The feeling is familiar and deflating: we read through an entire article or paper or even homework reading for a class and realize that we’ve understood just about nothing....

If you teach Kindergarten, or any primary grade, have you ever noticed that sometimes the students really struggle with common patterns in words? Something as simple as rhyming can sometimes be a huge task. Words and word parts can be such an abstract...

Don’t you just love October? There’s a little chill in the air and pumpkins are everywhere. In my classroom, we have been studying pumpkins with a fierce intensity. My little Kinder Friends know how they grow, what they can be turned in to and know...

Why is everyone always bugging us to read? Because becoming a powerful reader is the best way to become a powerful writer, thinker, and problem solver. When we read, we reach into the author’s...

I just LOVE back to school! I have always loved Autumn and getting back into a routine. Summer is simply sweet, but Autumn to me,...

With summer being so near, I find myself craving salads! With a desire for something crisp and clean so heavily on my mind, I thought it would be fun to incorporate that into my classroom! Tossing sight words together and scrambling them up can create...

This summer I have been reading with an 8 1/2 year old boy.  He considers himself...