In 2011, he started the nerdy book club blog with his friend donalyn miller. Colby sharp was kind enough to introduce us to jennifer l. I was also reminded by colby sharp nerdy book club to use these awards as a way to celebrate childrens books and authors and focus less on the winners and losers. Read the first three chapters download the educators guide prepared by colby sharp of nerdy book club download the study guide. In 2011, i started the nerdy book club blog with my friend donalyn miller. Cohost of the yarn podcast, and editor of the creativity project. Colby sharp is a fifth grade teacher in parma, michigan. Donalyn miller colby sharp cindy minnich katherine sokolowski. Colby sharp is a fifthgrade teacher at parma elementary school. The nerdy book club is a community blog that has had more than 1,000 people blog about books and reading over the last eight years. He is the cofounder of nerd camp and nerdy book club and author of the. Donalyn miller, colby sharp, cindy minnich, and katherine sokolowski. Colby sharp, cofounder of the nerdy book club, embarked on a creativity project with 44 childrens book authors and illustrators, who were each invited to create two prompts.
The book whisperer donalyn miller gives some book talking tips. Popular nerdy book club books showing 150 of 538 the secret hum of a daisy hardcover by. Nerd camp is a free literacy event that takes place in parma, michigan each summer. Colby is cofounded the nerdy book club with donalyn miller.
New scholastic professional resource from donalyn miller and colby sharp highlights the power of book access for all kids. Take a look at these top 3rd grade read aloud books, including chapter books, picture books and mysteries. Colby sharp colby sharp is a father, a husband, and a teacher. He cohosts the yarn podcast with teacher librarian travis jonker. Colbys 2019 year in books take a look at colbys year in books. Colby sharp, fifthgrade teacher in michigan and cofounder of the nerdy book club. Colby is the recipient of the 2015 michigan reading association individual literacy award.
If you use childrens and young adult literature in your classroom, be sure to check out nerdy book club, a new project from a trio of educators who are passionate about books for kids. Kgr 2a magical origin story of dasher, the first of santas flying reindeer. The yarn takes listeners behind the scenes of childrens literature, and lets them look at all the threads that must be weaved together to create a book 98 tracks. The site was created by four educators donalyn miller the book whisperer, colby sharp, katherine sokolowski, and cindy minnich all of whom use childrens and ya literature in their classrooms. Colby sharp a fifth grade teacher at parma elementary in parma, michigan. He is the cofounder of nerd camp and nerdy book club and author of the creativity project. Colby sharp is the author of the creativity project 4. Published by little brown books for young readers summary. Meet colby sharp, a thirdgrade teacher with a passion for literacy. I was excited to have read so many of the honor and winning books. Classroom libraries are vital in the growth of readers.
It is a community blog centered around the teaching of reading, and childrens books. New scholastic professional resource from donalyn miller. It was one of her favorite chapter books she read in 4th grade. Holm after hearing that pickykidpix was a huge fan of turtle in paradise.
Stream tracks and playlists from colby sharp on your desktop or mobile device. This summer, he will facilitate nerd camp, an edcamp pd conference with a literacy twist. It quickly grew to include daily posts that shared and promoted a love of reading especially a love of reading books for children and young adults. The nerdy book club is a website for readers and devotees of childrens and young adult literature. Colby is the cofounder of nerdy book club and nerd camp michigan. Donalyn miller is a leading expert on independent reading, childrens literature, and the author of two bestsellers, the book whisperer and reading in the wild. I signed up months ago to contribute to the nerdy book club and kind of forgot about it. Escape from mr lemoncellos library extras author chris. Sharp then sent them two prompts from other artists and asked them to create something based on. In this video i share a tour of my classroom library, explain how i organize my books, and i talk about how i label each book basket. He is the cofounder of nerd camp and nerdy book club. Nerdy book club nerdy book club cofounders colby sharp. Literacy advocates with a deep passion for books bestselling author donalyn miller and 5th grade teacher colby sharp showcase the power of children s access to books, providing teachers and administrators with the tools and information they need to increase children s meaningful interaction with books and to launch or sustain book access initiatives in their communities.
Finnegans traveling circus and menagerie, dreams and wishes for freedom, to be at the north pole where the ground is covered in a cool blanket of. Colby is the cofounder of nerdy book club and nerd. He is the cofounder of the nerdy book club and nerd camp michigan. Tracy holczer goodreads author shelved 2 times as nerdybookclub avg rating 4. Book access for all kids literacy advocates with a deep passion for books bestselling author donalyn miller and 5th grade teacher colby sharp showcase the power of childrens access to books, providing teachers and administrators with the tools and information they need to increase childrens meaningful engagement with books and to launch or. See more ideas about book worms, books and good books. I have written some other nerdy posts but never one in this category. To bring this special component into your book club, you can set aside time at the end of each meeting for students to talk about what they like or dont like about the book. Now you can host a lemoncellostyle scavenger hunt in your library. Colby sharp is a fifth grade teacher at parma elementary in parma, michigan.
Nerdy book club cofounders colby sharp and donalyn miller discuss book talking in the classroomlibrary. They can also recommend specific books for different friends as alec does. Colby sharp, cindy minnich, and donalyn miller best known as author of the book whisperer blog contribute articles and curate content. I had the great fortune to meet the nerdy book club founders at a dinner for anne ursu hosted by walden pond press to celebrate her latest chapter book, the real boy. With her friend and collaborator colby sharp, donalyn cofounded the nerdy book club blog, which provides daily inspiration, book recommendations, resources. I am very excited to try a 5,4,3,2,1 interview on nerdy book club today. Read all of the posts by colby sharp on nerdy book club. He is the cofounder of nerdy book club, the coplanner of nerd camp michigan, the editor of the creativity project, and coauthor of game changer. Be sure to nominate your favorite 2019 books for a nerdy book club nerdy. This book bundle includes 30 copies of game changer. I was thrilled to have a nerdy book club post published this week. The books my students are reading by colby sharp sharpread.