[CASL-L] First Chapter Fridays--High School?

[Margarida Alves]

Would love to be included in the K-5 one.  I've already done a couple that
I could add to it.

On Wed, Jan 19, 2022 at 12:39 PM Ballachino, Laurie <ballachinol at mpsct.org>
wrote:

> I love this idea! I teach K-5, and would love to collaborate for gr 3-5.
> Maybe this idea could be extended to picture books being read by staff
> members other than myself or the students' regular classroom teacher.
>
> Barbara, do you already have chapter books that you are using for grades
> 3-5?
>
> On Wed, Jan 19, 2022 at 11:14 AM Barbara Johnson <
> bajohnson at colchesterct.org> wrote:
>
>> I started a Google slides and shared with staff so they can pick a
>> Friday, record a video, and embed in the slides.
>> I created a slide for each week left in the year and shared it with
>> EVERYONE on staff. I am hoping to get everyone in the building and District
>> Admin involved in the project.
>>
>> I am happy to collaborate with grades 3-5!
>>
>> Barb
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 19, 2022, 9:49 AM Melissa Thom via CASL-L <casl-l at mylist.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello All!
>>>
>>> My 8th grade ELA teacher does First Chapter Friday most weeks and
>>> sometimes I go in to read. I also created a Flipgridtopic  with the idea
>>> that I could record a first chapter and she could use it if I am not able
>>> to be there in person that day. Hoping to invite other teachers and
>>> students to record so we will have a library of options.
>>>
>>> And I saw the Follett resource this weekend on Twitter--it looks pretty
>>> great!
>>>
>>> Melissa
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>>> On Wed, Jan 19, 2022 at 8:45 AM Tassinari, Marisa <MTassinari at ewct.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I’d definitely be interested, Casey! Great idea!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *Marisa Tassinari*
>>>>
>>>> School Librarian
>>>>
>>>> East Windsor High School
>>>>
>>>> 76 South Main Street
>>>>
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>>>>
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *From:* LaPlante, Casey <LaPlanteC at granbyschools.org>
>>>> *Sent:* Thursday, January 13, 2022 1:05 PM
>>>> *To:* CASL <CASL-L at mylist.net>
>>>> *Subject:* [CASL-L] First Chapter Fridays--High School?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hello all--
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Is anyone else doing First Chapter Fridays in a high school? Looking
>>>> for books with really good, enticing, fairly clean beginnings to read out
>>>> loud to 9th graders! Would anyone want to collaborate and add suggestions
>>>> to a Google Doc? I've been doing it since Sept with our freshmen and they
>>>> LOVE it, so I've got a bunch that already worked, but I'd be happy to
>>>> share!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QeRuzKDG9DylMBt3x7a8mQfBlqA1MbuFXJtOEM-WsDs/edit?usp=sharing
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>> Casey LaPlante
>>>>
>>>> Library Media Specialist
>>>>
>>>> Granby Memorial High School
>>>>
>>>> Granby, CT
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