Choice Lit Topic: Big Fresh Archives
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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...
May 3, 2024: Invaluable Teaching Tools
Spring is a true reconstructionist. ―Henry Timrod Direction Beyond Assessment Data Happy May! Sometimes it is unbelievable to me how quickly time passes. In just a handful of weeks, my...
April 26, 2024: Vocabulary
When you get into Louisiana, it really is like a different country in a lot of ways. The plants you see are a little different, like the weeping willows and...
April 19, 2024: Informational Writing
I write to discover what I know. ―Flannery O’Connor Creating Space for Informational Writing I love being a nonfiction writer. It’s taken years for me to come to terms with...
March 22, 2024: Content Literacy
If March comes in like a lion, it will go out like a lamb. ―Old Folklore Saying Notice the Changes There’s a joke in Indiana that if you don’t like...
March 15, 2024: Differentiation
Strength lies in differences, not in similarities. ―Stephen R. Covey The Beauty of Different Needs Fair is a place you go, not something that happens in this house. That is one...
March 8, 2024: Word Study
At the end of the day, if I can say I had fun, it was a good day. ―Simone Biles Fun with Words When Andy and I were babysitting our...
March 1, 2024: Thinking Ahead to National Poetry Month
Poetry is a way of taking life by the throat. ―Robert Frost Get Ready Now How do you feel about poetry? Is it your best friend, your go-to companion when...
February 24, 2024: Firming Up Routines
There is magic in the old and magic in the new. The trick is to successfully combine the two. ―Adrienne Posey An Ordinary Day to Start New I used to...
February 16, 2024: The Tough Ones
The unfortunate, yet truly exciting thing about your life, is that there is no core curriculum. The entire place is an elective. ―Jon Stewart The Tough Ones My son Sam...
February 9, 2024: Speaking and Listening
Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply. ―Stephen Covey How Was Your Day? A friend joined just the three of...
February 2, 2024: Nourishing Growth
The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing. ―Marcus Aurelius Throw-Down You’ll find me at the gym before 6 a.m. three times a week. There’s a class called...
January 26, 2024: Finding Joy in Learning
The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise. ―Maya Angelou Press On! Did you know today is National Fun at Work Day?...
January 19, 2024: Research Notes
Energy and persistence conquer all things. ― Benjamin Franklin Join Us! Did you know that less than 5 percent of the population sets goals? This is staggering to me, because...
