I am not a big graphic novel reader. But I figured the Challenge was a good reason to give at least one more a shot. I chose a random ARC from my pile and it turned out to be In the Small by Michael Hague.
Bestselling illustrator Michael Hague is well-known for his fantasy illustrations. [...]
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Head on over to The Miss Rumphius Effect and take a gander at the June edition of Learning in the Great Outdoors. This is one of my favorite carnivals, and this month looks especially great!!
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Yay! Today my class’ eco-art photobook arrived, and it turned out beautifully! The book includes photos of both class’ eco-art and the poetry that it inspired in my students. The book was created as part of the Voices….From the Land project through EIRC.
The book, a 12×12 photobook made on Shutterfly
The awesome [...]
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Today, after a morning of standardized testing, I took my students outside to create eco-art. In the tradition of Andy Goldsworthy we created art from the natural materials readily available around our schoolyard. My kids were so amazing in this project!
After spending a good amount of time wandering the schoolyard, the students broke into small [...]
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Grayson has been on my wishlist and to-be-read pile for months now. For some reason, I didn’t get around to it until tonight. All I can say is, what was I waiting for?!
Lynn Cox weaves a captivating and poetic tale of the brief but life-altering bond between herself and a baby gray whale. [...]
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-Check out the Learning in the Great Outdoors Carnival over at Alone on a Limb! There are some great links to all sorts of classroom and child-related outdoor learning activities. I am about to go exploring right now.
-Get yourself over to the Cybils blog and look for the latest shortlists! [...]
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So I’m a little late…..
This is my contribution to Blog Action Day, an attempt to bring the global community of bloggers together to explore one issue: the environment. Today’s the day! If you have your own blog, why not join in?
Novels with an Environmental Theme:
-The Talking Earth (Jean Craighead George): Billie Wind is a [...]
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Tomorrow morning, I will leave bright and early to head down to Cape May Point. I will be meeting up with my friends in the
Monarch Teacher Network
, for the semi-annual Teachers for Biodiversity meeting. While this may sound odd for a Language Arts teacher, I raise monarchs with my class every fall. [...]
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I picked up Rebecca Stead’s “First Light” a few days ago, after reading reviews on a few other blogs. One of my goals this year is to have read the Newbery winner (or an honor book) before it is chosen this year. It got rave reviews all over, so I grabbed it on [...]
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