| Are you contemplating purchasing Suzy Red's Kids' Wings materials? Using award-winning literature to teach reading not only builds avid readers but also improves problem-solving abilities and standardized test scores! Have you had any problems with Kids Wings materials or services? Want to deliver a comment, complaint, or recommendation? Email us! Here
are actual letters from master teachers: Thanks for taking the time to address my concerns so promptly. I received all the files I had ordered. I truly appreciate your immediate attention to my dilemma. I wish all businesses handled their customers' concerns with the speed and attention that you have. It was a pleasure doing business with you (I know that's a cliche' but this time it's sincerely said from the heart!) Thank you very much! Bob Davis ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ After I read through the 7 units (2013-2014 Caldecotts) I previously purchased from you, I had to come back for more. I love your style and your book choices. I had the hardest time choosing which books to buy. I am sure I'll be back for Serendipity and Discovering Magic as soon as I find the money! I would definitely like to take you up on your offer of receiving some of the units via email. I am presently working on my plan book and would love the head start. Frankly, I am incorporating much of your content into my library plans and it's making me rethink what I teach. I've been teaching for 28 years and have never come across a more thorough collection of useful materials for a library media specialist. Thanks again
for your marvelous plans. They will be put to good use! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I was so excited to find your site! I am looking forward to using the materials included in the Savvy unit plan to enhance my reading instruction (my students love the book and will definitely enjoy these accompanying activities). Thanks for
registering my school for your site license so that my colleagues
and I can share and enjoy these great unit plans! Thank you again!
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you so much for the Kids Wings unit for The
Sherlock Files! My third grade class loved reading this book.
We used our iPads and loved looking up locations in England, English
food, and definitions so easily. It really made the story come alive
for them. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I
love the unit for Maybelle
in the Soup! Can't wait to see other units that you have. I
have shared your site with my team!!! Thank you for your hard work!
Susan, Bedford, TX I love this unit for Elijah of Buxton! Even more so do my fifth grade students. Everyday we read and do the activities they are enthusiastic about reading. I will be purchasing more of your units based on this wonderful unit. Michael Sheffield, Muncie, IN --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I have spent
quite a bit of time this weekend bookmarking all the wonderful resources
on your Kids Wings site! I finally
realized that it was better to just bookmark your site, because
there are simply too many links to book mark them all individually.
Your site is an awesome resource! On behalf of all the educators
from across the country who have discovered your site, I want to
say "THANK YOU!" Wanda, Brunswick, GA Suzy, --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi Suzy, Your materials have made me love to teach again! Thanks, Wendy ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You are a wonderful resource! I have told my fellow teachers that you have worlds of units already done! That is why I bought all your Bluebonnet unit books—I donated them to our school library. I hope that teachers will really become acquainted with your work and begin to really use you as a resource! Thank you so very much for all your hard work-you make a teacher’s life much easier! Thank you, Suzy, Virginia Gleaton ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Suzy, I just finished looking over your unit for The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. It is wonderful!!! I can't wait to use the activities with my 4th graders in the upcoming school year! Thank you for providing some higher level discussion questions. My kiddos are usually avid readers and I love having the opportunity to explore novels more indepth with them. Your units will be a fantastic resource in helping me to inspire their curious minds. Mary L. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I just discovered this wonderful resource for my classroom last night as I looked for something my students would enjoy and learn from. We are currently reading Gregor the Overlander in class and there are very few study guides or resources available for this novel. Thank you for the awesome activities you have put together. My students are going to enjoy working and learning with the material you have provided. I will certainly be telling others about your great Kids’ Wings units. Idalia Davila, Reading/ Science Teacher, Bruni Middle School ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Your unit for The Gollywhopper Games is AWESOME!! Thanks so much! I will be sure to pass your incredible site onto other teachers!! Heidi ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THANKS!!! Your Masterpiece unit is one of the best resources I have seen and well worth the money. I plan on spreading the word and returning soon. Judene, MS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Just wanted you to know how much I love your unit for One-Handed Catch. I am a retired teacher working with a soon-to-be seventh grader...reluctant reader. He is really enjoying this book and your unit has made the activities interesting, fun and different while really working on important skills... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank
you for this wonderful unit. I love the questions that the students
will engage in before the reading. The multiple intelligences that
are thoughtfully laid out will enable all students to have success.
Looking forward to sharing this with my class. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Suzy, You're the best! Thanks for the ready to use units! Many of the differentiated activities and hands-on activities within the units, are just perfect! It's amazing that there are more than enough activities to choose from to enable one to hand-pick the perfect exercises! It's also good
to know I can come to you for recommendations. Sometimes finding
the right books is the most difficult part :) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I
love your website. I have actually been using ideas from the website
for years. It was shared with me and I have always been able to
find something to meet the needs of my students. Thank you for everything
you do for teachers and students. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you for
such a great time during the conference. You have done a fabulous
job with these books. I appreciate you willingness to stand up and
say that you do not recommend a book. We need more people to do
the same! I plan on coming to your next conference next year. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suzy, I just wanted
to tell you how much I enjoyed your workshops at Region 17 in Lubbock.
I attended Thursday's workshop (Flying
Higher) and was so impressed that I signed up for Friday's workshop
(Gifts and Givers). I wish I had
known about you and your materials when I was in the classroom. Thank you for your time, dedication, and hard work you put into creating the abundant materials and maintaining the most fantastic website I have ever seen. You are amazing!!! Thank you again
for coming to the Lubbock area, and I hope you will be back in the
near future. May you and Charlie have a safe uneventful trip as
you travel doing your workshops. P.S. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Suzy, Words can not
express how much my students enjoy your lessons. It hits all learning
styles. I would definitely do your lessons during my appraisal.
I teach 3rd grade bilingual students and have used the Stepstone
Stories picture books faithfully, but I have 5 students who
work in Transformers. They love
it. Let me explain why I use both Stepstone
Stories and Transformers in
my class. I have five students reading above picture book level,
but they also have to do the Transformers.
They just finished up doing the mock trial for Marvelous
Mattie. It was great! Three fourths of my students did not have
the slightest clue about a courtroom. I call the students who do
Transformers the Furious Five.
Well the Furious Five picked several students to help them in the
mock trial and the students who did not have a part were the jury.
The books about
friendship have contributed to a great classroom environment. My
students all get along and work hard together. They call themselves
TEAM 308 (our room number). The loved the Duck
and Goose, they favorite part was then they acted it out. They
love soccer! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Suzy, We're a 1A school, and I'm responsible for all 3 grade levels of reading TAKS testing (lucky me!) However, I'm fortunate enough to have a fabulous administration that believes in letting "teachers teach!" I've been there for 3 years and when I first started teaching there, our librarian introduced me to your award winning literature workshops. It changed my way of teaching! I was never one for the basal reading text, but I had trouble trying to figure out what literature to actually use with my students, especially my 6th graders! Well, let me tell you, I struggle no more! My kids absolutely LOVE the books I bring into the classroom; motivation is NEVER an issue! And...to top it all off, our TAKS scores are EXCELLENT! This year, (now remember I started this year's sixth graders when they were fourth graders so it is my third year with them) and their results were astonishing....24/28 of my students were commended on the reading portion; of course, 100% passed; in fifth grade: 10/19 students were commended; 100% passed and finally my fourth graders had 9/20 commended with 100% passing...this trend is not new...it seems as though my sixth graders for the last couple of years earn the best scores on TAKS, and I truly believe it is due to the fact that I use your Kids' Wings curriculum. My students (even my playground football fanatic boys) love reading and often ask, "How do you know which books to use Mrs. Ehlers?" :-)
I just had to email you and thank you again for your wisdom, courage
and ALL the work you do for teachers everywhere...you are truly
a treasure and are greatly appreciated by all of us in Falls City,
Texas! Thank you again, and we'll see you next summer! --------------------------------------------------- Other Feedback: I attended
your workshop in Abilene and spoke about how my TAKS scores had
improved since using the Bluebonnet books as my curriculum. I just
received word from my superintendent about the Gold Performance
Acknowledgements. Rotan Elementary School received three GPAs: 1)
percentage of students receiving Commended on Reading, 2) percentage
of students receiving Commended on Math, and 3) percentage of students
receiving Commended on Writing. I teach 4th and 5th reading and
4th writing. One more proof that your curriculum pays off!
Thanks! --------------------------------------------------- I love using
Suzy Red’s curriculum units in my classroom. I am a literacy
teacher that remediates third, fourth, and fifth graders. Her units
allow me to use current literature without having to create my own
units while I wait on a publisher. My students really love reading
on their grade level and having the units brings fun into the classroom!
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just wanted you to know how appreciative I am to have been exposed
to your lessons – especially the music.
My students love reader’s theatres and it really helps spark
interest in literature. Thank you again for making me a better educator
with all your zappy, zany, and zealous teaching tools and techniques.
I love to sing and be silly and children memorize things so well
when its set to any rhythm. Your educational songs are fun and catchy
so teaching is entertaining and easy. I love your ideas, inspiration
and energy. It is a wave of happiness (with knowledge) that ebbs
its way to many others through sharing. Hopefully my students will
return to me and say “I remember the funny Suzy Red song you
taught me when……” --------------------------------------------------- "Suzy Red gets better and better every year. This year the songs with Ted Newman are awesome. Suzy is the splash that creates positive ripples in your literature class or library." Susan Brisbay, Friendswood ISD Thanks for the CD that goes with our book! I loved the workshop!! I am looking forward to using the activites and reading these great books. Was great, with wonderful ideas! Enjoyed the whole workshop. The music and the games and the info about the books was just great! Thanks so much! Very enjoyable day with many practical ideas. Thank you. I loved what I heard today! Thanks for getting us excited about next year. I can use the information for any GT students that I have, and some of the material with my second graders. I am hoping that you can come back & do a presentation for the 1-3 grades that you spoke of! God Bless you in your journeys! Suzy was amazing once again! Very useful information. Thanks!!! This workshop was super. I highly recommend to all LA teachers. The workshop was great. I truly enjoyed hearing Suzy talk about books with such enthusiasm. The workshop was well worth my time. Thanks Debbie for bringing her to CISD. Suzy Red is so awesome. I wish every workshop I attended would be this much fun. Thanks for bringing her back to Canyon!! Suzy is great! I will always attend her workshops! Thanks! I always enjoy hearing Suzy Red. Her enthusiasm is contagious! I am amazed at her ability to come up with so many activities for our kids. She is amazing! I thought this was an excellent class and she obviously cares deeply about the students and making sure they understand and like literature. Always the best. Suzy Red is one of the best workshops I have attended for reading. I attended her workshop last year and feel as though I benefitted greatly from both. A wonderful day as always with her. The time goes by quickly. This is the best staff development. training I've ever been to! I'm rippled! Thanks for a great 2 days! You never cease to amaze me with your workshops. I can't wait to start reading the books; this is my summer goal so I can be ready for my students when school begins in August--I have big plans this year with all 20 of them thanks to you (yea!). Julie Cypert, Sweetwater, TX
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