February Literacy Loot

Happy February, Black History Month, and Valentine's Day! Baby, it's cold outside, but you can still leverage literacy learning with these instructional goodies...

Celebrate the spirit and rich literature of African-Americans with the Black History Month Literature Bundle - full texts included.  

Valentine's Day is just around the corner. Are your students acting mushy, gushy, and crushy? Check out my Valentine's Day Literary Bundle and Sonnet Writing Bundle for super fun and engaging reading/writing activities.

Starting your Argumentative Writing Unit?  Check out this must-have Bundle for everything you need!  

Social/Emotional Learning has never been more important than now!  Build a positive classroom culture that will make your students smile with the Morning Meeting Year Long Jumbo Bundle.  

I've created a Writing Activity Jumbo Bundle for narrative, descriptive, informational/explanatory, argumentative, and response to literature no-prep writing packets - perfect for Distance Learning!    

Finally, it's a new year and a new you! Is one of your professional goals to become a teacher-leader in your building?  Impress your adminstrators and colleagues with the Teacher Leader Meeting PowerPoint Bundle that will showcase your leadership skills in no time!  

Building literacy love, 

Kimberly =)

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Shelf Awareness Spotlight: Mrs. March by Virginia Feito

Nashville's Thrills and Chills Book Club recently read Virginia Feito's debut Mrs. March.  

Synopsis: Combining a Hitchcockian sensibility with a sluggish burn, Feito writes a casebook study of neurosis in Mrs. March.  The titular Upper East Sider revels in her husband's George March’s success with his latest novel.  That is until one morning the shopkeeper of her favorite patisserie suggests that the prostitute protagonist is based on Mrs. March herself. In a panic, Mrs. March clutches her ostrich leather pocketbook, mint-colored gloves, and she flees the shop. It's a downward spiral from there...

Warning: Spoiler Alerts Ahead...

Noticings: 

• Mrs. March's housekeeper appears to know a lot more than she lets on.  
• Something sinister happened in Mrs. March's past that the reader isn't privy to.  
• Kiki seems to be a voice for Mrs. March in lieu of her own. 
• The mint-colored gloves are symbolic of Mrs. March's contrived persona. 
• Mrs. March would have made a great private detective.  She missed her calling. 

Wonderings: 

• What did Jonathan do at school that got him suspended?
• Why do we never learn Mrs. March's name until the last sentence?
• Why are Mr. and Mrs. March even married?  
• Does Mrs. March try to "save" Sylvia in her quest to solve her murder?
• Does Mrs. March love Jonathan?  To that point, is she capable of love?  

Thrills and Chills Book Club Rating: 📕📕📕 / 5 

Amazon Link HERE

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Coming soon...The Maid by Nita Prose