Sara K. Sterner, Ph.D.

Classroom Helpers:

• The Classroom Bookshelf is a truly incredible blog that features a book a week WITH a review, 10-15 ways to teach the book in your classroom, links to further explorations, and a supplementary book list!

• Library Sparks - This has amazing monthly activity calendars with interactive activities (often with literary connections) for each day of the month

• Teach with Picturebooks - This blog stopped updating in 2015 but the previous posts are very useful

The Book Award Connection:

• Hold a Mock Caldecott - Here's a great resource from School Library Journal

• This is a nice video featuring two librarians explaining how the book award process works.

• Sharing the Book Joy with the YMAs! by Melissa McBride - How you can bring the wonder and joy of the ALA Youth Media Awards (like the Caldecott, Newbery, Printz, Stonewall, etc.) into your classroom!

I LOVE to Read - Reading Focus:

• The Reading Lady - This Reading Specialist blogger has great ideas, suggestions, and support for the teaching of reading.

• I love this article from Wilson et al: Small Group Reading Instruction: Lessons from the Field.

• The Daily CAFE was a very beneficial reading instruction helper when I was teaching. Love these Books Looks and Lit Lessons connected directly to children's literature.

General Teacher Tips:

• Strategies to Help Introverted Students Feel Valued at School - from Mindshift (Which is am amazing resource, too!)