So, let's start with some blog business.   My apologies for the lack of posts.  Teaching summer school and a serious family illness...

This week was the beginning of summer school.  It runs Monday-Thursday for twenty days.  I have twenty days to work some magic with my relu...

Last week, I purchased the Carson Dellosa Common Core Standards Kits for grades 4 and 5.   Since I purchased the kits, obviously this is no...

So, no posts for a while.  I've been busy teaching with all the end of the year craziness thrown in!  Today, June 27th, was my last day ...

Two of my fourth grade classes are taking a math test on Friday.  We thought today we would do a fun review.   This means going outside for ...

As a member of the International Reading Association , each month I receive a copy of their journal The Reading Teacher .  If I had to name ...

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One of the things I miss most this school year has been teaching writing.  My day is spent in either guided reading groups or small supplem...

I am in the process of putting together a tutorial of sorts on how to take and use anecdotal records during reader's workshop.  It is so...

Lots of random thoughts today on lots of random topics. . . I went on an "I-am-bored-so-let's-go-to-Target-and-spend-money-on-ra...