Unabridged Podcast

Welcome to Unabridged, the podcast where teachers take on books! Every week, Sara, Jen and Ashley (shown left to right in the photo) talk books, share recommendations, and celebrate all things bookish. On our blog (see our posts below!) we share bookish faves, pub day shout-outs, show notes, and book reviews each week.

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Feb 5, 2021
1 min

Teaching Tidbits 10: Incorporating Poetry into Class

In this Unabridged Episode, Ashley talks about a few ways to incorporate more poetry into class routines. She talks about activities teachers can do with students to engage with poetry, and she shares a few places to access more poems including sites such as Poetry Foundation and signing up for daily emails such as the Poem-a-Day email subscription. She also mentions Billy Collins' collections curated for classroom use, Poetry 180: A Turning Back to Poetry and 180 More: Extra

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Jan 22, 2021
1 min

Teaching Tidbits 9: Creating Connections with Six Word Memoirs

In this Unabridged Episode, Sara discusses creating connections with six word memoirs and ideas on how to use six word memoirs across the curriculum. Let us know some of your ideas on how to use six word memoirs in your classroom! #shownotes #teachingtidbits #teachers #teaching #sarasteachingtidbits (A note to our readers: click on the hashtags above to see our other blog posts with the same hashtag.) Interested in what else we're reading? Check out our Featured Books page. L

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Jan 8, 2021
1 min

Teaching Tidbits 8: New Year, New Goals

In this episode of Teaching Tidbits, Jen talks about her goals for the new year, including using literature in the classroom that includes a variety of voices and experiences and looking at grading in terms of compliance vs. skill. #shownotes #ownvoices #teachingtidbits #teachers #teaching #jensteachingtidbits (A note to our readers: click on the hashtags above to see our other blog posts with the same hashtag.) Interested in what else we're reading? Check out our Featured B

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Dec 18, 2020
2 min

Teaching Tidbit 7 - Hands-On Activity Book Recommendations

In this Unabridged Teaching Tidbits episode, Ashley talks about incorporating more hands-on activities into the classroom (or at home), and she shares three of her favorite books for making it easier to find and do activities with kids. Ashley shares two books by Asia Citro, creator of Fun at Home with Kids. Ashley talks about 150+ Screen-Free Activities for Kids: The Very Best and Easiest Playtime Activities from FunAtHomeWithKids.com! and The Curious Kid's Science Book: 100

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Dec 4, 2020
1 min

Teaching Tidbits 6: Adobe Spark

In this Unabridged Episode, Sara talks about an easy-to-use, free tech tool, Adobe Spark, which includes three different options for creating digital projects: Post, Video, and Page. She discusses the ways to access Adobe Spark (online or as an iPad or phone app), talks about ways the podcast uses Adobe Post and offers ideas about how to implement them in the classroom. If you have questions about Adobe Spark or ideas to share, let us know on social media @unabridgedpod. Note

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Nov 20, 2020
1 min

Teaching Tidbits 5: Literature Circles

In this Unabridged Episode, Jen talks about teaching with literature circles. She defines literature circles, talks about ways to choose books for them, and offers ideas about how to implement them in the classroom, including different options for lit circles roles for students. If you have questions about literature circles or ideas to share, let us know on social media @unabridgedpod. #shownotes #ownvoices #teachingtidbits #teachers #teaching #jensteachingtidbits (A note t

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Nov 6, 2020
1 min

Teaching Tidbits 4: Picture Books that Encourage Mindfulness

In this Unabridged Teaching Tidbits episode, Ashley shares two books that encourage mindfulness in children. Ashley talks about Susan Verde and Peter H Reynolds's I Am Peace: A Book of Mindfulness (which is one of the I Am... books; this series encourages mindfulness and compassion, the latest of which came out in September and is called I Am One) and Brendan Wenzel's A Stone Sat Still. If you're looking to get started with the I Am books, here is a good boxed set of three of

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Oct 23, 2020
1 min

Teaching Tidbits 3: Using Picture Books in the Secondary Classroom

In this Unabridged Podcast episode, Sara shares tips for using picture books in the secondary classroom. She discusses the benefits of using picture books and her own teaching experiences. In addition, she recommends two books with which she has had success in her own classroom—David Shannon's A Bad Case of Stripes to teach theme and Jon Scieszka's The True Story of the Three Little Pigs to teach point of view. #shownotes #ownvoices #teachingtidbits #teachers #teaching #sara

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Oct 9, 2020
1 min

Teaching Tidbits 2: Technology during the Time of Virtual Teaching with Ashley

In this Unabridged Teaching Tidbits episode, Ashley talks about some tips for surviving the trials and tribulations of using technology during the era of virtual teaching. She builds off of what Jen shared in Teaching Tidbit #1 about her experience with virtual teaching so far (you can listen here if you missed Jen's episode!), and Ashley talks about a few things that have helped her navigate technology during this time. #shownotes #ownvoices #teachingtidbits #teachers #teac

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Sep 25, 2020
1 min

Teaching Tidbits 1: Reflecting on Virtual Teaching . . . 3 Weeks In

In this Unabridged Episode, Jen shares five conclusions she has drawn about teaching virtually after three weeks of instruction with her students. Teaching and learning are definitely different than usual right now, but adjusting our expectations and preparation can make a big difference! We'd love to know your virtual teaching (and learning!) tips, so reach out on social media. #shownotes #ownvoices #teachingtidbits #teachers #teaching #jensteachingtidbits (A note to our re

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Sep 9, 2020
6 min

142: Unabridged Launches Teaching Tidbits

In this Unabridged Episode, we share with listeners a brand new type of episode that we're launching in Season Four, Teaching Tidbits! These bite-sized episodes will focus on books and activities relevant to classroom teachers. In today's episode, Sara shares the first Teaching Tidbit focusing on Sandhya Menon's When Dimple Met Rishi. We'll share these a couple of times a month on Fridays, so be on the lookout for them in your feed! Bookish Check-in Ashley - Hena Khan’s Amina

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Jan 22, 2020
2 min

Welcome - Introduction and Overview

Just getting started with Unabridged Podcast? Welcome! We're Ashley, Jen, and Sara, and we are teachers and podcasters who are passionate about books. We have four kinds of posts here on our blog. On Mondays, we post about our Bookish Faves, on Tuesdays we do Pub Day Shout-outs, on Wednesdays our episodes drop, and on Fridays, we post book reviews. (Be on the lookout on Thursdays, too; we sometimes have an extra post then!) There are many ways to connect with us! In addition

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