I read Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs as a kid and loved the book. It's such a fun silly book. When I was in high school the first sequel came out. At the time I was volunteering in a first grade classroom, so I had a valid excuse for reading the book. A second sequel came out … [Read more...]
8th-grade books made into movies
Did you cheer in your mind growing up when the TV cart was rolled into your classroom? Or were you one of those lucky people who had a TV in every classroom like schools do now? Reading a book and then watching the movie is a great way to get more engagement with your kids (or … [Read more...]
All Quiet on the Western Front book club
This is one of those books that I read in high school and really hoped to have nothing further to do with it. I was not planning on assigning All Quiet on the Western Front for a book and a movie, but when my kids had their rebellion against reading The Great Gatsby, they all … [Read more...]
Scarlet Pimpernel book club
I choose the books I assign for a variety of reasons. Sometimes I choose the book because it matches the time period we're studying. Other times. I choose the book because it has some great ideas to discuss. A few books I choose are because the book has literary significance. I'm … [Read more...]
Tom Sawyer book club
I knew I wanted my kids to read Huckleberry Finn in 8th grade, and to prepare for that I wanted them to first read Tom Sawyer so they had familiarity with the character. You could totally read one without the other, but I wanted them to read the fun adventure story of Tom Sawyer … [Read more...]
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