Have I ever told you how much I hated reading logs?  When my kids were little and I was supposed to sign them every day (!) I would get an...

  I remember walking into the library with my kids when they were young.  My son was maybe 8 or 9 and he headed right to the nonfiction sect...

  November.  The point where kids know routines.  For the most part.  And the thrill of being in school has worn off.  For the most part.  S...

The teacher's request on Facebook was what to do for 8th graders who struggled to read any book for more than one class session.   That ...

One of the things I loved to do with my students was blen ded learning.  Certain subjects work so well together. Social Studies and Reading....

  It's close to the end of the year, some of you are giving state tests, others are pushing to finish strong, and there's that naggi...

Could they do it?  Did they have it in them to work on this so close to the end of the year? The challenge:   Students take their favorite...

  Are you looking for a good book to keep your students reading?  This Young Readers Edition of Erica Armstrong Dunbar's book tells a li...

  The kids you see after Winter break are not the kids you left before the break, right?  That's especially true if you teach 6th grade!...

  Tip:  Teaching Main Idea and Detail strategies should be simple in upper elementary or middle school, right?  It will be if you grab this ...

K.A. Holt, author of House Arrest, Knockout, and  Rhyme Schemer has written a book that needs to be read.  She says it was a love letter to ...

  Your students don't know what hit them.  They've heard stories and rumors and wonderings.  How long will you be in school/remote/h...

  "H e says he hates to read, but I know you'll change his mind."   "I asked for her to be in your class because you'...

The woman in the video was screaming, emotional, passionate.  I couldn't take my eyes off of her as she frustratedly explained why #Blac...

Whether you are in your classroom with strategically placed desks or teaching remotely this Fall, a tool you're going to want to take ad...