Young writers thrive in classrooms filled with 🔍 conversation, inquiry, play, and wonder. ✨ And now there are resources to support young children in both Spanish and English! ✅ Patterns of Wonder is available now. 🚚 Patterns of Wonder en español is available for pre-order!

How can high school teachers support teen writers? Each book in the A High School English Teacher's Guide To series includes: ✅ Dozens of flexible lessons ✅ Tools, charts, mentor texts, and AI recommendations ✅ Check out this blog for more! spr.ly/63326hqmYI

Curious about ❤️ THE HEART OF FICTION? 🤔 Come read an excerpt! tinyurl.com/HeartofFiction In ❤️ THE HEART OF FICTION ❤️ Kate Roberts offers strategies to teach students to confidently analyze character, theme, and craft—strategies they can repeatedly practice across time and texts.

We were invited to read from our books, which I did of course. But first I had some opening words, which I thought I'd share with you here. I'll share video too, once that's available.

Congratulations to the 2026 #MathicalBooks Honor Books! These math-inspiring fiction and nonfiction titles were published over the last decade, with many suggested by our community. View the list and grade-level flyers of all 2015-2026 books for ages 2-18 at www.mathicalbooks.org/2026/02/2026....

...I hope that this Teacher’s Guide supports your own inquiry into children’s mathematics, and I hope that the images elicit brilliance from the children you do math with—wherever you and they may count."

"When I first began teaching, I was enamored with sophisticated techniques for solving simple problems. In the ensuing years, I have come to delight in and to celebrate the simple techniques that children devise for solving sophisticated problems...

"Math is not true because we tell kids it is true; math is true because they can find that truth for themselves. We can find these truths together."

"I see mathematics as an antidote. By nurturing children’s math minds, we resist and we teach them the value of the evidence provided by their eyes, ears, thoughts, and critical questions."

"We are living in times that ask us as citizens to ignore the evidence of our eyes and ears, and also our minds."

🎉 🎉 Congratulations to How Did You Count? and author Christopher Danielson 📚📚 on winning the 2026 Mathical Book Prize. We're thrilled for the math joy that How Did You Count? brings to children, teachers, and caregivers. ❤️ www.mathicalbooks.org/2026/02/2026...

New PoPCast episode just dropped! @whitneylarocca.bsky.social, @csweet.bsky.social, and I discuss the POWER in the process. Check us out: Youtube: youtu.be/fV23FRM0lVk Spotify: bit.ly/3MfeflV or wherever you listen to podcasts #grammar#writing#patternsofpower

Teach Black history in February...and all year long! Beyond February supports teachers to integrate Black history into science, social studies, literacy and math learning in K-3 classrooms. Practical, visual, and accessible, Beyond February by Dawnavyn James is a best-selling hit with teachers!

There's a new addition to the 💪 Patterns of Power 💥 family of resources! 💥With 24 built-in demonstration lessons across grades 6–12, Patterns of Analysis is perfect for secondary English teachers! 💥Check out author Holly Durham's blog all about Patterns of Analysis ➡️ tinyurl.com/PofAblog

Check out what's behind the cover of Sentence Digs! ⛏️ 🌷 Learn how to harness the reciprocal relationship between syntax (sentence structure) and semantics (meaning) to strengthen students' reading comprehension 📗 writing craft ✏️ and content area knowledge 🧠 . Perfect for teachers of grades 2-8!

Deepen your understanding of dyslexia and learn strategies for supporting students. Written in an accessible, question-and-answer format, literacy expert Mark Weakland provides support and resources for your most pressing questions.

📚 Spelling instruction is in crisis, and kids are paying the price. Dr. J. Richard Gentry, co-author of Brain Words, shares insights on tech and AI in this must-read @mashable.com article by @rebeccaruiz.bsky.social 👉 spr.ly/6009C7e7J #BrainWords #SpellingCrisis #Education

Teachers & students navigate a world that does not stop at the classroom door. Not Light, But Fire & Heart at the Center are two professional books, written for teachers, by teachers, that support educators in facilitating critical conversations, navigating conflict, and building community.

Lessons in Community is an asset-based 💪 step-by-step 🔢 process for reimagining classroom management & SEL. Check out 👀 this blog to download one of the 24 classroom lessons organized around themes of regulation, relationships, problem solving & agency. tinyurl.com/mr3975v6

Register at ccira.org @drgravityg.bsky.social @mrschureads.bsky.social @ctovani.bsky.social @candersonwriting.bsky.social @louiseborden.bsky.social @amylvpoemfarm.bsky.social @colbysharp.bsky.social @sarahmzerwin.bsky.social @stenhousepub.bsky.social @heinemannpub.bsky.social Still time! Don't wait!

Games 🎲 & puzzles 🧩 that are mathematically meaningful, easy to learn & engaging? Yes, please! ✅ Check out a sample game from the hot-off-the-press new edition of Well Played, K-2 ➡️ blog.routledge.com/education-an....

Thank you, @middleweb.bsky.social, for sharing what I wrote about guiding students through a process of setting their own writing goals that will lead to their growth as writers. #teachers, check out : www.valeriebolling.com/goal-setting.... @kassiaowedekind.bsky.social @stenhousepub.bsky.social

USE GOAL SETTING TO GROW GREAT STUDENT WRITERS. Writing goals help students identify what they can do to improve in their writing and teach them to set specific targets to work on, says Valerie Bolling. #edusky @valeriebolling.bsky.social #iteachEnglish #ELA www.middleweb.com/53015/use-go...

In Beyond February, teacher and Black history researcher Dawnavyn James provides a practical guide for elementary educators who seek to teach history in truthful and meaningful ways that help young students understand the past, the present, and the world around them.

Do you know that we also love to teach writers? Join us for this free webinar, graciously hosted by Reading is Fundamental. @stenhousepub.bsky.social @heinemannpub.bsky.social #mentortexts

We've got books to support your 2026 teaching goals! ✅ Check out 5 professional books that will help you start your new year 🎆 strong 💪 . What teaching goals do you have for 2026?

I'm only 20 pages into this but loving it already!

What's new in Intentional Talk and Listening? 💬 Find out in our blog and read a chapter from the new edition. Check it out ➡️ tinyurl.com/IntentionalT...

Several @stenhousepub.bsky.social authors will be presenting at the 2026 CCIRA Conference on Literacy - Aimee Buckner Haisten, Jennifer Vincent, John Schu, Cris Tovani. Join them by registering today at ccira.org See you in Denver, Colorado February 5-7, 2026.

📣 Attention all high school English teachers! 📣 You’re going to love the first 📘 📙 two books in this new series of practical guides made just for the high school English classroom.

Short texts are everywhere and so are the readers who love them! ✅ 24 demonstration lessons grounded in 8 comprehension strategies and ✅ Instructional examples built across three grade level bands (K–2, 3–5, and 6–8) ✅ An extensive appendix with bonus lessons and resources

Find the perfect book to get your year off to a good start! 🎉 🎆 All three of these books offer both use-tomorrow lessons and practical ideas to innovate on and make your own.

Every adult: I wish I was more comfortable speaking. No adult: I wish I was more comfortable reading Shakespeare. Sadly, we make every student suffer through Macbeth, but we never specifically teach every student the skills of effective speaking. Ditch Shakespeare. #edusky

🎆 Two brand new additions to the Patterns of Power collection are coming soon! 🎇

Build a student-centered math community focused on problem-solving! Check out 📙 Word Problem Workshop (Grades K-5 focus) by Mona Iehl and 📘 Open Middle Math (Grades 6-12 focus) by Robert Kaplinsky.

With 25 ready-to-go math games 🎲 and puzzles 🧩 , Well Played, Grades K-2 is a resource you’ll be reaching for often! Each game and puzzle includes variations for differentiation, exit card choices, student work examples, and tips for classroom use. spr.ly/633267hQeC

When the weather outside is chilly, there’s no better time to cozy up with a good book! For two books that warm the heart and the mind, check out The Gift of Story by John Schu and The Heart of Fiction by Kate Roberts.

🧵3/4 Make sure to listen to my full interview with Sarah (Season 5, Episode 15) before diving into this bonus content! youtu.be/bsiNQiIn5DQ @stenhousepub.bsky.social

What does comprehension and knowledge-building instruction look like in Grades 3-6? In this book, Lynsey Burkins and Franki Sibberson invite us into their classrooms as they redesign read-alouds and minilessons to support readers in whole-group reading instruction. spr.ly/63323C6IsN

🧵1/2 This insight from s @sarahmzerwin.bsky.social flips the script. Her driving course metaphor: you don't toss kids the keys—you strategically position yourself to support their navigation. @stenhousepub.bsky.social

Fantastic theme... great conference... lot of planning! Hope to see you in Denver, February 5-7, 2026!

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🧵3/4 Students drive and explore, but YOU guide the course. In fact, you have to know your content even BETTER to do student-driven learning effectively. Teachers aren't doing nothing—we're doing something different, something more intentional. @stenhousepub.bsky.social

Can. Not. Wait!

I received my copy yesterday. It is BEAUTIFUL!

2/2 You're not abandoning ship. You're positioning strategically. 🎙️Link to our conversation → youtu.be/bsiNQiIn5DQ #Schoolutions #SchoolutionsTeachingStrategies #StepAside #TeacherPodcast #ParkerPalmer #StudentDrivenLearning @stenhousepub.bsky.social @sarahmzerwin.bsky.social

🧵1/2 "Craft a path toward that third thing—the beautiful content—that students can drive and explore on their own." Sarah Zerwin on Parker Palmer's wisdom: student-driven learning means knowing your content BETTER, not less.

🔥 Hot off the press! 📘 A must-have for classroom discourse in the elementary math classroom! Check up the updates in the second edition here. ➡️ spr.ly/633227CTho

🔥 Hot off the press! 📘 A must-have for classroom discourse in the elementary math classroom! Check up the updates in the second edition here. ➡️ spr.ly/633227CTho

Join John Schu johnschu.com at the 2026 Colorado Conference in Denver. Feb. 5-7, 2026. Register today at ccira.org There are big surprises in store! #CCIRA26 Bring your friends! @stenhousepub.bsky.social