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Download this free lesson plan pack for The Outsiders, as featured in our 2011 catalog (check your mailboxes starting on February 7!). The lesson plan includes 5 activities with student worksheets and teacher information, plus 2 quizzes with answer keys. LESSON PLANS FOR THE OUTSIDERS To download, right click on file name above and choose [...]

Thinking about visiting this year’s National Middle School Association Conference in Baltimore, but don’t have a show pass? Check out the exhibit fall for free and see what’s new with a free exhibit hall pass from Recorded Books! We’ll be featuring one of our curriculum products, Dr. Janet Allen’s Plugged-in to Reading. lf you use [...]

As you may have seen if you receive our email newsletter, we’re kicking off our fall season of free professional development webinars with some exciting opportunities. Register today! And look for a “webinars” tab coming to the blog soon. Upcoming webinars from RB K-12: How Do You BookJam? Hosted by Rod Pavao Wednesday 9/8/2010 3:00-4:00PM [...]

We want to know what gets your students MOTIVATED to read! Do they love the best-sellers? Is there a title that gets them talking? Do your booktalks leave them wanting more? Will they pick up anything on a Playaway? Do they love listening to downloadable One-Click Audio audiobooks on iPods, or reading eBooks on an [...]

The Common Core State Standards Initiative, an effort coordinated by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), has just published their recommendations for standardizing core curriculum across the United States. How many States will ultimately sign on remains to be seen, but the [...]

It was definitely not an easy task to pick the winners of the Top 20 Children’s Audiobooks post. We had 35 commenters and all had wonderful suggestions and comments. There were many great suggestions that did not make it into the final top 20 lists, so please check out all the comments for some great [...]

In celebration of National Poetry Month, we’re again sharing excerpts and accompanying activities for some of our favorite poetry on audio for K-12. Poetry on audio is a great way to introduce students to poetry—they hear proper meter, diction, and pronunciation, allowing them to more easily analyze complex figurative language. If you use this or [...]

Tomorrow, March 2, is Read Across America day this year. Celebrated each year on the birthday of Dr. Seuss, the aim is to create lifelong readers by having every child in America read to. Teachers, parents, and volunteers take part every year to bring fun books to kids around the country. What is your school [...]

After reading the New York Times piece “New Envoy’s Old Advice for Children—Read More” this morning, I was glad to see that the newly named and soon-to-be-crowned National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, Katherine Paterson encourages parents to read aloud to their children. Long-touted as a tool for reading readiness, reading aloud to children at [...]

First of all, don’t forget to enter our January contest to win a free audiobook! We’re currently hard at work on the 2010 Recorded Books K-12 catalog, and we love including stories and testimonials from our customers. If you use audiobooks in your classroom or school, send us a quick statement telling us what you [...]