A Full Shopping Cart is a Happy Shopping Cart!

I wanted to share today what professional books are currently in my Amazon shopping cart.  Before I do that, these are the books that I have already bought and am reading this summer. 

"Guided Math" by Laney Sammons:  I have heard about this book for several years.  When I saw some other bloggers doing a book study on it, I decided to go ahead and join in.  I haven't actually discussed anything yet, but I have read their posts and have thoroughly enjoyed reading the book too.  We have currently read the first 4 chapters.  This last chapter was about whole group instruction and how it does have a place in the Math instruction block as well.  The book had various examples, such as read-alouds with math concepts, making KWL charts, and doing mini-lessons.  The next chapter is Using Guided Math with Small Groups.  If you'd like to join in, the main blogger is The Primary Gal, and the next chapter is talked about every Friday.  Check her out HERE.

The other academic book that I am reading is "Reading in the Wild" by Donalyn Miller.  She is the author of "The Book Whisperer", which I will be honest, I started a couple of summers ago and never finished.  One of the concepts that I know from the first book is starting the day off with kids reading from the very beginning of the day.  I love this idea....but it's not one that I've been able to readily incorporate at the schools that I've been at.  This newest book is supposed to give a lot of hands on ideas on how to make kids lifelong readers.  What did teachers do 20 years ago when they didn't have access to all of these great items?  I don't know exactly, but something had to have worked since I still love reading! 


I have also bought "Comprehension Connections: Bridges to Strategic Reading" though it doesn't seem to be a read-all-at-once type of text.  I am looking forward to being able to pull it out though and use it for different comprehension strategies! 



Okay, so on to my shopping cart list.  I'm just going to post pictures of these, since I don't know too much about them yet.  But come Thursday, when I can press "Check out now", I will be one happy girl!

Okay, so I lied.  I'm going to say something.  Chapter 3 in the Guided Math book talks all about Math Stretches beginning your day.  My day starts with Language Arts and Reading, so I'm not planning on doing the Math Stretches until the beginning of math time.  But every day of the week, I am planning to have a certain stretch (number pattern, data, number of the day, etc.) to do with my students.  This book is supposed to be chock full of ideas for these stretches.  Nerdy teacher alert - I am so excited to be buying this book! 

 

 

 

 

 

 I am going to have to talk about this one as well!  Though I haven't read this 2nd edition, I have heard some great things about it and the things that these two sister-writers have tweaked in their Daily 5 system.  However, I have to say, I did read the first one.  If the 2nd edition is anything like the 1st, and you haven't read it, then please do!  This is the most reader-friendly text that I have ever read! 

 

 

 

 

There is a volume 2 of this book also.  Baby steps, Kelsey, baby steps! 

So these are the books that are currently in my shopping cart.  What books are in yours?