As a teacher, I’m always looking to shake things up this time of year. We’ve written lots of stories about ourselves, our families, our pets, and our friends. February is always cooking month in Kindergarten, so we spend time writing directions and recipes. We don’t start poetry until May, so that leaves March and April open
It’s been raining all weekend in the Pacific Northwest. I decided to put together a Rainy Day Reading Log. The intent is to have my daughter plan out five books that she’d like to read this week. We can label the books, so we know if we own them, can find them at the library,
It was new book time for all of us. My son was really interested in reading City of Ember, so we put a hold on it at the public library. That was about a month ago, and we’re still waiting. We finally broke down and bought it at the bookstore. My son is a 5th