photo by pdsphil www.flickr.com Happy Halloween! And Happy World Series Champions to the St. Louis Cardinals. I have to have a different post today for these two reasons. SORRY to my teaching/library friends, but hopefully, you are either celebrating Halloween or the Cardinals or both! Last year, I remember saying, “This is the worst Halloween [...]
October 31, 2011 in Elementary Educators, Halloween Books, Preschool to 1st grade teachers
Tags: picture books for Halloween | 2 Comments »
*Picture book, contemporary fantasy for first through fifth graders *Young boy as main character *Rating: Wake the Dead by Monica A. Harris is definitely a witty and entertaining picture book–but for a little older audience than most picture books. Short, short summary: Henry is VERY loud; and his entire family is telling him if he’s [...]
April 20, 2010 in Creative Writing activities, Elementary Educators, Halloween Books, Harris Monica A., Kwas Susan Estelle, Making Personal Connections, Picture Book, Reading Skills, Tuesday Tales
Tags: funny picture books, Monica A. Harris, picture books for Halloween, puns, Susan Estelle Kwas, Wake the Dead | No Comments »
photo by Irargerich www.flickr.com For an SCBWI writing workshop in Chicago in less than two weeks, I was assigned to read The Pricker Boy by Reade Scott Whinnem. Now I am reviewing it, providing some discussion/activity ideas, AND offering a BOOK GIVEAWAY CONTEST. Please leave a comment below about this book or your favorite ghost [...]
November 3, 2009 in Creative Writing activities, Halloween Books, High School Teachers, Making Predictions, Reading Skills, Tuesday Tales, Whinnem Reade Scott, Writing Skills, Young Adult Novels
Tags: Reade Scott Whinnem, scary stories, The Pricker Boy, thriller, young adult novel | 18 Comments »
photo by Terren in Virginia www.flickr.com I heard the coolest idea on the news this morning. There’s this dentist in East Central Illinois (where I live) who is offering kids $1.00 for every pound of Halloween candy they bring in to him for a two-hour time span a couple days this week. I think this [...]
November 2, 2009 in Elementary Educators, Halloween Books, Making Personal Connections, Maniac Mondays
Tags: Helping Children in the World, Leftover Halloween Candy, Maniac Mondays | 4 Comments »
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