDajero, @read4funchat, @JayBilly2, @tishrich, @TaraMartinEDU
  • DrLMaucione Jun 3 @ 7:19 PM EDT
    A new book by Ruth Ware, The Death of Mrs. Westaway is coming out so that's on my TBR list. Also, Sparks in the Dark by @TechNinjaTodd and @teachermantrav should be arriving soon. #read4fun
  • Dr_LMR - Moderator Jun 3 @ 7:19 PM EDT
    That is not available anywhere! Waiting for amazon to tell me it’s back in stock and on its way! I will be behind in the book group! #Read4Fun
    In reply to @Rdene915
  • JamieArmin Jun 3 @ 7:19 PM EDT
    #read4fun A2 a friend just gave me Waking Up in Heaven. Sounds interesting!
  • read4funchat - Moderator Jun 3 @ 7:20 PM EDT
    Q3 How do you plan for summer reading? Do you make lists, schedule time, pick a particular genre, recommendations? #Read4Fun
  • missnelson121 Jun 3 @ 7:20 PM EDT
    Which new one from Ruth Ware? I've read a few of hers & just got The Lying Game #read4fun
    In reply to @DrLMaucione, @TechNinjaTodd, @teachermantrav
  • Dr_LMR - Moderator Jun 3 @ 7:20 PM EDT
    For many years, I only read nonfiction. Not sure why but I wasn’t hooked on any particular fiction that was available. #Read4Fun
    In reply to @DrLMaucione, @shighley
  • Rdene915 Jun 3 @ 7:20 PM EDT
    I was lucky to hear @dintersmith speak in Pittsburgh a few weeks ago, thanks to @remakelearning and I got a copy of the book there! It was a great evening #read4fun
    In reply to @Dr_LMR, @dintersmith, @remakelearning
  • Rdene915 Jun 3 @ 7:21 PM EDT
    A3 I always want the education and edtech books, or some like Start with Why, Grit, Daring Greatly, that push me to think too, and also were referenced in other books, I just read 2 at a time :) #read4fun
    In reply to @read4funchat
  • DrLMaucione Jun 3 @ 7:21 PM EDT
    The Death of Mrs. Westaway. I think it might have just come out last week. #read4fun
    In reply to @missnelson121, @TechNinjaTodd, @teachermantrav
  • Dr_LMR - Moderator Jun 3 @ 7:22 PM EDT
    I will be seeing him in Boston in July! Can’t wait! Better have the book before then though! #Read4Fun
    In reply to @Rdene915, @dintersmith, @remakelearning
  • missnelson121 Jun 3 @ 7:22 PM EDT
    I'm adding it to my list! #read4fun
    In reply to @DrLMaucione, @TechNinjaTodd, @teachermantrav
  • CristinaDajero Jun 3 @ 7:22 PM EDT
    We WILL meet one day! #Read4fun
    In reply to @iluveducating, @Dr_LMR, @dbc_inc
  • DrLMaucione Jun 3 @ 7:22 PM EDT
    For me it was the other way around. For many years I just read fiction with the exception of teacher professional books. #read4fun
    In reply to @Dr_LMR, @shighley
  • Rdene915 Jun 3 @ 7:23 PM EDT
    well if you don't, I will send you mine and we can swap ;) I didn't get a chance to get mine signed #read4fun
    In reply to @Dr_LMR, @dintersmith, @remakelearning
  • JamieArmin Jun 3 @ 7:23 PM EDT
    #read4fun A3 definitely make a list with screenshot of covers to order from Amazon; like to browse bookstores too! Going to use the library more often this summer!
  • shighley Jun 3 @ 7:23 PM EDT
    A3: It's pretty much the same as the rest of the year: hit or miss! I got in the habit of loading up my iPad before trips, but now I do that all the time! #read4fun
  • CristinaDajero Jun 3 @ 7:23 PM EDT
    #Read4Fun
    In reply to @Rdene915, @read4funchat, @JayBilly2, @tishrich, @TaraMartinEDU
  • read4funchat - Moderator Jun 3 @ 7:24 PM EDT
    Last #Read4Fun Chat thought: If I could read only book this summer, I would want to read ___________________?
  • Dr_LMR - Moderator Jun 3 @ 7:24 PM EDT
    I am trying to use the library more too! I am hoping it will make my wallet happier also! #Read4Fun
    In reply to @JamieArmin
  • Dr_LMR - Moderator Jun 3 @ 7:25 PM EDT
    Last thought: If I could read only one book this summer, I would want to read ______________? #Read4Fun
  • missnelson121 Jun 3 @ 7:25 PM EDT
    I have a bookshelf overflowing with books! I choose whatever catches my attention.. or whatever I'm in the mood for at the moment. #read4fun #summerreading
    In reply to @read4funchat
  • Rdene915 Jun 3 @ 7:25 PM EDT
    The book I make when I stuff them all into 1 cover? :) #read4fun
    In reply to @read4funchat
  • Dr_LMR - Moderator Jun 3 @ 7:25 PM EDT
    Although I always buy professional related titles. Need to be able to flip back and forth. Not the same with an ebook. #Read4Fun
    In reply to @JamieArmin
  • JamieArmin Jun 3 @ 7:26 PM EDT
    Same here! I love true stories & reading about people's lives! #read4fun
    In reply to @Dr_LMR, @DrLMaucione, @shighley
  • CristinaDajero Jun 3 @ 7:26 PM EDT
    A3: I start my day by exercising and the rest of the day is pretty flexible. Depending on what’s going on, my time to read varies but I read EVERY day- it’s my relaxing time. I don’t have a specific order to read in, just depends on my mood. #Read4Fun
    In reply to @read4funchat
  • JamieArmin Jun 3 @ 7:26 PM EDT
    Me too! LOL #read4fun
    In reply to @Dr_LMR
  • Dr_LMR - Moderator Jun 3 @ 7:26 PM EDT
    I love shopping the bargain section because I always find something I never read before or I find new authors. #Read4Fun
    In reply to @missnelson121, @read4funchat
  • DrLMaucione Jun 3 @ 7:26 PM EDT
    I've recently started using the library to borrow ebooks. So convenient and definitely a money saver! #read4fun
    In reply to @Dr_LMR, @JamieArmin
  • Rdene915 Jun 3 @ 7:27 PM EDT
    I can't pick. so many good ones. But I am going with #FireWithinBook by my friend @froehlichm #read4fun
    In reply to @read4funchat, @froehlichm
  • Dr_LMR - Moderator Jun 3 @ 7:28 PM EDT
    That is on my list to buy. Making a large purchase soon and carving time to focus on new ideas! Can't wait to read it! #Read4Fun
    In reply to @Rdene915, @read4funchat, @froehlichm
  • OrganicLeaderVB Jun 3 @ 7:28 PM EDT
    #Read4Fun #JoyfulReads📚 If could read only one book this summer, I would read the book below by @artofcoaching1. I purchased the workbook too. Cultivating #EducatorWellBeing is one of my passions-I feel it's key to #JoyfulSchools
    In reply to @read4funchat, @artofcoaching1
  • shighley Jun 3 @ 7:28 PM EDT
    It's not just the wallet; it's the space to put all of the books! #read4fun
    • Dr_LMR - Moderator Jun 3 @ 7:24 PM EDT
      I am trying to use the library more too! I am hoping it will make my wallet happier also! #Read4Fun
      In reply to @JamieArmin
  • CristinaDajero Jun 3 @ 7:28 PM EDT
    My copy of #SparksInTheDark should be arriving tomorrow!!!!! 😊 #Read4Fun
    In reply to @DrLMaucione, @TechNinjaTodd, @teachermantrav
  • read4funchat - Moderator Jun 3 @ 7:29 PM EDT
    Thanks for joining #Read4Fun tonight! Keep sharing your reading over the summer months using the #Read4Fun hashtag! Have a great night!
  • Rdene915 Jun 3 @ 7:29 PM EDT
    it is going to be an amazing read, so excited for her #read4fun
    In reply to @Dr_LMR, @read4funchat, @froehlichm
  • JamieArmin Jun 3 @ 7:29 PM EDT
    To Kill a Mockingbird & The Help, again!!! Loved both! #read4fun
  • Rdene915 Jun 3 @ 7:29 PM EDT
    mine are everywhere! #read4fun
    In reply to @shighley
  • Dr_LMR - Moderator Jun 3 @ 7:29 PM EDT
    Definitely! I have a whole room full! And they overflow to all of the other rooms! #Read4Fun
    In reply to @shighley