Funky First Grade Fun

I use personal reader folders with many of the students in my room each year. Each student in my room (who is not already reading above grad...

Ahhhh...today has been super relaxing (unlike the past few weeks). I apologize. I've pretty much been a loser of a blogger in the past ...

My students make several traveling books each year. The students in my class take each traveling book (which are basically class books) hom...

One of the things I will be working on a lot during reader's workshop time in the next couple months is story mapping. My students do a...

For once, I'm nearly speechless. I just received news that my blog was chosen as one of the Top 10 Teaching Blogs on Blogs.com. I am ...

Help! I only have 2 more days to try to reach 1st place!!!! Remember, I have the competitive curse. My blog is currently in 2nd place. I w...