Weekend Reading - June 23, 2012

From the blogosphere...

I was about a month behind on my blog reading. It seems that the reading and writing go hand-in-hand for me, but I'm getting back in the groove of things. Here are some of my favorites from this week...

• Christi at Ms. Fultz's Corner had some great tips for dealing with classroom paper clutter. I'll definitely be using her "rainbow" idea when I go back to school.
• Tara at Fourth Grade Frolics shared her experiences with KidBlog -- one of my favorite tools for writing with students. 
• I'm completely jealous of the book sales available at Nancy's public library. She gives several other great tips for stocking the classroom library over at Teaching My Friends. 

From the bookshelves...

I'm giving a lot of thought to how I'm going to be teaching writing next year with the Common Core, and I'm pulling this book off my bookshelf.

I read it a long time ago, and it's time to revisit it. Hopefully it will give me some new ideas and inspiration to share next week. I'll also be attending a three-day conference about The Written Curriculum in International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme. Who knows what creativity that will inspire?! :)

Have a great weekend!