Hello I am an English high school SDC teacher and need help in regards to finding good novels to use in my classroom. The current curriculum that I am using is extremely hard for my students and need to start looking for other resources. My students reading levels is between 3-6th grade. Any help would greatly be appreciated. Thank you
CaycePoppy by Avi is a good one and you could use it to bring in a little biology. When we did it as a book club, we ordered owl pellets and let the kids dig out the bones. I think it's 4th grade level. A fun one on a 5th grade lexile is Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein.
Happy New Year! I hope this year will be the best for everyone. I have laid off exercise for a few days. Enjoyed being home with dh (ds and hubby up for as few days to give me a break), dinner out last night and enjoyed the "black-eyed peas" for good luck today!
Counting steps tomorrow! Back to it! Let's keep movin' and groovin'.
I have three more non school days before I go back in, but I have to ...See MoreI am adding onto this thread although it's Wednesday. It felt like spring this morning since we were above 0 degrees. I put in 19 miles on the bike and am ready to relax the rest of my he day. School starts back tomorrow so we might try to get one more sledding hour in.
I have three more non school days before I go back in, but I have to go get my he classroom ready one of those days.
Teachers.Net is out of bed from the flu - sorry for the downtime yesterday. I can say firsthand that the flu shot wasn't very useful this year. Hope your holidays were a little better!
KathleenVery true, and they come around so quickly that one could suffer whiplash!
Happy New Year, Barb, and thank you for your dedication to providing daily inspiration for many T-Netters who continue to check in each day to see what words of wisdom you've shared.