fun w/ reading and writing

TCRWP Oct. 17, 2015 Saturday Reunion - Another magical day of learning at Teachers College. So glad I went and that four colleagues tagged ...

On Thursday, October 15, 2015 my 3rd graders and I thoroughly enjoyed celebrating Mercy Watson's 10th Birthday by watching a live-broad...

I saw this on TWITTER: 8/7/15, 1:12 PM “ @garycally : Day 1: give the on demand: Day 2: give them back, with the check list and have t...

I was in Emily Smith's Advance Reading Session at the July Reading Institute!! The topic was Nonfiction Book Clubs, specifically the sk...

My work in Mary's section revolved around Historical Fiction Book Clubs - I was reading the children's novel, War Horse by Michael...

Lucy's Keynote Address - amazing!!! Simply amazing! I realized that this was my "lucky" 13th Institute as I have been coming...

As I read this book, I had a pen and post-it notes in hand and I made sure to be aware of my thinking. In total, I made 33 jots. That does...

1. Kathy Collins suggested a way to know more about a reader is to look at a reader's SHELFIE - a photo of the stack of books they re...

Naomi Shihab Nye!! Click HERE to hear her recite a poem which is just a collection of things her son said. She reminds us to LIVE LIK...

What an amazing weekend! I am fortunate to live in the Washington Metropolitan area so it was very easy to attend the NCTE conference as it ...