How often have you thought to yourself, I should read more books? You put on the TV, you scroll social media, you stare out your window and think, hmm, I should read more often, and then go back to what you were doing before. Your instinct isn’t wrong. Reading has real benefits and will make…
Honest Book Reviews for July, 2022
Happy Summer everyone! It has been so good to have a bit of a break and spend time with the kids. Though I still had to work on a course through July, being on summer holidays made all the difference in terms of time to spend on other things. And, of course, a lot of…
Honest Book Reviews – June 2022
Well, it’s July 14th, 2022, and I’m only just getting to my honest book reviews of what I read in June. Because June was A MONTH…it was intense. I had clearly forgotten what Grade 7 is like in June, and with report cards, graduation from elementary school for my students (which is a full on…
The Best Read-Alouds for Grade 7, reviewed by Grade 7s
I asked the students to brainstorm the books that we read at during readaloud time. I read to the class for about 25 minutes per day, and it’s not often skipped. Below you will find their honest reviews about our Grade 7 Read Alouds. Since there is no point in asking for feedback unless I…
Honest Book Reviews – May 2022’s Book Roundup
Here we are already, in early June, and I am once again creating a list of book reviews of what I read last month. It’s come so fast I can barely believe it, and yet somehow I managed to read a decent amount of stuff. Without further ado, here are the books I read in…
Honest Book Reviews – April’s Book Roundup
Here we are, at the beginning of May, and I think it’s time for a round up of all the books I read in April of 2022. There are lots of options here, so look below for some honest book reviews, in no particular order, of books I read last month. The Seven Husbands of…