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Activism, Poetry Friday 8/2/18 Activism, Poetry Friday 8/2/18

Read a Poem to a Child

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Middle Grade Novels, Uncategorized 7/22/18 Middle Grade Novels, Uncategorized 7/22/18

#ILA18 "A Sense of Place: Middle-grade Novels on Loss and Connection."

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TAKEDOWN, THE LAST FIFTH GRADE O... 7/20/18 TAKEDOWN, THE LAST FIFTH GRADE O... 7/20/18

ILA 2018: Where You'll Find Me

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Poetry Friday, Uncategorized 7/19/18 Poetry Friday, Uncategorized 7/19/18

Poetry Friday: Adjusted Curriculum

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Author Feature 7/16/18 Author Feature 7/16/18

A Visit to the Bayou

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Author Feature, Giveaway, Poetry Friday 7/12/18 Author Feature, Giveaway, Poetry Friday 7/12/18

Poetry Friday Giveaway: Nita's First Signs

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Classroom Workshop, Middle Grade Novels, Writing Craft 7/11/18 Classroom Workshop, Middle Grade Novels, Writing Craft 7/11/18

NerdCampJR: Choreographing an Action Scene

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Middle Grade Novels, Uncategorized 7/10/18 Middle Grade Novels, Uncategorized 7/10/18

nErDCampMI 2018

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Middle Grade Novels, Original Poem, TAKEDOWN 6/21/18 Middle Grade Novels, Original Poem, TAKEDOWN 6/21/18

Poetry Friday: Takedown Launch

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Classroom Workshop, Student Poems 6/17/18 Classroom Workshop, Student Poems 6/17/18

A Gallery of Poems

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Classroom Workshop, Student Poems 6/14/18 Classroom Workshop, Student Poems 6/14/18

Poetry Friday: Once Upon a Time

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Classroom Workshop, Student Poems 6/12/18 Classroom Workshop, Student Poems 6/12/18

Fractured Fairy Tale Poems

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Classroom Workshop, Student Poems 6/10/18 Classroom Workshop, Student Poems 6/10/18

Third Grade Odes from Northfield E.S.

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Classroom Workshop, Poetry Friday, Student Poems 5/31/18 Classroom Workshop, Poetry Friday, Student Poems 5/31/18

The Pool Is the Capital of My Summer: Odes to Place

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Classroom Workshop, Student Poems 5/30/18 Classroom Workshop, Student Poems 5/30/18

A Garden of Words: 3rd Grade List Poems

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Original Poem 5/28/18 Original Poem 5/28/18

Ellicott City Floods -- Again

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Classroom Workshop, Poetry Friday, Student Poems 5/24/18 Classroom Workshop, Poetry Friday, Student Poems 5/24/18

Poetry Friday: List Poem Lesson

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Author Feature, National Poetry Month 4/26/18 Author Feature, National Poetry Month 4/26/18

Poetry Friday: Introducing Henry Crawford

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Author Feature, National Poetry Month, Poetry Friday 4/12/18 Author Feature, National Poetry Month, Poetry Friday 4/12/18

Happy Birthday, Lee Bennett Hopkins!

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Giveaway, National Poetry Month, THE LAST FIFTH GRADE O... 4/11/18 Giveaway, National Poetry Month, THE LAST FIFTH GRADE O... 4/11/18

National Poetry Month Giveaway!

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