Free Voluntary Reading has become an important (and popular!) part of my Middle School Spanish classes. The students are enjoying the quiet reading time (and
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Implementing FVR for the 1st Time: A Blog Post in 5 Acts
Act 1: Panic and Regret I spent Monday night in a slightly panicked state. It was the first day back from Winter Break and it
What I’ve learned reading 20 student novels
Lots of reading over the summer break This summer was spent on a hiatus from the blog and (mostly) from thinking about school. And while
Takeaways: Using Novels For the First Time
Edi el elefante and Brandon Brown Quiere un Perro As I have written about before, I started using novels this year. And I can honestly
New Stories and a (slightly) New Look
Hello all, I have updated the look of the blog a bit, mostly to make it easier to access the newly updated Stories Pages. I
Brain Breaks and The Story Circle – A Fun Twist on Class Stories
I have been using brain breaks in my classroom a lot this year, mostly to move kids around in my classroom and to get their
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