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LitLinks: Exploring Informational Writing with SEASHELLS: MORE THAN A HOME

LitLinks: Exploring Informational Writing with SEASHELLS: MORE THAN A HOME

Apr 17, 2019

TODAY’S GUEST BLOGGER: MELISSA STEWART The dual-layer format of Seashells: More than a Homemakes it...

Environmental books that call kids to action #nf10for10

Environmental books that call kids to action #nf10for10

Feb 10, 2017

Now more than ever, it’s important to help kids become stewards of the environment. Here...

Ocean apps for your explorations

Ocean apps for your explorations

Nov 2, 2016

The Marine Science and Technology Center at Highline College in Washington has put together a...

Motivating student & adult writers #literacy #reading #elemed #gtchat #kidlit #writing

Jul 9, 2013

Elementary school teachers and adults apprenticing as children’s book writers often ask my opinion on...

#Librarian convinces 3rd & 4th graders to give up recess to #read! #literacy #elemed #gtchat @jluss @mrs_hembree

#Librarian convinces 3rd & 4th graders to give up recess to #read! #literacy #elemed #gtchat @jluss @mrs_hembree

Jun 12, 2013

Connecticut librarian Jenny Lussier has done the impossible. She’s convinced students to willingly skip part...

Pioneering iPads in the Classroom #literacy #1:1 #elemed #reading #writing

Apr 19, 2013

Teacher Michelle Cordy (@cordym) incorporates iPads into daily instruction for her 3rd and 4th graders....

Put Choice Back Into #Literacy #elemed #edchat #reading #gtchat #librarians #teachers

Put Choice Back Into #Literacy #elemed #edchat #reading #gtchat #librarians #teachers

Apr 3, 2013

While trolling my Twitter feed one day, I found the following tweet by @erinlibrary: “Teaching...

Shocking #literacy stats–#librarians needed! #k12 #lrnchat

Mar 30, 2012

“In 2010, 57 percent of California State University freshmen required remediation in English or mathematics....

#Writing workshop excites kids about developing characters #literacy #elemed #reading #lrnchat

#Writing workshop excites kids about developing characters #literacy #elemed #reading #lrnchat

Mar 20, 2012

At a recent school visit 25 sharp third, fourth, and fifth graders discovered first-hand how authors...

Jingle the Brass Recommended by Smithsonian

Dec 6, 2010

Teachers, librarians, and parents! Do you know a kid who likes trains? Is your class...

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    • A River’s Gifts: The Mighty Elwha River Reborn
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    • Sea Otter Heroes: The Predators That Saved an Ecosystem
    • Plastic, Ahoy! Investigating the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
    • Ebola: Fears and Facts
    • Jingle the Brass
    • Nugget on the Flight Deck
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