November is NATIONAL ADOPTION MONTH To honor the month (and those who care for or are cared for) are novels/memoirs featuring characters in foster care, children "adopted" by family members, and those legally adopted. See book recommendations/reviews at www.literacywithlesley.com/characters-w...

If you are thinking of trying reading in BOOK CLUBS these last few weeks of school, form summer school, or next year, here are my 5 Steps of Facilitating Book Clubs www.literacywithlesley.com/blog/the-5-s...

Some teachers are looking for a Last Days' activity, and some are already planning for 2022-23 First Days. This is a community-building activity which includes Reading (visual), Writing, Speaking, and Listening (meeting multiple standards) and Collaboration.

Readings in celebration of PRIDE month

A topic for Summer Reading—Acts of KINDNESS (and readers can keep a journal of their summer acts of kindness and acts of kindness made on their behalf). >And see updated reviews at www.literacywithlesley.com/acts-of-kind...

My 2025 readings so far. See reviews on my Facebook page at #TalkingTexts

Readings for JEWISH-American Heritage Month, books featuring Contemporary Jewish characters For recommendations and review, see www.literacywithlesley.com/novels-featu...

FABLES an end of year activity for reading, writing & reviewing themes. FABLES are short stories teaching a moral lesson; feature characters that are animals to represent a character trait. See Strategy #21 at www.literacywithlesley.com/writing-stra... for directions and a sample rubric.

Idea for Test Days: russonreading.blogspot.com/2017/05/find...

National POETRY Month ideas, lessons, and books at www.literacywithlesley.com/poetry-strat...

April 2 is World Autism Awareness Day. Readings for Awareness, Empathy, & Understanding See my reviews at www.literacywithlesley.com/mental-healt...

A website to support teachers, librarians, & parents with Blogs, Book Reviews, & Strategy "Shorts" for Reading, Writing, Speaking, Research & Projects, Vocabulary, Poetry (free resources). No ads, no registration necessary; I would like feedback on whether this is helpful www.literacywithlesley.com

Planning for April POETRY Month? Lots of ideas and strategies at www.literacywithlesley.com/poetry-strat... For ways to use POETRY as After-Reading Response and class presentations, see www.literacywithlesley.com/blog/october...

Get ready for March 2 READ ACROSS AMERICA The theme for Read Across America in 2025 is "Celebrate a Nation of Diverse Readers with Story, Sound, and Song" Here are some ideas: www.literacywithlesley.com/read-across-...

I have had so many questions about my FB post on Structuring the Year, I am adding my blog on Teaching through the Gradual Release of Resposubility Model which is how I structured my year. www.literacywithlesley.com/blog/teachin...

Now more than ever Building Community & Learning through Collaboration www.literacywithlesley.com/blog/buildin...

What is happening now is exactly the reason I wrote NO MORE "US" and "THEM": Classroom Lessons & Activities to Promote Peer Respect for educators. I was honored that Vicky Spandel wrote a very thorough review at sixtraitgurus.wordpress.com/2015/09/15/n... #reachingrespect

Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing their central role in U.S. history. (History.com) www.literacywithlesley.com/stories-of-b...

These are some of the novels, memoirs, and anthologies I have read, recommended, and reviewed on my website BOOK REVIEWS page. They are organized by topic, genre, and format for Book Club reading. #TalkingTexts www.literacywithlesley.com/book-reviews...

Reading MARTIN LUTHER KING's "I Have a Dream.” In small groups students can plan most effective way to collaboratively read the speech, adding meaning w/ choral reading techniques-making inferences, comprehension, close reading, fluency, expressive reading, performance techniques, critical thinking,

Ready to try Book Clubs with your readers? www.literacywithlesley.com/blog/the-5-s...

I don’t post a Best list because, mostly, I read for others; the best books for each reader will be different. I try to read in different genres & formats, featuring characters diverse in culture, socioeconomics, geography, time period, gender identification, neuro/physical diversity, and voice.

Posting for educators to peruse during the Holidays— I have created a growing website to support teachers, librarians, & parents with Blogs, Book Reviews, and Strategy "Shorts" for Reading, Writing, Speaking, Research & Projects, Vocabulary, and Poetry (free resources). literacywithlesley.com

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I have seen requests for new novels and for recommendations for books to read. These are the novels I have read in 2024 and can recommend; most are recently-published or to-be-published.

"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” – Anne Frank www.literacywithlesley.com/justice--cha...

Between Holidays—a perfect time for a POETRY Unit: See ideas and strategies for all grades at www.literacywithlesley.com/poetry-strat...

Jewish Book Month Grade 4-12 novels featuring Contemporary Jewish Characters www.literacywithlesley.com/novels-featu...

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