Teaching about Thanksgiving with the New York Times
The Learning Network of the New York Times has a plethora of lesson plan ideas to tie Thanksgiving into your curriculum. From "Nonboring Thanksgiving Reading" to What's Going On With This Graph? most subjects are covered. Teachers can download up to 6 lesson plans a month if you are not a subscriber.
Teens have voted!
The Top Ten Teen Choice Books are here. We are happy to say that Turtles All the Way Down by John Green and One of Us is Lying by Karen McManus are already in our collection. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika Sanchez is number 7 and I have seen many students around our campus reading this book too.
Large Print May Build Confidence in Readers
"Large print may be beneficial to reders who have fallen behind grade level, experience eye fatique, have ADD or struggle with dyslexia." Thorndike Press presented a workshop I attended on the benefits of large print. We have some large print books in our library. Consider using larger font on handouts to help improve comprehension.
