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Pegi Deitz Shea: Threads of a Story

Pegi

Travels to Thailand and Cambodia have inspired this author to weave stories kids may otherwise have never heard

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A Dream Realized

As a school designed wholly by teachers, the Center for Inquiry in Indianapolis, IN, is teaching kids how to take ownership of learning

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Beginning Reading, Bilingually

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Use these strategies to help second-language students become first-rate readers of English

It’s in the Bag

Thematic literacy bags are a great way to entice kids to dig in and read

Grammar Games

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Once you've introduced these activities that play with parts of speech, your students will clamor for a grammar lesson

Bits & Pieces, List & Notes

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Two basic organizational tools that will help kids create more complex pieces for their writing portfolios

Classroom Companions

woman on a horse with a dog and teacher reading to students and dog

A nature-lover's case for bringing animals back into the classroom

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