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We have parents who want to run book clubs during lunch hours. Many times they are not organized and there is not much reading that takes place. This would provide a great overview for the book clubs, provide it with structure, and also give some tasks to be completed during the reading.

Discover an endless library of free books, picture books, & poetry or use simple tools to create books in minutes. Storybird is a creative community where readers & writers celebrate storytelling. You can set up classrooms and manage what your students are doing by creating assignments. You can make a classroom library where they make their own stories and can be read by other students. On checkout days my students have a hard time sitting there and reading, I don't mind because I know they have to do things like this in class all day long! I let them go on their storybird account if they would like, they can read what their classmates have wrote or they can make a new story.

I wanted to find resources for reading as I am apart of the English Department at my school. We are always looking for resources to share with each other in our meetings. I came across this resource and found the grammar section. Many topics are presented such as contradictions, semi colons, sentences, etc... What really caught my eye were the videos towards the bottom of the page. Here they have videos that explain the differences between words that sound the same but have different meanings. They use toys and action sequences to explain which are very funny! Each of the grammar lessons have unique learning techniques, whether users need to select correct choices or simply view pictures that help represent the learning. I could see using or providing the examples given in many lessons.

This is a very useful link on how to read a scholarly article. I would use this with HS seniors and college students. Journal articles can be very intimidating at first but this OER source offers very helpful and easy to understand advice on the best way to approach an article.

Share with 1st & 2nd Grade teachers: Read Shel Silverstein's sick aloud, summarize poem, count words in summary, then summarize poem again using 1 word, explaining choice.

Share with 1st & 2nd Grade teachers: Read Shel Silverstein's sick aloud, summarize poem, count words in summary, then summarize poem again using 1 word, explaining choice.

This is a unit that I could either teach collaboratively with the regular classroom teachers or use it to reinforce what the students are learning in reading and math

This is a unit that I could either teach collaboratively with the regular classroom teachers or use it to reinforce what the students are learning in reading and math

I love using the read write think resources. This would be a great way for students to showcase the book they're reading for display in the library.

Abstract: Students will, through observation outside of the classroom, gather and bring to class five items that exhibit different sources of information comprised of more complex vocabulary.

Awesome collection of tools, organized into categories for easy use: Organization & Collaboration, Search Engines & Directories, Google, Templates & Lesson Plans, Research & Reference, Games, Reading & Writing, Math & Science, Arts, History & Social Studies, Online Libraries, Activities.  Share with staff for use in classrooms

Read Across America's new direction is fantastic and an awesome resource for teachers! I have promoted this website to teachers when they are looking for read aloud suggestions. It includes teaching resources to go with featured books and links to other literacy resources as well.

Abstract: In this eight-week 3-unit module, students explore the experiences of people of Southern Sudan during and after the Second Sudanese Civil War. They build proficiency in using textual evidence to support ideas in their writing, both in shorter responses and in an extended essay.

Here is a new critique of the Khan Academy, read about the hype and reality of the academy, and read a post from the founder of the Khan Academy, Sal Khan. I guess there are always two sides to the coin. I'll have to test it out myself to decide my opinion.

Award winning program for after school and summer study. Watch your kids build reading, math and study skills online. Over 3,000 activities | 14 day free trial. Personalized learning for students, takes what they already know and builds off of that.

Providing educators and students access to the highest quality practices and resources in reading and language arts instruction. An excellent OER for reading and writing lesson plans and graphic organizers.

Illustrated story introduces students to basic nutrition,proper food handling, and other healthy ideas while reading a mystery about disappearing spinach in a beaver's garden.

This source would make a great reference to those looking to introduce the concept of a flipped classroom. I find the concept of a flipped classroom to be perplexing. Personally, I work in a district with a high poverty level. Students don't always have access to the materials needed to implement such a concept. Any resource to help the ground running or help you work out the kinks is worth the time to read it.