From the Teacher’s Desk Author Laura Numeroff changed our first-grade world in Room #202. Every time I sat in our Author’s Chair to read If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (or any of its subsequent variations), little ones squealed. Everything Starts With A Great Book You know the stories. Most of them start with […]
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How do authors promote their books effectively? During my thirty years of teaching, I had the privilege of hosting incredible authors in my classroom and school. I believe the ideas I’ve documented from their visits will help us as we plan our own author visits. Sharing stories with children brings challenges. Some authors thrive in
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Remember The Best Christmas Pageant Ever? Author Barbara Robinson penned the antics of the Herdman kids hearing the Christmas story for the first time. One of my favorite memories was watching twenty-two first-graders squeeze closer to her for a photo. As the kids bumped, she laughed. “Wouldn’t this be a great idea for a
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“So, tell me about the new kid,” a kindergarten parent said. “New kid?” I questioned. “You know, Jerry. All we hear lately is Jerry and the cool things he’s doing.” “Jerry Pallotta?” I laughed. “He’s not a new kid. He’s the author we’re studying – the one coming for a school visit.” On his author
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