Maine Educator Online, News, Read Across America, Summer 24
Throughout March, educators from across Maine participated in MEA’s Read Across Maine Challenge. Read Across Maine is part of the National Education Association’s Read Across America initiative. Educators set individualized reading goals for their classrooms to...
Maine Educator Online, News, Read Across America, Summer 24
ELEMENTARY Rainbow handsBy: Mamta Nainy A young boy expresses his moods, showing his individuality and navigating his emotions through the different colors he paints his nails. Themes: Courage, Family, identity MIDDLE GRADE Ellie Engle Saves herselfBy: leah johnson...
News, Read Across America
STEEP FALLS, MAINE – May 9, 2024 ‐ On Thursday, Ashley Cram’s fourth-grade students were presented with a Little Free Library by Grace Leavitt, President of the Maine Education Association (MEA), for their success in the Read Across Maine Contest. Read Across...
Maine Educator Online, News, Read Across America, Winter 24
ELEMENTARY GRADE LEVEL MIDDLE GRADE LEVEL When Rubin PlaysBy: Gracey Zhang Rubin, an aspiring violinist, ventures into the forest to practice and is visited by creatures who appreciate his music as it is, helping him find his strength and voice. Simon Sort of SaysBy:...
Maine Educator Online, News, Read Across America, Winter 23
All My RagePakistani American high school seniors and best friends Salahudin and Noor struggle to see a way out of their small desert town, as Sal tries to manage his family’s motel and his alcoholic father and Noor attempts to escape her controlling uncle and a...
Fall 22, Maine Educator Online, News, Read Across America
School Librarian and MEA member Meg Rooks recommends the following books for your students this school year. Smart slow-burn of a novel told in the alternating perspectives of two black students at an elite and mostly white prep school. Devon and Chiameka are being...
