A Year of Reading

I love Steve Jenkins and Robin Page so I didn't really even have to open this new book ( How to Swallow A Pig: Step By Step Advice f...

I picked up a great new math picture book from Cover to Cover last week. It is called Charlie-Piechart and the Case of the Missing Pizza...

Rereading Frost  by Linda Pastan Sometimes I think all the best poems have been written already, and no one has time to read them,...

Every Thursday in October, we'll be celebrating Graphic Novels here on our blog. We are teaming up with blogger friends at Kid Lit ...

On Saturday, I attended The Literacy Connection workshop with Chris Lehman. Wow! What an amazing day. I know I can't capture in...

This is the 2nd year we've hosted a Family Math Night early in the school year. We use games in our classroom and we've seen t...

National Geographic Book of Nature Poetry edited by J. Patrick Lewis National Geographic, October, 2015 I am beyond thrilled to have...

We are excited to begin our monthlong celebration of Graphic Novels.  Every Thursday in October, we'll be celebrating Graphic No...

Bully on the Bus by Kathryn Apel University of Queensland Press, 2014 review copy purchased for my classroom library It's hard ...

Just about a month ago , I was setting up my classroom and imagining how all of the spaces I'd designed would be used once the students...