Building a classroom library has been the task of my career. From a number of sources--school hand-me-downs, used book sales, online purch...

In 20 years of teaching, I've learned a thing or two about teaching grammar. Specifically, I've noticed: Worksheets don't wor...

I've had so much fun taking photos this summer! My students know that I take my camera everywhere, and often I'll start a Monda...

Summarizing a story can be a difficult task for readers of all ages. Not only does the reader need to have a well-developed comprehension o...

In a previous post , I wrote about how students often find it helpful to collect details about a setting in a setting graphic organizer. An ...

    As I think about how to decorate my classroom for the new school year, I want to keep the focus on decorations that are educational as w...

Summer means it's time to dust off the teaching units and make updates. One of my ongoing projects is to redo my old TpT products, espec...