What a busy two weeks! I've been working to get my classroom ready, learn new curriculum, and get my house in order for the start of sch...

I love using Readers Theatre in my classroom. It's so much fun to watch the students show off their dramatic talents with zany, informat...

I'm in the middle of classroom preparation right now, trying to balance the fun tasks--setting out the classroom library, making posters...

(I know that I was going to write about summarizing and the Common Core again, but I just didn't feel like it. Hey, it's summer!) ...

Summarizing is very important in the Common Core. What do students need to be able to do? How can we prepare them for these demands? It can ...

I have to admit that description has always been my least favorite text structure. It doesn't have the drama of cause and effect. It doe...

Last spring, I made a formatted set of themes mini-posters. This year, I'm going to use them to create a bulletin board in my classroom....