Dear Teacher, 

January flew buy us and it is already time for February! My students are loving all of the books we have been reading and it is giving us a lot of examples to reference back to. 

Remember, picture books don't have to be read only once and you don't have to read the whole thing. You can read just a piece of it and focus in on a particular skill or strategy you are teaching. 

Dear Teacher, 

Have you heard of the book a day challenge? I heard of this several years ago and have thought a lot about bringing it to my classroom. I have tried and failed many times.

Why can't I make this work?  My students love this and it is encouraging them to read more!