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Get Those Kids Out of the Room:  Books to Get Your Students Outside and Immersed in Nature by Sarah Gross

  • by mayorofbookopolis
  • Posted on January 17, 2017
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The onslaught of testing required by the No Child Left Behind Act has resulted in schools pressuring teachers to prepare students for tests, and time spent outdoors has suffered as a result. Nature… Source: Get […]

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Children’s Literature Charity Round-Up

  • by mayorofbookopolis
  • Posted on December 13, 2016December 13, 2016
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Want to support kids and reading this holiday? Consider one of these wonderful children’s literature related charity organizations.  Thanks to Sharon Levin for the round-up! 10 Books A Home 10BH is a home tutoring nonprofit […]

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Creating Bookopolis accounts via Canvas

  • by mayorofbookopolis
  • Posted on November 21, 2016September 19, 2021
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For schools that use Canvas as their LMS, teachers and librarians can now sign up for Bookopolis via Canvas.  Accounts for educators and students will be created using your Canvas log in credentials. To create a new […]

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7 of the Best Books About Bullying, According to Kids

  • by mayorofbookopolis
  • Posted on October 5, 2016
  • Recommendations for 3rd-6th Graders

Learning how to navigate social dramas and issues with friends and peers is as much a part of a tween’s day at school as learning fractions or state capitals. Seeing fictional characters struggle with — […]

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Fitting In, Sticking Out, and Finding Yourself: 16 Books for Middle Schoolers

  • by mayorofbookopolis
  • Posted on August 10, 2016
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“You said that you didn’t even know why they had middle school, that there ought to be some government program where, as soon as kids graduated elementary school, they got scooped up and sent to […]

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Imagination Celebration #pb10for10 2016

  • by mayorofbookopolis
  • Posted on August 10, 2016
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I am participating in the Picture Book 10 for 10 event hosted by Mandy Robek and my new #NerdCampMI friend Cathy Mere.  This exciting event takes place on August 10th every year.  Bloggers are welc… Source: Imagination Celebration […]

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HOW TO HOST A MOCK NEWBERY BOOK CLUB: 10 EASY STEPS by Armin Arethna and Mary Ann Scheuer

  • by mayorofbookopolis
  • Posted on August 4, 2016
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A Clatter of Jars by Lisa Graff – Review by Katherine Sokolowski

  • by mayorofbookopolis
  • Posted on June 30, 2016
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Lisa Graff fans will be happy — learn about her new book, A CLATTER OF JARS.

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In the Classroom: The Problem with Reading Logs and What I Did About It

  • by mayorofbookopolis
  • Posted on June 29, 2016
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Love this. Another idea, of course, is to have students build their BoBs digitally with virtual bookshelves on Bookopolis.com

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Tips for Getting Your Son to Read this Summer

  • by mayorofbookopolis
  • Posted on June 6, 2016
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Check out my guest blog post on BuildingBoys.net, a great resource for moms of boys, with a formula for getting your boys to read this summer. You likely know how important reading during the summer […]

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