Instead of going to sleep tonight, I am up reading teacher blogs. It is incredible how many different resources you can find just reading other people's ideas. Just from reading blogs tonight I want to go shopping at Target and Dollar Tree tomorrow, I want to get involved with a post card exchange, and I am about to list all of my favorite books in a link party which is so exciting!
1. Childhood Favorite:
I was OBSESSED with reading as a child! I used to get in trouble for staying up late and reading under the covers. My childhood favorite for sure was
The Boxcar Children! I also read loved the series
Pony Pal and
The Babysitters Club.
2. Classroom favorite
I love to read Todd Parr books as read alouds and
Its Okay to Be Different is a personal favorite. I think all of his books lend themselves to be great spring board discussions about accepting the differences in others. I consider them "guidance" books. I love to read books aloud though, and choosing one was tough. Also, I thought my Kindergartners really liked Todd Parr books, maybe I will have a different book or author with 3rd grade. I am currently reading
Judy Moody to see if I want to read this book during the first few weeks of school.
3. Reading to my own children: I don't have any children so I am going to skip this one.
4.Professional Favorites:
This isn't professional development in the same way that
The Daily 5 or
The First 100 Days of School is professional development, but still it has to do with education. I read it in college and then I have re-read it this summer after I got my job teaching third grade! I love it. I am planning on reading
The Book Whisper (because I have been reading my blogs!) and also
The Leader In Me before school starts!
5. Guily Pleasures:
I choose this book simply because it is next on my "Reading To-Do" list. I love to read! This summer I have read a book by Emily Giffin,
Something Borrowed. I have started a JF book series called
The Confessions of Georgia Nicholson. I also am hoping to read some Chelsea Handler books. I love her, even though she is so mean! I am considering re-reading Harry Potter, and probably will after I watch the 7th movie. I just love to read and between reading children's books on random trips to Barnes and Noble, reading on my Kindle, reading the books my best friend and sister pass on to me, and my professional development books, I am reading all the time!
Hopefully soon, I will start uploading inspiring and useful posts like the rest of you! I am still trying to get this "blogger" thing worked out!
