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The Big Fresh November 8, 2014 Take a Different Route
We consider quiet learners in this week’s Big Fresh.
The Big Fresh November 1, 2014 Short and Smart
We explore how to teaching using short nonfiction texts in this week’s Big Fresh.
The Big Fresh October 25, 2014 Learning Spaces
Peer support is explored in this week’s Big Fresh.
The Big Fresh October 18, 2014 Grief Bacon
Conventions and spelling are the focus of this week’s Big Fresh.
The Big Fresh October 11, 2014 What We Take Away
We consider homework and home/school connections in this week’s Big Fresh.
The Big Fresh October 4, 2014 Duct Tape Magic
Word work in the early grades is the focus of this week’s Big Fresh.
The Big Fresh September 27, 2014 Walk and Talk
We consider close reading with teens and tweens in this week’s Big Fresh.
The Big Fresh September 20, 2014 Chinese Food
What’s appropriate for students to read is the focus of this week’s Big Fresh.
The Big Fresh September 13, 2014 Extra or Unexpected?
We look at how to find writing topics in this week’s Big Fresh.
The Big Fresh September 6, 2014 Clark Walking
Reading logs are the focus of this week’s Big Fresh.
The Big Fresh August 30, 2014 The Other Space
Classroom libraries are the focus of this week’s Big Fresh.
The Big Fresh August 23, 2014 Pure Enjoyment PD
We look at reader response in this week’s Big Fresh.
The Big Fresh August 16, 2014 Hot
We consider a variety of transitions in this week’s Big Fresh.
The Big Fresh August 9, 2014 Home
Classroom design is the focus of this week’s Big Fresh.
The Big Fresh August 2, 2014 Night Magic
We look at building relationships early in the year in this week’s Big Fresh.
The Big Fresh July 26, 2014 Beautiful Questions
We consider student writing of this week’s Big Fresh.
The Big Fresh July 19, 2014 Please Don’t Ruin Our Good Work
First activities for the school year are the focus of this week’s Big Fresh.
The Big Fresh July 12, 2014 Loving the Process
Memoir is the focus of this week’s Big Fresh.
The Big Fresh July 5, 2014 Cucumber in a Tomato Cage
We feature books for launching reading workshop in this week’s Big Fresh.
The Big Fresh June 21, 2014 Spider Web
Building community early in the school year is the focus of this week’s Big Fresh.
The Big Fresh June 14, 2014 Mind and Body
Habits are the focus of this week’s Big Fresh.
The Big Fresh June 7, 2014 Sorry
We look at kindergarten literacy in this week’s Big Fresh.
The Big Fresh May 31, 2014 Stories and Problems
Closure is the focus of this week’s Big Fresh.
The Big Fresh May 24, 2014 Walled Readers
We consider wall displays in this week’s Big Fresh.
The Big Fresh May 17, 2014 Who We Are
Nonfiction in the spring is the focus of this week’s Big Fresh.
The Big Fresh May 10, 2014 Benny
We consider student work ethic in the spring in this week’s Big Fresh.
The Big Fresh May 3, 2014 Piled Up
Helping struggling learners is the focus of this week’s Big Fresh.
The Big Fresh April 26, 2014 Are We Still Serving Hamburgers?
Preparing for summer reading is the focus of this week’s Big Fresh.
The Big Fresh April 19, 2014 Spammer for a Day
We look at how to finish the year strong in this week’s Big Fresh.
The Big Fresh April 12, 2014 An Average Overachiever
We consider English language learners in this week’s Big Fresh.
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