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Bixby School Celebrates Read Across America Day!

Bixby School Celebrates Read Across America Day!

Mar 4, 2020 | All School News, Literature

This past Monday, March 2, was Read Across America Day. Started in 1997 by the National Education Association, the day is part of a nation-wide effort to celebrate and share the joy of reading with...

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Do You Glog? – It’s a Tech Question

Do You Glog? – It’s a Tech Question

Feb 1, 2018 | Literature

“It’s a really easy way to channel your ideas and creativity. For a book report you can easily show different points of view. Plus, you can pretty much have anything (image, text, etc.) on there.”...

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Nurturing Wild Readers and the 40 Book Challenge

Nurturing Wild Readers and the 40 Book Challenge

Sep 22, 2016 | Literature

Though we hope books travel with students wherever they may go, within and beyond the walls of Bixby, the literature classroom is our reading home for the year.  Within these walls (and sometimes on...

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Student Read Aloud: How to Create Confident and Nuanced Readers

Mar 9, 2016 | Literature

Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn. ~Benjamin Franklin Being a confident reader does not happen over night, but through practice, encouragement, and the ability to...

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Creativity & Meaningful Learning in Language Arts

Feb 18, 2016 | Literature

  “Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of the creative effort.” ~Franklin D. Roosevelt In our 4th/5th grade literature class we have been getting into the rhythm of doing...

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Inside 4th & 5th Grade Literature With Lauren

Sep 18, 2015 | Literature, Reading

In Literature, we began the first week of school by discussing The Responsive Classroom Practices. It emphasizes teaching children to take care of themselves, each other, and the school environment...

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