I love using readers theatre scripts to introduce key concepts. Kids find scripts engaging and interesting; the script format leads to high...

         For many students, summarizing a narrative is far easier than summarizing nonfiction. Narratives are organized in time order, t...

    I just love this quick routine for building student skill with finding text evidence. Yesterday, as we were reading the classic " T...

    I've been teaching for about 18 years now, and my classroom has changed dramatically over that time. Basically I've slowly been...

No one has asked, "Hey Emily, what do you think about homework?" But I'm going to tell you what I think anyway. I've worke...

I just love to get new books for the classroom to share with students. This fall, I've worked to expand my collection of graphic novels ...

The weird toys that grow when you put them in water make a great hands-on measurement activity. Here's how: 1. Get some growing obje...