Yesterday I met a friend (who is also a former colleague) for coffee. She recently left the school district and was hired by a Montessori sc...

Just a little Instagram shot from my desk. Notice that my binder sort of matches my blog theme.  You wouldn't know it from the poor qua...

I love seeing the progression that my students make from writing summaries, to actually responding to what they read. The progression is pre...

When I taught 6th grade I felt that the students knew genre pretty well, but this year my 5th graders seem to struggle with it in their Read...

The biggest fear with spending time and money putting contact paper on the tables was definitely that the kids were going to pick at it and ...

I've already mentioned how essential I feel Read and Respond is to promoting daily reading and improving comprehension. It is important ...

I've known about wheeled crates forever, but resisted the urge to purchase one. I think I had the mentality that buying one would mean I...