I was fortunate enough to befriend Todd online, and his energy and enthusiasm were always a ray of sunshine on my day! Here, the 2016 SLJ School Librarian of the Year shares a great lesson that ticks so many boxes! While Todd does this with his upper elementary students, this could easily become a great lesson for upper grades as well!

Guest: Todd Burleson, School Librarian 

Grade(s) Taught: 5, 6

Resources: 

• Bookprints: An Exploration of Our Reading Journey Lesson: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1vEf27cCsul1C7osvf3KyF85zsU--DNBX?usp=drive_link 

• Add’l Links: Rhonda Jenkins twitter.com/@luv2teachtech

Book Break: 

• Heroes and others by Alan Gratz

• Hatchet and others by Gary Paulsen

• The Lincoln Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill America's 16th President--and Why It Failed by Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch

• The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church by Sarah McCammon

Where to find Todd Burleson, School Librarian: 

• Instagram: instagram.com/burlesot

• Twitter: twitter.com/todd_burleson and twitter.com/SkokieSchoolRC 

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