It’s been a while my reading friends . . . But happy to celebrate my love of books and some recent reads with this community! #kidsarereading independently and with their buddies. Reading growth is happening and reading joy is blooming. Homemade bookmarks. Join Jen from Teach Mentor Texts and Kellee and Ricki from Unleashing Readers and share all of the reading you have done over the week from picture books to young adult novels. Follow the links to read about all of the amazing books the #IMWAYR community has read. It’s the best way to discover what to read next. Some recent reads: Small i ..read more

In January, I had 30 titles on my #MustReadin20189 list and a plan: read at least 20 books on the list.  Permission to read most of the titles makes for a more enjoyable year of reading. I still have unread titles on my list. And that’s okay! It was, as always, a happy process to make a reading plan and try to commit to it. Making a list like this is about being enthused about a year of reading ahead. It is also about building community. 28 other bloggers joined me in making #MustReadin2019 lists of their own. Many people remained connected all year, posting (purely optional always) updates ..read more

We are fully into fall and my classroom is all about stories, book love and community. #kidsarereading at our first visit to the Vancouver Public Library. When buddies perch together over a book in the same colours, it’s extra cute. How lucky am I? My original book worm has a friend. Both student made. Blessed. Writers are readers and readers are writers. Scenes from Story Workshop. Join Jen from Teach Mentor Texts and Kellee and Ricki from Unleashing Readers and share all of the reading you have done over the week from picture books to young adult novels. Follow the links to read about a ..read more

It’s been ages since I have posted. Ages.  Thrilled to be back and sharing some recent reads! A few #kidsarereading photos for inspiration. Here is my new Grade 2 and 3 class lost in their books. I asked them to clean out book boxes and they all just started reading after this task was done! Can’t ask for more. First day reading to our K buddies – this duo got cozy and giggled through Elephant and Piggie. Join Jen from Teach Mentor Texts and Kellee and Ricki from Unleashing Readers and share all of the reading you have done over the week from picture books to young adult novels. Follow the l ..read more

It’s time for our first #MustReadin2019 update! Are you making progress with your list? Distracted by other titles? Please share! This year, my list is again 30 titles strong. I always have the goal of trying to read at least 20 of the books on the list. I have completed 15 of the 30 titles on my list so half way there! Since the last update, I have completed these 6 books. The Size of the Truth by Andrew Smith Andrew Smith and middle grade? Yes, please. Such a read. Just love his characters and his brain. The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart   A story of grief and a w ..read more

Trying to post at least once a month to be part of this amazing reading community and to share all the wonderful titles I have been reading. A few #kidsarereading photos for inspiration. Our visit to the Vancouver Public Library. Everyone left with a book and a library card if they didn’t have one. Our arms full of books, our heads full of stories, we skipped all the way back to school. Summer reading – we are getting ready for you! Love how my students want to read EVERYTHING. The size of the book box is never big enough. Nothing is quite as lovely as buddy reading moments. Join Jen from T ..read more

It’s time for our first #MustReadin2019 update! Are you making progress with your list? Distracted by other titles? Please share! This year, my list is again 30 titles strong. I always have the goal of trying to read at least 20 of the books on the list. I feel like I am well on my way! More importantly, can’t wait to get to more of the titles on this list! Like last year at this time, I have read 9/30 titles which is close to one third of my list. Here are the titles I have read so far and some brief reactions/summaries. Harbour Me by Jacqueline Woodson Six students spend Friday afternoons ..read more

This time weeks have passed instead of months – still feels like too too long since I have posted but here is a post full of a huge variety of titles I am celebrating! Lots of nonfiction reading aloud happening in the classroom! Because we are readers, we are writers #kidsarereading So proud of the engagement I witness in my students. Join Jen from Teach Mentor Texts and Kellee and Ricki from Unleashing Readers and share all of the reading you have done over the week from picture books to young adult novels. Follow the links to read about all of the amazing books the #IMWAYR community has re ..read more