We read a book last week that was a spin-off of The Little Red Hen. It’s one of my favorite books because it involves cooking, cooperation, and kids are able to make text to text connections with other stories we have read. The kids in the class asked if we could make this. Normally, I’d
There wasn’t always this much joy in Writer’s Workshop. I remember our first team meeting (called MTI), back in September. We were talking about our classes and I shared that I felt my class was filled with terrific students, but that I hadn’t found their passion yet. During work time, kids just didn’t seem excited.
I can’t even begin to explain how excited I was to have been invited to visit LeapFrog. It’s like a sports fan being invited to meet their favorite players in the Superbowl and then getting a locker room tour. The LeapFrog headquarters are in Emeryville, California. It’s close to Oakland and San Francisco, when I
I’ve collected rocks for as long as I can remember. I’ve always had a rock box at the back of my closet and I could never seem to get rid of it, even when I obviously didn’t need to hold onto it. In college, one of the courses I took was Outdoor Education. There was
Well, I think the majority of my class saw the movie Frozen over the break. I have to say, that was the best Disney movie I’ve seen in years. The music was great. It was beautifully done, and I love the characters! Olaf, the Snowman, absolutely cracked me up! I think I earned the Teacher