A Year of Reading

photo via Unsplash Don't Forget to Wear a Helmet We're there. Top of the ramp, crest of the rollercoaster's lift hill, poised to...

As seen/passed around on FaceBook THUG All summer it's been cool but just in time for school the heat comes back, like a big...

Photo by Mary Lee Hahn A Teacher Turns the Calendar Page From July to August It's the same feeling you get just after you&#...

Shark vs. Train by Chris Barton and Tom Lichtenheld Little, Brown and Company, 2010 Competition has been a big problem in my classroom this ...

Poetry tastes like chocolate. --Ryan, age 8 photo by eszter TASTES LIKE CHOCOLATE: Thoughts From Young People is a collection of poetry wri...

When I got home from school yesterday, still floating on the cloud of first day-ness, my next door neighbor asked me how long it would take ...

Llama Llama Misses Mama by Anna Dewdney Penguin Young Readers Group, 2009 review copy provided by the publisher "Llama Llama, warm in b...

This is stop-action animation, NOT a video project. We shot about 100 still photos to make this movie! A big thanks to A.J., my photographe...

Best wishes for a fabulous school year! Promises by Angela Maiers Dear Teacher, Love me, Make me feel special, Make me feel included, Make m...

I'M SCARED TO BE STARTING SCHOOL! Garmann's Summer by Stian Hole first published in Norway by J.W. Cappelens Forlag, 2006 Eerdmans B...

Thinking about what to use for your first read-alouds? Here are some of my favorite picture book read-alouds for the beginning of the year...

In homes all around our school community, parents are asking students, "How was your first day of school? Do you like your teacher?&qu...