Elliott Blackwell @elliottblackwell.bsky.social · 12/09/2026In fact, when I talked to the children's librarian at my local library, she referred to the nonfiction section as where "books go to die." She was thrilled to hear this isn't the case in my classroom. 1152
Elliott Blackwell @elliottblackwell.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Thank you to those of you who've donated nonfiction books to my classroom library. Kids are discovering, reading & getting excited about nonfiction. www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...amazon.comCheck out my list on Amazon 1122
Elliott Blackwell @elliottblackwell.bsky.social · 05/09/2026I'm often asked how others can help out my class. I'm always grateful to those kind kindred spirits who do. I feel like they are partnering with me to help shape & nurture a child's curiosity, sense of wonder, & love of reading. Here is the wishlist: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...amazon.comCheck out my list on Amazon 063
Elliott Blackwell @elliottblackwell.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Guess who is nominated for new teacher of the year? 1350
Elliott Blackwell @elliottblackwell.bsky.social · 03/09/2026One of the kids in my after school book club came up to me and said: Mr. Blackwell, the kids from book club have started their own book club at recess to talk about the book we're reading. I was thrilled to hear how excited the kids are about book club this year. 2431
Elliott Blackwell @elliottblackwell.bsky.social · 03/09/2026I just had a mother message me with a photo of her son reading the book from our book club at home. She said she'd never seen her son so excited about a book. This is exactly why I started book club last year. I want to pass on my love, joy and enthusiasm for reading to kids. 1350
Elliott Blackwell @elliottblackwell.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Thank you to those who donated books to my third grade after school book club. We had our first meeting today. 25 kids who are now very excited about book club & can't wait for the next one. You make this possible. 0191
Elliott Blackwell @elliottblackwell.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Late day sunlight on hardwood floors 0180
Elliott Blackwell @elliottblackwell.bsky.social · 23/08/2026A mother messaged me to tell me that she has never seen her son so excited about anything as he is after-school book club. This year, I have far more boys who will be participating than last year. I already have a wait-list to join. www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...amazon.comCheck out my list on Amazon 0133
Elliott Blackwell @elliottblackwell.bsky.social · 13/08/2026The only homework I assign is for a student to read for 20 minutes each night. Today a few of my students told me "Mr. Blackwell. We can't do this. We don't have any books at home." Nor do their parents take them to the library. That's why books in my classroom are so critical. 3505
Elliott Blackwell @elliottblackwell.bsky.social · 13/08/2026For some kids, the books they get in book club are the only ones they have at home. Thank you to anyone who donates. You are helping them love and get excited about reading. 0101
Elliott Blackwell @elliottblackwell.bsky.social · 12/08/2026I have already had a lot of interest in my third grade after school book club. If you would like to help provide a book towards it so that each child gets their own copy, here is the wishlist. www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...amazon.comCheck out my list on Amazon 094
Elliott Blackwell @elliottblackwell.bsky.social · 08/08/2026As I am planning my first few days of school, what is something you wish a teacher had said to you on the first days of school? 360
Elliott Blackwell @elliottblackwell.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Getting ready for the new school year www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/... 1201
Elliott Blackwell @elliottblackwell.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Again, thank you to those dear, kind kindred spirits who have donated to my classroom. You have no idea how much this means to me or the real difference you are helping to make in children's lives. www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/... 0140
Elliott Blackwell @elliottblackwell.bsky.social · 30/07/2026It's beginning to look like my classroom again 0231
Elliott Blackwell @elliottblackwell.bsky.social · 29/07/2026My classroom is slowly starting to get there 0221
Elliott Blackwell @elliottblackwell.bsky.social · 24/07/2026We live in an age overrun with what is being described as "brain rot." How do we reshape our culture to one of deep, creative attention? My latest piece on Substack. open.substack.com/pub/begininw... 091
Elliott Blackwell @elliottblackwell.bsky.social · 24/07/2026The new school year is about to begin. I will once again encourage & hopefully inspire a new class into loving reading. I require 30 minutes of independent reading. If you want to help, here's the wishlist: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/... 0153
Elliott Blackwell @elliottblackwell.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Isn't this piece by Stephanie Young stunning? 1523
Reposted by Elliott BlackwellElliott Blackwell @elliottblackwell.bsky.social · 22/07/2026It's hard to believe I will begin setting up my classroom for the new school year on Monday. If you would like to contribute, here's the wishlist: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/... 1254
Elliott Blackwell @elliottblackwell.bsky.social · 23/07/2026All about oak trees, the nature of time and how we can more fully and deeply inhabit our lives beyond the distractions. open.substack.com/pub/begininw... 0111
Elliott Blackwell @elliottblackwell.bsky.social · 23/07/2026As a third grade teacher, my goal is to spark curiosity & wonder in my students. To present reading & learning as a gift & not a chore. To help them ask better questions. To open up their possibilities. 1246
Elliott Blackwell @elliottblackwell.bsky.social · 23/07/2026What small wonder have you noticed lately? 1313
Elliott Blackwell @elliottblackwell.bsky.social · 22/07/2026It's hard to believe I will begin setting up my classroom for the new school year on Monday. If you would like to contribute, here's the wishlist: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/... 1254
Elliott Blackwell @elliottblackwell.bsky.social · 21/07/2026How do we move beyond the shiny, shallow surface of social media? open.substack.com/pub/begininw...open.substack.comShedding Our Social Media Selves“I knew who I was this morning, but I've changed a few times since then.” Lewis Carroll 0101
Elliott Blackwell @elliottblackwell.bsky.social · 19/07/2026School will be starting back soon. Someone asked why I share my wishlist. I live in a state that does not look after its teachers so we are having to provide many things for our classes. If you want to help: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...amazon.comCheck out my list on Amazon 060
Elliott Blackwell @elliottblackwell.bsky.social · 19/07/2026A visitor to my garden this morning. Perhaps he thought the same of me... 1251
Elliott Blackwell @elliottblackwell.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Reading an odyssey of a different kind 2120
Reposted by Elliott BlackwellElliott Blackwell @elliottblackwell.bsky.social · 17/07/2026What happens when we stop looking at our phones & are present to what Terry Tempest Williams coined "the holy ordinary"? My latest piece on Substack. open.substack.com/pub/begininw... 0253
Elliott Blackwell @elliottblackwell.bsky.social · 18/07/2026What small wonder have you noticed this week? 0181
Elliott Blackwell @elliottblackwell.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Just finished Night Owl by @nezhukumatathil.bsky.social & now it's one of my favorite collections of poetry. Her poems have brought laughter, tears, a sense of wonder & seeing the world anew. It is gloriously transcendent in tenderness and wisdom. 1191
Elliott Blackwell @elliottblackwell.bsky.social · 17/07/2026A book read by a thousand different people is a thousand different books. - Andrei Tarkovsky 0181
Elliott Blackwell @elliottblackwell.bsky.social · 17/07/2026What happens when we stop looking at our phones & are present to what Terry Tempest Williams coined "the holy ordinary"? My latest piece on Substack. open.substack.com/pub/begininw... 0253
Elliott Blackwell @elliottblackwell.bsky.social · 16/07/2026In this age of social media where so many want to get noticed, I can't help but think of Virginia Woolf's words, “No need to hurry. No need to sparkle. No need to be anybody but oneself.” 26916
Elliott Blackwell @elliottblackwell.bsky.social · 16/07/2026I love the tiny detail of the ladybug in Mikiko Noji's Yellow Patrinias 0355
Elliott Blackwell @elliottblackwell.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Perhaps all gratitude begins in attention. My latest free piece on Substack. open.substack.com/pub/begininw... 0141