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Thinking Outside the Book Columns

Thinking Outside the Book: Responding to Literature with VoiceThread (July 2009)
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Thinking Outside the Book: Summer Reading (May 2009)

Thinking Outside the Book: Creating Online Books (March 2009)

Thinking Outside the Book: Pairing Nonfiction Books & Web Sites (January 2009)

Thinking Outside the Book: Online Reading Rocks! (September 2008)

Thinking Outside the Book: Engaging Students with WebQuests (July 2008)

Thinking Outside the Book: Reading the World with Google Earth (May 2008)

Thinking Outside the Book: Making Reading and Writing Connections Online (March 2008)

Thinking Outside the Book: Inviting Students to Become Authors Online (January 2008)

Thinking Outside the Book: Online Resources That Make Reading Fun (November 2007)

Illustration as Art Series

Illustration as Art—Composition (November 2007)

Hands-On Learning Activities for Illustration as Art—Composition (November 2007)

Illustration as Art—Technique (September 2007)

Hands-On Learning Activities for Illustration as Art—Technique (September 2007)

Illustration as Art—Shape (July 2007)

Hands-On Learning Activities for Illustration as Art—Shape (July 2007)

Illustration as Art—Line (May 2007)

Hands-On Learning Activities for Illustration as Art—Line (May 2007)

Illustration as Art—Color (March 2007)

Hands-On Learning Activities for Illustration as Art—Color (March 2007)

Other Favorites

Hope in Tight Times PDF (September 2009)

"Connecting Teachers with Great Books"
Bibliography PDF (September 2007)

"Books for Family Sharing"
Bibliography PDF (May 2007)




Tracking down New Mysteries (January 2007)

Great Read-Alouds You May Have Missed (January 2007)




Linking Picture Books and Poetry: A Celebration of Black History Month (January 2007)

Science-Themed Novels (November 2006)

Combining Poetry and Science (November 2006)

Transcending the Simple ABC Book (May 2006)

Tickling the Funny Bone: Humorous Read-Alouds (May 2006)

Patricia Polacco Author Focus (September 2005)




Books to Sing: Song-Based Picture Books (July 2005)




Celebrating Dads in Picture Books (May 2005)

Integrating Audiobooks into the Curriculum (May 2005)