The Book Somm

Genius level hack right here!!!

⭐️ TEACHER HACK ⭐️ No color ink? No problem! Make your own custom bulletin board letters with any theme you want using scrapbook paper! This is a game changer! Like and share with all your teacher friends!

SLJ asked librarians and educators to weigh in on which classics should remain on summer reading lists. Inspired by the most popular titles that emerged, SLJ editors and members of NCTE’s Build Your Stack® Committee created multimodal lists of recommendations—including nonfiction, graphic novels, documentaries, and more—that educators can feature in classrooms and libraries alongside the exemplar text.

Reprised here and throughout next week, “Refreshing the Canon” selections of 2023.

Our aim is to inspire educators to breathe fresh life into lessons around these works by giving students new context to understand why these classics are still relevant today.

6 Immersive Survival Stories to Bring Gary Paulsen’s ‘Hatchet’ Alive | Refreshing the Canon (May 2023)


https://www.slj.com/story/6-immersive-survival-stories-to-bring-Gary-Paulsens-Hatchet-alive-summer-reading

Coping with End-of-the-Year Stress
It’s two days until testing, and this morning, I received a few emails that led me to the gas station for the tell-tale bag of Flaming Hot Cheetos. My students know I’m having a rough day when I eat Cheetos. They noticed the red stains on my fingers and commented that I must be having a rough day because I’d been eating the Flaming Hot Cheetos again.

In my latest blog post, How Eating Lunch with Students Can Renew Teacher Happiness, I share how I accidentally discovered that eating lunch with students can transform a teacher’s day from stressful to joyful.

Read it here: https://www.thebooksomm.com/how-eating-lunch-with-students-can-renew-teacher-happiness/