Yesterday, I was fortunate enough to hear celebrated author and poet Paul Fleischman speak about two big influences in his life: his father...

Every year, my students fall in love with Trickster Tales. This sub-genre of traditional tales never ceases to delight with its tricky hero...

It's Monday! What are you reading? was started by Sheila at Book Journey and was adapted for children's books from pictures b...

I love sharing picture book biographies with my students, as they make for great, short read alouds and often spur a lot of interesting con...

It's Monday! What are you reading? was started by Sheila at Book Journey and was adapted for children's books from pictures b...

My third graders have started blogging! As part of our efforts to connect to other students through the Global Read Aloud, I introduced the ...

Every month of the school year in third grade, we will have a different theme to consider and discuss in our read aloud books. Our first th...