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It’s Time to Address Common Core State Standards

If you live in one of the 47 states that have adopted the Common Core State Standards, and you are a teacher, parent, home school parent, librarian, or administrator, you are probably SICK of hearing about these standards–sorry! I think it’s a good idea to address them on my blog since I am all about [...]

September 17, 2012 in Book Club Possibility, Common Core Standards, Elementary Educators, High School Teachers, Middle Grade Novel, Middle School Teachers, Preschool to 1st grade teachers, Reading Skills, White, E.B., Writing Skills
Tags: Charlotte's Web, Common Core Standards, E. B. White, English language arts, Reading fluency | 3 Comments »

Charlotte’s Web (Written by: E. B. White; Illustrations by: Garth Williams)

photo by erix! www.flickr.com Reviewed by Margo Dill, www.margodill.com, margodll@aol.com *Middle-grade novel, fantasy *Pig as main character *Rating: E. B. White’s classic story, Charlotte’s Web, will continue to touch the hearts of readers young and old for many, many years. Short, short summary: Fern saves Wilbur, the pig, from her father’s ax and raises him [...]

April 14, 2009 in Books with Science Content, Elementary Educators, Making Personal Connections, Middle Grade Novel, White, E.B., Williams, Garth
Tags: Charlotte's Web, E. B. White, friendship, Garth Williams, life cycles, middle-grade novels | 5 Comments »