There are some activities that transcend classrooms, ages, and ability levels. These are the golden activities that have big ideas that can ...

Early October brings a mix of emotions in the classroom. On the one hand, there is the elation of feeling that we have finally come together...

Earlier this week I had the pleasure of pulling out my presentation suitcases and doing a presentation about summarizing. I've been pres...

Right now, we've come up with a very workable arrangement for our co-teaching class. It's a model that works well and limits the num...

I'm working on some new stories and activities for teaching theme. I'm trying to create activities that draw students' attention...

One of the hardest things about working with struggling intermediate readers is knowing where to begin. Listening to one running record may ...

Now that the school year is underway, I am giving careful thought to finding out about my readers. What do I know about them? What do I need...