Since Sam and Dave Dig a Hole by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen is a book that totally perplexed me, and given that it just won a Caldecott...

Emmarene idolizes the great jazz singer Bessie Smith. But when she can't afford a ticket to Bessie's show in her hometown, she dec...

This is the first year I'm participating in August 10 for 10 but I'm so excited to be a part of such a great sharing experience. ...

I met with a new family doctor this week whom I absolutely adore, but one of the things she suggested to me was to try to eat fish at least...

Today was my last day in my classroom. I'm a trifle sad, but I'm also looking forward to what the future holds for me, namely, the a...

It is well documented on my blog and in my classroom how much I love bacon .  I have had students bring me bacon mints (which were gross and...

...is what I've been pestering everyone about on Twitter for the past weeks. If you're a teacher, I hope you'll watch. If yo...

Every year during poetry month I have my students create idea webs of all their thoughts about poetry, even the negative ones; especially th...

In my quest to find joy in the little things, I bring to you this story: Yesterday my students voted as a class for who they wanted to be ...

My library card got a major workout today.   It must be poetry month. After reading a blog post from Cindy Minnich this morning , I was ...

As I'm sitting at home today enjoying some much-needed time off in the form of my school's spring break, I received a text message f...

 Just before Easter break my students and I finished our third read aloud of the school year: Wonder by RJ Palacio. Each book we have rea...

As I've mentioned in previous posts , I'm currently taking a class that revolves around the idea of giving teachers a voice in a tim...

Ever since this school year began I have been in a perpetual state of exhaustion. It's no secret that this has been a difficult school y...

As the results of a standardized test taken by adults in Rhode Island have proven today , along with the recent refusal of teachers in Seatt...

To celebrate March is Reading Month, I always have my students do different activities to remind them of some of their favorite books. I per...

My students and I have been reading Wonder by RJ Palacio as our class read aloud since January. This week we came to a very pivotal moment ...

It's not everyday you get to share in the moment of the election of a new Pope with your students. But a little after 2:00 today, our pr...

I'm still amazed at the ways in which the book Wonder by RJ Palacio touches the lives of everyone who reads it. I'm currently r...

For the past seven years I have had the privilege of working at the most wonderful school with an amazing staff and administration. I made m...