Didn’t you set goals last July/August at the beginning of school? Time to dust them out and see what you have accomplished this year. I put my goals on a temperature gauge accidentally and decided to print it out so I could color in red progress towards my goals. For one of them, I labeled [...]

Didn’t you set goals last July/August at the beginning of school? Time to dust them out and see what you have accomplished this year. I put my goals on a temperature gauge accidentally and decided to print it out so I could color in red progress towards my goals. For one of them, I labeled [...]

I want to go to central London this summer with FSU for 6 weeks. It’s not going to happen for me because I’m already doublebooked and have a son to monitor, but it could happen to you. If you haven’t read Dr. Nancy Everhart’s announcement below, DREAM NOW and DO IT. This is a chance [...]

I want to go to central London this summer with FSU for 6 weeks. It’s not going to happen for me because I’m already doublebooked and have a son to monitor, but it could happen to you. If you haven’t read Dr. Nancy Everhart’s announcement below, DREAM NOW and DO IT. This is a chance [...]

I love my students. They know it. They know that I go to elaborate lengths to get new materials for them. Yes, I’ll attend that 5 hour meeting to earn $50 in free books. Yes, I’ll work the Scholastic Warehouse sale as a volunteer to earn books for Book Bingo prizes. Yes, I’ll review this [...]

I love my students. They know it. They know that I go to elaborate lengths to get new materials for them. Yes, I’ll attend that 5 hour meeting to earn $50 in free books. Yes, I’ll work the Scholastic Warehouse sale as a volunteer to earn books for Book Bingo prizes. Yes, I’ll review this [...]

What happens if you read a book and DON’T like it? If you are a reviewer for SLJ, you identify the flaws and sit back to see if the author/ illustrator/ publisher/ reader responds. If you are a reviewer for Booklist, you just don’t write about it.  What if you are a blogger? Just because [...]

What happens if you read a book and DON’T like it? If you are a reviewer for SLJ, you identify the flaws and sit back to see if the author/ illustrator/ publisher/ reader responds. If you are a reviewer for Booklist, you just don’t write about it.  What if you are a blogger? Just because [...]

Wasn’t sure if Cookie Angel (written by Bethany Roberts and illustrated by Vladimir Vagin) would be a hit so I tried it on my second graders. They love twitching their noses and being my guinea pigs for new titles. This Henry Holt book involving Christmas toys coming alive on Christmas Eve with it’s unusual approach [...]

Wasn’t sure if Cookie Angel (written by Bethany Roberts and illustrated by Vladimir Vagin) would be a hit so I tried it on my second graders. They love twitching their noses and being my guinea pigs for new titles. This Henry Holt book involving Christmas toys coming alive on Christmas Eve with it’s unusual approach [...]