Stay grounded from the first day to the last! ayear4thebooks 📚💛

What fun getting to share ideas for sustaining a reading community through the end of the school year and beyond! #AYear4theBooks Maria Walther IL Reading Council Stenhouse Publishers

A perfect way to end the year . . . reading aloud books from A to Z (4 of 4)! 📚💛🎉 ayear4thebooks Red Comet Press Scholastic Holiday House Publishing, Inc. Corwin Press Stenhouse Publishers

Share picture books from A to Z to wrap up a year of reading! 📚💛🎉 (3 of 4) ayear4thebooks Disney Books Simon Kids HarperKids HarperStacks 📚 Penguin Random House 🐧🏠📚 Scholastic Versify Books Corwin Press Stenhouse Publishers

Celebrate the last 26 days of school reading aloud books from A to Z! (2 of 4)📚💛🎉 ayear4thebooks HarperKids HarperStacks 📚 Macmillan Children's School & Library 📚 MacKids Books Alfred A. Knopf Random House Children's Books Charlesbridge Corwin Press Stenhouse Publishers

Spend the last 26 days of school celebrating read alouds from A to Z! (1 of 4) ayear4thebooks Candlewick Press Candlewick PressClass MacKids Books Macmillan Children's School & Library 📚 Random House Children's Books HarperKids Little, Brown Young Readers Alfred A. Knopf Corwin Press Stenhouse Publishers

Standardized testing season is upon us! Need an easy game to play for a brain break? A modified version of Scattergories is always a hit! Katie's favorite thing to do is to play a song that starts with the chosen letter while students are working and see if they catch the hint!🎶

This book was written just for introverts like me! Starting with the cleverly-designed book jacket, case cover, & end papers, readers enter Mole's world & internal debate when invited to a party. 📚💛 Macmillan Children's School & Library 📚 MacKids Books

I Lived Inside a Whale beautifully illustrates the joy of connecting through creativity, books, and storytelling. 📚💛🐳 Little, Brown Young Readers

Are you a member of the IL Reading Council? If so, join us for this FREE webinar where will share end-of-the-year ideas to keep kids reading! Register now! 🗓️📚 💛bit.ly/IRCWWWebinar
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What a smart way to keep the reading going over spring break! Thanks for sharing! ayear4thebooks Stenhouse Publishers

In Chapter 5 of #AYear4theBooks , we have a few suggestions for how to continue to steer in the direction of reader-centered decisions! Maria Walther Stenhouse Publishers

Spotted ayear4thebooks and #Litworkshop while shopping for books at Anderson's Bookshops in the exhibit hall at IL Reading Council conference! Stenhouse Publishers 📚💛

Meet Lottie, she reads adventure stories during recess & stuffs her backpack w/books during family hikes. You'll find plenty of book suggestions to share w/ your students in Jane Mount’s signature illustrations. Then, invite them to illustrate their own 📚 stack! Chronicle Kids

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Now is the time of year when we try to take a step back and find a few moments to revisit our co-created community beliefs, so we can refocus our work for the remainder of the year. Learn more in Chapter 4 of #AYear4theBooks ! #ReadingCommunities Maria Walther Stenhouse Publishers

My “Get Busy” sign didn’t seem to be working today, so I’m trying something else! 😂 #amwriting #MoreRampedUpReadAlouds Tori Mello Bachman Corwin Press Trader Joe's

What a joy to see Vera connect with Indian Prairie 204 teachers and kids! Thanks for including me📚💛! Corwin Press

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Find more #BackPocketWisdom in Maria Walther and Katie Walther’s new book, A Year for the Books! #AYear4theBooks #StenhousePub routledge.com/A-Year-for-the…