Choice Lit Topic: Big Fresh Archives
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October 18, 2024: Learning to Collaborate
Reading and writing float on a sea of talk. —James Britton More Than Magical Two students greeted me in the front office. “Hello, it’s nice to meet you,” I said....
October 11, 2024: A Community of Readers
Let’s not forget how beautiful simply washing dishes can be. —Noah Hawley What Official Title Do You Need? I am the Official Kitchen Cupboard Closer in my house. It started...
October 4, 2024: A Love of Books
Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope. —Kofi Annan Books Offer Hope My daughter Stephanie is living the exact life she wants. This is not the life that many...
September 27, 2024: No Struggle, No Story
Many stories matter. Stories have been used to dispossess and to malign. But stories can also be used to empower and to humanize. Stories can break the dignity of a...
September 20, 2024: Tough Ones
The human capacity for burden is like bamboo—far more flexible than you’d ever believe at first glance. —Jodi Picoult Connection Is Always Enough My husband and I adopted three kids...
September 13, 2024: Create Space
Inner stillness is the key to outer strength. —Jared Brock What Makes an Inspirational Leader? I recently heard about a new research study that defines characteristics of the most inspirational...
September 6, 2024: Beginning a New School Year
Pull up a chair. Take a taste. Life is so endlessly delicious. ―Ruth Reichl The Tuesday Crew A few years ago Andy’s cousin Denver moved home. We started eating meals...
August 30, 2024: Belonging
True belonging doesn’t require that we change who we are. It requires that we be who we are. ―Brené Brown Be You I missed a week at the gym because...
August 23, 2024: Becoming a Reader
Reading is an active, imaginative act; it takes work. ―Khaled Hosseini The Beginning is Always Today A few weeks ago, on a neighborhood walk in mid-summer, I bumped into Stuart,...
August 16, 2024: Starting Strong
In letting go we find strength to begin again. ―Marianne Williamson What I’ll Keep Doing The older I get, the more conscious I become of time. My younger self didn’t...
August 9, 2024: Good Vibes to Start the School Year
The beginning is always today. ―Mary Shelley The Beginning is Always Today I read Frankenstein for the first time when I was a college freshman. I’ve always been resistant to...
August 2, 2024: School and Classroom Libraries
Libraries store the energy that fuels the imagination. They open up windows to the world and inspire us to explore and achieve, and contribute to improving our quality of life....
July 26, 2024: Spinning Ideas for the New School Year
I’ve always loved the first day of school better than the last day of school. Firsts are best because they are beginnings. ―Jenny Han Inspiring Ideas to Start the School...
June 28, 2024: Summer Reading
Reading is essential for those who seek to rise above the ordinary. ―Jim Rohn Take Time to Read Part of my morning routine is to read a few pages of...
June 21, 2024: Fluency
Silent gratitude isn’t very much to anyone. ―Gertrude Stein Pen a Thank-You Note Our youngest son, Sam, graduated high school a few weeks ago, and we celebrated with an open...
June 14, 2024: Thinking More Deeply About Characters
Our souls need time to think, dream, and reflect. ―Jo Ann Davis Take Time to Think We live in a hurry-up world. Everything is fast. We have quick meetings, speedy...
June 7, 2024: Nurture Independence
The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery. ―Mark Van Doren The Art of Teaching Sometimes I feel like there is a lot of pressure to teach readers...
May 31, 2024: Don’t Miss the Joy
The way to beat distraction is to become captivated by something much bigger and much better, such as purpose and joy. ―Bob Goff Are You Looking for the Good Around...
May 24, 2024: Holiday Reading
Some of your best ideas come when you’re on vacation. —Gautam Singhania Holiday Reading It’s a holiday weekend here in the United States, which means it is a great time...
May 17, 2024: What Surprises You?
Anyone who is going to be a writer knows enough at 15 to write several novels. ―May Sarton Those Who Surprise Us One of the best things that can happen...
May 10, 2024: Elevate Readers’ Thinking
Many eyes go through the meadow, but few see the flowers in it. ―Ralph Waldo Emerson Watch as Readers Reach New Understandings I am in awe of this week’s collection...
