A Book and A Hug

Have you seen the website A Book and A Hug? I saw mention to it on LM_NET along with a "Which Reading Superhero Are You" reading quiz to help students and librarians know what type of reader your student is. Students can fall into 1 of 4 categories by gender. 
For the boys its
- Belonger/Connector
- Seeker/Leader
- Jokester/Thrillseeing Party Animals
- Answerman

For the girls its
- Heart/Home/Friends Forever
- Joan of Arc Empath
- Wild Thing/Mirette/Annie Oakley
- Investigator Analyst

As I type these categories I can already thing of a few students whose names pop into my head. I bet some answers would surprise me.

I am thinking about giving my second grade students this quiz when we return in January. It might be fun to make some symbols for each category and then have students gather with their "like-minded" classmates. They would also know who to turn to for a book recommendation.

I would be excited for the results so that I could guide their selections better. Maybe I can even put a selection of those books on a shelf and designate each shelf with which Reading Superhero is represented there. I can see something fun coming from this and more importantly I can get to know my students better, which can be hard to do in a school of any size. I can also be a better resource to them and offer suggestions.

38 titles in 38 minutes

Can you find 38 minutes in your day to hear about the new Spring 2014 releases from Scholastic?

If you are a school librarian you can actually scroll through and go directly to your grade level so your time spent would be even shorter. There were also author interviews sprinkled throughout.

I think as book lovers we want to hear about ALL of the new titles. I know I starred some books that I would like to read and add to our school library collection. Just click on the link below and get your pen and paper ready!

Scholastic Video

Teachers Pay Teachers SALE

Teachers Pay Teachers is running a Cyber Monday and Tuesday sale. The code is CYBER to get 8% off. A lot of teachers are seling their products at an additional discount of anywhere from 5-20% off.

My particular store is 10% off and I have added new products.
- True/False Non-Fiction book lesson plan and printable.
- True/False PowerPoint presentation
- I updated to State Book Award lesson plan to the 2013 Volunteer State Book Award nominees.
- I also posted 2 grants, one of which I recently won.