It's that time of the year again – back to school! While some may feel sad about the end of summer (hey, it's ME), there's plenty of excitement ahead as we embark on a new learning journey. This year, I'll continue to make going back to school an unforgettable experience…
The purpose of this post is to provide some links to FREE resources for both teachers and parents to aid in these trying times. That's it. That's the post. Some items are flash freebies and some are forever freebies, so my advice is to act now. Flash and Forever Freebies…
Let me start by saying that I have been jonesing for an island vacation for some time now. I dream of Hawaii, Tahiti, Bermuda, and Turks and Caicos on a fairly regular basis. I drool and practically cry when I see other people's island vacation photos on Instagram. I've been…
I love author studies. One of the main reasons is because students of all ages can study the works of one author and begin to see authors as real people. Another is because studying books allows students to interact with those books on a deep and meaningful level. There are…
It's holiday season and we all know how hard it is to keep students engaged and learning. One of my goals this year is to help students develop their vocabularies. I created two "ugly sweater" activities - one for homophones and one for synonyms and antonyms. Yesterday, my students worked…