A Year of Reading

photo by sczoron Second grader came up to me on the playground yesterday, "Teacher, Teacher! There are so many Xs in the sky!" I l...

photo by FrancoisRoche Teacher, Teacher! Look! There's lots of Xs in the sky! How did they get there?!? by Mary Lee Hahn, copyright 2010

Metaphors are wiley creatures, Usually only found by teachers. Today one let us glimpse its glory: "All I'm saying is your life'...

Back in March, I wrote this Samantha Bennett ( That Workshop Book ) quote in my writer's notebook: "When we are thoughtful about...

If not for Girl Scout cookie sales, She wouldn't come back to see me, Wouldn't come telling her theater tales, Wouldn't help bri...

K ohl's was having a sale and I wanted a new mixer. T he one I received as a wedding present twenty plus years ago C ould no longer kee...

Reality hits. Back to work: grading, planning. The end is in sight. This haiku goes out to all the teachers who today will drag out the bag ...

ABECEDARIAN CUPCAKE LESSONS After Baking dozens of Cupcakes this week, I've learned a few Life Lessons: Delight in the process as much a...

photo by: Riviera Fitness Centerpoint, AL LEARNING CURVE: SPINNING CLASS Week One: Fell off the bike. (You can't coast. She told us that...

photo by Creativity+ Timothy K. Hamilton YOU ARE A TEACHER You are a teacher a believer in potential a guide a mentor to children of many ba...