Podcasts about reading logs

(TLDR - reading logs don't work, but this FREE printable bookshelf can!) Traditional reading logs - we've all seen them, used them, most likely fibbed on them...GASP! It's the truth though - in every post I see about reading logs, so many teachers and parents share anecdotes about how they have encouraged fibbing, even from voracious readers, because it's just something extra to fill out. We do know that keeping track of what we read can be helpful - it allows us to see patterns in our preferences of authors, genres, styles; it helps us remember what we might recommend to others; it gives us a sense of accomplishment when we realize, "Hey, I actually HAVE read quite a bit!" So what can we do instead that helps students reflect on this information and gives us insight into their reading life as their teacher? Try these personal bookshelves! Grab your free set at appleblossomteachers.com/readinglogs Want more ideas for building a strong reading culture in your classroom? Catch Episode 45: Classroom Community Starts with a Strong Reading Culture

Tirzah and Erica discuss some YA books they are super excited about that are coming out the second half of 2023. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What's Up in YA newsletter! Sign up for our new newsletter The Deep Dive. Your first read (The Power Reader's Guide to Reading Logs & Trackers) is free. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. News College Board Defends LGBTQ+ Lessons Against Florida Restrictions Books Discussed The Dark Place by Britney S. Lewis Before the Devil Knows You're Here by Autumn Krause A Tall Dark Trouble by Vanessa Montalban Betting on You by Lynn Painter The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White  Sleepless in Dubai by Sajni Patel Everyone's Thinking It by Aleema Omotoni Into the Bright Open: A Secret Garden Remix by Cherie Dimaline Ride or Die by Gail-Agnes Musikavanhu The Only Girl in Town by Ally Condie Song of the Lioness Quartet by Tamora Pierce. Read about the 40th Anniversary of Alanna. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kendra Winchester and Katie McLain Horner discuss mysteries and thrillers for Audiobook Month! Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. Sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter to get even more mystery/thriller recs and news! Looking for fascinating stories, informed takes, useful advice, and more drawn from our collective experience as power readers, teachers, librarians, booksellers, and bookish professionals? Subscribe to The Deep Dive, a biweekly newsletter to inform and inspire readers, delivered to your inbox! Your first read (The Power Reader's Guide to Reading Logs & Trackers) is on the house. Check out all the details and choose your membership level at bookriot.substack.com.  This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. NEWS Winners of the 2023 International Thriller Writer Awards BOOKS DISCUSSED  Everything I Never Told You - Celeste Ng , Narrated by Cassandra Campbell Darkly Dreaming Dexter - Jeff Lindsay, Narrated by Nick Landrum For Your Own Good - Samantha Downing, Narrated by David Pittu Warrior Girl Unearthed - Angeline Boulley, Narrated by Isabella Star LaBlanc The Only One Left - Riley Sager Nineteen Claws and a Black Bird: Stories - Agustina Bazterrica, Translated by Sarah Moses If you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at readordead@bookriot.com. Otherwise you can: Find Kendra on Instagram and Twitter @kdwinchester Find Katie on Twitter @kt_librarylady And we will talk to you all next time! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Erica discusses a few graphic novels she's read lately that highlight and center queer characters. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What's Up in YA newsletter! Subscribe to The Deep Dive! Your first read is free (The Power Reader's Guide to Reading Logs & Trackers). Sign up here bookriot.substack.com. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed Boys Run the Riot by Keito Gaku Bingo Love by Tee Franklin, illustrated by Jenn St. Onge and Joy San Belle of the Ball by Mari Costa Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode we are talking about the dark side of reading logs, how to support reluctant readers, how to correct kids while connecting with kids, summer reading games for new readers and big kids and how to help your kids be successful for life.get my book recs: amazon.com/shop/bigcityreaderswatch instructional videos: instagram.com/bigcityreadersfree downloads: bigcityreaders.com/podcastbook a call with miss beth: bigcityreaders.comDisclaimer: The information on this podcast is for informational purposes only and does not replace working with a clinical diagnostician. None of the information in this podcast is intended to be a substitute for professional advice, diagnosis, education or treatment.

Tirzah and Erica discuss some recent queer YA reads for Pride and beyond. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What's Up in YA newsletter! Sign up for our new newsletter The Deep Dive. Your first read (The Power Reader's Guide to Reading Logs & Trackers) is free. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. News: Inaugural Poem by Amanda Gorman Banned After Single Complaint Nonprofit to Make Book Fairs Accessible to Underserved Students A Poem is Going to Jupiter's Moon Europa (& You Can Go, Too) Books Discussed: We'll Never Tell by Wendy Heard Forever Is Now by Mariama J. Lockington Epically Earnest by Molly Horan Transmogrify! by g. haron davis Northranger by Ray Terciero and Bre Indigo The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich by Deya Muniz The Luis Ortega Survival Club by Sonora Reyes Where Echoes Die by Courtney Gould Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kendra Winchester and Katie McLain Horner discuss books for Pride Month! Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. Sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter to get even more mystery/thriller recs and news! Looking for fascinating stories, informed takes, useful advice, and more drawn from our collective experience as power readers, teachers, librarians, booksellers, and bookish professionals? Subscribe to The Deep Dive, a biweekly newsletter to inform and inspire readers, delivered to your inbox! Your first read (The Power Reader's Guide to Reading Logs & Trackers) is on the house. Check out all the details and choose your membership level at bookriot.substack.com. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. NEWS Megan Abbott's Beware the Woman is being turned into a film. BOOKS DISCUSSED Mary Rose - Geoffrey Girard Reprieve - James Han Mattson Dirt Creek - Hayley Scrivenor  Nothing But Blackened Teeth - Cassandra Khaw Summer Sons - Lee Mandelo All the Sinners Bleed - S.A. Cosby Beware the Woman - Megan Abbott  If you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at readordead@bookriot.com. Otherwise you can: Find Kendra on Instagram and Twitter @kdwinchester Find Katie on Twitter @kt_librarylady And we will talk to you all next time! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the newest episode of Beyond the Shelves, Jes and Sarah talk about reading logs, why you might want to track your reading, and all the different ways you can track and apps you can use to do so. Show Notes   Ways to Track Your Reading: Book Riot's Spreadsheet (Google Doc) Goodreads The StoryGraph LibraryThing Beanstack   What Sarah and Jes are reading: Rust, by Eliese Colette Goldbach Soul Taken, by Patricia Briggs A Promise of Fire, by Amanda Bouchet A House with Good Bones, by T. Kingfisher Ninth House, by Leigh Bardugo White Cat, Black Dog, by Kelly Link How to Sell a Haunted House, by Grady Hendrix Manhunt, by Gretchen Felker-Martin

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Is your child being asked to keep a reading log? What should it look like? Megan and Allison unpack the reading log - including whether or not they're really necessary. Plus, Allison has some insights on how writers 'find' time to write and Megan has brilliant ideas for book-themed birthday parties.Read the show notes for all book references at yourkidsnextread.comConnect with Allison, Megan and the Your Kid's Next Read Community on Facebook

Although assigned with good intentions, reading logs can weigh down readers, turning reading into a points game instead of a fulfilling, enriching activity. So, what to do instead? Caitlin interviews ELA teacher and instructional coach Melissa Kruse from Reading and Writing Haven, who will give listeners insight into reading logs and offer some great alternatives. Links mentioned in this episode: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Book-Fit-Activity-My-Reading-Ladder-for-Tracking-Just-Right-Books-4274224http://ebacademics.com/membership https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Digital-Bookshelf-for-Sharing-Independent-Reading-Online-5853872 https://www.instagram.com/readingandwritinghaven https://www.readingandwritinghaven.com/ https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Reading-And-Writing-Haven Are you enjoying the podcast? Tag us @ebacademics and let us know which episode you're listening to! Make sure to Subscribe and leave us a Review! Your review helps us reach even more middle school ELA teachers just like you! It would mean so much to us. To leave a review in iTunes, click HERE and scroll down to Rating and Reviews. Click on "Write a Review" and let us know how this podcast is helping you in your ELA classroom! Other episodes you might enjoy: Constructive Criticism: How to Change Your Mindset and Be Open to Feedback Mini Literary Analysis Writing PD: H

What are your go to items (beyond stickers) to decorate your planner? We share those items we keep handy while getting creative in our planners and journals in 2021. See what’s new, and what items are still on our go to list. This episode was recorded February 20th, 2021   Show Highlights Reflecting on our past favorite things Why are mens bikes not like women’s (rabbit hole) Why time means nothing, lol The 2017 tried and true items Remembering old trends The 2018 items we loved Planner people’s obsession with raskog carts The item Colleen trusts to write in her planner Managing miscellaneous stickers Simple highlighting  Corner Markers for the win Reading Logs  A pen rant Bringing back tweezers & undu recently What made your list? Share in our Facebook group!    Show Mentions Moore Ave The Sticker Shop Co Type A For Alexa      2021 Edition  Colleen  Raskog Pencil Board Corner Markers  Book Stickers Jamie Mild Liners / Tombow Stickers Removable Sticker Books Planner Box Tul Pen  

In episode 40 of The Creative Kindergarten Podcast, I discuss what homework looks like for me. I talk about how I came to develop my Homework challenges and a home reading program. Links I mention in this episode: Monthly Homework Challenges: https://creativekindergartenblog.com/homework-in-kindergarten/ Bookmark Reading Logs: https://creativekindergartenblog.com/reading-logs-made-easy/ To join in on the conversation with me, you can find me on: Teachers Pay Teachers: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Creative-Kindergarten Instagram: @creativekindergartenblogontpt Facebook: www.facebook.com/creativekindergartenbyamanda Blog: creativekindergartenblog.com

In this episode of Reading Success, I share information about a program that I have used with great success! It can be used as an alternative to reading logs, and has an added benefit...a writing component! I also share some of my implementation ideas that students enjoy doing along with the platform shared in this podcast. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mikie-broadhurst/support

Getting “real” about the effectiveness of reading logs and response journals. Start with your end goal in mind! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mikie-broadhurst/support

Jake and Michael discuss all the latest Laravel releases, tutorials, and happenings in the community.

Allie Thrower threw out her reading logs, and now her students love reading. Yours can, too! To learn more, visit her episode at go.tlc.ninja/thrower.

Reading logs are a well-worn tool for supporting reading instruction but do they work? What are the best ways to encourage reading and hold students accountable? @larryferlazzo @bethiej1027 @MBethNicklaus @Bamradionetwork Beth Jarzabek is a middle school teacher in Western Massachusetts who is lucky to explore books with 7th and 8th grade students in her Language Arts Lab classes and facilitates the creation of brilliant projects in her Genius Hour classes. Mary Beth Nicklaus is a language arts teacher and reading specialist for Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle School in Wisconsin.

The Sandwich Weekly Podcast Episode 11. Activities and events from Friday, July 19 through Thursday, August 1 Hello again and welcome to the Sandwich Weekly Podcast. This is Episode 11, covering activities and events in and around Sandwich for the period Friday, July 19 through Thursday, August 1. There are many activities and events in the Sandwich Weekly Podcast and I’m always looking for new ways to make it easier for you to find what you’re interested in. If you’re using a podcast player that supports chapter markers such as, Overcast, Pocket Casts, or the Apple Podcast app, you can skip directly to any day in the audio file. This, unfortunately, isn’t a feature that’s available on the podcasts web page. On the podcast web page, you can scroll down the show notes to look for particular days of activities. You can also use the standard search keys (ctrl-f on pc or cmd-f on Mac) to enter your search terms. This week I introduced a new feature that will, hopefully, make the show notes easier to navigate. At the top of the show notes there are shortcuts to go directly to a particular day in the notes. This way you won’t need to scroll down the list to find the day in which you are interested. Here’s the schedule of activities and events for the next two weeks… Friday July 19 Saturday July 20 Monday July 22 Tuesday July 23 Wednesday July 24 Thursday July 25 Friday July 26 Saturday July 27 Sunday July 28 Monday July 29 Tuesday July 30 Wednesday July 31 Thursday August 1 Friday July 19 Science Club - 4–4:45pm Friday at the Sandwich Public Library. Calling all future scientists! Join our brand new Science Club to learn new things, experiment , and have lots of fun!! Ages 7+; registration is required American Legion Fish Fry- 5 to 7:30 pm Friday at the Sheridan American Legion Post 729. The fish fry includes a choice of catfish or cod, fried or poached, with fries, hush puppies, and a complete salad bar for $9. Carry-outs are available by calling ahead. Saturday July 20 Gentle Yoga 9–10am Saturday at the Robert W. Rowe Library in Sheridan. Monday July 22 Gentle Yoga 9–10am Monday at the Robert W. Rowe Library in Sheridan. Walk-In Blood Pressure Clinics - 9–11am Monday at KishHealth Systems Physician Group, 12700 Rt 34 in Plano. A KishHealth System professional will monitor your blood pressure weekly. No appointment is necessary. For information call 815–786–3962 or visit www.kishprograms.org U.F.O. Unfinished Objects 10am - noon on Monday at the Robert W. Rowe Library in Sheridan. Do you have an unfinished craft object? Come join our group for coffee and conversation while working on your project. Real Readers Book Group Monday 12pm at the Robert W. Rowe Library in Sheridan. This month’s reading selection is “We Were the Lucky Ones” by Georgia Hunter. Blood Drive Save a life, give blood. 1–7pm Monday at the Plano Library. Our library, in conjunction with Heartland Blood Center, is sponsoring a community blood drive. To schedule your donation, please sign up at the library or online at www.versiti.org. Appointments are preferred, but walk-ins are welcome. All donors will receive a $5 library fine forgiveness coupon and a gift from Heartland as a thank you! Location: Meeting Room. Musical Movie Matinee – Mama Mia! 1–3pm Monday at the Sandwich Public Library. “It’s Showtime!" Come to the library to experience classic and new musicals as a part of our Summer Reading Theme! Light refreshments will be provided. No Registration is required. Cookies and Coloring Monday 2–4pm at the Somonauk Public Library. Features cookies and soft music. Writers Group Monday from 3:30 – 6pm in the Somonauk Public Library. Every Monday you can come join other writers to read and discuss your work. This group meets in the Library Meeting Room. No registration required. Open to adults and high school students. Bilingual Story Time Monday 4–4:45pm at the Sandwich Public Library. Ages 3 and above. No Registration is required. Introduction to MS Word Monday from 6–8pm at the Somonauk Public Library. Space is limited. Please register by coming in or calling the library at 815–498–2440. Genealogy Group- 6:00pm at the Somonauk Public Library, Beginners and experienced welcome. Registration is preferred. Tuesday July 23 Chair Yoga for Seniors Tuesday 10 - 10:30am at the Robert W. Rowe Library in Sheridan. Rowe Readers Tuesday 12pm at the Robert W. Rowe Library in Sheridan. This month the group will be reading “Educated” by Tara Westover. Teen Activity- 4:00pm at the Somonauk Public Library. Sign-up is required. Fourth Tuesday Community Fest- Tuesday 4:30 to 6:00pm at the Somonauk Baptist Church. Everyone is invited to the free dinner presented by the Sandwich-Somonauk Ministerial Alliance. Creative Yarns Tuesdays 6pm at the Sandwich Public Library. Bring your hooks and needles for a fun evening of knit and crochet. All skill levels are welcome. Bring your own materials. Hamilton and Broadway Musical Theater - Tuesday 6:30pm at the Sandwich Public Library. The Chicago Tribune’s theater critic, Chris Jones, will talk about Chicago’s history of musical theater. This is an adult program and no Registration required. Dog Days of Summer Tuesday 6:30 –7:45pm at the Plano Library. For independent students entering grade 1–9. Stop by beginning 20 minutes before the program starts to get a number to hold your place in line. Come sit with a certified therapy dog for 15 minutes and practice reading aloud. Bring a book along or we can provide one for you. Line Dancing and Lessons Tuesdays 7:00 – 9:00pm at the American Legion Post 395, 510 E. Dearborn in Plano. There’s a $5 donation which benefits a local charity. For information call 630–552–8313. Wednesday July 24 Help for Seniors and People with Disabilities - 10:00am to noon at the Somonauk Public Library. Beverly Dunfrund of Mendota Area Senior Services will help anyone older than 60, or younger than 60 with a disability, to obtain access to services, apply to programs, or gather information. No appointment is necessary. Messy Munchkins – Go Outside and Play! Wednesday10:30 – 11:15 at the Plano Library. Messy Munchkins heads outdoors. We’ll have lots of messy fun, and we mean really messy-like seriously messy. This is a child-directed program. Enjoy as many of the activities as they’d like and stay for as little as 10 minutes or the full 45 minutes. Bring a change of clothes and sunscreen. Rain date is July 31. Gentle Yoga Wednesday 12 - 1pm at the Robert W. Rowe Library in Sheridan. Bingo - Wednesday 12:30pm at the Somonauk Public Library – Entry is free and there are prizes. Every Wednesday but no Bingo on the last Wednesday of the month. Pre-K Story Time Wednesday 1:30–2:15 pm at the Sandwich Public Library. No Registration is required. Big Kids Story Time Grades K–2 Wednesday4–4:45 at the Sandwich Public Library. No Registration is required Music in the Park 5–7pm in the Gazebo in downtown Sandwich. Bring your family and a lawn chair every Wednesday from May 29th through August 28th for the returning Music in the Park Summer Concert Series. Tonight you’ll hear Michael Charles. Messy Munchkins – Go Outside and Play! Wednesday 6 – 6:45 at the Plano Library. Messy Munchkins heads outdoors. We’ll have lots of messy fun, and we mean really messy-like seriously messy. This is a child-directed program. Enjoy as many of the activities as they’d like and stay for as little as 10 minutes or the full 45 minutes. Bring a change of clothes and sunscreen. Rain date is July 31. Bingo 6pm every Wednesday at the Sheridan American Legion Post 729. Wellness Wednesday – DIY Yoga Wednesday 6:30–7:30pm at the Sandwich Public Library. Thursday July 25 Mothers Offering Mutual Support (MOMS)- 9:30 to 11:30am at the Plano Bible Church. Find support and encouragement from other moms. Child care and breakfast are provided. Help for Seniors and People with Disabilities - Thursday 9:30 - 11:30am at the Wildwood Community Center. Beverly Dunfrund of Mendota Area Senior Services will help anyone older than 60, or younger than 60 with a disability, to obtain access to services, apply to programs, or gather information. No appointment is necessary. Help for Seniors and People with Disabilities- Thursday 9:30 - 11:30am at the Robert W. Rowe Public Library. Jill Hartley of Mendota Area Senior Services will help anyone older than 60, or younger than 60 with a disability, to obtain access to services, apply to programs, or gather information. No appointment is necessary. Chair Yoga for Seniors Thursday 10 - 10:30am at the Robert W. Rowe Library in Sheridan. KNIT AND CROCHET GROUP Thursday 10am - 12pm at the Plano Library. This informal group works on their own projects, discusses types and colors of yarn, and helps each other with new or tricky patterns. Participants bring their own supplies. No registration required. Location: Board Room. Pre-K Story Time Thursday 3:30–4:15 at the Sandwich Public Library. No Registration is required. Do-It-Yourself Mini Terrarium - Thursday 5pm at the Sandwich Public Library. Come make a small plant home and learn how to care for it. Open to ages 7 and up. Registration required. Take Off Pounds Sensibly – TOPS – Thursday 5–7pm at the Federated Church in Sandwich. Weigh-in is from 5–6pm and the meeting is from 6–7pm. Get support in reaching you weight loss goals. Teen Movie Night Thursday 6–8pm at the Sandwich Public Library. Last Thursday of every month at we host a Teen Movie Night. Teens are invited to come enjoy a great (or greatly bad) movie, eat popcorn, and have fun. Teens; drop-in program No Registration is required. Friday July 26 Reading Logs are Due A gentle reminder that reading logs are due for the Sandwich Public Library summer reading program. Little Movers - Story and play time for toddlers (12–24 mos) is Friday at 10:30am in the Sandwich Public Library. Bunco is Friday at 1pm at the Robert W. Rowe Library in Sheridan. American Legion Fish Fry- Friday 5 to 7:30 pm at the Sheridan American Legion Post 729. The fish fry includes a choice of catfish or cod, fried or poached, with fries, hush puppies, and a complete salad bar for $9. Carry-outs are available by calling ahead. Saturday July 27 Gentle Yoga is from 9–10am at the Robert W. Rowe Library in Sheridan. End of Summer Reading Awards Ceremony Saturday at 1pm at the Sandwich Public Library. Celebrate the end of this year’s Summer Reading Program by joining us for an awards ceremony! The grand prize winners will be announced at 2pm, along with secondary prize winners. Entertainment will include an inflatable obstacle course, cotton candy, water balloons, a dunk tank and more! Sunday July 28 Men’s Breakfast- 7:30 am at the Millbrook United Methodist Church. Each month includes a speaker who presents topics of interest to the community. Monday July 29 Gentle Yoga is from 9–10am at the Robert W. Rowe Library in Sheridan. Walk-In Blood Pressure Clinics - 9–11am Monday at KishHealth Systems Physician Group, 12700 Rt 34 in Plano. A KishHealth System professional will monitor your blood pressure weekly. No appointment is necessary. For information call 815–786–3962 or visit www.kishprograms.org U.F.O. Unfinished Objects 10am - noon on Monday at the Robert W. Rowe Library in Sheridan. Do you have an unfinished craft object? Come join our group for coffee and conversation while working on your project. Musical Movie Matinee Annie will be shown Monday at 1pm at the Sandwich Public Library. Cookies and Coloring 2–4pm Monday at the Somonauk Public Library. Features cookies and soft music. Writers Group Monday from 3:30 – 6pm in the Somonauk Public Library. Every Monday you can come join other writers to read and discuss your work. This group meets in the Library Meeting Room. No registration required. Open to adults and high school students. Movie Sing-A-Long - 5pm at the Sandwich Public Library. Join in on the musical fun as we watch a family film and sing along to the great music. This is open to all ages. No Registration required. Introduction to MS Word Monday from 6–8pm at the Somonauk Public Library. Space is limited. Please register by coming in or calling the library at 815–498–2440. Tuesday July 30 Chair Yoga for Seniors 10 - 10:30am Tuesday at the Robert W. Rowe Library in Sheridan. Men’s Group- 10:00am at the Somonauk Public Library. Men’s Tuesday Book Club meets at 10am at the Somonauk Public Library to discuss the books chosen monthly by each one of the men. They have read westerns, biographies, and books of historical fiction/nonfiction. A group to stimulate the little gray cells! Pre-K Story Time Tuesday 10:30–11:15pm at the Sandwich Public Library. Johnny K’s 2019 Cruise Night - 5 - 9pm At Johnny K’s in Sandwich. Discounts given to drivers of show cars. Creative Yarns 6pm Tuesdays at the Sandwich Public Library. Bring your hooks and needles for a fun evening of knit and crochet. All skill levels are welcome. Bring your own materials. Movie Trivia - Tuesday 6:30pm at the Sandwich Public Library. Movie trivia with a fun prize. Ages 16 and up. No Registration required. Line Dancing and Lessons 7:00 – 9:00pm Tuesdays at the American Legion Post 395, 510 E. Dearborn in Plano. There’s a $5 donation which benefits a local charity. For information call 630–552–8313. Wednesday July 31 Gentle Yoga is from 12–1pm at the Robert W. Rowe Library in Sheridan. Pre-K Story Time is Wednesday 1:30–2:15pm at the Sandwich Public Library. Big Kids Story Time Grades K through 2 - 4pm at the Sandwich Public Library. Music in the Park 5–7pm in the Gazebo in downtown Sandwich. Tonight you’ll hear Cowboy Upp. Bingo 6pm every Wednesday at the Sheridan American Legion Post 729. Wellness Wednesday Suicide Prevention 6:30–7:30pm at the Sandwich Public Library. Suicide Prevention with Natasha Clark from Suicide Prevention Services of America Thursday Aug. 1 KNIT AND CROCHET GROUP 10am - 12pm Thursday at the Plano Library. This informal group works on their own projects, discusses types and colors of yarn, and helps each other with new or tricky patterns. Participants bring their own supplies. No registration required. Location: Board Room. Chair Yoga for Seniors 10 - 10:30am Thursday at the Robert W. Rowe Library in Sheridan. STEM Activity 4pm at the Somonauk Public Library. Open to children grades K–5. Registration is required. Movin’ On Cancer Support Group - 5–6pm at the Somonauk Public Library. Take Off Pounds Sensibly – TOPS – 5–7pm at the Federated Church in Sandwich. Weigh-in is from 5–6pm and the meeting is from 6–7pm. Get support in reaching you weight loss goals. Pajama Storytime 6:30–7:10 at the Plano Library - For children to 7 years, with an adult. Geared to children 7 and under, but older siblings may come along. Registration Required. Join us for bedtime stories, songs, rhymes, and movement fun. Come dressed in pajamas and bring a favorite stuffed animal.    Helpful Links City of Sandwich Sandwich Area Chamber of Commerce Sandwich Public Library District Sandwich Park District Sandwich Opera House Fox Valley Older Adults Sandwich Police Department Sandwich Fire District Event Sponsor Contact Information American Legion Post 729 300 West Si Johnson Drive Sheridan 815–496–2380   City of Sandwich Tourism 144 E. Railroad Street  Sandwich 815–786–9321 https://tourismcityofsandwich.com/   Cornerstone Church 17437 Pratt Road, Sandwich 815–786–6300   Federated Church 403 N. Main St., Sandwich 815–498–4592   Help for Seniors and People with Disabilities 815–539–9673, 815–539–7700, or 800–535–5970   Johnny K’s 125 Duvick Ave, Sandwich 815–786–3088   Millbrook United Methodist Church 8360 Fox River Rd. Millbrook 815–786–4106   Plano Bible Church 1111 West South Street, Plano 630–552–8877 www.PlanoBibleChurch.org   Plano Community Library District 15 W. North Street, Plano 630–552–2009 www.planolibrary.info   Robert W. Rowe Public Library 120 East Si Johnson Ave., Sheridan 815–496–2031 www.rwrlibrary.org   Sandwich Area Chamber of Commerce 128 E. Railroad St P.O. Box 214, Sandwich 815–786–9075 https://sandwich-il.org   Sandwich Public Library 925 South Main Street, Sandwich 815–786–8308 www.sandwichpld.org   Somonauk Baptist Church 315 East North St., Somonauk 815–498–2312   Somonauk Public Library 700 East LaSalle Street, Somonauk 815–498–2440 https://www.somonauklibrary.org/   St. John’s Lutheran Church 235 Green St., Somonauk 815–498–1001  

Reading logs are a bad idea, so today Mrs. Pacifico shares some good alternatives. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/365-ideas/support

The very first episode of Teacher Prep Rally! In this episode, I interview 8th grade Language Arts teacher Cindy Skinner about how her students create their own personalized Google Sites filled with their ideas and opinions about books with her Novel-a-Month project.

Math & Reading Groups, Reading Logs, Sacramental Survey, MAP Testing, & Birthday Parties.

I sit down with our literacy coach, Bekki Strong, and 3rd Grade teacher, Lisa Clarke, to discuss how to foster a love of reading in our students. We do this by examining a few key parts to Alfie Kahn's article, "How To Create NonReaders", as well as discuss some of what we do in our own classrooms and at school. 0:00 Intro  0:47 Introducing  3:39 How to Create Nonreaders article by Alfie Kahn 5:32 Quantify reading assignments 13:34 Student choice in their reading 16:41 Writing Book Reports 21:04 Reading Logs 27:00 What we're doing to try to get our students to love reading 27:45 Family Reading Night 30:44 Lisa's after-school book club 33:23 Book talks 36:32 Wrapping up the article 37:47 Student Segment  47:17 Conclusion 47:30 Outro Contact: Twitter: @TamiJ123 Podcast show notes & listen online: www.timetoteach.libsyn.com Facebook page: Time to Teach https://www.facebook.com/Time-to-Teach-293173721126201/ Facebook Groups: Teachers for Effective Curriculum www.facebook.com/groups/teachersforeffectivecurriculum/ Teachers Who Podcast (a group for educators who also podcast): https://www.facebook.com/groups/465498167130417/ My blog: Notes From a First Grade Classroom Music Credits: Adventures by A Himitsu @a-himitsu Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Music released by Argofox youtu.be/8BXNwnxaVQE Music provided by Audio Library youtu.be/MkNeIUgNPQ8    

Intro   Hi and welcome to Books Between - a podcast for teachers, parents, librarians, and anyone who loves middle grade books.  I’m your host, Corrina Allen - a mom of two daughters and a 5th grade teacher in Central New York. My goal is to help you find fabulous books for your kids and help create a community where we all can support each other as we build those readers.   This is Episode #19 and today we are discussing ways to get away from reading logs and featuring three incredible science fiction/fantasy graphic novels.   Main Topic - Rethinking Reading Logs   Our main topic today is rethinking reading logs. This topic has been on my mind for a couple of years but I recently got fired up about it again when I came across a great article by Shaelynn Farnsworth called “6 Alternatives to Reading Logs”. (As always, I’ll link to that in the show notes.)   First, we’ll define what a reading log is, chat about why they are popular and sometimes valuable, we’ll discuss some potential problems with traditional reading logs, and then I’ll share eleven great alternatives that you can start using tomorrow.   What is a Reading Log? Traditionally, reading logs are a worksheet where students record the titles of books they’ve read, including a daily tally of minutes or pages. Usually, teachers ask parents to sign them. For example, my 2nd grade daughter has a weekly sheet where she colors in a box for every ten minutes she’s read at home. She writes a reflection on the bottom and we’re supposed to sign it every week. Lately this kind of reading log has gotten some pushback - from both teachers and parents. You probably have an opinion about them.   Why are Reading Logs popular? What’s the purpose and the benefit? Some of it may have to do with teachers just going on autopilot and using practices they are familiar with from colleagues or their own schooling. That’s why I used them for so long. I think also we teachers are looking for tangible evidence that kids are reading and reading outside of school. Also, reading logs are a way to communicate the importance of reading to students and parents and an attempt to get families involved in nightly reading routines. Because many strong readers do record at least some aspects of their reading, and we have this instinct to track habits we want to encourage in ourselves - your eating habits or steps on a Fitbit. Also - sometimes Reading Logs are used to try to motivate kids to read more and to award prizes. I think that can work for short periods of time - we recently had a two week reading challenge at my school where everyone - kids and staff - were challenged to read 100,000  minutes in two weeks. It was quick and fun but not for the whole year. Tracking reading can be a powerful tool when kids know the purpose and it’s for their own reflections and not a “gotcha”. If you want to learn more about some authentic ways to track reading, we covered that in Episode 8. I’ll drop a link to that in the show notes or you can just scroll back down in your app after you’re done with this episode.   What are some downsides to Reading Logs? Reading Logs - especially the year long parent signed minute tracking type can be problematic. You and I know that lots of them are faked. Heck - I’ve even “fudged” my own children’s! Now - to be clear - I didn’t lie about how many minutes she read or faked a signature or added on more time. But sometimes it got to be Sunday night and we’d forgotten to jot down the minutes and so we’d estimate how much she read each night and use different colored pens so it’s not obvious we filled it all in the night before. If I am doing that, you know for darn sure that most families are doing something similar at least some of the time. And if there’s a penalty for not turning them in, it creates a situation where kids are punished for home environments that make it difficult for them to get daily signatures. And it can create contention at home. And I never want reading time to be a battle. Also - when the numbers of minutes or books read are publically displayed with a child’s name attached  - that can be embarrassing for kids. I have a FitBit and I am trying to get in more steps daily. I recognize that my health is important, but I’m not doing great with that yet. Do I want my stats posted all over the walls of the school for everyone to see? No - I do not. So please don’t do that to kids.   What can we do instead? Because responding to reading, signaling the value of reading, and getting students, families, and communities involved in building reading habits are worthy goals. I’m coming at this from a place of wanting to do better myself and specifically to use more technology.  So here are 11 ideas you can start using tomorrow instead of reading logs: Reading Journals Have children keep a journal of their reading instead. Keep it simple and have them record a quick thought about their reading a few times a week and then share. That’s even more powerful if you keep a reading journal, too! Status Updates Do a daily “Status of the Class” where each kid (and yourself) does a quick share of the title, page number and what’s happening in the book they are currently reading. For my class, that’s our daily routine after lunch as kids are getting resettled. Quotes Have students share thought-provoking quotes from their novels or powerful facts from their nonfiction reading on a “Graffiti wall”. Basically you dedicate a white board or put up some black bulletin board paper and get some fun markers and have your class (and you!) mark down your thoughts.  Status of the Class and the Graffiti wall, I think were both originally mentioned in Donalyn Miller’s The Book Whisperer.  If you have not read that book yet, please please go do that before anything else. Books Talks Invite students to give brief book talks sharing and promoting books they’ve recently read. Often, kids are going to listen to their peers more than you. I like this idea because it helps them practice showing excitement about books, and I hope they’ll carry that enthusiasm out into the world and feel more comfortable talking up books with their family and friends because they’ve practiced doing that in the classroom. Blogging Get students blogging about their books and reading lives. There are so many possibilities here: book reviews, top ten lists - or top 3 lists (keep it simple!), drawings, you know those BuzzFeed quizzes that ask you which Harry Potter character are you most like? Students could make their own! There are so many cool things kids could do that if you just put it out into the world with a real audience, their engagement and incentive to actually do deep reading and quality work will go up. For me, this is my main goal the rest of this school year. And I am inspired by fellow teachers who have spoken about the powerful things that happen when outside people and authors comment on those blog posts and engage with their students. Seesaw - I have fallen in love with this app. It’s awesome. Essentially it’s a digital portfolio that students all ages can use. It’s free and kids can get to it on tablets, phones, computers, or Chromebooks. The feed can stay private to your class or be published on a blog. There are SO many ways kids can respond to reading with Seesaw - I’ll just name a few.  They could take a picture of themselves holding their current read and then add an audio clip of them reading aloud a favorite scene. They could snap a picture of a page and annotate it with drawing tools - maybe circling some powerful language or a favorite quote. They could record a video of themselves doing a booktalk. It’s an incredible tool. Social Media Have students share their thoughts about their personal reading on Social Media - whether that’s a class Twitter account, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat - and whatever else is the next new thing! You could have kids snap a pic of the cover of their book and write a 140 character review. Or share a powerful quote. If they have photo editing software or are using Seesaw, they could mark it up and annotate it. In Shaelynn Farnsworth’s article “6 Alternatives to Reading Logs”, she mentions the hashtag #BookSnaps to connect with other readers and for you adults listening - check it out to get some really game-changing ideas. I want to make sure to mention #BookSnap founder Tara Martin - she’s my exciting new Twitter Professional Development find this week so absolutely go follow her and get inspired. Interviews - Students can interview a classmate (or sibling or parent) about a favorite book or a current read. Come up with a couple questions, record the interview in a journal, or record a video, and share. This one takes more time and you probably won’t be to do it everyday but it’s a fun way - maybe every month or every quarter -  to change it up and have kids practice having conversations with each other about books and reading. Online Trackers - Instead of a traditional reading log, have students track their reading on a site like Biblionasium or if their older, Goodreads. These are sites where kids can make recommendations, write reviews, participate in challenges, and really take something boring and dry and turn it into a practice that can last beyond the school year. Book Trailers - This is a huge favorite. Have kids create a video promoting a book they love. If they can share it with a wider audience than just your classroom, even better. Pictures from Parents & Family - A couple weeks ago we had a week long Winter Break at my school. And the day before, I sent an email home asking families to send me a funny or interesting or cozy picture of their kid reading over winter break. I just did it on whim, and honestly - I wasn’t expecting too much. BUT - over break, my email box was flooded with pictures of kids reading in snow forts, reading to their little sister or their puppy - one boy was reading on the ferry with the Statue of Liberty in the background. I was crying over these pictures - I was so moved by how many families embraced this and were joyful about sharing those images with me. Now we are going to take those photos and make a video to promote reading in our school.   I hope that you were also inspired by these ideas and now have a seed of something exciting you want to try in your school or with your kids. Some of these ideas I’ve been doing, but I’m starting to see that any one of them will eventually lose its appeal and it’s good to have a variety so kids can see all different ways that reading can be important in their lives and maybe they’ll carry on one of these ideas on their own. And as always, we are learning together and helping each other out, so please share with us your ideas for alternatives to traditional reading logs.  You can tag me on Twitter, Instagram, and now Facebook - our handle is @books_between or email me at booksbetween@gmail.com and I’d love to share your fabulous ideas. Book Talk - Three Amazing Science Fiction / Fantasy Graphic Novels   In this section of the show, I share with you three books centered around a theme and discuss three things to love about each book. This week is all about the graphic novel - specifically science fiction / fantasy graphic novels. And I can attest - these books are going to be winners in your classroom, library, or home. They are Amulet by Kazu Kibuishi, Hilo by Judd Winick, and the newly released One Trick Pony by Nathan Hale.   Amulet   I am starting with Amulet. I am going to admit that I was slow to the Amulet series and didn’t even have a set in my classroom until this year. I know, I know - how I could have overlooked this series is, in hindsight, beyond me. But at some point last summer a friend chided me saying, “Really, you teach 5th grade and don’t have Amulet in your room?” She was right!  Alright - some background about the plot. The story revolves around a young girl named Emily.  After a horrific family tragedy in which her father dies, she and her younger brother Navin and their mom move to a mysterious house once owned by Emily’s eccentric - and missing - great-grandfather. While cleaning up and investigating the house, Emily and her brother find a powerful amulet, end up trapped in another dimension, and have to save their mother from a gruesome tentacled monster - all while fighting their own monsters along the way. With some help from some unexpected, umm….  creatures. Here are three things to love about Amulet:   The color palette. This is just a gorgeous book to immerse yourself in! There are cool shades of blues and grays, touches of teals mixed with warm ambers and browns and pinks. Like the colors of a hazy sunset over a blue-gray ocean. Just vibrant, rich warm and cool colors playing off each other. The creatures and plants in the Amulet world are COOL. Giant pink parachuting mushrooms, a skulking silver eyed elvish villain, adorable rose colored slugs, a menagerie of weird robots, and an unexpected pink bunny(?) named Miskit. I think he’s a bunny - my students thought he was a robot maybe I’m wrong there.     How completely Amulet sucks kids in. When I was basically TOLD to get this series for my students, I had planned to read book one first. Uh - no. They immediately snagged it from me and from there every book in the series was passed from kid to kid to kid - this web of children all connecting around this one incredible story. At one point in my class, over half my students were reading an Amulet book. It’s one of those moments in your class when you see them forming a community of readers and it just makes your heart sing. So - finally, last week, most of my class was far enough into the series that book one, which is called The Stonekeeper by the way, was finally available. I took it home before anyone could snag it again. And my 9 year old swiped it from the coffee table. And my 7 year old snatched it after that. Honestly, it’s a miracle I’ve gotten to finish the thing!   Amulet is clearly a must-have graphic novel for any classroom library grades 3-8. It’s kind of like a mix between Journey to the Center of the Earth and Zita the Space Girl. And - a bit of advice. Don’t even bother just getting book one - get the whole series because you and your kids won’t be able to stop.   Hilo   Our next science fiction graphic novel is Judd Winick’s Hilo. This is a fun, fast-paced, sometimes wonderfully silly series of three books (so far!) about a young kid named DJ who discovers a robot boy, called Hilo, who fell to earth. And DJ and his friend, Gina, have to help this kid figure out who he is and what he’s doing on Earth. And of course - have awesome adventures fighting off menacing robots. My kids and my students really enjoy these graphic novels. Here are three reasons why we all love Hilo:   The diverse cast of human characters. Our main guy is DJ Lim - an Asian-American kid surrounded by high-achieving siblings and just discovering his own confidence. The story is told from his point of view. The scenes at DJ’s home with his family are some of my favorite parts. His best friend is an African American girl named Gina. It’s nice for middle grade kids to see a strong friendship between a boy and girl. And Gina has some similar struggles going on with her family. She also feels a bit in the shadow of her driven cheerleading twin sisters. DJ and Gina make a great duo. The “fish out of water” details in the story. Hilo is a robot from another dimension who looks and sorta acts like a boy, but he doesn’t really know his powers and certainly doesn’t know how to behave in the human world. Or at school. He is very, uh enthusiastic about eating weird combinations of food like rice and milk - and he’s enthusiastic and loud about everything really! He takes apart DJ’s dad’s car and paints his house polka dots. The humor and hilarious catch-phrases. Hilo shows up wearing silver underwear  - at one point his head flies off his body. There are fart and burp jokes galore and Hilo loves the words Outstanding and Hazzah! Really  you’ll be smiling through this whole book.   Judd Winick’s Hilo series is cheerful, positive, laugh-out-loud funny and great for kids who love books like Big Nate and Bone. It’s kind of like a cross between Calvin & Hobbes and Mork and Mindy. One Trick Pony   Our final featured sci fi / fantasy graphic novel is one that I have been waiting and waiting to read. It is called One Trick Pony - by Nathan Hale. You might know Mr. Hale from his awesome Hazardous Tales historical graphic novel series. If you don’t - you’re gonna love those too! This novel is set in a post-apocalyptic near future where alien invaders are devouring every last trace of human-made metals and electronic devices. All that’s left of humanity are small bands of survivors trying to outwit and outrun the aliens.  The main character is a girl named Strata who finds  a beautiful and rare robot pony when she’s out scavenging with her brother and her friend. Strata insists on keeping the horse even though the presence of something technical makes them a target of the aliens who are soon chasing after them. Here are three things to love about One Trick Pony: Kleidi, the robot pony. She is gorgeously golden and pops out in Nathan Hale’s distinctive two tone yellow/gray coloring for this novel. She adds comic relief when she only listens to Strata and no one else. And plays a surprising role at the end of the book. I gotta say, the ending shocked me - in a good way. It took a twist I was not expecting at all. The aliens. These are seriously scary multi-limbed, disjointed, frightening giant blobbing aliens called Pipers that release bubbles to capture electronics they scavenge from the earth. And if you’re holding to that technology - you could lose your limb. They are like a cross between the creature from the Alien movie and an Hieronymous Bosch painting. It’s creepy good! The concept of the caravan. The main character, Strata, lives with this traveling band of “digital rescuers” who save data and technological devices before the aliens can get to it in the hopes that one day civilization can be rekindled. That idea is so, so powerful and timely when you think of efforts to suppress scientific data now. Our own digital rescuers are heroes. I know all you teachers and librarians and book lovers listening can relate when I say that the burning of the library at Alexandria stills shatters a part of my soul to think of all that knowledge lost. And I love how Nathan Hale captured that concept in this graphic novel.   In One Trick Pony, Nathan Hale has masterfully combined two seemingly disparate elements - a girl and her pony story and a fierce science fiction battle book. And it is wonderful! It releases tomorrow - Tuesday, March 14th so go treat your kid, your class, yourself with this fabulous book. Closing   Alright - that’s it for our show this week. If you have a question about how to connect middle grade readers to books they will love or an idea about a guest we should have or a topic we should cover, I really love to hear from you. You can email me at booksbetween@gmail.com or message me on Twitter/Instagram at the handle @Books_Between.   Thank you so much for joining me this week. You can get find a transcript of this show and all of our previous episodes at AlltheWonders.com. While you are there, check out the recent post featuring 20 Books About Refugee & Immigrant Experiences. And, if you are liking the show, please help others find us too by telling a friend, sharing on social media, or leaving a rating on iTunes or Stitcher. Thanks again and see you in two weeks!  Bye!     http://alicekeeler.com/2017/01/30/6-alternatives-reading-logs-shfarnsworth/   http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780470372272   http://www.tarammartin.com/resources/booksnaps-how-to-videos/   http://www.allthewonders.com/books/books-for-better-stories-of-immigrants-and-refugees/  

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