Unlocking Student Engagement and Creativity by Charity Hatley https://padlet.com/charity_hatley1/ic5eoick4h2sbqs0 en-us 2024-10-11 14:21:25 UTC 2025-06-25 16:57:15 UTC hello@padlet.com Reading Quotes Activity charity_hatley1 https://padlet.com/charity_hatley1/ic5eoick4h2sbqs0/wish/3165002146 Print and cut out these reading quote cards. Have students rearrange the words to form the quote. For a digital version, write the words of the quote on sticky notes and use the Post It App for them to complete the activity.

]]> 2024-10-11 14:21:25 UTC https://padlet.com/charity_hatley1/ic5eoick4h2sbqs0/wish/3165002146 First Chapter Sketchnotes charity_hatley1 https://padlet.com/charity_hatley1/ic5eoick4h2sbqs0/wish/3165002148 As you read the first chapter of a book, stop and ask students to add different elements to their document to create a digital sketchnotes page. Use creation sites such as Canva for students to design their sketchnotes.

]]> 2024-10-11 14:21:25 UTC https://padlet.com/charity_hatley1/ic5eoick4h2sbqs0/wish/3165002148 Dynamic Shelving charity_hatley1 https://padlet.com/charity_hatley1/ic5eoick4h2sbqs0/wish/3165002149 Add visual interest to your shelves by placing books forward facing so the covers can be seen.

]]> 2024-10-11 14:21:25 UTC https://padlet.com/charity_hatley1/ic5eoick4h2sbqs0/wish/3165002149 Book Scavenger Hunt Freeze Tag charity_hatley1 https://padlet.com/charity_hatley1/ic5eoick4h2sbqs0/wish/3165002151 Take screenshots of your library catalog book entries. Print these to hand out as students find where the book is/should be on the shelf and take a picture of the book spines in that location. Put that on repeat until time is up. Then, draw a card from the stack and have the students that found that book show you their picture for a prize.

]]> 2024-10-11 14:21:25 UTC https://padlet.com/charity_hatley1/ic5eoick4h2sbqs0/wish/3165002151 Book Talks charity_hatley1 https://padlet.com/charity_hatley1/ic5eoick4h2sbqs0/wish/3165002152 Start a book talk by pixelating the cover using Lunapic.com<adjust<pixelate and have students share what they notice and wonder. Each time, make the image more clear. When creating a book talk, write notes that you can show students to model the process. Elevate your book talks by explaining and leading up to exciting/scary/sad events that occur without revealing what actually happens.

]]> 2024-10-11 14:21:25 UTC https://padlet.com/charity_hatley1/ic5eoick4h2sbqs0/wish/3165002152 Book Talk Lottery charity_hatley1 https://padlet.com/charity_hatley1/ic5eoick4h2sbqs0/wish/3165002153 After book talks, have the option for students that are interested to put their name in a drawing to see who get's the book first.

]]> 2024-10-11 14:21:25 UTC https://padlet.com/charity_hatley1/ic5eoick4h2sbqs0/wish/3165002153 Learning Ally charity_hatley1 https://padlet.com/charity_hatley1/ic5eoick4h2sbqs0/wish/3222872698 Audiobooks for students with reading deficits/disabilities and books in Spanish. I also created accounts for teachers to use in their classrooms (read alouds for novel studies, first chapter Friday's etc.) Use code MEM20 for 20% off.


Link to video about Learning Ally

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=cZy_-J344Co&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2F&embeds_referring_origin=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com&source_ve_path=Mjg2NjY

]]> 2024-11-18 20:27:57 UTC https://padlet.com/charity_hatley1/ic5eoick4h2sbqs0/wish/3222872698 Student Created Book Teaser Slides charity_hatley1 https://padlet.com/charity_hatley1/ic5eoick4h2sbqs0/wish/3222877341 Use this link to make a copy of a google slides presentation to display in your library.

]]> 2024-11-18 20:30:35 UTC https://padlet.com/charity_hatley1/ic5eoick4h2sbqs0/wish/3222877341 charity_hatley1 https://padlet.com/charity_hatley1/ic5eoick4h2sbqs0/wish/3228595078 Charity Hatley

Glen Rose Junior High

charity.hatley@gmail.com

]]> 2024-11-21 17:16:00 UTC https://padlet.com/charity_hatley1/ic5eoick4h2sbqs0/wish/3228595078 Book Talk Planning Sheet charity_hatley1 https://padlet.com/charity_hatley1/ic5eoick4h2sbqs0/wish/3501999946 2025-06-25 16:56:06 UTC https://padlet.com/charity_hatley1/ic5eoick4h2sbqs0/wish/3501999946