Archive for the ‘High School Teachers’ Category

Tuesday Tales: Aries Rising by Bonnie Hearn Hill (Blog Tour and Book Giveaway Contest)

I’m very happy to host Bonnie Hearn Hill’s blog tour today on Read These Books and Use Them. Bonnie is part of WOW! Women On Writing’s blog tour, and she is doing 31 blogs in 31 days. She’s a busy woman. She’s also giving away a copy of the first book, Aries Rising, from [...]

March 9, 2010 in Book Club Possibility, High School Teachers, Hill Bonnie Hearn, Tuesday Tales, Young Adult Novels
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Maniac Monday: Children’s Choice Book Awards

You might have noticed this new widget I have on my sidebar, courtesy of JacketFlap and the Children’s Book Council. It is announcing several nominees for the Children’s Choice Book Awards. In case you didn’t know, the Children’s Choice Book Award nominees have been announced in each category: Kindergarten to second grade, third to [...]

March 8, 2010 in Book Club Possibility, Clare Cassandra, Collins, Suzanne, Elementary Educators, Hiaasen Carl, High School Teachers, Maniac Mondays, Middle Grade Novel, Middle School Teachers, Patterson, James, Preschool to 1st grade teachers, Young Adult Novels
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Un-Forgettable Friday: City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare

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*Young adult, urban contemporary fantasy
*Teenage girl as main character
*Rating: City of Ashes, the sequel to City Of Bones, is a page-turner. You won’t want to stop until you read every last word of the Clary-Simon-Jace saga.
Short, short summary: It’s hard to summarize this plot without giving anything away. But I’ll [...]

March 5, 2010 in Black, Holly, Book Club Possibility, Clare Cassandra, High School Teachers, Meyer, Stephenie, Un-Forgettable Friday, Writing Skills, Young Adult Novels
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Wacky Wednesday: Check out Milk + Bookies Website!

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First, I want to apologize if this photo from Flickr.com makes you hungry for cookies and milk today if you are on a “healthy eating plan.” (That’s what I like to call a diet. ) But I won’t apologize for this great information I have to [...]

March 3, 2010 in Elementary Educators, High School Teachers, Middle School Teachers, Wacky Wednesday
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Maniac Monday: What Can Our Children Learn From the Olympics?

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The 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver is on everybody’s minds, and it seems like on everybody’s TVs. If you log on to Twitter or Facebook, tweets and status updates about the Winter Olympics are inevitable, and so we know our children and teens are watching and listening, too. As [...]

February 22, 2010 in Elementary Educators, High School Teachers, Maniac Mondays, Middle School Teachers
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Wacky Wednesday: New Website, Smart Phone Ideas, and Hate List Contest Continues

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Today is a Wacky Wednesday post because I have a few things to discuss that don’t really go together, so that’s why it’s wacky! First I want to introduce to you my new website! I have been using this blog as a kind of website for a while [...]

February 10, 2010 in High School Teachers, Middle School Teachers, Wacky Wednesday, Young Adult Novels
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Tuesday Tales: Hate List by Jennifer Brown (BOOK GIVEAWAY CONTEST!)

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I am so happy to hold this contest on my blog today for Hate List by Jennifer Brown. I am IN LOVE with this book. It is perfect for tweens and teens, and I think all parents and teens should HAVE to read it. It’s great for a mother-daughter book club. [...]

February 9, 2010 in Brown Jennifer, High School Teachers, Middle School Teachers, Tuesday Tales, Writing Skills, Young Adult Novels
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Maniac Monday: Teaching Math Concepts or Rules and Procedures?

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Recently, my stepson who is in third grade completed a unit on rounding and estimating that I thought might get the better of his dad, his mom, me, and Logan, but we made it through! One of the first things I said to my husband when we were [...]

February 8, 2010 in Elementary Educators, High School Teachers, Maniac Mondays, Middle School Teachers, Preschool to 1st grade teachers
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Maniac Monday: If I had an extra $100. . .

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On today’s Maniac Monday post, I am writing from a prompt I received from JuiceBoxJungle. First I’m going to answer the question as a parent and then as a teacher. Then I’m going to talk about how you could use this same writing journal prompt with your students and/or children [...]

February 1, 2010 in Elementary Educators, High School Teachers, Maniac Mondays, Middle School Teachers, Preschool to 1st grade teachers, Writing Skills
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Tuesday Tales: Watersmeet by Ellen Jensen Abbott (Book Giveaway Contest!)

Last week, I featured historical fiction author, Clara Gillow Clark, on my blog on Tuesday and Wednesday. We had a great discussion about historical fiction, and we both appreciate all your comments. This week, I am featuring YA fantasy writer, Ellen Jensen Abbott, and her book, Watersmeet. Please leave a comment below about [...]

January 26, 2010 in Abbott Ellen Jensen, High School Teachers, Middle School Teachers, Tuesday Tales, Young Adult Novels
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