Month: June 2015

Hashtags for Global Read Aloud 2015 #gra15

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Twitter is the home of the Twitter slow-chat for the books, as well as the hub for a lot of sharing out.  The official hashtag for the Global Read Aloud is #GRA15, however, each book also has its own hashtag:

Amy Krouse Rosenthal: #GRAAmy

The Year Of Billy Miller:  #GRABilly

Fish In a Tree:  #GRAFIAT

Fish:  #GRAFish

Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass:  #GRAYaqui

The authors of the books can also be connected with through Twitter and will sometimes even tweet back!

Amy Krouse Rosenthal is @MissAmyKR

Lynda Mullaly Hunt: @Lynmullalyhunt

L.S. Matthews (Whose name is really Laura Dron):  @Lauradron

Meg Medina: @Meg_Medina

What is a slowchat?  It is when a class posts questions for other students to answer and they post them throughout a week, you can therefore tweet them back at any time during the week rather than during a set time.  I will post slowchat sign ups later this summer.

A Few Resources to Make the Global Read Aloud Easier #GRA16

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I often get asked for handouts for the Global Read Aloud and finally found the time to create some.  So feel free to pass these along or make them your own, just make a copy and edit as needed.  Note:  These are specific to this year and do not have active links in them.  Let me know if there is anything essential missing.

The GRA FAQ handout:  Meant for handing out to teachers and others that will participate in the project.  Please go here.

The GRA Home handout:  Meant to be sent home with students to explain what the Global Read Aloud is.  Please go here.

The GRA Tools handout:  Meant to showcase a few tools facilitators may want to use with their classrooms.  Please go here.

Choices for Global Read Aloud 2015 #GRA15

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While i may be the creator of the Global Read Aloud, this project would be nothing without the amazing authors that give us such incredible books to share.  So in case you need a handy reference guide for which books we are reading this year, here you.

Author Study:

This year’s author study is the incredible Amy Krouse Rosenthal.  Her picture books have long enthralled all of my students and aIso I am so happy to have her and her genius be the focus this year.  Remember, this is not just open to younger grades, anyone can do the author study!  All images will link to the actual book on Amazon.

Week 1:

We start with Chopsticks“>Chopsticks

Week 2:

Week 2 is all about Duck! Rabbit!“>Duck!  Rabbit!

Week 3:

How many times do I hearIt’s Not Fair!“> It’s Not Fair in my house!

Week 4:

Week 4 will focus on the trials of being an Exclamation Mark“>Exclamation Mark!

Week 5:

I love that we end week 5 with The OK Book“>The Ok Book

Week 6:

Your choice!  Pick whichever Amy Krouse Rosenthal book you want to finish the project!

Ages 7 and up  (or whichever age group you decide):

When I first read The Year of Billy Miller“>The Year of Billy Miller a few years ago, I wanted to shout hallelujah.  We have such few books aimed at younger readers that have rich stories, yet are easy for young children to follow.  This book promises to create great conversations around choices, family, and how much can change in a year.  Click on the image to read reviews and purchase your copy.

Ages 9 and up  (or whichever age group you decide):

I swear Lynda Mullaly Hunt wrote Fish in a Tree“>Fish In A Tree with making connections in mind.  This book was a crowd favorite from the moment it was published.  I cannot wait to see who a global audience reacts to FIAT as we lovingly call it.  Click the image to read reviews and purchase your copy.

Ages 12 and up (or whichever age group you decide)

L.S. Matthews, or Laura Dron, wrote an incredible book with Fish“>Fish.  I, in particular, cannot wait to make cross curriculum connections with students through this book.  This will open our classroom up to conversations about humanity, kindness, and the choices we have to make and how they define us.  Click on the image to read reviews and purchase your copy.

Ages 14 and up (or whichever age group you decide):

Yes, Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass“>this book may have a swear word in its title, but please do not let that stop you from using it with students.  This incredible story of what bullying can do to a person is one that is meant to be shared and discussed.  I am so thankful that Meg Medina wrote this book.

There you have it, happy reading, happy connecting.  We kick off October 5th!