A Year of Reading

APRIL MOSAIC The sky above a yellow glove Two observe mushrooms curve Long spikey slow slippery 25 spot 3 cake ...

Betsy, at Teaching Young Writers , is having a chalk poetry celebration tomorrow to cap off National Poetry Month. Write a poem, chalk...

Le's Flaming Poo Poo Platter ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT Turns out I didn't need the Venti Awake Tea from Starbucks after all. Al...

I have never said this to you, but you were one of my inspirations in my life. You invested in me so much in fourth and fifth gr...

POETRY READING I am listening to the poet George Bilgere and imagining my first poetry reading, someday in the unknown future. ...

Faith: Five Religions and What They Share by Dr. Richard Steckel and Michele Steckel Kids Can Press, 2012 review copy provided by th...

AREA, PERIMETER, VOLUME Gardens and fences and new tile floors, towers of blocks and a bulletin board border. Perimeter says &quo...

unBEElievables: honeybee poems and paintings by Douglas Florian Beach Lane Books, 2012 Douglas Florian does it again! A perfect trif...

CAUSE AND EFFECT Someone stole my teacher. They took my favorite one. She helped me  patiently, she was cheerful and ...

Last week, I had the opportunity to go to Washington D.C. for some NCTE work and meetings. It was a good few days but one highlight stands...