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This one got me in tears. Highly recommended to watch NONNAS on Netflix. Based on true events. So good!!!

One of the best feel-good movies I’ve seen in years. It fills the soul! Just what I needed.

1/2 MORPHOLOGY MONDAY! May is “National Inventors Month”. Thus, the word root for this week is VEN/VENT = COME. Please see the resource below & feel free to share with your own colleagues. Thank you for all you do to instill a love of words and word study in students.

'Of Words and Water: The Story of Wilma Dykeman—Writer, Historian, Environmentalist,' by Shannon Hitchcock & Sophie Page, is a lyrical picture book biography of Wilma Dykeman traces how her love for a local river led to her efforts to protect it. Order→ hubs.ly/Q03ljVng0

Join me Barbara's Bookstore in June for great FUN! Crafts, face/hand painting, short science chat, readings, and signings . . . Hope to see you there! Yorktown Mall & Hawthorne Ctr SCBWI_IL #PB #STEM #Beach #Sandcastles Reycraft Books

WORD LADDER WEDNESDAY! Friday May 16 is National Pizza Party Day! Here's a special Word Ladder to celebrate! Learn more about National Pizza Party Day at nationaltoday.com/national-pizza…

FLUENCY FRIDAY! 1/2 Friday 5.16 is National Pizza Party Day (see Wednesday’s Word Ladder). Here's a yummy pizza poem by the great Jack Prelutsky to share with your students to celebrate National Pizza Party Day.

In 'Saving Hawai'i's Honu,' by Leslie Ann Hayashi & Kelly Pousette, George Balazs saw his first green sea turtle, or honu, and his life changed forever. He moved to Hawai’i to study the beautiful animals, but how many honu are left? Out 6/30 Preorder→ hubs.ly/Q03lkFjT0

Based on the true story, ‘The Wooden Treasure,’ by Frédéric Marais, is about young Indian chess master Mir Malik Sultan Khan. When he receives one simple gift – a set of wooden chess pieces – it changes his life forever. Add to your collection→ hubs.ly/Q03jW3J50

WORD LADDER WEDNESDAY! Monday May 26 is Memorial Day in the US! Here's a special Word Ladder to help commemorate this important day. UK, Canadian, & Australian colleagues, please save this one for Remembrance Day - November 11th !

FLUENCY FRIDAY! Here's a touching poem by poet laureate David L. Harrison for students to read, rehearse & perform to commemorate Memorial Day in the US this Monday (5.26). Rehearsing & performing poetry & song is an excellent (& artful) way to build reading fluency (SOR)!

'Swap-a-Word!' by Marvin Terban & Andreas Wittmann, is a must-have reference book for every classroom! This unique, game-like homophone book takes a visually imaginative look at the many sound-alike words in English. Out 6/10 Preorder Now→ hubs.ly/Q03l6mJx0

Don't miss Evelyn Bookless insights into the creation of her funny PB which breaks the fourth wall & transforms a childhood game into an interactive, humorous read-aloud. Anna Süssbauer Reycraft Books #interview #kidlit #Review

Happy #WorldTurtleDay! 🐢 Shell-ebrate by reading these testudine-filled books by award-winning authors and illustrators! Add to your collection→ hubs.ly/Q03mlTqZ0 (Also Available Wherever Books Are Sold)

Oh my goodness! I had no idea THIS had happened as a result of one of my marketing letters that I had sent when MOON TREE was first released. (Sometimes us authors are the last to know!). THIS TOTALLY MADE MY DAY!!!! 🥰#KidLit #MoonTree Reycraft Books ksl.com/article/513036…

MORPHOLOGY MONDAY! 1/2 I’ll be taking a break from Morphology Monday for the summer. So, for this last posting of this school year -- Here are 2 word root resources – one for summer vacation and the other for Father’s Day. I hope you find these helpful.

In 'The Book of Hands,' by Fátima Fernández Méndez & Violeta Cano, this book examines how hands are used to create, to heal, and so much more—leaving every reader to ponder how their hands will leave a positive mark on the world. Out 6/10 Preorder→ hubs.ly/Q03lkldw0

WORD LADDER WEDNESDAY! This will be my last WLW for this school year. June 1 is “Say Something Nice Day.” So, this week's word ladder asks all of us to be kind & to say something nice. Thank you for all you do and see you in the fall!

FLUENCY FRIDAY! Here are a couple poems for students to celebrate the last day of school. Thank you for all you do and wishing you a wonderful summer break. Rehearsing & performing poetry is an excellent way to build reading fluency (SOR)!

In NYC, teachers are now writing report cards. One item on these is a Guided Reading Level. I was asked to do a correlation between the words in the books used to assign a GR Level and what was taught in the phonics program. Here is what I found. What does the GR level tell us?