I agree with everyone on the value of Choice Literacy. I just signed up for the FREE stuff last year and loved THAT (email newsletter, articles, and links). I'll be getting the subscription this year.
As far as the video "Classroom Beautiful" goes, I have seen it and loved it! I found it to be much like the home makeover type shows on TLC/HGTV, but geared at classrooms. Depending on your fire codes (ours are getting stricter ALL of the time) you may not be able to implement all of their suggestions. I had a talk with my principal before purchasing the four lamps (at the dollar store and Goodwill) for my room this year--all plug directly into a regular outlet and I don't have any cords sticking out where they could be tripped over. I also have already covered all of my bulletin boards in a green (sagey kind of green) with black borders, leaving them empty and ready for our learning this fall. Love it! They just give you ideas on how to make your classroom more "home-like" and organized. If you haven't already, go to their site and watch the little preview. Hope you get a chance to see it. Our AEA has it available for checkout. Oh, by the way, THANKS everyone for the website suggestions. I keep adding them to my links page and the list is getting quite extensive! My latest is Marsha Carlevaro's page where she listed our beginning of the year book suggestions. She has a LOT of resources available on her thinking strategies and reading pages. Thanks for sharing, Marsha! -Michelle TG/IA http://www.mrstg.com -----Original Message----- I have just discovered the Choice Literacy website (choiceliteracy.com). Is anyone a member of the site, and can you tell me if you've found it worthwhile? I'd also love to see the Sisters' new DVD about organzing classroom space called "Simply Beautiful". If you've seen that, I'd welcome your comments as well. _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
