Reading With Mr. Sharp

We don’t have enough opportunities to learn from other teachers. Today I got to learn from my old teaching partner, Mrs. Woolworth.

Loved reading aloud Wildfire to my kids today.

A beautiful day both outside and inside the classroom.

Today we read aloud Jennifer and Matthew Holm’s new picture book.

Had a great day with my students. Writing workshop went extremely well. Excited to get back in the classroom tomorrow!

Back at school today! Had a great day of PD. Love getting the opportunity to spend time working with my grade level.

I learned a ton at #mra19. Excited to take my new brining back to the classroom.

There is nothing like experiencing a kid going from someone who hates writing, to someone that can’t get enough.

The PTA at my school bought all the fifth graders a copy of The Creativity Project.❤️

Excited for a day of learning with my #wsdpanthers teammates.

I am thankful to all the people out there that helped make The Creativity Project possible.

In this episode I reflect on an awesome week of learning at a couple of conferences.

My students never stop impressing me. Their kindness is contagious and inspiring.

This amazing young adult novel comes out April 2018.

I love that my students are creating podcast episodes on days when I am not in school.

In this episode I book talk Kate Messner’s 2018 middle grade novel Breakout.

Audio books in the classroom.

Watching a kid fall in love with reading is magical.

Today we started a new read aloud , and I had some great reading conferences with my students.

Finishing our classroom read aloud of wishtree, and reflecting on a classroom library survey made today awesome.

Long Way Down #BookTalk

Come with Me is such an important picture book.

I love starting our school day creating.

My pal Bras Wilson stopped to hang out with my students today.

I love watching my students get to know each other as readers.

Love that my students are willing to roll with whatever the day brings.

The narrative nonfiction book Sergeant Reckless is fascinating. My students and I are captivated by this book.

I had a blast ending the week celebrating Dot Day with my students.

School is a marathon not a sprint.

I got my class list!!

I can't believe people are preordering my book. I'm so thankful.

Working together is a lot more effective than working alone. Thankful to have help setting up my classroom.

I loved hearing all the book talks people gave by calling in to my Anchor channel.

Cool to mix-ins into an episode.

I had a blast learning and presenting at the Team Jackson Ed Tech Kickoff.

I feel so blessed to have he support of my parents. They sacrifice so much to help me as an educator.

Changing grades has really influenced my reading this summer.

I LOVED The First Rule of Punk by Celia C. Pérez. I think kids are going to totally fall for this book.

In this episode I interview Anchor employee Maya. We discuss some of Anchor's cool features and we talk about how educators might use it in schools.

I had a blast dressing up as Waldo for a local book event.

I can't wait to meet my new students. I recorded his episode while walking around a book store.

In this episode I book talk The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street.

I got a ton of work done in my classroom today. Much better than day 1.

School starts in 28 days!!! I had a good first day working in my classroom.

I've been thinking a lot about my students from last year, and how reading aloud helped us develop community.

I finally read a book in the I Survived series. It was amazing! Looking forward to booktalking it in the fall.

My booktalk of Cynthia Rylant and Brendan Wenzel's LIFE. This is a must read picture book.

I had an amazing time learning and growing with educators in Seattle. The highlight of the trip came in an unexpected place.