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Month: May 2017

Olympians 

Greek mythology is intricately woven into our daily lives. We name days of the week, months and celestial bodies after the gods and goddesses. We speak a… Read more “Olympians “

May 31, 2017 by Sarah Overvaag

Shocking Science

I love history but I also love science. The good news is that with today’s book, I don’t have to choose, I can have both! Shocking Science by… Read more “Shocking Science”

May 30, 2017 by Sarah Overvaag

Cracked Corn and Snow Ice Cream

Every year I teach Reference books to 4th grade. Most may not have seen a dictionary – I’m not joking, or a thesaurus, and they think of… Read more “Cracked Corn and Snow Ice Cream”

May 29, 2017 by Sarah Overvaag

Separate but Unequal 

This year for Teacher Appreciation, one of the greatest Mother/Daughter duos that I’ve had the privilege to work with gave me the book Stella By Starlight by Sharon… Read more “Separate but Unequal “

May 28, 2017 by Sarah Overvaag

Fish Girl

Caldecott Award winning illustrator David Wiesner has teamed up with Donna Jo Napoli to tell the story of the Fish Girl. Fish Girl lives in an aquarium… Read more “Fish Girl”

May 27, 2017May 31, 2017 by Sarah Overvaag

Hazy Bloom

I am reading every day in preparation for the class about what’s new in children’s literature that I’m teaching (?) in July. Today I read the first… Read more “Hazy Bloom”

May 26, 2017 by Sarah Overvaag

🎶School’s out for summer!🎶

Finally! Summer break is here! It’s time to close up classrooms and mournfully think of our former students all summer long….yeah, right! Teachers love summer break as… Read more “🎶School’s out for summer!🎶”

May 25, 2017 by Sarah Overvaag

🖍✏️🖍Teachers🖍✏️🖍

Tomorrow is the last day of school for us, and while I’m ready for summer break, it’s hard to let students go. I am saying goodbye to… Read more “🖍✏️🖍Teachers🖍✏️🖍”

May 24, 2017 by Sarah Overvaag

Mr. Peabody’s Apples

Tomorrow will be my last 4th grade classes of the school year. I worked hard to get Out of My Mind done with them and I think… Read more “Mr. Peabody’s Apples”

May 23, 2017May 23, 2017 by Sarah Overvaag

Jim Nasium: Sports for early chapter readers

Jim Nasium is the perfect answer to kids who want to read about sports but find most of the books too hard. In this chapter book series… Read more “Jim Nasium: Sports for early chapter readers”

May 22, 2017 by Sarah Overvaag

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