fun w/ reading and writing

It was a beautiful weekend to enjoy the breeze under the big white tents as authors shared over two days at the 12th Annual National Boo...

             I spent a week learning with Maggie at TCRWP about how to read more deeply Historical Fiction with Nonfiction or how to use TEX...

Wonder by R.J. Palacio is a must read! As I read about 10-year old Auggie and his family and then at how he is treated at school in a varie...

The Westgate students chose one writing piece they wrote during the 2011-2012 school year and now YOU can read their writing in Westgate ES...

Here are books to suggest to upper elementary students:      I read and LOVED Mockingbird . I plan to read The Absolute Value of Mike w...

The world lost a great children's writer and illustrator this month. Lucky for us, his books live on... Take time to...

I so enjoyed watching this 16 minute TED talk video of Billy Collins reading five of his poems that were put to animation!! I think you will...

I am helping the 6th grade students at my school understand what a ballad is - a songlike, narrative, poem that has rhyme, rhythm, and a ref...

This weekend's KidsPost published the winners of their kid's poetry writing contest. And I agree, THEY ARE WINNERS! These poems are ...

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