School wide reading activities

Looking for a fun End of School Year activity? Try a Read-a-thon! This blog posts helps you set up the perfect day of reading and activities with your students.

Reading Week is always so much fun! These simple reading week ideas (and FREE resources) are perfect for the primary classroom and will motivate students to read, read, read! #readingweek #readacrossamerica #readingideas

Book raffles are an AMAZING way to engage the students in your class in the reading process, and it can be fairly easy, too! Here’s how you can get started in your class. For a few years, we have been doing book raffles in our classroom. This is the easiest thing you could ever imagine, […]

Learn why one-pagers are one of my go-to activities for breaking down complex topics and texts. Understand what they are, why you and your students will love them, and how to implement them in your ELA classroom. I even have the advice to help you tackle the biggest obstacle you’ll encounter with this activity.

When we let students know that reading is worthwhile, it creates a chain reaction of learning. Here are 25 strategies for fostering a reading culture.

A gigantic list of spirit day ideas including literacy spirit days!

Motivate students with independent reading by adding engaging reading sprints...turn the traditional reading log upside down!

10 activity ideas to host a high-interest book carnival in your classroom to promote literacy and cultivate a culture of reading.

Build readers with this engaging reading rally activity that moves students around in themed rooms and hooks them on reading!

A school reading community is created when students, teachers, staff and families are all invested in the reading experience. It is a community in which books are celebrated and enjoyed by all! Here are some ideas for creating a school reading community!