A Year of Reading

I just received a copy of Lester Laminack's newest book for teachers called CRACKING OPEN THE AUTHOR'S CRAFT: TEACHING THE ART O...

I just remembered one of my favorite resources: READING AND WRITING: WHERE IT ALL BEGINS . This is a publication put together by a local ...

I was taking an English course as an independent study in my sophomore or junior year of college. I don't remember why and I don't ...

I just finished THE TALENTED CLEMENTINE by Sara Pennypacker. I must say, I just can't get enough of Clementine. What a great character!...

The Master List has been updated to reflect several new nominations.

At Chicken Spaghetti I learned that Deborah Wiles has a new book coming out in August! YAY! At Mo Willems Doodles I found out about the P...

Nancy at Journey Woman has proclaimed March 31 SILLY WORDS DAY ! My students and I are always on the lookout for words that are fun to say a...

We get Time For Kids in our classroom each week. It is a great magazine and we learn lots! In a recent issue, we learned about a book by ...

(apologies to Robert Frost) Nothing Gold Can Stay 1. Nature's first green is what color? A. Blue B. Violet C. Gold D. Gree...

So, I loved Edward Tulane before I read it aloud to my class. I am a huge Kate DiCamillo fan and love her work. All of it. I especially l...