#BFC530 Archive
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Tuesday May 24, 2016
Spam has infiltrated our home again!
Good morning! Last day of testing at . Praying for Ss peace of mind!
Morning all. I'm crazy sleepy and don't have much to say on this topic. ill be lurking and drinking my coffee today.
Hi
Carl from Avonsleigh Australia
Watching outside my daughters school at 7:30pm as she has been staying back getting help from Ts
Good Tuesday morning friends! Chris here from Ontario. I have a variety of read aloud suggestions for grades 4-6.
Good Tuesday morning peeps! David MS Principal from VA finally with no rain!
Good morning! Nicole from NJ.
Enjoying Wonder with my class right now. Beautifully written and leads to great discussions on tolerance and bullying in school.
Happy Tuesday from Massachusetts.
Brian, HS principal.
Great read. https://t.co/3WemhmgaCk
Enjoying Wonder with my class right now. Beautifully written and leads to great discussions on tolerance and bullying in school.
Good Tuesday morning friends! Chris here from Ontario. I have a variety of read aloud suggestions for grades 4-6.
Good Morning! Excited for this topic because we are always looking to expand our literacy collection
Good morning This question is impossible to answer in just 1 tweet! ππ ??
Kath from western Mass. This year I've read Wonder, The One and Only Ivan, Because of Mr. Terupt, and Echo in my 5th grade classes.
IN A GLASS GRIMMLY by Adam Gidwitz FAIRY TALE, Amulet series by Kazu Kibuishi FANTASY / GRAPHIC NOVEL
Two Favs - bridge to terabithia is a great one. Mrs. Brown read it to me 30 ears ago in 5th grade and it still resonates
it feels so good to not dodge the rain. Looking forward to sunshine
That tweet just made me smile out loud Christina-Thank You!
Wonder, WinnDixie, Walk2Moons, 14thGoldfish, OnefortheMurphys, FishinaTree, Countingby7's, HalfaChance, aMangoShapedSpace π
LOVE Wonder and Fish in a Tree. Reading Raymie Nightingale myself at the moment.
Good morning . Stacey from NJ. I feel a storify based on today's topic!!
Six: A Devastating Call. An Impossible Journey. & No Turning Back. by M.M. Vaughan SCI-FI, The Water & the Wild by K.E. Ormsbee
My 4th grade loved Crenshaw and The One and Only Ivan, they did an author study using them.
Good morning ! Always great to connect with you. You are up early on chats and up late on chats. When do you ever sleep?
We are currently reading Leviathan by being read aloud ... some kids reading ahead ...
My Read Alouds page https://t.co/HlhBJTWhrq Children of all ages love to be read too. Even my 9th grade loved when I read to them.
Wonder was the hit book this year with our fifth-graders.
Read 39 Clues aloud for the first time, great book
ok for now by gary schmidt is a great book for 6th graders and up!
Good morning from a rainy, stormy, Santo Domingo! Tempting to stay curled up in bed.
No kidding. Heard on the news we have had 17 days of measurable rainfall in May. Crazy
Good morning - taking notes on titles for my which starts Friday. Middle grade fiction is not my strong suit
Can't wait to get my hands on that one https://t.co/9iH0TRgc1v
LOVE Wonder and Fish in a Tree. Reading Raymie Nightingale myself at the moment.
If I am honest, I feel like my selections are a little stale. I haven't found a great new book this year. I need some inspiration!
Anything by Andrew Clements
This would be great because right now I am DMing myself all the book suggestion tweets! LOL!
https://t.co/h5MlwZbVRA
Good morning . Stacey from NJ. I feel a storify based on today's topic!!
Have a super day, folks. I have nothing to offer today's question... but all the titles look interesting! https://t.co/Iu0NLd2MMh
I could read and dissect books ALL day. Is there a in my future for that?? πππ
oh, Raymie! Read a few weeks ago - didn't want it to end
Crenshaw! Circus Mirandus
Good evening from Sydney. I have read Fish in a tree again this year to my new 4s. After
Any of the Andy Griffiths Just series...
Just Annoying, etc
I couldn't agree more! After reading this with students I saw a shift towards more positive behaviors in class
Good morning HS T in MA, but have read 100s to my own kidlets. Long Way From Chicago is so fun, lot of puns prompt lang discussion
The honest truth! Wow, just wow!
Good morning, a rainy day in Santo Domingo. I would say Esperanza Rising
Just realized that I am also up communicating with you. Lol! I await to meet you F2F AT
We're on again- found a great trick to get rid of the spam!
Kids' books aren't my specialty but the Lucky Starr series by Asimov are plenty appropriate & a great intro to science fiction!
I've read Wonder three years in a row... my fave. https://t.co/S5XeEu3Rq3
Wonder was the hit book this year with our fifth-graders.
I start off the year with Marty McGuire
too many books, too little time - being a librarian can be torturous when it comes to choosing what to read
Good morning! Still sick, but I got through the day yesterday. Gonna try again today. *cough* *sniff*
Of course any Kate DiCamillo book is a hit as long as you prepare for tears. Edward Tulane gets me every time
Any of the David Walliams books are always a hit with 4th grade.
Yes! I love that book, and Orbiting Jupiter too https://t.co/jBCUqcBbjM
ok for now by gary schmidt is a great book for 6th graders and up!
IN A GLASS GRIMMLY by Adam Gidwitz FAIRY TALE, Amulet series by Kazu Kibuishi FANTASY / GRAPHIC NOVEL
Our fourth-graders took off with Fish in a Tree this year. It was a great global read aloud.
trying to get grandchildren !!!
Good morning! Late to the chat but I recommend Hour of the Bees by Lindsay Eagat or Fish in a Tree by
Unicorn on a Roll by Dana Simpson HUMOR, Warren the 13th and The All-Seeing Eye: A Novel by Tania Del Rio FANTASY MYSTERY
I also like reading the classics, because often too hard for Ss on their own, but culturally valuable, like Anne of Green Gables
Rain Rein is an awesome book, but I think would be tough as a read aloud
The Seven Most Important Things is great too
I still haven't read that one Cleteus. Need to add it to my summer pile!
If it is picture books I recommend anything by. Margaret Read MacDonald.
. Asimov also has plenty of short stories that could read very well in that age range, covering a wide swath of topics.
feel better Susan a win always helps me !!
Have 2. Awesome! They are 3 and 1.
I didn't love Crenshaw. don't killme
Oh, ok! Thanks! (That's what I get for being away!)
One of the last books I did w ES before moving to HS was Rules by - great discussions from that
Also The Turtle of Oman by Naiomi Shihab Nye is great for description, character, setting
https://t.co/KmhRRKMZHW
My Ss loved Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper & The 14th Goldfish by Jennifer Holm. We read them during
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline LβEngle SCI-FI, Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard: The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan FANTASY
Getting ready to end the year with Wonder with 5gr. Love Miraculous Journey of E Tulane
Great book! I have a book club reading it now
Loved Percy Jackson as a read aloud!
Tru and Nelle is what I'm reading aloud at home w/ my 4th grader
I am very interested in your top five!
Read "I Will Always Write Back" to my own children last summer=phenomenal!! And could spark so many lessons https://t.co/3l0dizmQYQ
Same in my school. Hoping that The and Pax have the same result.
This yr, my 9th graders knew a lot of background before the Odyssey bc of Percy Jackson.
I am going to read Pax to 3rd graders.
Do you think 6th graders would like fish in a tree?
reading a novel together is one of my favorite things to do with my Ss! Just one more chapter!
Highly recommended...powerful & strong math link...The Absolute Value of Mike by Kathryn Erskine REALISTIC
Oh! Picture books! I read tons of those! Lots as mentor texts, do those count here? Arlene Sardine. The Red Pencil. Each Kindness...
I have been reading along w/ Chasing Vermeer and The Wright 3 by Blue Balliett. Great mysteries!
I have tons for grades 6+, but for middle grades, I'd say Holes, or Shiloh.
The WAR That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley HISTORICAL FICTION, Fuzzy Mud by Louis Sachar SCI-FI
Yes! Esp at the start of the year!
The day the crayons quit! https://t.co/KEXFJtLITg
Oh! Picture books! I read tons of those! Lots as mentor texts, do those count here? Arlene Sardine. The Red Pencil. Each Kindness...
The Island Trilogy by Gordon Korman. My former students still make references to it years later!
I loved Echo, just think it may be a little mature for 3rd grade.
yes defiantly main character is in 6th grade. From memory 6th grade classes read it during 2015 global read aloud
yes! Anything by Kate Dicamillo! Love
My daughter loved Wrinkle in time when she was young
Looking forward to the Helpful. Have a great day all
ever? Impossible to say - my Ss tease me about every title being my "favorite" book
Good morning & love the pic!
It's a a quieter book, depends on your group. Well written.
Hi Everyone. Jumping in late so not sure if this was said, but the Space Taxi books by Mike Brawer & Wendy Mass are great for 4/5
No Talking, The Candymakers, Pippi Longstocking, Running Out of Time, Among the Hidden
My final two π...Rapunzelβs Revenge by Shannon Hale & Dale Hale FAIRY TALE, The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate REALISTIC
In a sentence - what's Orbiting Jupiter about?
I second A Wrinkle In Time! πβ€οΈπ
I know, hate when they ask for my favorite - no way to choose https://t.co/oe4YNN5cSR
ever? Impossible to say - my Ss tease me about every title being my "favorite" book
Has anyone ever done Mockingbird? Have it in my HS collection altho I kno it's middle grade
One of my fav Andrew Clements is No Talking. I know Ts who have Boy-Girl contest afterwards. Some Ss think before talking.
Will need to look into that. I keep a Google doc for and a sheet for finished.
Wow! I have such a long list of books already!! π amazing chat this morning.
Thanks for a great chat! I wish I had a never ending supply of $ to by books!
A boy who loses his dad, caught hurting homeless man. Has to pay consequences https://t.co/k06MUbCVHv
In a sentence - what's Orbiting Jupiter about?
A Wrinkle in Time is always one of my favourites, along with The Giver
I think we could all use that contest right about now! Haha! https://t.co/PMR8uPYf8E
One of my fav Andrew Clements is No Talking. I know Ts who have Boy-Girl contest afterwards. Some Ss think before talking.
It's usually my "new favorite ..." realistic fic, w best cover, etc. etc. Always expanding categories of faves
time to do the hair and get the ball rolling. Peace out!
Half a Chance is such a beautiful story by Cynthia Lord https://t.co/4vghqRNSPk
I am very interested in your top five!
The next global read aloud pic for MS. .
Our current favorite is Tricky Vic, true story about a guy who sold the Eiffel Tower
Find the good in every day&give every day the chance to be the best day of your life. Make it a great one https://t.co/WQGfKQy7FF
Thanks for the opportunity to share this morning and thanks for some great suggestions! Happy Tuesday everyone!
same here....(tick tock tick tock)......Hair Done!
And more time to read aloud to Ss. So important for all ages.
No worries, hope I helped https://t.co/SfeOwPLN5o
didn't mean to put you in a bind β just value your opinion as an educator! Happy reading
This sounds like The Seventh Most Important Thing! Is it the year of reparation stories??
The Giver! How could I forget about that one? Love it!
I believe read aloud is my most important part of the day. I do it EVERY day for at least 15 minutes. https://t.co/V8ksETzsrm
And more time to read aloud to Ss. So important for all ages.
The Day the Crayons Quit - Doesn't get much better
I could go on and on today. I love this question
I loved Orbiting Jupiter! Long waiting list for that one!
I borrowed it online from the public library just last night! I couldn't believe it was available
I've had HSs read and love - "how can this be a book for little kids?" asked one, great pitch for rereading books
BFG is always fun. Disney movie coming out in July
Love all the titles being shared this morning. I am HS admin but always an English teacher at β€οΈ and always love books!!
Thank you once again Now I have some terrific summer reading choices! Happy Tuesday (all the angst of Monday without the credit).
Tale of a Part time Indian??? Too old for 4th and 5th? Anyone here think it would work for the end of the year in 6th
Intro. the Pete the Cat series to this kid over the weekend. Also, Don't Touch the Button was a hit! https://t.co/zhbZXMEN6l
Yea - My kids LOVED it too!
anything by and I'm hooked - saw him speak once, such a great presenter and author
Remember when she gives everything new exciting names? Can't you see Ss doing that to "boring" things?
I won photo contest for TheGiver! Got to go to NYC premiere of movie! Reading takes you places! https://t.co/hwtxxUSPia
A Wrinkle in Time is always one of my favourites, along with The Giver
marketed as middle grade but so relevant to older readers, YA as well
A follow up question for chatters is what books are deemed inappropriate for Juniors? What about Hunger Games? Harry Potter?
Being the nerd I am, when I went to NYC I brought one of these. Great math image for discussion https://t.co/AmUVkCU0u4
I love that book! I can't wait to read it to my daughters.
Nice! You're making me so jealous Christina!!
Have a great day everyone! Happy reading!!!!!
g8 list! Monster seemed 2 be a fav as well as Ivan & Bud depending on grade & class
time to get rolling! Loved this book chat! hagd
time to get rolling! Loved this book chat! hagd
my Ss love 's Grimm books - looking forward to reading his new adventure book
Morning all. Holes is great, also a fan of So B. It by Sarah Weeks but nothing beats Maniac Magee!
read that recently - was very engaging, good narration
I loved the Wayside School series, the BoxCar Kids, Anne of Green Gables π
I totally agree - there are some touchy references but the story is just so good!
ππππππππ Brilliant,
. I read every year b/c it's that good! Andrew Clements is great, but those illustrations? Amazing!
. My Ss LOVED by w/ the so much! A great book for sure!
that is a fine line, when it comes to read aloud error on conservative, indep. Reading I send a permission slip
I always read by Roald Dahl in Oct then we watch the movie. Such a great literary tradition!
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Such a great book, opens the door for lots of rich conversations too...I also support w/ Nonfiction :)
I haven't done Percy Jackson as a read aloud, but I LOVED the series myself!
I love when literacy is a trend!
I warn them ahead of time, but they all love it! It's an absolute blast for sure!
only once in ~100 permission slips has a parent said no , pretty sure the kid read it anyway, behind my back ;)
. Never heard of but will def look into it. I just have a list in my right now.
Whoa! This chat this morning is getting me so excited for Junior Practicum placement π cannot wait to hit up Chapters!!
Quick question. Didn't switch to ? It seems it's back to now. I'm so confused! Someone help a sleepless MDT guy out!
Quick question. Didn't switch to ? It seems it's back to now. I'm so confused! Someone help a sleepless MDT guy out!
π fish in a tree, the thing about Georgie, blood on the river, iron thunder looking forward to π. GREAT POST!
We are reading Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone. Ss grumble and groan when I stop reading. So many EOY activities
my friend is currently looking for a gr. 5 summer book for all students. Any Recs specific to this grade?
I am currently reading 's Land of Stories series to my class. All absolutely hooked and made the library buy copies! π
Wonder is a great go to if they haven't read yet. https://t.co/ajbbJqbQ9L
my friend is currently looking for a gr. 5 summer book for all students. Any Recs specific to this grade?
Thanks! Not being a regular it's hard keeping up w/ all the changes. π
How could I forget Ruby Holler?! I swear I'll be thinking of titles all dayπ
BTW, Lovin' . All about . !
(Because I'm just a student......)
I'm super late to the EST chat but wanted to add The War That Saved My Life - great book for upper ES
Grade 8 is reading The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe before heading to to watch the production on stage.
Popping in the CDT chat: good morning!
Flipped and rules are great.
I would have to suggest any Tom Angleberger, WONDER by R.J. Palacio, or THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN by Katherine Applegate.
:-) I think I will be, too!
That's awesome!!! You might want to chat with She's a master at https://t.co/ZhvHlBxoni
That is amazing! I am reading The Giver now to my Ss and we are sketchnoting each chapter. π all 4 books-have you read all?
Thank you to everyone who participated in today's chat! I know this list will come in handy for me and other teacher candidates π
3 of my 6 g read alouds:CRASH, JOEY PIGZA, BELLA AT MIDNIGHT...I r.a. to expose Ss to diff sent types and magic
I am very excited to participate and possibly moderate a future chat!! Hope everyone has a great day ππ»πππ»
I just started it last night. So far so good! I'll keep you posted.
Suggested read alouds for 4th - 6th: Fish in a Tree, Wonder, Bridge to Terrabithia, Island of the Blue Dolphins, Out of My Mind.
Love both of these. Students really love One and Only Ivan! https://t.co/TJ1jH1XyJ2
I would have to suggest any Tom Angleberger, WONDER by R.J. Palacio, or THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN by Katherine Applegate.
Good morning MST chatters
LOL Christina https://t.co/aGrpbnwX3H
How could I forget Ruby Holler?! I swear I'll be thinking of titles all dayπ
Haha Derek, yes we're back to
https://t.co/0iwArPtUda
Quick question. Didn't switch to ? It seems it's back to now. I'm so confused! Someone help a sleepless MDT guy out!
Hey Craig, how are you? When's your last day of school?
Good Morning I've been out lately bc of the spam. Glad to see it's gone. This is from https://t.co/kBVmugNzdv
10 Chapter Books my 5th Graders Said You Need http://t.co/gYRI648AuJ (funny how many are loved by 7th graders as well)
Any nf read aloud titles? I love CANDY BOMBERS for sixth...
Seymour Simon writes some excellent nonfiction titles
I know I'm late, loved Out of my Mind by Sharon Draper. Kids loved it too!
Just posted a brief transcript of this morning's chat on my blog! Please click the link to check it out :) https://t.co/6eX20N9TIp
and Students love 's work.
How did I miss a on books? Glad to see the spam is gone!
There are so many... The Boundless, The Eighth Day, A Snicker of Magic, The War That Saved My Life, and Hatchet would all be good
Oooh and The Thief, Milkweed, One Came Home, and Chains
Read-alouds? How 'bout Circus Mirandus or Breadcrumbs?
A Long Walk to Water is a good one too!
Looking to hook boys? Gary Paulsen has gotten nods already (I'm partial to Masters of Disaster), also Scieszka's Knucklehead
How could I neglect The Fingertips of Duncan Dorfman? (MSer who can magically see w/his fingers joins competitive Scrabble team.)
Thanks, Connie! Always appreciate everything you do for our community! β‘ Y'all are THE BEST!
Jrs, as in 11th graders? If talking ind or choice reading, I'm reluctant to put any title automatically behind velvet rope
The perfect mystery: The Westing Game! "A bookie, a burglar, a bomber...and one was a mistake." https://t.co/HC0lJDA3J7
Together We're Better! Can't wait to meet you at Jessica!!
