My classroom is the home away from home for my students and me, so I try to make it as welcoming, inviting, and full of inspiration as possible. A few years ago, I decided to change things up and try DIY bulletin board ideas to …
Summer reading can be tricky. As parents, we have this idea that our children should arrive home from the last day of school enthusiastic and ready to tackle book after book until they return to the classroom in August/September! As teachers, we hope that our …
When I think back to the beginning of my teaching career, which began in August of 1998, while I was an enthusiastic college-grad, fresh from an enriching student-teaching experience, seemingly ready to take on a classroom of well-behaved and on-level students, I truly knew nothing! …
I have reached the point in my life where not only have I had the good fortune of teaching middle school, but I also have middle school students of my own. I have a college student, a high schooler, and my youngest is entering 7th …
“A writer only begins a book, a reader finishes it.”-Samuel Johnson As a reading teacher, I find that there is so much truth to this statement. One of the essential things that I believe is that it takes a special skill set for students to …
I dream of reading novel after novel throughout the school year, but time is of the essence. With professional development, classroom instruction, and family life…novel reading for pleasure can go by the wayside. That is why summertime is my very favorite book-reading season! Reading books in …
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