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Another successful start to a school year is in the books!  This year, I had a brand new group of students (minus one) after wishing last ...

Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes Our book of the week is a book that is excellent for the first few weeks of school. It touches on...

Sheila Rae, The Brave by Kevin Henkes Summary: Shelia Rae is not afraid of anything, or so she says.  She's not afraid of the dark,...

This school year is going to be crazy.  It's going to be good.  It's going to be crazy good!  I know that I am going to learn so mu...

We are hooking up with Jenna at Speech Room News  for her "Whats' In Your Cart" linky party!  School is still a month away ...

It was our last day of language groups, and we had a blast making ice cream in a bag!  (I hope the students' excitement was about the i...

Hop on Pop by Dr. Seuss This book has been H-O-T in my house this week.  My daughter loves this book because she is "reading,...

My teaching friends, many people this week will tell you that you are great at what you do and that you are appreciated. You actually probab...

Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons by Eric Litwin Summary:  Pete the Cat is wearing his favorite shirt with the grooviest four b...

Our students are very motivated with holiday-realted activities.  It's hard not to get excited for St. Patrick's Day, Easter, and al...

This trimester my reading students will be expected to read grade level text and determining inferences. For my students who are challenged ...

Last year, our social skills group talked about the importance of using an expected tone of voice.  I created a quick and basic activity to ...

It's almost Valentine's Day, and there are always mixed reviews among students at our school. They have this idea that it's...

"Hot dogs?  I HATE hot dogs!" (Student yells and refuses to join his peers for lunch.) "But it's pink pants Mond...