Posts Tagged ‘Arts’

iPad in the Classroom #2: Brainstormy Weather

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

It is a gray kind of marine-layer day here in California.   The kind of day that makes me want to hunker down in my jammies, grab my ubiquitous cup of coffee and read a book.  Except now that I am an iPad owner, it makes me want to cuddle that sleek, little rectangle and find something new and different to do.

So reluctantly, I put my NY Times crossword puzzle aside and I continued my quest for great Education related apps.

I found one.

Ready to Read Part I: A list for the reluctant reader

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

At the beginning of this blog series, I talked about what I believe makes a reader passionate about books.  In a follow-up, I challenged YOU to come up with the books that made you feel passionate about reading when you were a child.  Thank you to all that participated in the discussion.  Here is the list:

Betsy-Tacy Series, Maud Hart Lovelace

Harry Potter Series, J.K. Rowlings

The Bridge to Terabithia, Katherine Paterson

Wrinkle in Time, Madeleine L’Engle

Running Out of Time, Margaret Peterson Haddix

The Trixie Belden Series by Kathryn Kenny.

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