Middle School ELA + World Geography Teacher 📖🌏 Formerly @storiestoldinsfhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessicawalshedu.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessicawalshedu.bsky.social/post/3lkgc2lbgf22qWrapped up our Novel in Verse unit by performing poems from our books in the Starbooks Cafe! 🤌🏼📚☕️🕯️#204Reads15 Mar 2025 14:02 +0000at://did:plc:fxd6cukcinglyydzmqiwadsx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkgc2lbgf22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessicawalshedu.bsky.social/post/3lgw4cgxd5k2z🐻📚 Grizzly Readers met for Caudill Books & Bites Book Club today to discuss Lasagna Means I Love You by @kloshaughnessy.bsky.social ! @rcyrba.bsky.social #204Reads29 Jan 2025 23:21 +0000at://did:plc:fxd6cukcinglyydzmqiwadsx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgw4cgxd5k2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessicawalshedu.bsky.social/post/3lgrcczbfwk2nProfessional texts I spent time with in January #204Reads28 Jan 2025 01:25 +0000at://did:plc:fxd6cukcinglyydzmqiwadsx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgrcczbfwk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessicawalshedu.bsky.social/post/3lfzqfdn2ns2bHere’s our complete (but growing!) classroom library collection: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1GWtBFDVpWLr2lVNKRhsX5se13MIEtNIzI9wGlknAJ3E/edit #VerseNovels [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Jan 2025 16:33 +0000at://did:plc:fxd6cukcinglyydzmqiwadsx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfzqfdn2ns2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessicawalshedu.bsky.social/post/3lfzq7r6p7k2bThis week, Grizzly readers selected their new Dive In book for our Verse Unit after days of book tastings! 🐻📚 @authorlisafipps.bsky.social @aidawrites.bsky.social #VerseNovels #204Reads18 Jan 2025 16:30 +0000at://did:plc:fxd6cukcinglyydzmqiwadsx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfzq7r6p7k2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessicawalshedu.bsky.social/post/3lejisj7tyc2iI can see why readers rave about Lifeboat 12 by @susanhood.bsky.social! Excited to add it to next month’s Novels in Verse unit with 7th graders! #204Reads30 Dec 2024 12:09 +0000at://did:plc:fxd6cukcinglyydzmqiwadsx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lejisj7tyc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jessicawalshedu.bsky.social/post/3leaforstcs2fWow! One of the best books I read this year! And Then, Boom! by (I just discovered) fellow Ball State grad @authorlisafipps.bsky.social (chirp chirp!) Can’t wait to include this in our Novels in Verse unit next month! #204Reads26 Dec 2024 21:20 +0000at://did:plc:fxd6cukcinglyydzmqiwadsx/app.bsky.feed.post/3leaforstcs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessicawalshedu.bsky.social/post/3ldvfqhvi7s2wNovember’s Caudill Books & Bites Book Club selection was Christina Soontornvat’s The Tryout! @rcyrba.bsky.social #204Reads22 Dec 2024 12:21 +0000at://did:plc:fxd6cukcinglyydzmqiwadsx/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldvfqhvi7s2whttps://bsky.app/profile/jessicawalshedu.bsky.social/post/3ldvdzgybg22jThis was excellent! #204Reads22 Dec 2024 11:51 +0000at://did:plc:fxd6cukcinglyydzmqiwadsx/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldvdzgybg22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessicawalshedu.bsky.social/post/3ldsso72vis2dThis week Grizzly readers gathered for Caudill Books & Bites Book Club to discuss @dsantat’s A First Time for Everything! 📚 🍽️ Up next, Lasagna Means I Love You! @rcyrba.bsky.social @dansantat.bsky.social #204Reads21 Dec 2024 11:35 +0000at://did:plc:fxd6cukcinglyydzmqiwadsx/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldsso72vis2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessicawalshedu.bsky.social/post/3ldeb72s56c2iCan’t wait to start our next read aloud with Grizzly 7th graders, Kareem Between by Shifa Saltagi Safadi, a beautiful novel in verse about belonging, family, and Da Bears! 🐻⬇️ #204Reads15 Dec 2024 16:45 +0000at://did:plc:fxd6cukcinglyydzmqiwadsx/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldeb72s56c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jessicawalshedu.bsky.social/post/3ldcqzkedp22bWow! The @chicagosymphony.bsky.social took Elf to another level! 🎶🎄🎞️15 Dec 2024 02:23 +0000at://did:plc:fxd6cukcinglyydzmqiwadsx/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldcqzkedp22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessicawalshedu.bsky.social/post/3ldbk2ki5i22zAnother beautiful novel in verse to add to our classroom library! @victoriachang.bsky.social #204Reads14 Dec 2024 14:45 +0000at://did:plc:fxd6cukcinglyydzmqiwadsx/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldbk2ki5i22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessicawalshedu.bsky.social/post/3ldbjyrwdg22zLoved seeing &Juliet at @broadwayinchicago.bsky.social this week! 🎶 🎧 💓14 Dec 2024 14:44 +0000at://did:plc:fxd6cukcinglyydzmqiwadsx/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldbjyrwdg22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessicawalshedu.bsky.social/post/3ld7xmomyp22eSuch a nice surprise to have one of my families send items from our class wishlist! #kwamealexander @littlebrownyr.bsky.social #aidasalazar @penguinschoollib.bsky.social @lamargiles.bsky.social #204Reads13 Dec 2024 23:43 +0000at://did:plc:fxd6cukcinglyydzmqiwadsx/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld7xmomyp22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/jessicawalshedu.bsky.social/post/3lc4nrlagzk2cStuck around after #NCTE24! Visited Brookline Booksmith where I spotted and bought And Then, Boom! by @authorlisafipps.bsky.social! #204Reads29 Nov 2024 22:43 +0000at://did:plc:fxd6cukcinglyydzmqiwadsx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc4nrlagzk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/jessicawalshedu.bsky.social/post/3lbnrciw5rs2mIncredible Novel in Verse session at #NCTE24. @rajanilarocca.bsky.social @kaholt.bsky.social @baronchrisbaron.bsky.social24 Nov 2024 00:37 +0000at://did:plc:fxd6cukcinglyydzmqiwadsx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbnrciw5rs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessicawalshedu.bsky.social/post/3lbnlctso322mRunning into my @theedcollab.bsky.social tech partner-in-crime = priceless! #NCTE2423 Nov 2024 22:49 +0000at://did:plc:fxd6cukcinglyydzmqiwadsx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbnlctso322mhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessicawalshedu.bsky.social/post/3lbl3sozesk2aLoved sharing our favorite Family and Food picture book and novel pairings at our Build Your Stack session today! #NCTE24 @mariapwalther.bsky.social22 Nov 2024 23:07 +0000at://did:plc:fxd6cukcinglyydzmqiwadsx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbl3sozesk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/jessicawalshedu.bsky.social/post/3lbhm75oqgs2n📚🐻 7th grade Book Clubs are thriving! @ellenhopkins.bsky.social @nancyrosep.bsky.social #kwamealexander #jamespatterson @hachettelibrary.bsky.social #204Reads21 Nov 2024 13:49 +0000at://did:plc:fxd6cukcinglyydzmqiwadsx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbhm75oqgs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessicawalshedu.bsky.social/post/3lbfz7f4hv22tLooking forward to all of the BYS sessions this weekend at #NCTE24!20 Nov 2024 22:37 +0000at://did:plc:fxd6cukcinglyydzmqiwadsx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbfz7f4hv22thttps://bsky.app/profile/jessicawalshedu.bsky.social/post/3lb6nafzhnk2eNo place like Soldier Field. 🐻⬇️18 Nov 2024 00:14 +0000at://did:plc:fxd6cukcinglyydzmqiwadsx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb6nafzhnk2e